June 16, 2013

Nicole Fawcett MVP of XII Pan Am Cup

LIMA, Peru, June 16 2013- United States’ Nicole Fawcett earned the honors as Most Valuable Player of the XII Movistar Women’s Pan American Cup. The emerging American star received her trophies at the closing ceremony of the event chaired by Cristobal Marte Hoffiz, president of NORCECA Confederation and Pan American Union, Rafael Lloreda, president of the South American Confederation and Luis Linares, president of the Peruvian Volleyball Federation. Fawcett also was awarded as Best Server, while teammates Kyla Banwarth and Megan Hodge were recipients of the honors as Best Receiver. More  Español

June 16, 2013

USA keeps possession of the throne in Pan Am Cup

LIMA, Peru, June 16, 2013 – Defending champions United States swept past Dominican Republic 25-12, 25-20, 25-18 to capture the gold medal of the Movistar Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Eduardo Dibos Coliseum of Lima on Sunday night. It was a powerful performance by the Americans who relied on their strong serves and a consistent blocking. The winners held a 13-3 difference in the blocks and led in attacks 36-28. Nicole Fawcett was the leading scorer of USA with 15 points, including 6 blocks and 3 aces. More  Español

June 16, 2013

Puerto Rico defeats Cuba, to finish fifth

CALLAO, Peru, June 16 2013 - Puerto Rico defeated Cuba 3-2 (24-26, 18-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-9) and finished in fifth place at the XII Movistar Women’s Pan American Cup that concluded its classification rounds at the Miguel Grau Coliseum. Karina Ocasio scored 17 points and Yarimar Rosa 16 for Puerto Rico. Sheila Ocasio finished with 13, Ania Ruiz with 12 and Linda Morales scored 10. Cuba came from behind on the fourth to tie the set 21-21, but Puerto Rico worked hard on the blocking game and forced a fifth set. Ana Yilian Cleger tallied 18 points while Rosana Giel 16.  More  Español

June 16, 2013

Canada sweeps Peru for seventh place

LIMA, Peru, June 16, 2013 – Canada swept past Peru 25-21, 25-14, 25-19 in the match for seventh place of the Movistar Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup on Saturday night at Eduardo Dibos Coliseum of Lima. The Canadians dominated 11-2 in the blocking category and 5-2 in service winners while scoring on 20 errors by the opponents while committing 15. Shanice Marcelle, Margaret Barclay and Kyla Richey finished with 13, 12 and 10 points for the winning side whileJaimie Thibeault had 9, with three blocks included. Raffaela Camet and Angelica Aquino finished with 10 and 9 points respectively in the losing cause. Arnd Ludwig, coach of Canada:  More  Español

June 16, 2013

Colombia edges Trinidad & Tobago 3-2

CALLAO, Peru, June 16 2013 - Colombia overcame and defeated Trinidad and Tobago in a five-set match (19-25, 13-25, 25-18, 25-14, 15-13) for the ninth place at XII Women’s Movistar Pan American Cup at the Miguel Grau Coliseum. Danna Escobar tallied 19 points for Colombia, Paola Ampudia 16 and Melissa Rangel 12 (4 aces). Trinidadian captain Krystle Esdelle scored 27 while Channon Thompson finished with 19 for Trinidad and Tobago, including 4 aces. The Colombians, who played with many athletes of the U-20 category earned their second victory at Pan Am Cup and finished in the number nine.  More  Español

June 16, 2013

Bronze medal for Argentina

LIMA, Peru, June 16, 2013 – Argentina defeated Brazil in straight sets 25-23, 25-22, 25-15 to grab the bronze medal of the Movistar Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Eduardo Dibos Coliseum on Sunday. It is the second bronze medal for Argentina in the history of the event with the previous one attained in 2008 in Tijuana, Mexico. Lucia Fresco and Emilce Sosa topped the winners with 18 and 15 points, respectively. Sosa had 4 blocks of the 13 scored by the Argentina while Fresco added three. Brazil’s Gabriela Guimaraes and Sara Silva posted 14 and 13 points. “It is a big satisfaction to be on the podium in the most important tournament in the Americas.  More  Español

