August 25 - September 2, 2012

Daily BulletinBoletin Diario #3

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 * Martes, 28 de Agosto 2012

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1 2 3 4 5

227‐Aug

13:00 Mexico vs St. Vincent 3‐0 25‐7 25‐10 25‐15

427‐Aug

17:30 United States vs Honduras 3‐0 25‐12 25‐12 25‐16

628‐Aug

13:00 Mexico vs Honduras 3‐0 25‐15 26‐24 25‐14

8 28‐Aug 17:30 United States vs St. Vincent 3‐0 25‐8 25‐8 25‐9

10 29‐Aug 13:00 Honduras vs St. Vincent

12 29‐Aug 17:30 United States vs Mexico

1 2 3 4 5

127‐Aug

11:00 Puerto Rico vs Curacao 3‐0 27‐25 25‐13 25‐23

327‐Aug

15:00 Canada vs Guatemala 3‐0 25‐15 25‐13 25‐21

5 28‐Aug 11:00 Canada vs Curacao 3‐0 25‐13 25‐7 25‐22

728‐Aug

15:00 Puerto Rico vs Guatemala 3‐0 25‐20 25‐19 25‐20

9 29‐Aug 11:00 Guatemala vs Curacao

11 29‐Aug 15:00 Canada vs Puerto Rico

1 2 3 4 5

13 30‐Aug 15:00 2nd B vs 3rd A 0‐0

14 30‐Aug 17:30 2nd A vs 3rd B

1 2 3 4 5

15 31‐Aug 11:00 4th A vs Loser of M14* (or M13) 0‐0

16 31‐Aug 13:00 4th B vs Loser of M13* (or M14)

1 2 3 4 5

17 31‐Aug 15:00 1st B vs Winner of M14* (or M13) 0‐0

18 31‐Aug 17:30 1st A vs Winner of M13* (or M14)

1 2 3 4 5

19 1‐Sep 11:00 Loser of M15 vs Loser of M16 0‐0

1 2 3 4 5

20 1‐Sep 13:00 Winner of M15 vs Winner of M16 0‐0

1 2 3 4 5

21 1‐Sep 15:00 Loser of M17 vs Loser of M18 0‐0

22 1‐Sep 17:30 Winner of M17 vs Winner of M18

*NOTE1: For the Classification, Quarterfinal and Semifinal Rounds, according to the FIVB General Competition Regulations, it must be 

avoided that teams from the same group play each other.

*NOTE2: According to the established competition format and the FIVB General Regulations, for the Classification, Quarterfinal and 

Semifinal Rounds, if three teams from the same group qualify, the match between highest ranked team and lowest ranked team of their 

Preliminary Round will be repeated. 

*NOTE3: Loser of M14 = Loser of Match #14, etc.

SetResult per set (points)

FINALS

No. Date Time Teams

Result per set (points)

FINAL CLASSIFICATION 5/6

No. Date Time  Teams SetResult per set (points)

Set

FINAL CLASSIFICATION 7/8

No. Date Time  Teams

Result per set (points)

SEMIFINALS

No. Date Time Teams SetResult per set (points)

Set

CLASSIFICATIONS 5/8

No. Date Time  Teams

Result per set (points)

QUARTERFINALS

No. Date Time  Teams SetResult per set (points)

Set

GROUP‐B

No. Date Time  Teams

Calendario y Formato de Competencia               

Competition Format and  Match Schedule            

Junior Men's (U‐21) Continental ChampionshipGROUP‐A

No. Date Time  Teams SetResult per set (points)

Día / DayHora / Time

US Olympic Training Centre (Competition Court)

Training Court #1 Training Court #2Preliminary

Inquiry August 26

CO14:00 11:00 - 11:30 CUR

Saturday 15:30 United States Puerto Rico 11:30 - 12:00 CANAugust 25, 2012 17:00 Mexico Honduras St. Vincent 12:00 - 12:30 PUR

18:30 Canada Guatemala Curacao 12:30 - 13:00 HON20:00 13:00 - 13:30 GUA

08:00 Puerto Rico 13:30 - 14:00 USA09:30 Honduras 14:30 - 15:00 VIN

Sunday 11:00 Guatemala United States 15:00 - 15:30 MEXAugust 26, 2012 12:30 St. Vincent Mexico

