Slovenia defeated the Dominican Republic 4-1 in the continuing of the 2017 FIVB Women’s U23 World Championship in Ljubljana, Slovenia that is taking place 10-17 September 2017. The match ended 15-11, 15-9, 11-15, 19-17 and 15-11. All matches in Ljubljana are played under a new scoring system currently being tested: a best-of-seven, 15-point set format.
The Dominican team is a three-time medalist in the tournament. In the previous tournament in 2015, the DR secured the bronze medal.
The Dominican Republic is in Pool A with Slovenia, China, Egypt, Thailand and Argentina. Pool B teams are Brazil, Turkey, Bulgaria, Japan, Cuba and Kenya. The two best teams in each group will next move to a semi-final round.
The DR next plays Argentina on 12 Sept at 8pm, and China on 14 Sept at 2pm and Thailand on 15 Sept at 11am. Times are Dominican time.
12 September 2017
