Bayamón, Toa Baja win COPUVO matches

Lyanne Hernández stood out for the Vaqueras.

By THE STAR STAFF

The Vaqueras of Bayamón and the Llaneras of Toa Baja secured victories Tuesday night in Puerto Rican Volleyball Confederation (COPUVO by its acronym in Spanish) play.

Visiting Bayamón swept Las de la Mancha of Corozal 3-0 at Howard T. Jason Arena. The set scores were 25-19, 25-21 and 25-22.

Lyanne Hernández stood out for the Vaqueras, while Genesis Castillo delivered the most impressive performance for Corozal.

With the win, Bayamón improved to 6-4 with 20 points, securing its place among the top six teams in the league. The teams that have qualified for the postseason so far are the Cangrejeras of Santurce (12-0, 40 points), Amazonas of Trujillo Alto (8-3, 30 points), Bravas of Cidra (7-4, 26 points), Big Sisters of Carolina (8-4, 24 points), Volley Girls of Guayanilla (6-4, 21 points), and the Vaqueras.

At the Avoli mini-coliseum in Levittown, the Llaneras of Toa Baja secured their first and only victory of the season in their final match, defeating the Criollas of Caguas in four sets with scores of 25-21, 11-25, 25-19, and 25-22.

Laia Jaca excelled for the Llaneras, while Eliane Sanabria was named MVP for the Criollas.

Toa Baja concludes its season as the only team eliminated so far, with a record of 1-11 and four points. Corozal sits in seventh place with a 3-8 record and nine points, followed by the Lady Sharks of Aguadilla with a 2-7 record and seven points, and the Criollas, at 1-8 and five points.

In COPUVO, victories in three sets earn a team four points and wins in four sets are worth three points, while five-set matches award two points to the winner and one point to the loser.