14:00 Curacao Canada15:3017:0018:3020:00

08:30 Canada (15:00) Guatemala (15:00)10:00 United States (17:30) Honduras (17:30)

Monday 11:30August 27, 2012 13:00

14:3016:0017:30 Puerto Rico (11:00) Curacao (11:00)19:00 Mexico (13:00) St. Vincent (13:00)

08:30 Guatemala (15:00) Puerto Rico (17:30)10:00 St. Vincent (17:30) United States (17:30)

Tuesday 11:30August 28, 2012 13:00

14:3016:0017:30 Curacao (11:00) Canada (11:00)19:00 Honduras (13:00) Mexico (13:00)

08:30 Canada (15:00) Puerto Rico (15:00)10:00 United States (17:30) Mexico (17:30)

Wednesday 11:30August 29, 2012 13:00

14:3016:0017:30 Guatemala (11:00) Curacao (11:00)19:00 Honduras (13:00) St.Vincent (13:00)0 0008:30 2nd B (15:00) 3rd A (15:00)10:00 2nd A (17:30) 3rd B (17:30)

Thursday 11:30 4th A (off) 4th B (off)August 30, 2012 13:00 1st A (off) 1st B (off)

14:3016:0017:3019:00

08:30 1st B (15:00) Winner of M14* or M13* (15:00)10:00 1st A (17:30) Winner of M13* or M14* (17:30)

Friday 11:30August 31, 2012 13:00

14:3016:0017:30 4th A (11:00) Loser of M14* or M13* (11:00)19:00 4th B (13:00) Loser of M13* or M14* (13:00)

08:30 Loser of M17 (15:00) Loser of M18 (15:00)10:00 Winner of M17 (17:30) Winner of M18 (17:30)

Saturday 11:30September 1, 2012 13:00

14:3016:0017:3019:00

M= Match

General Technical Meeting

2012 Men's Junior (U-21) Continental ChampionshipAugust 25 - Sept 2, 2012 Colorado Springs, USA

Programa de Entrenamiento / Training Schedule Version 3 - Aug 23

Practical

Competition

Competition

Competition

Competition

Competition

Competition

Rk Code TeamMatches Results Details Points Sets

Pts T W L 3-0 3-1 3-2 2-3 1-3 0-3 W L Ratio W L Ratio

2 PUR PUERTO RICO 6 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 152 120 1.267 6 0 MAX

3 GUA GUATEMALA 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 108 150 0.720 0 6

4 CUR CURACAO 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 103 152 0.678 0 6

1 CAN CANADA 6 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 150 91 1.648 6 0 MAX

GROUP B

Rk Code TeamMatches Results Details Points Sets

Pts T W L 3-0 3-1 3-2 2-3 1-3 0-3 W L Ratio W L Ratio

2 MEX MEXICO 6 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 151 85 1.776 6 0 MAX

1 USA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 6 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 150 65 2.308 6 0 MAX

3 HON HONDURAS 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 93 151 0.616 0 6

4 VIN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 57 150 0.380 0 6

GROUP ATEAM RANKING

No Date Teams SetResult per set (points)

1 2 3 4 5

TotalPoints

Time Spectators

-PUR CUR 3-01 8/27/2012 27-25 25-13 25-23 77- 61 1:19 100

-CAN GUA 3-03 8/27/2012 25-15 25-13 25-21 75- 49 1:07 110

-CAN CUR 3-05 8/28/2012 25-13 25- 7 25-22 75- 42 1:07 50

-PUR GUA 3-07 8/28/2012 25-20 25-19 25-20 75- 59 1:15 120

GROUP B

No Date Teams SetResult per set (points)

1 2 3 4 5

TotalPoints

Time Spectators

-MEX VIN 3-02 8/27/2012 25- 7 25-10 25-15 75- 32 1:06 75

-USA HON 3-04 8/27/2012 25-12 25-12 25-16 75- 40 1:00 220

-MEX HON 3-06 8/28/2012 25-15 26-24 25-14 76- 53 1:22 75

-USA VIN 3-08 8/28/2012 25- 8 25- 8 25- 9 75- 25 0:56 150

GROUP A

MATCH RESULTS

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VOLLEYBALL • Collated results & ranking

