Dominican Republic Advances to Semifinals

COLIMA, Mexico, August 7, 2025.- The Dominican Republic defeated Canada in five sets 3-2 (25-19, 15-25, 25-14, 26-28, 15-10) securing a direct ticket to the XXII Women’s Pan American Volleyball Cup semifinals being held in Colima, Mexico.

The Dominicans finished undefeated in Pool B, while Canada finished fourth place with a 1-3 record and will play for positions 7 to 10.

The Dominican Republic led in attacks 53-43 and scored one point more in blocks 12-11, while Canada was stronger in serves 14-12.

The Dominican offense was led by Jineiry Martínez with 15 points, followed by Madeline Guillén with 14. Geraldine González contributed 12 points, while Massiel Matos, and Samaret Caraballo added  11 and 10 points, respectively.

For Canada, captain Sydney Grills scored 15 points, Jasmine Rivest added 11, while Veronica Dickson and Raya Surinx each scored 10.

Marcos Kwiek, Dominican Republic coach: “It was a good match, Canada was able to play, we also put all our players into action. After winning the first set, we knew we were going to finish first in our group, so I put all the players into action, and it was good that we played five sets so they could play under pressure, we had good serves and receptions, which are important for us to continue building and developing the team.”

Matthew Krueger, Canada coach: “I think today was fantastic, I think we've been making strides throughout the tournament, our challenge today was to go out and play against a very experienced team like the Dominican Republic. I think my girls came out and fought, I'm proud of them, we followed the game plan and were aggressive throughout the match, and it's a big step for Canada.”