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...second game, the Crimson once again jumped out to a fast 7-3 lead fueled by the scintillating play of freshman middle blocker Juan Carlos Cardet. The 6'5 Puerto Rican native, who inherits both his jersey number (11) and position from former team captain Ed Pankau '00, was impressive at middle blocker by contributing three blocks and eight kills with a solid .385 hit percentage...
...second game, the Crimson once again jumped out to a fast 7-3 lead fueled by the scintillating play of freshman middle blocker Juan Carlos Cardet. The 6'5 Puerto Rican native, who inherits both his jersey number (11) and position from former team captain Ed Pankau '00, was impressive at middle blocker by contributing three blocks and eight kills with a solid .385 hit percentage...
...spent time with Mexican policemen. "To be a cop in Mexico is very difficult," he says. "They have to pay for their own equipment, their bullets and handcuffs. The system doesn't provide money for uniforms, for shoes. They get peanuts for a paycheck." Del Toro, who lived in Puerto Rico until he was 12, also studied with a dialect coach to master the rural Mexican accent. "I wanted it to be country, like mountain Mexico," he says, "instead of like Taco Bell or Speedy Gonzales...
...spent time with Mexican policemen. "To be a cop in Mexico is very difficult," he says. "They have to pay for their own equipment, their bullets and handcuffs. The system doesn't provide money for uniforms, for shoes. They get peanuts for a paycheck." Del Toro, who lived in Puerto Rico until he was 12, also studied with a dialect coach to master the rural Mexican accent. "I wanted it to be country, like mountain Mexico," he says, "instead of like Taco Bell or Speedy Gonzales...
...EFFORT In one of Puerto Rico's tightest races--it was too close to call most of the night--voters elected antistatehood San Juan Mayor Sila Calderon as Governor...