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05-02-2012, 03:30 PM
The Dominican Republic earned a direct ticket to the semifinals of the NORCECA Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament following a 3-1 (22-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-19) victory over Puerto Rico on Tuesday night, 1 May 2012.
Bethania De La Cruz, who was not included in the starting lineup, once again topped the scores of Dominican Republic with 18 points. Prisilla Rivera and Annerys Vargas finished with 17 and 14 points while Gina Mambru and Milagros Cabral added 8 and 7.
We have two days to train and study our next opponent," said DR coach Marcos Kwiek. "I didn't start Bethania because I want to keep everyone fresh."
"The first two sets were very close and could have gone either way," Puerto Rico's David Aleman said. "Our blocking worked fine and we could stop their attack except for Bethania. She is too powerful."
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Bethania De La Cruz, who was not included in the starting lineup, once again topped the scores of Dominican Republic with 18 points. Prisilla Rivera and Annerys Vargas finished with 17 and 14 points while Gina Mambru and Milagros Cabral added 8 and 7.
We have two days to train and study our next opponent," said DR coach Marcos Kwiek. "I didn't start Bethania because I want to keep everyone fresh."
"The first two sets were very close and could have gone either way," Puerto Rico's David Aleman said. "Our blocking worked fine and we could stop their attack except for Bethania. She is too powerful."
www.norceca.org/May.01.2012_Dominican%20Republic%20wins%20Pool%20A%20and%20ticket%20to%20semifinals.htm (http://www.norceca.org/May.01.2012_Dominican%20Republic%20wins%20Pool%20A%20and%20ticket%20to%20semifinals.htm)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#14)