NORCECA JUNIOR MEN'S U-21 CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPResults of Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Best ScorersRk No Name Team Spike Block Serve Total

1 5 GONZALEZ PAZ GERARDO GUA 24 1 1 262 6 ANTHONY QUINTEN CUR 20 2 0 223 5 PERALES JESUS ALBERTO MEX 18 1 1 203 9 DEMYANENKO DANY CAN 12 6 2 205 6 HENCHY MICHAEL USA 15 2 1 185 2 FERNANDEZ RAMOS PEDRO PUR 14 4 0 187 16 LLINAS GIOVANNI PUR 13 4 0 178 3 PEREZ SERGIO MEX 13 0 3 168 8 RODRIGUEZ MARCO MEX 12 1 3 168 5 NIEVES PEDRO PUR 11 3 2 168 11 MARTINEZ JOSE MEX 10 6 0 168 17 RUSSELL ALEXANDER WILLIAM CAN 7 5 4 16

13 16 TARANTINO MATTHEW USA 11 2 2 1513 12 RIVERA CRISTIAN PUR 9 4 2 1515 13 COLINDRES IPINA ERICK NOEL GUA 14 0 0 1415 3 MEULENS JURCHAM CUR 13 0 1 1415 12 BARNES RYLEY BRENDAN CAN 11 2 1 1418 3 VASQUEZ JOSE HON 13 0 0 1318 8 ALEXANDRE DERRICK CUR 12 1 0 1318 9 BUTLER IJAHLON VIN 12 1 0 1318 14 SHAW JAMES USA 8 3 2 1318 3 IRELAND JARRID MICHAEL CAN 8 3 2 1318 10 PETTY GREGORY USA 6 2 5 1324 6 LIMON CRISTIAN MEX 11 1 0 1224 1 ROHENA FIGUEROA FABIAN PUR 9 2 1 1226 10 DUARTE JULIAN MEX 10 0 0 1026 5 PADILLA ALEX HON 10 0 0 1026 9 LEON DU JOHN CHRISTOPHER GUA 10 0 0 1026 11 SEDORE BROOK ALOIS CAN 9 0 1 1026 2 RINCON ROBERTO MEX 8 2 0 1026 8 OLSON NICHOLAS USA 8 2 0 1026 5 GUESSOUS DRISS USA 6 2 2 1033 10 VASQUEZ RICARDO HON 9 0 0 934 9 VELEZ FRANCISCO PUR 5 2 1 835 5 MAAR STEPHEN TIMOTHY CAN 6 1 0 735 4 SMALL JAHMAL VIN 6 0 1 735 2 GROENVELD DANIEL JAMES CAN 4 3 0 735 18 WHITE DOUGLAS USA 3 3 1 735 17 WEST MATTHEW USA 2 2 3 735 16 NIKIC MILAN CAN 1 2 4 735 4 GONZALEZ IRVING MEX 1 0 6 742 7 NELSON ANDREW NELS CAN 6 0 0 642 11 RHEIN SCOTT USA 5 0 1 642 9 PATCH BENJAMIN USA 4 2 0 642 8 ROMERO EMMANUEL PUR 4 2 0 642 12 CHINCHILLA FRANCO BRANDON GUA 2 4 0 642 12 ANGELA CHRISTEPHER CUR 2 4 0 648 10 OLARIA CHAMEL CUR 5 0 0 548 6 BELL JAMES STEPHEN CAN 4 1 0 548 11 ACOSTA CARLOS PUR 4 0 1 5

Total tournament 477 109 61 647

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Best ServersRk No Name Team Aces Faults

ServeHits

TotalAttempts

Avg.by set

1 4 GONZALEZ IRVING MEX 6 4 14 24 1.002 10 PETTY GREGORY USA 5 3 6 14 0.833 17 RUSSELL ALEXANDER WILLIAM CAN 4 - 18 22 0.674 16 NIKIC MILAN CAN 4 1 23 28 0.675 17 WEST MATTHEW USA 3 - 24 27 0.506 3 PEREZ SERGIO MEX 3 2 20 25 0.507 8 RODRIGUEZ MARCO MEX 3 2 16 21 0.508 1 PONCE JONATHAN MEX 2 - 24 26 0.339 6 TORRES SEPULVEDA KHRISTIAN PUR 2 1 15 18 0.339 9 DEMYANENKO DANY CAN 2 1 15 18 0.33

