LIMA, Peru, August 19, 2024. – The group stage of the Girls’ U17 World Championship has concluded, with NORCECA teams Mexico finishing 2nd in Pool C, Puerto Rico 3rd in Pool D, and the Dominican Republic and Canada in 3rd and 4th place in Pool A, respectively.
The round of 16 will be played on Tuesday August 20.
Mexico defeated Egypt 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-13) and advanced to the round of 16 as the second-place team in Pool C, behind Italy, with 2 wins and one loss. The Mexicans will face the Dominican Republic at 4:30 p.m. (local time).
For Mexico, the top scorer was Aitana Rettke with 15 points, followed by Karen Alejandra González with 11 points and Yliana Rubi Zúñiga with 10 points.
Puerto Rico couldn’t overcome Chinese Taipei and ended up losing 0-3 (23-25, 16-25, 20-25), finishing in third place in Pool D with one win and two losses. Sara Lozano was Puerto Rico’s top scorer with 8 points. Puerto Rico will face Türkiye at 2:00 p.m.
Canada lost their third match in the World Championship, this time to Brazil, who defeated the Canadians 3-0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-16), leaving them in last place in Pool A. Canada will face Italy at 10:30 a.m. Brooke Fermaniuk was the top scorer for the North Americans with 9 points.
Dominican Republic fell to Peru 1-3 (12-25, 19-25, 30-28, 23-25) and finished in third place in Pool A.
FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U17 World Championship: match schedule
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