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MANAGUA, Nicaragua, December 10, 2015 – Costa Rica obtained
their third victory without losses at the XVI U20 Women’s
Central American Championship after a 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-20)
win over Honduras in the fourth day of actions.
Allison Font with 20 points led the attack for Costa Rica, a
team that was unstoppable with 41 points in attacks to 27 by
Honduras. Edya Espinoza contributed 16 points in the victory;
Cecille Johnson had 19 points for Honduras and Ruth Aguilar
added 8.
Costa Rica held the edge in blocking 7-6 while Honduras had a
slight advantage in aces 7-6. Honduras made 21 errors to 25 by
the winners.
Mariana Rodriguez, captain of Costa Rica: “Most of the time when
you have teams of the same level in attack and defense, the
difference is the emotional factor and to follow the system. You
have to do what you know and that’s what we did. Before the game
we said to ourselves to go out to enjoy playing and then
celebrate the outcome.”
Ruth Aguilar, captain of Honduras: “we came in with a winning
mentality. We tried hard, gave our best, but couldn’t get the
result. Costa Rica has a good team and we know that we battled.” |
