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NORCECACH W: Cuba blocks St. Lucia to advance to 7th place match

by WoV
source: norceca.net; Photo: norceca.net

Cuba won its first match of the 2013 Visit Omaha NORCECA Women’s Continental Championship by defeating St. Lucia 25-16, 25-15, 25-6 on Thursday afternoon at Ralston Arena.

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Cuban attack

Cuba, which has won the NORCECA Championship a record 13 times but has the youngest team in this year nine-team field, will play Costa Rica on Friday at 4 p.m. CT in the seventh-place match. St. Lucia, playing in its first-ever NORCECA Championship, concludes the tournament in ninth place.

Cuba was led by Melissa Vargas, the youngest player in the tournament who is one month shy of her 14th birthday. She scored 17 points and was matched by Alena Rojas 17 points. St. Lucia was paced by Dania Hamilton paced St. Lucia with five points.

Cuba’s net defense produced a 13-0 block advantage. The Cubans also enjoyed a 14-3 margin in aces and 34-16 edge in kills.

Follow news from this competition on NORCECA Championship 2013 W.

 

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