June 16, 2013

Costa Rica defeats Mexico for 11th place  

CALLAO, Peru, June 16 2013 - Costa Rica defeated Mexico 3-1 (27-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21) to finish in 11th place at the XII Movistar Women’s Pan American Cup at the Miguel Grau Coliseum. Verania Willis scored 24, Karen Cope followed with 19 and Captain Angela Willis posted 17 for Costa Rica. Yesenia Celedon was the top scorer for Mexico with 21 points, Fernanda Güitron registered 14, and Patricia Valle charted 11. More  Español

June 15, 2013

Puerto Rico clinches last berth to the World Grand Prix 2014

CALLAO, Peru, June 15, 2013 - Puerto Rico defeated Canada 3-1 (27-25, 18-25, 25-17, 25-19) and booked the final spot available for the 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix in the XII Movistar Women’s Pan American Cup at the Miguel Grau Coliseum. Karina Ocasio and Jaimie Thibeault were the top scorers of the match to decide the last team qualified to the FIVB World Grand Prix of 2014. Ocasio closed with 21 points for the Puerto Ricans, while Sheila Ocasio scored 15..  More  Español

June 15, 2013

USA to clash with Dominican Republic in decisive match

LIMA, Peru, June 15, 2013 – Defending champions United States advanced to the gold medal match of the Movistar Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup against Dominican Republic following their straight sets (25-11, 25-20, 25-22) victory over Brazil at Eduardo Dibos Coliseum on Saturday. Both United States and Dominican Republic have won twice the title in the past eleven editions of the intercontinental tournament. The Americans have been in the finals three previous times while the Dominicans have played for the gold in seven past occasions.  More  Español

June 15, 2013

Colombia wins long duel with Costa Rica

CALLAO, Perú, 15 de junio, 2013 - Colombia overcame Costa Rica in five sets 35-33, 15-25, 20-25, 25-22, 15-6 in a consolation match for the 9-12 positions of the Movistar Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Miguel Grau Coliseum of Callao on Saturday. The score of the first set tied the second highest scoring set in the history of the Pan American Cup. The winners will play against Trinidad & Tobago for the ninth position of the intercontinental event.  More  Español

June 15, 2013

Cuba secures berth in 2014 Grand Prix

LIMA, Peru, June 15, 2013 – Cuba booked a spot in the 2014 Grand Prix defeating hosts Peru 3-1 (18-25, 25-16, 25-15, 25-16) in a match for the 5-to-8 positions of the Movistar Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup. The Cubans now wait for the winner of the match between Puerto Rico and Canada to play for the fifth position. Rosanna Giel with 20 points led four Cubans with double figures in the scores. Sulian Matienzo had 15 points while Ana Cleger and Yoana Palacios added 13 and 11 respectively. Peru’s Raffaela Camet and Diana Soto each had 10 points.  More  Español

June 15, 2013

Trinidad and Tobago sweep Mexico 3-0

CALLAO, Peru, June 15, 2013 - Trinidad and Tobago swept past Mexico 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-22, 26-24  in the classification round for places 9th to 12 at the Women’s Movistar Pan Am Cup on Saturday at Miguel Grau Coliseum. Channon Thompson had a total of 21 points while Kristle Esdelle recorded 18. Darlene Radmin finished with 12 and Sinead Jack with 10.  For Mexico Samantha Bricio scored 15 points and Alejandra Isiordia 10. “We fell in an excess of confidence. We didn’t play as we know. We lost because we were out of focus and we didn’t played our game, we fell into their game,” said Isiordia.  More  Español

