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MEXICALI,
Mexico, July 19, 2008.- Brazil held off a
resilient Dominican Republic to finish atop Pool
C of FIVB Women’s Junior World Championship with
a five-set victory on Saturday.
In a battle of 2 hours and four minutes between
unbeaten teams in Mexicali, the six-time World
Champions prevailed over the Dominicans by score
of 25-23, 17-25, 25-22, 18-25, 15-11.
The balanced attack of Brazil featured five
players in double-figures with Aparecida
Oliveira recording 13 points and Natiele
Gonzalves and Glauciele Silva 12 apiece. Isadora
Rodrigues and Beatriz Correa chipped in 11 and
10 respectively.
Dominican Jeoselyna Rodriguez had a match-high
24 points and Lisvel Eve added 17 in the losing
cause.
Another battle at the State Auditorium of
Mexicali saw Netherlands defeating Mexico by
score of 25-17, 17-25, 25-19, 25-23 to win Pool
A.
Dutch Anne Buijs led her side with 16 points
while Nicole Koolhaas and Lonneke Sloetjes
charted 13 and 12 for the triumph.
Samantha Bricio paced Mexico with 16 tallies and
Andrea Rangel and Cecilia Rios chipped in 12 and
11 points.
Meanwhile in Tijuana, Bulgaria had to battle
hard to defeat Cuba 25-23, 25-22, 27-29, 25-23
in 1 hour and 44 minutes and take second place
position in Pool D.
Bulgarian Dobriana Rabadzhieva recorded 21
points and Elitsa Vasileva added 15 while
Viktorina Grigorova and Gabriela Tsvetanova
contributed 10 apiece.
Cuban Wilma Salas also scored 21 points and
Yudith Pumariega, Yoana Palacios and Gyselle
Silva added 17, 15 and 12 respectively.
In Pool D, Turkey did a quick job of just 68
minutes against USA winning 25-20, 25-20, 25-16
to take first place of the group.
Polen Uslupehlivan topped Turkey with 10 points.
Gozde Yilmaz added 9 and Busra Cansu, Nesve
Buyukbayram and Melis Gurkaynak chipped in 7
apiece for the win. Alexandra Hunt paced USA
with 11 points.
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