Cuba Loses vs. Puerto in Women’s Volleyball Tournament. (Picture: norceca.net)
The Cuban women’s team lost in four sets to Puerto Rico at the Bicentenario Auditorium in Morelia, Mexico, in the quarterfinal stage of the Volleyball Final Four NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament.
According to the website of the event, the Puerto Ricans won on Wednesday the first two sets, with partials of 25-20 and 25-14 and lost in the third 25-27, materializing victory in the fourth, 25-18, when a hour and 45 minutes of the game had elapsed, ACN reported on October 1st.
The Puerto Ricans led the statistics of the match, with best results in attack, 52 for 45 points, blocking (16-13), service (2-0) and the errors that bring so much to rivals (21-30).
The performance of Karina Ocasio, top scorer of the match with 21 points, was important in the triumph of Puerto Rico, supported by Aurea Cruz (15) and Stephanie Enright (12), while for Cuba Sulian Matienzo (18), Regla Gracia (11) and Heidy Rodriguez (11) excelled.
Now, the disciples of Roberto Garcia will face Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday, to try to obtain one of the positions from fifth to eighth, and the Puerto Ricans will play against the United States in the semifinals.
Meanwhile, the winner of the Canada-Mexico game will play in the semifinals against the Dominican Republic, and the loser will play vs. Costa Rica with the same goal of Cubans.
The discussion of the gold and bronze medals will take place on Friday, which positions from fifth to eighth will be defined.
The first four places in the tournament qualify for the Final Four, and the winning team will get the ticket for the 2016 Summer Olympics of Rio de Janeiro, while the occupants of the second and third positions will play in repechage events.
