LIMA, PERU, August 23, 2024. On Friday, Canada and Puerto Rico earned victories against the Dominican Republic and Croatia, respectively, while Mexico lost to Brazil in a five-set match at the Girls’ U17 World Championship taking place in Lima, Peru.
Canada defeated the Dominican Republic 3-1 (26-24, 19-25, 25-21, 25-15). The Canadians dominated in all areas of the game, leading in attacks (47-29), blocks (8-7), and serves (18-10). Ana Stojanovic led all scorers with 16 points, while Rayni Merab Mondesi led the Dominican Republic with 12 points.
Puerto Rico had to give their all to defeat Croatia 3-0 (25-21, 30-28, 26-24). Decelise Champion was Puerto Rico’s top scorer with 18 points.
Mexico pushed Brazil to five sets. The Brazilians had to work hard to defeat Mexico 3-2 (20-25, 25-12, 24-26, 25-17, 15-9). Aitana Rettke was the top scorer for Mexico with 13 points.
For the 13th place match, Canada will face Egypt on Saturday, August 24, at 12:00 p.m., while the Dominican Republic will play against Ecuador for the 15th place at 9:00 a.m. Mexico will compete for 7th place against Türkiye. Puerto Rico will face Argentina in the 9th place match.
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