PR finishes 4th at NORCECA Women’s Final Six in Guadalajara
- The San Juan Daily Star
- Sep 23, 2025
- 1 min read
By THE STAR STAFF
The Puerto Rican Women’s National Volleyball Team fell to the Dominican Republic by a score of 3-2 (25-22, 20-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-13) in a five-set battle on Sunday, finishing just outside the medal podium at the NORCECA Final Six held at Unidad Deportiva López Mateos in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Puerto Rico, which had swept the Dominican Republic in the preliminary round, closed the tournament with a 2-5 record, while the Dominican Republic claimed the bronze medal with a 3-4 finish.
In the deciding fifth set, Madeline Guillén set up match point for the Dominican Republic with a spike that deflected off Neira Ortiz’s block. In the subsequent volley, Ortiz denied the Dominicans’ first attempt with a block on Massiel Matos, but Geraldine González sealed the win with a soft touch through the middle.
That was such a close match! It's amazing how athletes can look so different from their actual age. Speaking of which, I just tried a fun tool that guesses how old do i look online based on your photo. Pretty entertaining!
That was such an intense match! It's frustrating to be so close to a medal. By the way, if you're watching games online and the stream keeps buffering, you might want to run an internet packet loss test to check your connection.
That moment when Geraldine González sealed it with a soft touch through the middle really captured how fine the line was in that fifth set. I also ended up opening Presidente Supermarkets weekly ad afterward because it carries the same thread a little further.
Puerto Rico had chances to close it out but just couldn't finish in the 5th. @geometry dash unblocked