NewsWhore
11-16-2009, 03:10 PM
The DR Women's Volleyball team turned in a stellar performance at the FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup, winning the bronze after surprising victories over South Korea 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-22) and hosts Japan (24-26, 25-22, 25-16, 25-18).
Italy won the championship defeating Japan that finished fourth. Brazil, the defending team, came in second.
The DR team put themselves into bronze medal contention with a strong win over South Korea. The Dominicans' 3-2 record put them ahead of Japan. Japan needed to beat Italy in the final match of the tournament, to claim third place on points ratio. When this didn't happen, the DR moved into third place.
"We had some tough games in this tournament, but it was a really good experience for us to play against the top teams in the world," a jubilant Dominican Republic coach Marcos Kwiek said. "We learned a lot and discovered many things we need to work on," he told FIVB.
The final day's results saw Italy beat Japan 3-1 (32-30, 25-22, 24-26, 25-18). The Dominican Republic beat South Korea 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-22) while Brazil beat Thailand 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-18).
For more details, see: www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/GrandChampionCup/... (http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/GrandChampionCup/2009/Women/Results.asp?Tourn=WGCC2009&Phase=A)
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Italy won the championship defeating Japan that finished fourth. Brazil, the defending team, came in second.
The DR team put themselves into bronze medal contention with a strong win over South Korea. The Dominicans' 3-2 record put them ahead of Japan. Japan needed to beat Italy in the final match of the tournament, to claim third place on points ratio. When this didn't happen, the DR moved into third place.
"We had some tough games in this tournament, but it was a really good experience for us to play against the top teams in the world," a jubilant Dominican Republic coach Marcos Kwiek said. "We learned a lot and discovered many things we need to work on," he told FIVB.
The final day's results saw Italy beat Japan 3-1 (32-30, 25-22, 24-26, 25-18). The Dominican Republic beat South Korea 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-22) while Brazil beat Thailand 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-18).
For more details, see: www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/GrandChampionCup/... (http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/GrandChampionCup/2009/Women/Results.asp?Tourn=WGCC2009&Phase=A)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#15)