T&T’s women volleyballers will meet host Mexico tonight for a place in the semifinals of the Norceca Women’s Under-18 Continental Championships. The local women suffered a second consecutive loss on Tuesday night, falling to Dominican Republic 8-25, 6-25, 5-25 at the Baja California High Performance Centre, Tijuana, Mexico. Having lost its first match, T&T needed a win to top the three-team Pool B for an automatic semifinal spot. However, T&T proved no match for its Spanish-speaking opponents who triumphed in 48 minutes to set up a pool decider with Puerto Rico last night.Dominican Republic captain Natalia Martinez led the scoring with 16 points while Brayelin Martinez and Jineiry Martínez (seven aces), finished with 12 apiece. For T&T, captain Reann Young, Maya Roberts, Tya Jane Remy and Kaylon Cruikshank, registered two points each while Elena Neale and Zahra Collins had one apiece. Today’s first quarterfinal from 6 pm will feature the loser of the Puerto Rico/Dominican Republic clash versus Pool A third place finisher, Costa Rica or Guatemala.
Also on Tuesday night, USA clinched its second victory by beating Guatemala 25-6, 25-5, 25-12 while Mexico also won for the second time, blasting Costa Rica 25-15, 25-11, 25-10.
By Nigel Simon
Source: www.guardian.co.tt