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NOGALES, Sonora, June 17, 2022.-
Mexico stormed by Costa Rica 3-0 (25-14, 25-11,
25-14) on day one of the NORCECA Women’s Final
Four Qualification Tournament on Friday in
Nogales, Sonora.
Mexico overwhelmed Costa Rica leading with huge
scores in all three sets, with every player
having time on court.
The host enjoyed a 38-22 margin in attacks,
while outblocking Costa Rica 8-1 and leading 3-0
in serves. Mexico committed 16 unforced errors
and Costa Rica a total of 26.
Middle blocker and captain Jocelyn Urias led
Mexico with 11 points on 7 kills and 3 blocks;
middle blocker Karina Flores Gamez and outside
hitter Grecia Castro contributed with 7 and 6
points respectively.
Costa Rica’s top scorer was outside hitter
Tamara Espinoza with 8 points all on kills.
On day two of the event, Costa Rica (0-1) faces
Puerto Rico (0-1) and Mexico (1-0) will play
Cuba (1-0).
Jocelyn Urías, Captain of Mexico:
“Everything worked well for us, our
communication was perfect. Our team has players
who are playing in the United States, and they
are growing. We are very happy with today’s
performance. We are prepared to face a strong
Cuban team tomorrow; our goal is to win every
match”.
Rafael Petry, Head Coach of Mexico:
“It was a good debut; we are happy for the
victory. Everyone had the opportunity to give
the first step in the competition. I liked that
my team was calm, with good transitions in the
first two sets. We are going to study Cuba
tonight because we need our eyes always looking
ahead”.
Marcela Araya, Captain of Costa Rica:
“We did a good effort against a great opponent.
We lacked consistency, on occasions we put
pressure and a first match is always difficult,
we will improve our level with each match. For
our next rival we must focus on our strengths,
Puerto Rico is a young team”.
Pablo Acuña, Head Coach of Costa Rica:
“Some players were too shy and lacked confidence
which affected us in the beginning; being down
with such a huge margin in the scores is not the
best beginning for any team. In some frames we
showed we can compete, but our shyness forced us
to commit errors which we usually don’t. To face
Puerto Rico tomorrow we need to improve in
confidence to have good defense and attacking,
our serves will help us”. |
