Amazonians knock Cidra out of 2nd place in COPUVO

Paola Matos of the Amazónicas of Trujillo Alto

By THE STAR STAFF

The Amazónicas of Trujillo Alto rallied after losing the first set and went on to defeat the Bravas of Cidra 15-25, 25-18, 25-21 and 26-24 in a Puerto Rican Volleyball Confederation (COPUVO by its acronym in Spanish) match at Fernando “Rube” Hernández Court in Gurabo on Saturday.

With the win, Trujillo Alto improved to 6-3 with 22 points, displacing Cidra from second place in the standings. The Bravas now occupy third place with a 6-2 record and 21 points.

In other results, the Volleyball Girls of Guayanilla dominated the Lady Sharks of Aguadilla 25-13, 21-25, 25-17 and 25-21. The southern team remains in fourth place with a 5-2 record and 17 points, while Aguadilla dropped to 1-6 with four points.

Meanwhile, the Big Sisters of Carolina recorded a dramatic road victory in five sets (18-25, 25-19, 15-25, 25-19 and 15-13) over the Criollas of Caguas at Roger Mendoza Coliseum.

With the result, Carolina strengthened its hold on fifth place (5-3, 13 points), and Caguas, despite the loss, earned a point that moved them into seventh place (1-5, 5 points).

COPUVO play continues on Thursday with three matches starting at 8 p.m. The Llaneras of Toa Baja (0-7, 0 points) will face the Cangrejeras of Santurce (9-0, 29), the Big Sisters will visit the Vaqueras of Bayamón (3-3, 10), and the Volleyball Girls will face the Criollas.