MEXICALI, Baja California, June 5, 2008.- Venezuela relied on its strength to defeat Mexico in four sets (25-27, 25-16, 25-19, 25-19) in a match of the consolation round for the 5-10 positions of the Women’s Pan American Cup.

Desiree Glod had 19 points and Yessica Paz and Jayce Andrade each had 14 for Venezuela and Maria Jose Perez and Roslandy Acosta added 8 apiece. Martha Revueltas led Mexico with 11 points.

“We recovered after losing the second set and used our strength to win this match against a resilient Mexican team who fought every point,” said Jayce Andrade, captain of Venezuela.

“We suffered the loss of Migdalel Ruiz halfaway in the second set and this affected the team emotionally,” said Revuelta. “Anyway, we must give credit to Venezuela because they showed their abilities and deserved the win.”