Cangrejeras stay unbeaten; Atenienses return to winning ways

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, February 22, 2026. – Closing out the sixth week of the Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF), the Cangrejeras de Santurce and the Atenienses de Manatí came away victorious on Sunday’s slate.

The Cangrejeras (12-0) extended their perfect run by sweeping the Leonas de Ponce in three sets, earning the three available points to raise their total to 33 points. The match scores were 25-16, 25-20, 25-17.

With a two-set advantage, Santurce maintained control in the third set, leading at technical timeouts 8-2 and 16-10. The Cangrejeras held a six-point cushion (18-12) following a block on Nia Parker Robinson and a successful outside attack from Helena Grozer.

Santurce put the set in “cruise control” at 22-15 with Tamara Otene attacking effectively from the outside and closed out the match 25-17 on Grozer’s 13th kill of the contest.

Santurce dominated the team statistics: 51-39 in attacks, 14-3 in blocks, 2-0 in aces, 47-42 in digs, and 18-8 in assists. Ponce outperformed the Cangrejeras in receptions, 34-26.

Offensively, the league leaders were paced by Kara McGhee with 18 points, while Tamara Otene and Helena Grozer each added 15 points.

For Ponce (5-9, 15 points), which failed to earn points, Jordan Wilson led with 20 points, all on kills.

Atenienses snap losing streak

In the other match of the night, the Atenienses de Manatí halted a two-match losing streak by sweeping the Pinkin de Corozal at Juan Aubín Cruz Coliseum.

The scores were 25-23, 25-23, 25-23. With the victory, Manatí collected the three available points, improved to 5-9 with 17 points, and moved up to fourth place in the standings.

Corozal, which did not earn points, remains in third place with a 7-7 record and 21 total points.

Week seven action in the LVSF begins Wednesday with two matches:

The Criollas de Caguas (7-7, 23 points), currently second in the standings, visit the Leonas de Ponce at Salvador Dijols Court at 8:00 p.m.

The Pinkin de Corozal will once again visit the Atenienses de Manatí at Juan Aubín Cruz Coliseum at 8:30 p.m.