Total Tournament 61 126 774 961 2.54

Best BlockersRk No Name Team

KillBlocks

Faults ReboundsTotal

AttemptsAvg.

by set

1 11 MARTINEZ JOSE MEX 6 2 2 10 1.002 9 DEMYANENKO DANY CAN 6 8 - 14 1.003 17 RUSSELL ALEXANDER WILLIAM CAN 5 3 3 11 0.834 16 LLINAS GIOVANNI PUR 4 2 1 7 0.675 12 RIVERA CRISTIAN PUR 4 3 2 9 0.675 12 CHINCHILLA FRANCO BRANDON GUA 4 4 4 12 0.677 12 ANGELA CHRISTEPHER CUR 4 6 6 16 0.678 2 FERNANDEZ RAMOS PEDRO PUR 4 5 1 10 0.679 14 SHAW JAMES USA 3 - - 3 0.50

10 2 GROENVELD DANIEL JAMES CAN 3 1 1 5 0.50

Total Tournament 109 130 87 326 4.54

Limit: 15.00%

Best SpikersRk No Name Team Spikes Faults Shots

TotalAttempts

Succ.%

1 6 HENCHY MICHAEL USA 15 2 4 21 71.432 5 PERALES JESUS ALBERTO MEX 18 3 7 28 64.293 12 BARNES RYLEY BRENDAN CAN 11 1 9 21 52.384 6 LIMON CRISTIAN MEX 11 3 11 25 44.005 16 LLINAS GIOVANNI PUR 13 7 10 30 43.336 5 GONZALEZ PAZ GERARDO GUA 24 17 15 56 42.867 2 FERNANDEZ RAMOS PEDRO PUR 14 4 17 35 40.008 8 ALEXANDRE DERRICK CUR 12 10 9 31 38.719 3 PEREZ SERGIO MEX 13 4 17 34 38.24

10 3 IRELAND JARRID MICHAEL CAN 8 4 9 21 38.10

Total Tournament 477 260 401 1,138 41.92

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Limit: 25.00%

Best ReceiversRk No Name Team Excellents Faults

ServeReceptions

TotalAttempts

Eff. %

1 4 ENSBURY ANTHONY USA 25 - 1 26 96.152 12 BARNES RYLEY BRENDAN CAN 19 - 1 20 95.003 16 LLINAS GIOVANNI PUR 34 - 2 36 94.444 7 MENDOZA JOSE MEX 30 1 - 31 93.555 6 ANTHONY QUINTEN CUR 59 2 2 63 90.486 3 MEULENS JURCHAM CUR 32 2 1 35 85.717 10 VASQUEZ ALVAREZ JAIME GUA 29 3 - 32 81.258 5 MOTA ERNALDO CUR 30 3 1 34 79.419 10 VASQUEZ RICARDO HON 42 5 - 47 78.72

10 2 CUPID MARLON VIN 38 5 6 49 67.35

Total Tournament 732 60 42 834 80.58

Best SettersRk No Name Team

RunningSets

FaultsStillSets

TotalAttempts

Avg.by set

1 1 PONCE JONATHAN MEX 32 1 49 82 5.332 1 MARCHENA RAYNOLD CUR 24 4 116 144 4.003 6 CARDONA BARRIOS HECTOR GUA 23 2 106 131 3.834 6 TORRES SEPULVEDA KHRISTIAN PUR 23 2 79 104 3.835 4 MCKAY JOSHUA MATTHEW CAN 21 2 31 54 3.506 16 NIKIC MILAN CAN 21 3 36 60 3.507 17 WEST MATTHEW USA 15 - 31 46 2.508 3 CHRISTENSON MICAH USA 13 - 23 36 2.179 4 GONZALEZ IRVING MEX 12 1 27 40 2.00

