Havana, August 30.- The Cuban women’s volleyball team lost Tuesday 0-3 to the Dominican Republic at the start of the North, Central America and Caribbean Continental Cup (NORCECA), which takes place until on September 3 in Quebec, Canada.

According to the site www.norceca.net, the disciples of technical director Leivis García could not do much against the Dominicans, who won by sweeping 25-14, 25-17 and 25-16 in two hours of play. on the ground of the PEPS. Desjardins-Laval University Amphitheater.

The quisqueyanas dominated all the collective elements of the game, and the official statistics reflect it with superiority in attack, 35 points to 24, blocking (14-8), service (6-1) and errors against his camp (14-20) .

Cuban Greisy Fine Martínez was the match’s top scorer, with 10 goals, nine in attack and one against, a performance that made her the only player to double the numbers in the challenge.

Her closest pursuer was northerner Brayelin Elizabeth Martinez (9/6-2-1).

At the start of the day on Tuesday in Group B, the United States beat Costa Rica 3-0 (25-3, 25-13 and 25-5), while this afternoon Canada and Mexico will face in section a.

This Wednesday, the largest of the Antilles will meet the powerful United States, in the continuation of the group stage, while the other two matches will be Costa Rica-Dominican (B) and Canada-Mexico (A).

According to the program announced by the organizers, the quarter-final stage should take place on September 1, with the crossing of second and third places in each segment.

A day later, the fifth stage will be defined and will take place the semi-final, a stage to which the winners of each key will progress, and thirdly, the bronze and gold medals will be discussed, in that order.

The seven teams participating in the Canadian competition are looking for points for the classification, which is why they are all present with their main figures. (Text: ACN)(Photo: File)