PUERTO RICO WINS FIFTH PLACE OVER CHILE

Stephanie Massanet was the Top Scorer for Puerto Rico.

TIJUANA, Mexico.- Puerto Rico finished in the fifth place after defeating Chile 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-20) at Girls’ U18 Pan American Cup.

Stephanie Massanet was the top scorer for the Puerto Rican team with 15, while Gabriela Varela scored 14, and Kanisha Jimenez 10.

 For Chile, Amalia Carvajal scored 14. “Finishing sixth with an U15 team in a U18 tournament playing against more experience teams it is not easy, but We enjoyed a lot this competition and we appreciate the invitation made by the Norceca confederation”, stated Chilean coach Italo Raggio.

“Some of the players in this category could not be at this tournament, because were called to the senior Pan Am Cup in Juarez (Chihuahua), but our girls did a great job on the first and second set, and this tournament helped us to see how to prepare and evaluate the team for the World Championship”, said Puerto Rican coach Eric Gonzalez.