González and Navas Aim for Their Seventh NORCECA Tour Final

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, November 28, 2025. – Puerto Rico’s María González and Allanis Navas continue their dominant run in the 2025 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour and will aim to reach their seventh final when they face the U.S. duo Katherine Reilly/Maya Gessner in the semifinals at Paseo Xolotlán sports complex in Managua.

González/Navas have earned six gold medals and one bronze across the nine stops held this year. On the opposite side, Reilly/Gessner enter the semifinal boosted by their quarterfinal win over Canada’s Darby Dunn/Alison McKay, champions in El Salvador and bronze medalists in Punta Cana.

The second semifinal will feature Mexico’s Susana Torres/Atenas Gutiérrez, six-time medalists this season, against Canada’s Devin Corah/Tiadora Miric.

In the quarterfinals, González/Navas defeated Venezuela’s Sara López/Darlin Rodríguez 2-1 (21-16, 24-22, 15-6), while Reilly/Gessner advanced with a solid 2-0 (21-16, 21-14) victory over Dunn/McKay.

Meanwhile, Corah/Miric topped Costa Rica’s Sofía Vega/Valeria Matarrita 2-0 (21-10, 21-8), and Torres/Gutiérrez beat Nicaragua’s Socorro López/Lolette Rodríguez 2-0 (21-10, 21-13).

Earlier, to wrap up pool play, González/Navas finished second in Pool B after falling 0-2 (26-28, 16-21) to Torres/Gutiérrez.

Meanwhile, Corah/Miric dominated Pool C with a convincing 2-0 (21-9, 21-12) victory over St. Kitts & Nevis’ Gumbs/Shanella. Rielly/Gessner took second place defeating Dominicans se Paniagua/Infante 2-0 (21-14, 21-10).

USA Katherine Reilly and Maya Gessner Quarter Finals

Results Day 2

Pool Play

Vernecia/Verneeci ISV def Hensley Philip/Pinney SKN 2-0 (21-5, 21-16) ; Sara/Rodríguez VEN def Lopez/LOLETTE NCA 2-0 (22-20,22- 20); Alvarado/Quiñónez GUA Quintero/Colmenares CRC; Torres/Gutierrez MEX def Gonzalez/Navas PUR 2-0 (28-26, 21-16).

Quarterfinals: Torres/Gutierrez MEX def Lopez/Lolette NCA 2-0 (21-10, 21-13); Corah/Miric CAN def Sofi V/V Matarrita CRC 2-0 (21-10, 21-8); Reilly/Gessner USA def Dunn/McKay CAN 2-0 (21-16, 21-14); Gonzalez/Navas PUR def Sara/Rodríguez VEN 2-1 (21-16, 22-24,15-6).

Classif. 9/12: Paniagua/Infante DOM def Alvarado/Quiñónez GUA 2-0 (21-19, 21-13); Alvarado/RESAU NCA def Vernecia/Verneeci ISV 2-0 (11-21, 13-21);

Classif. 13/16: Quintero/Colmenares CRC def Gumbs/Shanella SKN 2-0 (21-19, 24-22). Gonzalez/Wilson PAN def Hensley Philip/Pinney SKN 2-0 (21-6-,21- 5).