SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 19, 2024.- United States advanced this Friday to the Semifinals of the XVII Pan American Men’s Volleyball Cup, an event that takes place in the “Ricardo Arias” Volleyball Pavilion, beating the Dominican Republic in straight sets 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-20).
The Americans were dominant in attacks 45-33, in blocks 6-1 and in serves 3-1.
USA’s attack was led by Gabriel García with 12 points helped by Ethan Champlin and Cooper Robinson who contributed with 10 points each. Dominican Republic had Henry Tapia as the top scorer with 16 points, followed by Héctor Cruz with 9 and Rafael Burgos with 4.
Gabriel García, player from the United States: We knew that the Dominican Republic was going to play a good game, thank God we were able to do it a little better than them, we were able to put a little more pressure and power on their strongest players, we had many ups and downs during the match but in general I think it was a good game for our team to qualify for the Semifinals.
Héctor Cruz, player from the Dominican Republic: We lost today’s game but that helps us keep the team more focused, we will go on working because more competitions are coming, and we have to maintain the pace of the game and in this tournament try to do the best we can in the games we have left.
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