10 2 MARADIAGA CRISTOBAL HON 10 1 85 96 1.67

Total Tournament 210 29 820 1,059 8.75

Best DiggersRk No Name Team Digs Faults Receptions

TotalAttempts

Avg.by set

1 7 MENDOZA JOSE MEX 28 2 2 32 4.672 3 BERTRAN LUIS M. PUR 24 4 6 34 4.003 10 VASQUEZ ALVAREZ JAIME GUA 14 2 5 21 2.334 6 ANTHONY QUINTEN CUR 12 3 1 16 2.005 4 ENSBURY ANTHONY USA 11 - 4 15 1.836 8 KOSLOWSKY TYLER SCOTT CAN 11 1 3 15 1.837 8 ALEXANDRE DERRICK CUR 11 6 2 19 1.838 16 LLINAS GIOVANNI PUR 10 2 - 12 1.679 1 MARCHENA RAYNOLD CUR 9 2 3 14 1.50

10 5 MOTA ERNALDO CUR 9 4 2 15 1.50

Total Tournament 348 116 118 582 14.50

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Best LiberosRk No Name Team Excellents Faults In play

Totalattempts

Avg.by set

1 7 MENDOZA JOSE MEX 58 3 2 63 9.67

2 3 BERTRAN LUIS M. PUR 49 4 7 60 8.17

3 10 VASQUEZ ALVAREZ JAIME GUA 43 5 5 53 7.17

4 12 GOMEZ LANZA LEONARDO HON 41 12 14 67 6.83

5 2 CUPID MARLON VIN 40 11 8 59 6.67

6 5 MOTA ERNALDO CUR 39 7 3 49 6.50

7 4 ENSBURY ANTHONY USA 36 5 41 6.00

8 8 KOSLOWSKY TYLER SCOTT CAN 28 1 3 32 4.67

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Best ServersRk Team Aces Faults

ServeHits

TotalAttempts

Avg.by set

1 USA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 18 21 108 147 3.002 MEX MEXICO 15 16 118 149 2.503 CAN CANADA 14 17 117 148 2.334 PUR PUERTO RICO 9 17 123 149 1.505 VIN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 2 12 44 58 0.336 HON HONDURAS 1 12 82 95 0.176 CUR CURACAO 1 15 89 105 0.176 GUA GUATEMALA 1 16 93 110 0.17

Total Tournament 61 126 774 961 2.54

Best BlockersRk Team

KillBlocks

Faults ReboundsTotal

AttemptsAvg.

by set1 PUR PUERTO RICO 24 28 17 69 4.001 CAN CANADA 24 24 8 56 4.003 USA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 20 8 9 37 3.334 MEX MEXICO 12 11 10 33 2.005 CUR CURACAO 11 14 18 43 1.836 HON HONDURAS 8 19 7 34 1.337 GUA GUATEMALA 6 15 11 32 1.008 VIN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 4 11 7 22 0.67

Total Tournament 109 130 87 326 4.54

Limit: 15.00%

Best SpikersRk Team Spikes Faults Shots

TotalAttempts

Succ.%

1 USA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 70 15 25 110 63.642 MEX MEXICO 83 22 45 150 55.333 CAN CANADA 68 17 43 128 53.134 PUR PUERTO RICO 73 31 66 170 42.945 CUR CURACAO 60 44 57 161 37.276 GUA GUATEMALA 58 50 64 172 33.727 HON HONDURAS 41 40 58 139 29.508 VIN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 24 41 43 108 22.22

Total Tournament 477 260 401 1,138 41.92

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Limit: 25.00%

Best ReceiversRk Team Excellents Faults

ServeReceptions

TotalAttempts

Eff. %

1 USA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 49 - 1 50 98.002 CAN CANADA 76 1 1 78 96.153 MEX MEXICO 76 2 - 78 94.874 PUR PUERTO RICO 100 1 5 106 93.405 CUR CURACAO 121 9 5 135 82.966 GUA GUATEMALA 109 14 5 128 74.227 HON HONDURAS 106 17 2 125 71.208 VIN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 95 16 23 134 58.96

Total Tournament 732 60 42 834 80.58

Best SettersRk Team

RunningSets

FaultsStillSets

TotalAttempts

Avg.by set

1 MEX MEXICO 44 2 92 138 7.332 CAN CANADA 42 6 75 123 7.003 PUR PUERTO RICO 30 3 120 153 5.004 USA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 28 1 65 94 4.675 CUR CURACAO 24 9 134 167 4.006 GUA GUATEMALA 23 2 132 157 3.837 HON HONDURAS 12 1 120 133 2.008 VIN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 7 5 82 94 1.17

