DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs Netherlands / Volley Ball World / Youtube

Competing in Pool 1, the Dominican Republic senior women’s volleyball team (Reinas del Caribe), ranked 11th by FIVB, had opened its participation in the Volleyball Nations League 2025 in Ottawa, Canada on 4 June 2025 with a decisive five-game win against Serbia, ranked 10th. The Dominican team’s massive comeback in the second half of the game made headlines when the Reinas defeated the Serbians in the final minute. The DR won that game 26-28, 19-25, 25-15, 25-20, and 18-16.

But then, even more surprising, the DR would lose its next match to Bulgaria, a team ranked 20th. Bulgaria won 25-21, 30-32, 25-19, 31-29 (3-1)

The DR would rally back with another come from behind defeat this time of the Netherlands, ranked 9th. The match against the Dutch was full of ups and downs from both...