GUADALAJARA, Jalisco, September 18, 2025. – Dominican Republic secured a valuable 3-1 (25-20, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22) victory over Canada on day four of the 2025 NORCECA Women’s Final Six in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
With this result, the Dominicans improve their record to 2-2, the same as Puerto Rico, while Canada remains winless (0-4). Dominican Republic will close the preliminary round facing Mexico and Canada playing Cuba.
Madeline Guillen’s offense was key for Dominican Republic to recover from a difficult start, overcoming a five-point deficit in the first set. Florangel Terrero contributed with blocking and attacking to secure the set win.
Canada tied the match in the second set thanks to their solid work at the net with Grace Calnan, Emma Boyd, Raya Surinx, and Isabella Noble, successfully slowing down the Caribbean offense and capitalizing on Dominican reception errors.
In the third set, the Dominicans took the lead after an 8-all tie and stayed in control despite strong plays from Surinx and Boyd. The balanced attack and blocking on both sides were ultimately decided by Canada’s unforced errors.
The fourth set was also closely contested, with Canada coming back from 18-23 to 22-23, led by Sydney Grills, but Terrero and Tapia sealed the Dominican victory with powerful attacks.
The Caribbean team led in attacks (57-40), while Canada held a slight edge in blocks (9-8). Both teams scored 5 aces, but Dominican Republic gave away more points on errors (33-26).
Madeline Guillen was the top scorer of the match with 29 points. Florangel Terrero followed with 10 points for the Dominicans. For Canada, Raya Surinx and Maryn Boldon scored 14 each, while Emma Boyd added 11.
Dominican Republic’s captain, Camila De La Rosa, commented on her team’s performance: “It was a very balanced match; it wasn’t an easy match. We lost focus and gave away a set by making too many mistakes; we struggled in reception and serving. We are one step away from the semifinals.”
Mathew Krueger, Head Coach of Canada said “I’m very proud of team today. We’ve been talking about what it’s going to take for us to get to the next level and about the decision making when we attack, I believe we implemented that perfectly – we saw when we needed to tip. I’m very proud of the girls and how they’re battling throughout this tournament”.
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