SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, September 28, 2025.- Nicaragua convincingly defeated El Salvador 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-15) at the San Francisco de Dos Ríos Gymnasium, at the Central American Women’s Final Four Championship.
In the first set, the Nicaraguans set the pace with strong serving and Gilmary Smith’s attacks, closing with a comfortable 25-13 win.
In the second set, El Salvador showed its best version with contributions from Gabriela Funes and Pamela Andrade, but setter Lolette Rodríguez’s pressure and Ericka Calero’s offensive finish made the difference, taking the set 25-20 and moving ahead 2-0.
The third set confirmed Nicaragua’s dominance. El Salvador’s 19 unforced errors made it easier to close the set 25-15 and complete the sweep.
The statistics reflected Nicaragua’s superiority, as they recorded 42 attack points, 4 blocks, and 8 aces, while committing 13 unforced errors.
Smith was the top scorer with 14 points, followed by Calero with 13 and Rodríguez with 7 points. For El Salvador, Funes scored 10 points, while Andrade and Ramírez added 6 each.
With this result, Nicaragua finished the tournament with two wins and one loss, while El Salvador ended winless. Nicaragua awaits the result between Costa Rica and Honduras to know their final standing.
Lolette Rodríguez, Nicaragua’s setter: “We have felt very good in this tournament. We knew it was going to be a very tough event, all the teams are preparing well, and we see this as preparation for the upcoming Central American Games. We’ll go back home, make adjustments, and try to be as well-prepared as possible.”
Marisol Sánchez, El Salvador’s setter: “We are very happy to have been able to participate in this Final Four. We have a very young team, with many girls still part of the U19 category, and the goal is to achieve better results for future national teams.”
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