Valencianas win in 4 sets, Atenienses & Cangrejeras survive in 5
- The San Juan Daily Star
- Feb 13
- 2 min read
By THE STAR STAFF
While the Valencianas of Juncos dominated the Pinkin of Corozal in four sets, the Cangrejeras of Santurce and the Atenienses of Manatí had to dig deep to emerge victorious in five sets in Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF) matches on Wednesday night.
Valencianas defend home court, pick up 3 points
At Rafael G. Amalbert Court in Juncos, the Valencianas earned all three points by defeating Corozal with set scores of 25-18, 25-19, 18-25 and 25-22.
With Juncos leading 2-1 in sets, the fourth set was tied at 20 when the Valencianas strung together four consecutive points: a backcourt attack by Haley Bush, a deflected shot by Jordan Iliff, a successful conversion by Naya Gross after a pass from the Pinkin, and a deflected shot by Corozal’s Ivania Ortiz for a 24-20 lead.
Juncos closed out the match 25-22 after a service error by Ortiz.
The Valencianas improved to 3-7 with 9 points, climbing into fifth place.
Corozal failed to score in the loss and remained in third place with a 5-4 record and 15 points.
The home team’s offense was divided between Bush (25), Gross (21) and Leandra Mangual (16).
Juncos prevailed in attacks 72-55 and in defense 98-82. Both teams recorded 12 assists, while Corozal led 7-6 in blocks, 5-3 in service aces, and 54-39 in assists.
Ivania Ortiz led the Pinkin with18 points, followed by Lindsay Krause and Iliff with 17 each, and Adriana Rodríguez with 10.
Atenienses surprise Caguas in gripping 5th set
At Juan Aubín Cruz Coliseum in Manatí, the Criollas of Caguas and the Atenienses of Manatí went to the final set, with the hosts ultimately winning with scores of 26-28, 25-18, 25-19, 13-25 and 16-14.
In the deciding frame, Manatí reached set point first, 14-12, with an attack by Chareika Carrión from zone four. Caguas knotted the score on a service error by the Atenienses’ Emily Elliot and a block by Genesis Collazo on Carrión.
The Atenienses clinched the win after two errors by the visitors: a missed serve by Andrea Serra and a wayward attack by Valeria Flores.
Manatí was led by Elliot (35 points) and Carrión (14). The fourth-place Atenienses improved to 3-6 with 12 points.
Collazo (21), Diana Reyes (12) and Ana Sofía Jusino (10) stood out for the Criollas, who earned a point in the loss and remained in second place at 6-4 with 18 points.
Cangrejeras preserve spotless record against fierce Leonas
At Salvador Dijols Court in Ponce, the Cangrejeras of Santurce defended their undefeated record on the road but had to fight tooth and nail against the tenacious Leonas.
The set scores were 25-13, 25-22, 23-25, 14-25 and 17-15.
First-place Santurce added 2 points with the victory, improving to 7-0 with 19 points.
Ponce (3-6, 8 points) added a point.
The Cangrejeras’ offense was led by Neira Ortiz (16), followed by Helena Grozer, Tamara Otene and Kara McGhee with 14 each, and Andrea Rangel with 11.
Jordan Wilson led the Leonas with 28 points, while Stephanie Enright and Abby Akey each contributed 13.
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