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Puerto Rico defeated Canada for 15th Place

DURANGO, Mexico, September 29, 2021 - Puerto Rico qualified in fifteenth position at the FIVB U-18 Women's Volleyball World Championship by defeating Canada in consecutive sets 3-0 (25-21, 28-26, 25- 23) on Wednesday.

Valeria Pagán and Chareika Carrión were the best scorers for Puerto Rico with 16 and 12 points, respectively. Lauryn Hovey had 14 points as the best Canadian followed by Maryn Boldon with 12 and Tara Garvey with 10 points.

In the battle between teams from the same NORCECA Confederation, Canada took the advantage in blocks 10-3 but gave the opponent 25 points in unforced errors while benefiting only from 16. The Puerto Ricans had the best part in service winners 4-2 and in attacks 46-42.