COROZAL, Puerto Rico, October 25, 2026. – The opening week of the 2026 Men’s Volleyball Superior League (LVSM) concluded Sunday with a thrilling comeback victory by defending champions Cafeteros de Yauco, a second consecutive win for Patriotas de Lares, and the first victory of the season for Changos de Naranjito.
Cafeteros Come Back from Two Sets Down to Defeat Corozal
At the historic Carmen Z. Figueroa court, Cafeteros de Yauco staged a spectacular comeback from a two-set deficit to defeat Plataneros de Corozal 3-2 (31-33, 26-28, 25-15, 25-23, 15-13).
After dropping two closely contested sets, Yauco bounced back with a commanding performance in the third and carried that momentum into the fourth to force a decisive fifth set that came down to the final points.
The finish was filled with tension. Both teams traded points in a tight battle that saw consecutive ties from 8-8 through 12-12, when Spencer Olivier leveled the score with an attack from zone four that Yauco’s defense was unable to control.
Jalen Penrose responded with two consecutive attacks from zone two to bring Cafeteros within one point of victory. Inovel Romero kept Plataneros alive with a successful spike, but Penrose struck again from the same position to seal Yauco’s comeback win.
With the victory, Cafeteros improved to 1-1 and earned two points in the standings. Corozal, meanwhile, collected one point in defeat and moved to a 1-1 record with four accumulated points.
Diego Negrón led Yauco’s offense with 26 points, followed by Jalen Penrose with 23 and Jessie Colón with 19.
For Plataneros, Spencer Olivier scored 23 points, Inovel Romero added 22, and Klistan Lawrence contributed 11.
In the team statistics, Yauco held the advantage in attacks (71-67), blocks (16-6), and assists (35-20), while Corozal led in service aces (5-2), digs (64-53), and receptions (69-59).
Lares Stays Unbeaten and Takes the Lead
At the Félix Méndez Acevedo Coliseum, Patriotas de Lares maintained their perfect record with a four-set victory over Gigantes de Carolina, 18-25, 25-21, 25-21 and 25-23.
After dropping the opening set, Patriotas bounced back to win the next three and secure all three points available.
Lares improved to 2-0 with six points to take the lead in the standings, while Carolina suffered its first loss and dropped to 1-1 with three accumulated points.
Colton Cowell led Patriotas with 16 points, supported by Kevin López with 12.
For Gigantes, Clarke Goldbold stood out with 21 points, followed by Arnaldo Torres with 16 and Giomar Collazo with 12.
Changos Claim First Victory of the Season
At the Rafael Llull Pérez Coliseum in Adjuntas, Changos de Naranjito secured their first victory of the season with a straight-set win over Gigantes de Adjuntas, 25-22, 25-16, 25-19.
With the result, Naranjito evened its record at 1-1 and reached three points, while Adjuntas remains winless after two matches and has yet to earn a point in the standings.
Jamal Ellis led Changos’ offense with 15 points. For Adjuntas, no player reached double figures. Sam Burgi and Alejandro Irizarry were the team’s leading scorers with eight points apiece.
Next Matches
LVSM action will resume on Thursday, October 29, when Gigantes de Adjuntas visit Patriotas de Lares at the Félix Méndez Acevedo Coliseum, starting at 8:00 p.m.