June 15, 2013

Dominican Republic makes return to the podium

LIMA, Peru, June 15, 2013 – Dominican Republic advanced to the gold medal match of the Movistar Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup defeating Argentina 25-18, 25-18, 25-11 on Saturday at Eduardo Dibos Coliseum of Lima. The victory allowed the Dominican team to secure a return to the podium they missed last year for the first time in the history of the competition when finished in fourth place in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The load of the winning offense was shared by Prisilla Rivera, Candida Arias and Bethania De la Cruz with 13, 12 and 11 points respectively. Annerys Vargas chipped in with eight.  More  Español

June 15, 2013

25-5 margin forced to dust off the books

LIMA, Peru, June 15, 2013 – When Puerto Rico stopped Costa Rica to only five points in the first set of their victory at Miguel Grau Coliseum in Callao on Friday night the feat marked one of the most lopsided sets in the history of the Women’s Pan American Cup. The receiving end was still the same, but the all-time record belongs for the biggest set difference belongs to United States with a 25-2 third set victory over Costa Rica on June 21, 2010 at the IX Pan Am Cup held in Tijuana, Mexico. The news was released by NORCECA Press Department on Saturday after reviewing the team- statistics of the past eleven editions of the intercontinental event.  More  Español

June 14, 2013

Brazil reaches semis with the U-20 unit  

CALLAO, Peru, June 14, 2013 - Brazil qualified to the semifinals at the Movistar Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup following a 3-2 victory over Canada by scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-13, 20-25, 15-9. Gabriela Braga Guimaraes led Brazil with 27 points, while Silvia Aparecida totaled 12. Kyla Richey was the leader for Canada with 16, Jaimie Thibeault closed with 14 including 3 aces while Lisa Barclay and Shanice Marcelle had 13 and 10 points respectively. “Brazil did a great job, we tried to focus on the second and fourth set,” said Arnd Ludwig, the coach of Canada. Brazilian coach Luizomar de Moura said to be very proud of her young players.  More  Español

June 14, 2013

Peru overcome Mexico to win a five-setter

LIMA, Peru, June 14, 2013 – Hosts Peru edged Mexico in a five-set thriller (20-25, 26-28, 25-20, 25-17, 16-14) in a consolation match of the Movistar Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Eduardo Dibos Coliseum on Friday night.  Peru, out of contention for a spot in next year’s Grand Prix, is now battling for a fifth place. The young Raffaela Camet was the top scorer of the home side with 25 points followed by Angelica Aquino, who tallied 16. The veterans Karla Ortiz and Yulissa Zamudio each had 12 points while Mirtha Uribe added 10. Mexico’s Samantha Bricio and Alejandra Isiordia registered 24 and 19 points while Lizbeth Sainz finished with 16.  More  Español

June 14, 2013

Puerto Rico keeps alive chances  for Grand Prix

CALLAO, Peru, June 14, 2013 – Puerto Rico kept alive its chances of qualifying to the 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix after demolishing Costa Rica 25-5, 25-14, 25-12 in a match for the 7-10 positions of the Movistar Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Miguel Grau Coliseum on Friday. Karina and Sheila Ocasio were the Puerto Rico best scorers with 10 points apiece, while Yarimar Rosa, Diana Reyes and Ania Ruiz got 8 each one. Ruiz converted 6 aces. Angela Willis tallied 8 for Costa Rica. “We are a team that has not been stabilized yet, we are in constant change.  More  Español

June 14, 2013

Argentina to semis, seals ticket to Grand Prix 2014

LIMA, Peru, June 14, 2013 – Argentina pulled a 26-24, 25-22, 25-23 victory over Cuba to move into the semifinals of the Movistar Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup and along the way also captured a ticket to next year’s FIVB World Grand Prix on Friday at Eduardo Dibós Coliseum in Lima. Lucia Fresco posted 24 points to lead the Argentinean offense while Emilce Sosa contributed 10.  Cubans Yoana Palacio, Rosanna Giel and Ana Cleger finished with 12, 11 and 10 points respectively. Peru outserved Cuba 7-3 in service winners and held a 9-8 slight advantage in the blocking stats. More  Español

