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Argentina, Cuba get direct access to Men's U23 Pan Am Cup semifinals
Guanajuato, Mexico, September 8, 2016 – Argentina and Cuba claimed direct tickets to the semifinals, while Colombia, Mexico, Dominican Republic and Chile advance to the quarterfinal phase of the Men's U23 Pan American Cup. Mexico will play against Chile while Colombia will match-up with the Dominican Republic on Thursday at the Yerbabuena Auditorium. Colombia beat Mexico 3-1 Colombia emerged as the leader in Pool A, after beating Mexico 3-1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-15) in the last match of the preliminary round. Juan Moreno top scored for Colombia after registering 12 points, while Jose Rubio also delivered 12 markers for Mexico. Colombia covered the net well with a 15-5 blocking edge over their rivals. Argentina beat Chile 3-0 Argentina clinched its second victory to p top Pool C. Camilo Soto's squad won in straight sets (25-18, 25-18, 25-19) over Chile. German Johansen, Nicolas Lazo and Liam Arreche scored 16, 13 and 10 points, respectively, for Argentina. On the Chilean side, Christopher Baeza tallied eight points. Argentina showed a solid blocking performance and outscored their opponents in blocks 10-4 and aces 4-1. Cuba beat Dominican Republic 3-0 Cuba ended up the Pool B leader after they defeated the Dominican Republic 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-19). Osniel Malgrejo had another double-digit performance for Cuba with 15 points, while Miguel Lopez added 12. Javier Concepcion and Osniel Rendon also contributed to the Cuban squad by scoring 11 points apiece. Luis RodrÃguez was the Dominican Republic's best scorer with 10 points. Meanwhile, Cuba dominated tin blocks with a 13-2 edge. Preliminary Round Argentina beat St Lucia 3-0 (25-14, 25-10, 25-8) on September 5 Dominican Republic beat Trinidad & Tobago 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-15) on September 5 Mexico beat Guatemala 3-1 (21-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-18) on September 5 Cuba beat Trinidad & Tobago 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-7) on September 6 Colombia beat Guatemala 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-21) on September 6 Chile beat Saint Lucia 3-0 (25-9, 25-6, 25-8) on September 6 Argentina beat Chile 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-19) on September 7 Cuba beat Dominican Republic 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-19) on September 7 Colombia beat Mexico 3-1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-15) on September 7 Top Scorer by Day 15- Bruno Cruz of Mexico v Guatemala on September 5 15- José Rubio of Mexico v Guatemala on September 5 17- Osniel Malgrejo of Cuba v Trinidad & Tobago on September 6 16- German Johansen of Argentina v Chile on September 7 Highest Scoring Performances 17- Osniel Malgrejo of Cuba v Trinidad & Tobago on September 6 16- German Johansen of Argentina v Chile on September 7 15- Bruno Cruz of Mexico v Guatemala on September 5 15- José Rubio of Mexico v Guatemala on September 5 15- Wagner Chacón of Guatemala v Colombia on September 6 15- Osniel Malgrejo of Cuba v Dominican Republic on September 7 Top Individual Blocking Performances 5- Miguel Chavez of Mexico v Guatemala on September 5 4- Gaston Fernandez of Argentina v St. Lucia on September 5 4- Javier Concepción of Cuba v Trinidad & Tobago on September 6 4- Gianluca Borelli of Chile v St Lucia on September 6 4- Javier Concepcion of Cuba v Dominican Republic on September 7 Top Individual Serving Performances 4-Miguel Gutierrez of Cuba v Trinidad & Tobago on September 6 3- Brian Melgarejo of Argentina v St. Lucia on September 5 Top Team Blocking Performances 15- Colombia v Mexico on September 7 14- Cuba v Trinidad & Tobago on September 6 13- Argentina v St. Lucia on September 5 13-Cuba v Dominican Republic on September 7 10-Argentina v Chile on September 7 Top Team Serving Performances 11-Cuba v Trinidad & Tobago on September 6 6- Argentina v St. Lucia on September 5 Highest Scoring Sets 25-23 Mexico v Guatemala (3rd Set) on September 5 25-22 Colombia v Mexico (1st Set) on September 7 Highest Scoring Matches 183- Mexico v Guatemala 3-1 (21-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-18) on September 5 176- Colombia v Mexico 3-1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-15) on September 7
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