PONCE, Puerto Rico, October 6th, 2025.- Mexico opened NORCECA Men’s Final Six with a reverse sweep over the United States (22-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-22, 15-11) at the Juan “Pachín” Vicéns Auditorium.
It was a very tight first set, but the United States closed it out with a 25–21 win. Mexico recovered, taking control of the second set from the start with a comfortable five-point lead (12–7). However, the United States made adjustments to their blocking, regained the lead, and ultimately won the set 25–21. The Mexicans came back strong, winning the third set 25–19. The United States fought hard, but Mexico prevailed 25–21 to force a tiebreak. Mexico sealed the match with a 15–11 win in the fifth set.
The United States led in attacks (57-51) and blocks (12-8) while Mexico held advantage in service points (8-6). Mexico committed 27 unforced errors and the United States 40.
Opposite Ridl Alexis Garay from Mexico was the top scorer of the match with 24 points (19 attacks, 3 blocks and 2 aces) and opposite Kyler Wade was the top scorer for the United States with 20 points (17 attacks, 1 block and 2 serves).
Sebastiano Sani, Captain of the United States: “We started out pretty strong in the first two sets and played really good volleyball. Then we pulled back a little in the last three sets. I think Mexico got better and played really well after the first two sets, making big plays. Now we just have to bounce back tomorrow. We only had one practice, and we still need to learn our volleyball style since we haven’t played much together. We’re just trying to get better every day.”
Yasutaka Sanay, outside hitter of Mexico: “We’re responding to our game, as most of the starters are experienced players, but we have new players as well and we are developing as the match progresses. We had a slow start, but we made changes starting in the third set, where there were improvements and our serve was working well, compromising their passing. Now, we need to correct some details from today and prepare for the next match.”
Tomorrow, Mexico will face host team Puerto Rico while United States will play Canada.
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