NewsWhore
07-27-2009, 05:40 PM
The Dominican Republic girls' volleyball team has won the silver medal in the FIVB Women's Junior World Championship, after losing to Germany in the final. Germany won a 28-26, 26-24, 25-16 victory over the Dominican Republic on Saturday night at Auditorio del Estado in Mexicali. Brazil took home the bronze medal.
"It was not easy to win the championship even though we didn't lose a match along the way," said Han Abbing, the German coach. "The first two sets were really a battle but we kept the focus and came out winners. That really helped us for the easy third set."
The previous best finish of the Dominican team was a 9th place on four occasions.
The Dominican team had dethroned six-time champions Brazil on Friday night, outlasting the six-time monarchs with a convincing performance 25-21, 27-25, 23-25, 25-15.
Dominican Brenda Castillo was honored Saturday night as the Most Valuable Player of the FIVB Women's Junior World Championship.
Journalists covering the competition as well as the members of the Control Committee took part in the voting process. The tiny but multi-talented Castillo of the runners-up Dominican Republic was also selected as Best Digger, Best Receiver and Best Libero of the world event won by Germany.
The final positions of the championship were: Germany, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chinese Taipei, Netherlands, Turkey, Mexico, Cuba, China, Czech Republic, United States, Poland, Thailand and Venezuela.
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"It was not easy to win the championship even though we didn't lose a match along the way," said Han Abbing, the German coach. "The first two sets were really a battle but we kept the focus and came out winners. That really helped us for the easy third set."
The previous best finish of the Dominican team was a 9th place on four occasions.
The Dominican team had dethroned six-time champions Brazil on Friday night, outlasting the six-time monarchs with a convincing performance 25-21, 27-25, 23-25, 25-15.
Dominican Brenda Castillo was honored Saturday night as the Most Valuable Player of the FIVB Women's Junior World Championship.
Journalists covering the competition as well as the members of the Control Committee took part in the voting process. The tiny but multi-talented Castillo of the runners-up Dominican Republic was also selected as Best Digger, Best Receiver and Best Libero of the world event won by Germany.
The final positions of the championship were: Germany, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chinese Taipei, Netherlands, Turkey, Mexico, Cuba, China, Czech Republic, United States, Poland, Thailand and Venezuela.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)