Italy beats PR in straight sets at girls’ volleyball U17 worlds in Chile

Italy used offensive rhythm and efficiency at the net to control the match against Puerto Rico from start to finish.

By THE STAR STAFF

The Puerto Rican national team fell to Italy in straight sets (18-25, 21-25, 15-25) on Monday night during Group D play at the Women’s U17 World Championship in Los Andes, Chile.

Italy, with four players scoring in double figures, used offensive rhythm and net efficiency to control the match from start to finish.

Italy dominated Puerto Rico in attacks (46-25) and service aces (10-2), while Puerto Rico outperformed Italy in blocks (5-3).

Italy committed 16 errors compared to Puerto Rico’s 22.

Puerto Rico, which was to play the Dominican Republic on Tuesday, fell to 2-2 (5 points) with the loss, sitting in fourth place in the group, while group leader Italy improved to 3-1 (9 points).