Total Tournament 210 29 820 1,059 8.75

Best DiggersRk Team Digs Faults Receptions

TotalAttempts

Avg.by set

1 MEX MEXICO 60 10 12 82 10.002 CUR CURACAO 56 20 13 89 9.333 PUR PUERTO RICO 53 17 15 85 8.834 CAN CANADA 49 7 14 70 8.175 GUA GUATEMALA 46 13 19 78 7.676 USA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 38 6 14 58 6.337 HON HONDURAS 28 23 21 72 4.678 VIN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 18 20 10 48 3.00

Total Tournament 348 116 118 582 14.50

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NORCECA JUNIOR MEN'S U-21 CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States All Undefeated Going into Final Pool Day Match 5: Canada Tops Curacao To Stay Undefeated Canada defeated Curacao 25-13, 25-7, 25-22 Tuesday afternoon to improve to 2-0 in Pool B of the NORCECA Men’s Junior Continental Championship taking place at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Canada concludes pool play on Wednesday against Puerto Rico at 15:00, while Curacao (0-2) looks for its first victory on Wednesday against Guatemala at 11:00. Canada was led by Jarrid Michael Ireland’s 10 points, while Ryley Brendan Barnes added nine points. Every Canadian except libero Tyler Scott Koslowsky, who had 10 digs and 10 excellent receptions, scored at least one point in the match. Quinten Anthony tallied 11 points in leading Curacao and Jurcham Meulens contributed seven points. Canada produced a 7-1 ace advantage and a 7-2 block advantage in the victory. The victors limited their errors to 14 for the match, while Curacao totaled 24 errors. Match 6: Mexico Stops Honduras to go 2-0 at NORCECA Mexico handled Honduras 25-15, 26-24, 25-14 Tuesday afternoon in Pool B to improve to 2-0 in the NORCECA Men’s Junior Continental Championship being held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Mexico will finish the preliminary round on Wednesday evening against host United States at 17:30, while Honduras will look to reach the win column on Wednesday against St. Vincent and the Grenadines at 13:00. Jesus Alberto Perales paced Mexico with 11 points, while teammate Sergio Perez tallied 10 points. Jose Mendez turned in 15 digs. Honduras was led by Jose Vasquez’s eight points, while Alex Padilla and Ricardo Vasquez added seven points each. Mexico held slim edges of 6-3 in blocks and 4-1 in aces. Mexico benefited from 23 Honduras errors while having just 21 errors of its own. Match 7: Puerto Rico Races Past Guatemala for 2-0 Mark Puerto Rico moved to 2-0 in Pool B of the NORCECA Men’s Junior Continental Championship on Tuesday afternoon with a 25-20, 25-19, 25-20 victory over Guatemala at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Puerto Rico will battle Canada on Wednesday afternoon at 15:00 in a match of undefeated teams with the winner advancing directly to Friday’s semifinal round. Guatemala (0-2) will go for its first win of the tournament on Wednesday against Curacao at 11:00. Puerto Rico had 11 of its 12 players score points, keyed by nine points each from Fabian Roehna and Pedro Fernandez. Pedro Nieves added eight points in the victory. Guatemala’s Gerardo Gonzalez Paz scored a match-high 17 points, while Erick Noel Colindres Ipina added six points. Puerto Rico managed a 7-1 advantage in aces to keep Guatemala off-balance on reception while adding a 12-3 margin in blocks. Match 8: United States Zooms Past St. Vincent and the Grenadines The United States was too much for St. Vincent and the Grenadines in a 25-8, 25-8, 25-9 victory Tuesday evening to improve to 2-0 in Pool A of the NORCECA Men’s Junior Continental Championship taking place at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. USA, the tournament’s defending champion, will challenge Mexico (2-0) on Wednesday evening in a match-up of undefeated teams. The winner of the match will advance directly to the semifinal round on Friday and skip the quarterfinal round. St. Vincent and the Grenadines (0-2) meets Honduras (0-2) at 13:00 on Wednesday as both teams search for their first victories. Michael Henchy sparked the United States with 12 points, followed by teammate Driss Guessous with eight points. St. Vincent and the Grenadines was led by Ijahlon Butler with five points and Jahmal Small added four points. The United States produced a 9-0 block advantage to go with a 5-0 margin in aces. The Americans limited their errors to 12 for the match and benefited from 27 St. Vincent and the Grenadines errors.