The Dominican Republic won the silver medal of the Norceca Women’s Continental Championship after losing its only game to the United States women’s national volleyball team on Friday, 3 October 2015 in Morelia, Mexico. The game went 3-1 (25-19, 22-25, 25-18, 25-17).
This is the USA’s third consecutive Norceca title with the DR as runners-up.
The DR now will face Puerto Rico, Canada and the US in Canada as they compete for the Olympic berth in the NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament, the regional Rio 2016 Olympics qualifier in January 2016.
During the event, Dominican Niverka Marte won the Best Setter Award, Yonkaira Pena the Second Best Outside Hitter Award, Brenda Castillo won Best Libero and Best Digger awards.
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