LIMA, Peru, August 24, 2024. – Mexico and Puerto Rico finished in the eighth and ninth positions, respectively, at the inaugural edition of the Girls’ FIVB U17 Women’s World Championship, which concluded on Saturday in Lima, Peru.
Mexico secured the eighth place after falling to Turkey 1-3 (17-25, 19-25, 25-22, 15-25), while Puerto Rico defeated Argentina 3-0 (26-24, 25-14, 25-21) to claim the ninth position.
Opposite Rubí Zúñiga was the top scorer for Mexico, and opposite Decelise Champion of Puerto Rico led the scoring in the match against Argentina.
Decelise Annalee Champion PUR
Canada won an exciting five-set match 3-2 (25-19, 27-25, 25-27, 20-25, 15-13) against Egypt to finish in 13th place. Middle blocker Dara Obeid and outside hitter Ana Stojanovic each scored 21 points in the victory.
The Dominican Republic finished in 15th place after a 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-20) victory over Ecuador. The top scorer of the match was Dominican Yamil Moya, who scored 15 points.
China won the gold medal match to Japan 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-18) and Italy beat Chinese Taipei 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-22) in the bronze medal match.
LIMA, PERU, August 23, 2024. On Friday, Canada and Puerto Rico earned victories against the Dominican Republic and Croatia, respectively, while Mexico lost to Brazil in a five-set match at the Girls’ U17 World Championship taking place in Lima, Peru.
Canada defeated the Dominican Republic 3-1 (26-24, 19-25, 25-21, 25-15). The Canadians dominated in all areas of the game, leading in attacks (47-29), blocks (8-7), and serves (18-10). Ana Stojanovic led all scorers with 16 points, while Rayni Merab Mondesi led the Dominican Republic with 12 points.
Aitana Rettke MEX
Puerto Rico had to give their all to defeat Croatia 3-0 (25-21, 30-28, 26-24). Decelise Champion was Puerto Rico’s top scorer with 18 points.
Mexico pushed Brazil to five sets. The Brazilians had to work hard to defeat Mexico 3-2 (20-25, 25-12, 24-26, 25-17, 15-9). Aitana Rettke was the top scorer for Mexico with 13 points.
For the 13th place match, Canada will face Egypt on Saturday, August 24, at 12:00 p.m., while the Dominican Republic will play against Ecuador for the 15th place at 9:00 a.m. Mexico will compete for 7th place against Türkiye. Puerto Rico will face Argentina in the 9th place match.
LIMA, Peru, August 22, 2024.- Mexico couldn’t overcome China, losing the quarterfinal match of the Girls’ U17 World Championship 0-3 (10-25, 16-25, 6-25) in Lima, Peru.
China outperformed Mexico in every skill of the game, leading in attacks (37-23), blocks (9-1), and serves (13-0). Yliana Rubi Zuñiga was the top scorer for Mexico with 9 points.
On Friday, August 23, Mexico will face Brazil at 9:30 a.m. (local time) in a bid for 5th place in the tournament.
In other NORCECA matches, Puerto Rico defeated Canada 3-1 (25-21, 16-25, 25-21, 25-19), and the Dominican Republic lost to Croatia 0-3 (15-25, 20-25, 19-25).
Also on Friday, Puerto Rico will play against Croatia at 4:00 p.m., aiming for 9th place. Canada will face the Dominican Republic at 10:00 a.m., competing for 13th place.
If Mexico wins, they will compete for either 5th or 6th place. Puerto Rico also needs a victory to play for 9th or 10th place, while the winner between Canada and the Dominican Republic will play for 13th place, and the loser for 15th place in the tournament.
LIMA, Peru, August 20, 2024.- Mexico defeated Dominican Republic 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-16) to advance to the quarterfinal round of the Girls’ U17 World Championship in Peru.
Mexico dominated in attacks 39-19 and in serves 11-5, while the Dominican Republic was superior in blocks 10-5. Yliana Rubi Zuñiga was the top scorer for Mexico with 16 points, supported by Karen Alejandra González with 11 points. For the Dominican Republic, Caroline Rodríguez was their best attacker with 8 points.
On Wednesday, August 21, Mexico will face China at 10:30 am local time for a spot in the semifinals.
Puerto Rico atack (Photo FIVB)
Canada lost 0-3 to Italy (19-25, 17-25, 17-25), and Puerto Rico could not overcome Turkey, losing 0-3 (18-25, 7-25, 18-25).
Also, on Wednesday (local time), the Dominican Republic will face Croatia at 11:00 am, and Canada will play Puerto Rico at 2:00 pm in the matches to determine positions 9 to 16.
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.
Gabriela Garza MEX block (Photo FIVB)
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 defends
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.
Mila Kosoric CAN (Photo FIVB)
Dominican Republic fell to Peru 1-3 (12-25, 19-25, 30-28, 23-25) and finished in third place in Pool A.
LIMA, Peru, August 8, 2024. – Mexico earned its first victory in Pool C of the Girls’ U17 World Championship in Peru, defeating Argentina in straight sets (25-22, 25-22, 25-19).
The Mexicans dominated in attacks 40-33 and in serves 8-3. Argentina was superior in blocking with a 15-8 advantage.
Karen Alejandra González was Mexico’s top scorer with 18 points. Captain Aitana Rettke contributed with 11 points, including one block and two service aces.
Decelise Annalee Champion PUR
With this victory, Mexico now has one win and one loss, the same as Argentina, but surpasses them with 4 points compared to 3. Italy leads the pool with 2 wins, while Egypt, which lost to Italy today, is last with 2 defeats.
