As had been expected, the DR women’s volleyball team advanced to the FIVB Women’s World Championship in Italy (23 September n 12 October) by crushing Nicaragua in consecutive sets (25-10, 25-8, 25-11) to a full house crowd at the Eleoncio Meredes Coliseum in La Romana on Sunday, 18 May.
The DR is ranked 8th in the world, Nicaragua 46th. Also participating in the tournament were El Salvador (ranked 62nd) and Guadaloupe (not ranked). The DR did not lose a single set in the tournament.
In the final game against Nicaragua, the Dominican women volleyball team held an 11-0 margin in aces and outblocked their opponents 9-2. They also dominated in the attacks 40-16.
“It was a phenomenal performance by our team,” Brazilian Marcos Kwiek said about the Dominicans, as reported by FIVB. “Everything worked like a perfect machine and I am very proud because they were really focused despite the difference between the two teams.”
Nicaragua’s Coach Rene Quintana told FIVB: “The Dominican team is very strong and we did our best out there. It was a learning experience for us. Now we have to prepare for the final playoff against the other second place teams of the other pools.”
In the match for third place, El Salvador defeated Guadeloupe 3-1 (25-23, 17-25, 25-15, 25-23).
http://www.fivb.org/en/Volleyball/viewPressRelease.asp?No=45758&Language=en