Criollas & Pinkin open Week 7 with wins in LVSF

Genesis Collazo led the Criollas of Caguas with 22 points and five blocks. (Giuliano Torres – FPV)

By THE STAR STAFF

The seventh week of the Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF by its initials in Spanish) season began on Wednesday night with victories for the Criollas of Caguas and the Pinkin of Corozal.

At Salvador Dijols Coliseum in Ponce, the Criollas withstood a strong push from the host Leonas, who extended the match to a tiebreaker set, before finally securing the win and returning to the win column after three consecutive losses.

The set scores were 25-23, 25-23, 21-25, 15-25 and 15-11.

With the win, Caguas added two points to remain in second place in the standings with an 8-7 record and 25 points. Fifth-place Ponce (5-10, 16 points) earned a point in the loss.

In the final set, the Criollas jumped to 7-0 lead with a run that included an attack by Jenaisya Moore from position four. The Leonas responded with a 10-4 run to close the gap to a single point, 11-10, still in favor of Caguas, but it wasn’t enough to complete the comeback.

The Criollas sealed the set and the match with two consecutive blocks, one on Raymariely Santos and another on the league’s points leader Jordan Wilson.

Caguas dominated Ponce 15-10 in blocks, while the Leonas were superior in attacks (68-54), defenses (127-109), passes (49-41), and assists (20-12). Both teams finished with five aces.

The Caguas offense was divided between Genesis Collazo (22 points), Moore (19), Alexandra Czech (13) and Diana Reyes (11). Collazo contributed five blocks.

Wilson led the way for Ponce with 29 points, followed by veteran Stephanie Enright with 20.

Corozal avenges loss to Manatí

In the night’s other game, the Pinkin avenged their previous loss to the Atenienses of Manatí, winning in four sets to take all three points of the match.

Third-place Corozal improved to 8-7 with 24 points, while Manatí remained in fourth place with a 5-10 record and 17 points.

Set scores were 25-22, 25-21, 23-25 and 25-22.

Upcoming matches

LVSF play continues on Friday when the Cangrejeras of Santurce visit Caguas at Roger Mendoza Coliseum at 8:20 p.m., and the Atenienses visit the Valencianas of Juncos at Rafael G. Amalbert Coliseum at 8:30 p.m.