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CALLAO, Peru, June 16, 2015 - United States cruised to a
straight set 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-17) victory over Mexico to
remain undefeated in four outings in Pool A of the XIV Women’s
Pan American Cup at Miguel Grau Coliseum of Callao.
The Americans crushed their opponents in the blocking charts
10-1 and held a huge 44-23 margin in the attacks.
The winners had a balanced offense led by Alexandra Klineman
with 12 points while Krista Vansant and Michele Bartsch each
contributed 11 points in the victory. Cursty Jackson and Laura
Paolini added 10 and 9, respectively. Andrea Rangel had 7 points
coming off the bench for Mexico.
Kristin Hildebrand, captain of United States: “Today my team has
done a good job and we are happy about it. Right now we are
thinking about tomorrow’s match against Argentina.”
Dulce Carranza, captain of Mexico: “United States is a strong
team with a well structured blocking and that was too much for
us. We are looking for our own development and with that to
improve our game tomorrow. We plan to go out with all we have to
get that first victory.”
David Hunt, the coach of USA: “Today we played the way we had
planned. Mexico is a team with a lot of energy and we were able
to find the right formula to play a smart game against them.”
Jorge Miguel Azair, coach of Mexico: “There is not much you can
say about today. We are focused on tomorrow’s match which is a
key one for us. We can’t play for the top places but we can go
for a spot in the Grand Prix so it is like a final for us and we
have to go out for the win.” |
