Despite the defeat, Colombia had the match’s top scorer in outside hitter Ana Karina Olaya, who left the court with 21 points (19 kills, one block, one ace). Outside hitter Laura Pascua, with 14 points (12 kills, two aces), and opposite Dayana Segovia, with 12 (ten kills, two blocks), also had solid shifts.
“We feel better today because our first game wasn’t good,” setter María Alejandra Marín commented. “I think we have a really good team and that we could do better than we did against the Dominican Republic. We’re enjoying here and now we need to focus on our last match against Mexico. We have an opportunity to win that match and we want to do it.”
Colombia’s errors were too much for them to endure as the South Americans gave up 28 points to China’s 11. The Asians were better in kills (56 to 50) and blocks (12 to seven), while the South Americans had the most aces (three to two).
2025 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship: full schedule and results
Pool F will complete its schedule in Chiang Mai on Wednesday, with Colombia and Mexico playing for their first victory at 16:00 local time (9:00 GMT) and China and the Dominican Republic battling for first place at 19:30 (12:30 GMT).
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