In Pool A, Dominican Republic lost 3-0 (19-25, 16-25, 8-25) to Brazil. The Dominican team was completely outplayed by the Brazilians in attacks 40-25, blocks 7-4, and service aces 11-3. Yamil Marie Moya was the top scorer for the Dominican Republic with 13 points.
In the other Pool A match, the host team, Peru, defeated Canada 3-0 (25-23, 25-14, 25-14).
Yamil Marie Moya – Caroline Rodriguez DOM
After two days, the pool standings are as follows: Brazil is in first place with 2 wins, followed by the Dominican Republic and Peru, both with one win and one loss, and Canada with 2 losses.
NORCECA’s day concluded with Puerto Rico’s match against Japan, resulting in a 3-0 victory for the Asian team (25-10, 25-23, 25-23). The Puerto Ricans outperformed Japan in blocks 7-4, while Japan was superior in attacks 49-25 and serves 7-6. Decelise Annalee Champion was Puerto Rico’s top scorer with 17 points, including 3 blocks and one ace.
With the loss, Puerto Rico is in second place in Pool D with one win and one loss. Japan now has 2 wins, Chinese Taipei is tied with Puerto Rico, and Croatia is at the bottom of the pool with two losses.
On Monday 19, in Pool C, Mexico will face Egypt at 9:30 AM, in Pool A Canada will play Brazil at 3:30 PM, and Dominican Republic will face Peru at 6:30 PM. In Pool D, Puerto Rico will play against Chinese Taipei at 4:00 PM. All times are Lima, Peru local time.
LIMA, Peru, August 17, 2024. – Puerto Rico swept Croatia, the Dominican Republic defeated Canada in four sets, and Mexico fell in five sets to Italy in the opening of the first Girls’ U17 FIVB World Championship, in Lima, Peru.
Puerto Rico opened their campaign with an important 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-11) victory over Croatia in Pool D.
The Puerto Ricans dominated Croatia with a significant 42-28 advantage in attacks, 7-4 in service aces, and committed fewer errors, 14 to 23. Croatia outperformed Puerto Rico in blocking, 5 to 3.
Opposite Decelisse Champion was the top scorer of the match, with 18 points (15 attacks, 2 blocks, one ace) for Puerto Rico. Outside hitter Dangelie Gonzalez added 11 points (10 attacks, one block).
Decelisse Champion of Puerto Rico spikes against Croacia
Asja Zolota led Croatia with 15 points, the only player with double digits.
Dominican Republic won the NORCECA battle over Canada 3-1 (25-21, 18-25, 25-18, 25-11) in Pool C.
The Caribbean team had the upper hand in attacks (49-33) and serves (13-12). The Dominicans scored 24 points from Canadian errors compared to 21 of their own. Canada led in blocking (9-7).
Captain Estel Santos led all scorers with 19 points (13 attacks, a match-high of 6 aces). Opposite Rayni Mondesi and middle blocker Cristal Mercedes each scored 11 points. Outside hitter Yamil Moya recorded 10 points.
Ana Stojanovic led Canada with 16 points (10 attacks, one block, 5 aces). Outside hitter Brooke Fermaniuk scored 11 points (7 attacks, 2 blocks, 2 aces), and middle blocker Nikola Gamlin contributed 10 points (6 attacks, 3 blocks, one ace).
Aitana Rettke of Mexico spikes against Italy
Also in Pool C, Mexico, in a tightly contested match, fell to Italy 3-2 (19-25, 17-25, 25-14, 25-19, 15-10).
Italy outperformed Mexico mainly in blocking (22-14) and had a slight advantage in attacks (49-48). Mexico scored one more point in service (5-4), while both teams tied with 26 unforced errors.
Outside hitter Karen Gonzalez, with 16 points (14 attacks, 2 blocks), was Mexico’s top scorer. She was followed by outside hitter and captain Aitana Rettke, who scored 15 points (13 attacks, 2 aces). Opposite Yilana Zúñiga added 12 points (11 attacks, one block). Middle blocker Brenda Esquivel recorded a match-high of 7 blocks among her 11 points.
The top scorer of the match was Italy’s outside hitter Stella Caruso with 18 points, all from attacks.
On Sunday, August 18, Mexico will face Argentina (10:30 am local time), the Dominican Republic will play Brazil (4:30 pm), Canada will take on Peru (7:30 pm local time), and Puerto Rico will face Japan (8:00 pm local time).
LIMA, Peru, August 16, 2024.- Canada, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Puerto Rico are set to compete at the inaugural edition of the FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U17 World Championship in Lima, Peru, from August 17-24.
A total of 16 national teams from five continents are allocated in four pools.
Canada U 17
Canada and the Dominican Republic are in Pool A, joined by the host country Peru and Brazil.
NORCECA U17 champion Mexico is in Pool C with Italy, Argentina and Egypt. While Puerto Rico will face Japan, Croatia and China Taipei in Pool D.
Dominican Republic U17
Pool B features Türkiye, Thailand, China and Ecuador.
The Coliseo Eduardo Dibos will host the matches in Pool A and Pool C. The other two pools will be played at the Villa Deportiva El Salvador.
The event will have 56 matches during the seven days of competition. The Girls’ U17 World Championship will be held every two years.
Puerto Rico U17
All matches will be streamed live on VBTV free of charge.
Teams will face their pool opponents in the first three days in order to determine their positions ahead of the start of the playoffs. All 16 national teams will advance to the Round of 16, with the winners progressing for the quarterfinals and the losers battling in the playoffs to determine positions from 9th to 16th.
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