The women’s team plays its first match against the United States in Norsica

Men already rated World Cup Russia 2022. Now it’s up to the women to do the same for him World Cup Poland and Holland 2022.

The women’s team that debuted from captain to Fernando Morales’s photo She is in Guadalajara, Mexico, to play the women’s version of the Norica Championships and will make her debut Thursday at 3:00 p.m. in the event with a match against the United States, the Olympic champion who is in Mexico in a second. Team.

The tournament awards two World Cup tickets to the event’s finalists.

“I see the group well, better than I expected, after three days of training. We hope to take advantage of the rhythm of the game that (my) super volleyball players have,” Morales said, noting concern about the pairing up of a team that has not played since Norsica. Pre-Olympic in 2020.

Morales has plans to start a mentor Natalia Valentine And the opposite subject Brittany Abercrombie, angles Stephanie Enright And Victoria Pilar, Center Diana Reyes And Nera Ortiz and libero Chara Venegas.

Victoriá is the only one on the regular team who doesn’t play super volleyball.

The double change consists of the initiator Jennifer Nogueras and vice versa Genesis Collazo.

Corners Ivania Ortiz and Gabriela Alicia will make their debut for the national team. The general manager of the national team, Hugo Perez, said that striker Dali Santana was not physically ready to go to the tournament.

Puerto Rico is part of Group A along with the United States and Canada. The match against Canada on Friday.

“The United States is not with their team 1. They have reinforcements for players from superior volleyball. Canada is with the group that I played with the League of Nations (summer 2021),” Morales described.

The United States has boosted players in Puerto Rico such as Micaya White (Criolas) and Desai Stalzer (Velencianas). She has no players who have just won the Olympics.

Group B consists of the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico and Costa Rica. The Dominican Republic knows the essence of its Olympians.

The tournament will be a first for Morales, who has been assisted by Juan Carlos “Manota” Rodriguez and Hector “Pique” Soto, who is also making his debut for the team.

Morales said he has been waiting for this moment since his appointment in October 2020.

“I am excited. Finally the moment has come. I have the player and assistant experience. I know how tournaments go. I will learn like a team.”

Morales will miss the start of the NCAA volleyball season. Morales is the director of the University of Evansville, which debuted Friday.