2015News

DR defeats Trinidad & Tobago in Norceca

The Dominican women volleyball team has won its second game in the Norceca Volleyball Women’s Continental Championship, a Rio de Janeiro Olympic qualifier that is taking place in Mexico through 5 October 2015. The winner gets a ticket to play in the 12-team Rio Olympics Volleyball tournament.

The DR defeated Trinidad & Tobago yesterday, Monday, 28 September 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-17). The DR faces Mexico at 9pm DR time today, Tuesday 29 September 2015.

The DR has won the Norceca tournament only once, in 2009.

The DR is in Pool B with preliminary round games against Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Trinidad & Tobago. The USA, Canada, Cuba and Costa Rica are playing in Pool A.