GUADALAJARA, Jalisco, September 17, 2025. – The United States continued its winning streak at the 2025 NORCECA Women’s Final Six, defeating defending champions Dominican Republic 3-1 (25-12, 21-25, 25-20, 25-13) on Wednesday night at Unidad Deportiva López Mateos in Guadalajara.
USA improves to 3-0 and sits atop the standings, while the Dominican Republic falls to 1-2. The top four teams from the round-robin phase will advance to the semifinals. On Thursday, the USA will face Mexico, while the Dominican Republic will meet Canada in a crucial matchup.
The Americans started the match on fire, building a commanding 14-6 lead thanks to the offensive trio of Norah Sis, Kendall Kipp, and setter Ella Powell. Middle blocker Emily Thater anchored the defense with key blocks, while the USA capitalized on Dominican errors to comfortably take the opening set. Alondra Tapia and Madeline Guillén led the Dominican offense but were unable to close the gap.
The Caribbean squad responded in the second set, showcasing improved blocking from Florangel Terrero and taking a 19-15 lead behind the attacking power of Massiel Matos. Tapia blocked Claire Chaussee, and Guillén fired a decisive kill to put the Dominicans ahead 23-19, eventually sealing the set to even the match 1-1.
The third set was tightly contested up to16-all before the USA surged ahead with two Chaussee kills and a pair of Dominican errors. Khori Louis added to the offense, and Chaussee brought up match point at 24-17. Despite a late rally by the Dominicans with a kill and block from Geraldine González, Skylar Fields closed the set with a powerful kill for a 2-1 USA lead.
The Americans dominated the fourth set, opening an eight-point advantage (18-10) with contributions from Louis, Kipp, and Thater at the net. Maintaining control throughout, the USA closed the match in commanding fashion to stay undefeated.
Dominican Republic’s 33 unforced errors proved decisive in the outcome, compared to just 10 by the United States. The Americans also held a slight edge in attacks (48-46) and service points (5-4), while both teams were even with 10 points from blocks.
Kendall Kipp led the U.S. offense with 18 points, followed by Khori Louis with 16 and Claire Chaussee with 11. Madeline Guillén topped all scorers with 22 points for the Dominican Republic, supported by Massiel Matos with 13 and Alondra Tapia with 12.
After the match, Kendall Kipp praised her team’s resilience, saying, “Dominican Republic put up a really good fight and challenged us in a lot of ways. We struggled with a few things at times, but we made adjustments on the block – we started reacting better to where they were attacking and tightened up our defensive plays. Those little adjustments made the difference.”
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