Dominican Republic undefeated in three outings

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 13, 2014 – Dominican Republic claimed its third victory in a row in Pool A after defeating a brave Mexico in straight sets 25-23, 25-20, 25-22 in the third day of actions at the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup on Friday.

The Mexicans battled point by point but at the end succumbed against a superior team of Dominican Republic.

Yonkaira Peña was the main offensive arm for the winners with 18 points followed by Brayelin Martinez and Bethania De la Cruz with 9 and 8, respectively.  Mexico’s Andrea Rangel had a match-high 19 points in the losing effort.

The Dominicans held a 9-6 advantage in the blocking department led by Candida Arias who finished with four blocks.

“It was a good game for Mexico and not as good for us,” Dominican De la Cruz explained. “We felt the pressure and were not too motivated. Also their floating serves at this altitude caused us some problems. But at the end we got the win 3-0.”

“Mexico is a young team and like Cuba they don’t play us feeling any kind of pressure,” Coach Marcos Kwiek stated. “They served well and we lacked a bit of discipline.”

Jorge Azair, Coach of Mexico: “I am pleased with the job the girls did against a team like the Dominican Republic, one of the best in the world. They are now starting to believe in themselves, which is important as confidence builder.”