The Mexican team beat Canada 3-0 at the close of the group stage of the XIX Pan American Senior Women’s Volleyball Cup, which is being played in the capital of Sonora.
Buoyed by a strong start in Arena Sonora, the Aztec Warriors outscored the visitors with streaks of 25-22, 25-21 and 25-21, culminating in a 3-1 record to secure second place in the group B and their ticket for the next round.
For its part, with this loss, Canada finds itself with a record of 1-3 and only aspires to a fifth place in the consolation round.
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On the pitch, Samantha Bricio from Guadalajara was the Mexicans’ points leader with 12 units, followed by fan favorite young Nayarita Aimé Topete (11) and Karina Flores from Sonora (8).
For the losers, Sydney Grills stood out with 10 points, to which were added 8 from Melissa Langegger and 7 others from Allyssha Fitterer, which were not enough.
Colombia on fire finish group stage unbeaten
The Colombian team closed the Women’s Senior Volleyball Pan American Cup group stage undefeated after defeating Nicaragua in straight sets at Arena Sonora.
With this result, the Colombians end the first phase with a record of 4-0, for which they have a ticket to the semi-finals, unlike the Nicaraguans, who are 0-4 and only aspire to fifth place. of the consolation round.
The South Americans were superior on the court and won by partials of 25-8, 25-12 and 25-12 and now await their next challenge on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. in the second semi-final of the day, with loop of rival ear. .
The best points of the coffee plantations were: Laura Grajales (12), Melissa Rangel (12) and Ana Karina Olaya (11); the pair Hellen Traña (11) and Éricka Calero (4) won on the side of the Nicaraguans.
In other results, Puerto Rico defeated Costa Rica 3-0 and the Dominican Republic closed strong by beating the United States 3-2 in a big game.
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Action will continue this afternoon with the Consolation Round, where Nicaragua will face Costa Rica (2:00 p.m.) and Peru will face Canada (4:00 p.m.).
For its part, the quarterfinals between the United States and Cuba (6:00 p.m.) and Mexico against Puerto Rico (8:00 p.m.) will also be played, all at Arena Sonora.
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