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EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Ariel Martinez ended Cubas long Gold Cup drought with three goals Tuesday, and Jeniel Molinas last-second score lifted the Cubans into the quarterfinals with a 4-0 rout of overmatched Belize. It was Cubas first victory in 14 Gold Cup games, including 12 losses. The Cubans finished the opening round 1-2 after losses to the United States and Costa Rica, but the four-goal victory allowed them to advance over Martinique as one of the top third-place teams. "For me, it was like winning the World Cup," Martinez said. "It is a great achievement for us and it made me very happy." Belize (0-3), which finished with 10 men, was eliminated. After Martinez completed his hat trick, the Cubans pressed for the fourth goal that would keep them in the tournament. They came close a handful of times, then Molina put in a short right-footed shot and his teammates stormed off the bench into the corner of the pitch to mob him. Cuba advanced one other time, in 2003. "It was a great game for us," Cuba coach Walter Benitez said. "We put in as much effort as we needed to. It was a tremendous result." By far the best player on the field, Martinez connected with left-footed drives in the 38th and 63rd minutes. He completed the hat trick with a short right-footed shot in the 84th, and Cuba threatened several times to get a fourth. Each time a Cuban failed to hit the mark, he either held his head in frustration or stomped the ground. But deep into injury time, with nearly every Cuban player in Belizes box, Liban Perez headed a pass that Molina converted. In the first half, Martinez moved from right wing toward the middle just outside the penalty area, then unleashed a shot from 18 yards that beat diving goalkeeper Woodrow West to his right just inside the post. Cuba had nearly every good chance in the first half, but was frustrated by a lack of finishing touch until Martinezs brilliant goal. Before beating West, Martinez had been stymied a half-dozen times by the Belize keeper, including twice in one minute. Wood remained sharp for much of the second half, but was no match for Martinezs slaloming move through the defence for a 12-yard shot to make it 2-0. Perezs pass freed Martinez for his third score, and suddenly Cuba sensed a chance to advance. It waited until the dying moments to seize the opportunity and will play Panama on Saturday in Atlanta. Belizes first Gold Cup concluded with three losses by a combined 11-1 margin, and a quick trip back to Central America. The Belizeans made news last week when two players, Wood and Ian Gaynair, said they were approached to fix a game against the United States, but rejected the offer. Belize finished short-handed when Gaynair drew his second yellow card in the 81st minute. Cuba struck twice after that. Fake Orioles Jerseys . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. Orioles Jerseys China . 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LOUIS -- St. OXFORD, Miss. -- Down 0-2 with Ole Miss in complete control, the LSU volleyball team fought back to take down the Rebels 12-25, 18-25, 25-19, 25-18, 15-13 and capture its first Southeastern Conference win Wednesday night at the Pavilion at Ole Miss.The Tigers improved to 6-10 and 1-4 in conference play. The Rebels dropped to 12-5 and 1-3 in the league.The spark for the Tigers came in the third set when the defense combined for 21 digs and five blocks. Ole Miss hit less than .100 in two of the final three sets. Sophomore Olivia Beyer and freshman Sydney Mukes also provided a catalyst for the Tigers with two and four kills respectively.Florys Thoughts Tonight we played like Fighting Tigers, head coach Fran Flory said. I am proud of our fight and our resiliency after we backed ourselves into a corner. We recovered and found a way to succeed. Olivia was outstanding off the bench and was the difference in the match. Hopefully this will allow us to gain a bit of confidence and trust moving forward.Whats Next LSU returns to Baton Rouge for a couple of days off before returning to action against Georgia at 12:30 p.m. CT Sunday. The matchup between the Tigers and Bulldogs will be streamed live on SECNetwork+ through WatchESPN.com and the app.Opening Set The Tigers hit .000 in the opening set on six kills and six attacking errors. On the other side of the court, Ole Miss finished the frame by putting 17 balls away and committing just four errors for a .317 hitting percentage. After LSU got the set to 15-10 after a timeout, the Rebels closed the set on a 10-2 run to win the set 25-12.Second Seet LSU improved with a .dddddddddddd143 hitting percentage on nine kills and five errors. The Rebels came out on fire in the second set with 18 kills and just two errors for a .552 hitting percentage. The two teams went back and forth early in the set with Ole Miss eventually taking control and winning 25-18.Third Set LSU found its rhythm in the third set. The Tigers finished with 12 kills and just six errors in the frame. Defensively, LSU showed off with a dominant five blocks and 21 digs. Beyer entered the match and provided a steady effort with two kills and three block assists. With Ole Miss closing in on LSUs lead, the Tigers took a timeout and finished the set on a 4-0 run to stay alive.Fourth Set Senior Tiara Gibson led the way with an outstanding five kills and junior Gina Tillis followed with four to pace the Tigers. LSU put away a set-best 13 kills in the frame and committed just three errors. Up until 14-14, the Tigers and Rebels went back and forth. At the media timeout, the Tigers found their groove and went on an 11-4 run to push the match to a decisive fifth set.Final Set After Flory took her final timeout of the match, the Rebels went on to take a 12-9 lead. LSU responded though with a kill by Mukes and by taking advantage of a pair of Rebel attacking errors to tie the set at 12 and force Ole Miss to take a timeout. Out of the timeout, LSU won three of the final four points thanks to a kill by Mukes and two more Ole Miss attacking errors. ' ' '