The defending champions, the Dominican Republic national women’s volleyball team advanced to the semifinals of the 16th Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup by Movistar without losing a single set. The Dominican Republic women’s team is ranked 9th in the world.
On Wednesday, 21 June 2017, the DR defeated hosts Peru in straight sets 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-18) in front of a full house at Eduardo Dibos Coliseum of Lima. Previously, the DR team had defeated Trinidad & Tobago, Canada, Chile and Cuba. The Dominicans finished Pool B with an undefeated record of 5-0 with all their victories coming in straight sets and moved directly to the semi-finals.
As reported by Norceca, Bethania de la Cruz, captain of Dominican Republic: “We followed our game plan and achieved our goal of qualifying directly to the semifinals as winners of our pool. It was an important victory because we had to play also against the home team fans.”
Marcos Kwiek, coach of Dominican Republic: “Our serves were very effective that helped our blocking and defense. When you are aggressive you have to run some risks. I am satisfied with the performance of my team.”
The United States won Pool A, also with 5-0 win-loss record and advanced to the semifinals. Other teams in Pool A are Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. The championship continues with quarterfinals and finals 23-25 June.
Puerto Rico and Cuba in Group and Peru and Argentina have already secured spots to play in the quarterfinals on 23 June and then the winning teams will match the Dominican Republic and the United States in the semifinals.
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22 June 2017