June 14, 2013

Bethania de la Cruz, the new Dominican flagship 

LIMA, Peru, June 14, 2013 - The Dominican Republic had no problems to qualify to the next round at the Women’s Movistar Pan American Cup in Peru after coming out of the first round as the top-seeded team at the end of pool-play. Bethania De la Cruz, the new captain of the Dominican Republic played with a very aggressive touch and very consistently. More  Español

June 13, 2013

The legend of Rosa Garcia goes on

LIMA, Peru, June 14, 2013 - Thirteen years after her last appearance as an Olympic athlete in Sydney, Rosa Garcia is still seen as a symbol of the Peruvian Volleyball. Garcia, known as “China” for the fans and the media, has played a very important role in the development of the XII Women’s Pan American Cup. As part of the Peruvian Volleyball Federation, the Olympic medalist was in charge. More  Español

June 13, 2013

Teams are ready for the second part of Movistar Women’s Pan Am Cup

LIMA, Peru, June 13 2013.— The second part of the XII Movistar Women’s Pan American Volleyball Cup starts this friday with matches to be played in Lima and Callao. The general technical meeting previous to the second phase took place in Lima where the control and organizing committee members, delegates and coaches of the 12 competing teams attended. All the procedures about the competitions as well as the protocols and training sessions to follow from this friday to sunday, when tournament finishes.  More  Español

June 13, 2013

First Round of Pan Am Cup successfully concludes in Huacho

HUACHO, Peru June 12, 2013 - For three days the city of Huacho lived a great experience with the best volleyball teams from the continent performing at the Women’s Movistar Pan American Cup. Huacho hosted the Pool C matches, and on the final day of the first round, all the volunteers assigned to the different commissions at the “Mayor Francisco Antonio Suarez Pichilingue” in the Province of Huaura as well as the members of the Control Committee of Norceca and CSV participated at the official photo session. More  Español

June 12, 2013

Canada moves to quarterfinals of Pan Am Cup

IQUITOS, Peru, June 12, 2013 – Canada qualified to the quarterfinals of the XII Pan American Women’s Cup by defeating Costa Rica in straight sets (25-18, 25-23, 25-19). With fewer errors than the opponent (16 to 23), and a difference of 36-30 in attacks, the Canadians claimed the victory to finish in second place of Pool B with 10 points from two victories and a loss in this phase. Kyla Richey with 18 points and Margaret Barclay with 15 were the top scores of the contest, followed by Costa Ricans Verania Willis and Karen Cope with 11 and 10 points, respectively. The coaches of both teams expressed their satisfaction with the performance. More  Español

June 12, 2013

Cuba claim top place of Pool B

IQUITOS, Peru, June 12, 2013 – In another exhausting match played at Juan Pinasco Villanueva Coliseum of the warm Iquitos, Cuba won 3-2 over hosts Peru by scores of 19-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-22, 15-12 in more than two hours on Wednesday. Playing under a noisy partisan crown, the Cubans were able to keep their effectiveness in their attack scoring 61 points against 47 by the Peruvians, besides relying on their blocking to score 13 points to 10 by the local squad. Cuban captain Ana Cleger was again the top scorer of her team with 19 points.  More  Español

June 12, 2013

Brazil finishes second in Pool C

HUACHO, Peru, June 12, 2013 - Brazil finished in second place of the Pool C at the Movistar Women’s Pan American Volleyball Cup after outplaying Colombia 3-0 (25-11, 25-13, 25-18). Gabriela Braga Guimaraes finished with17 points to be the best scorer, while Sara Silva Aparecida registered 15, both for Brazil. Colombian Maria Margarita Martinez finished with 13 and Melissa Rangel with 9. The Brazilians totaled 13 blocks against 4 scored by the Colombians.  More  Español

June 12, 2013

USA grabs spot in Pan Am Cup Semifinals

CALLAO, Peru, June 12, 2013 – Defending champions United States subdued Argentina in straight sets (25-17, 25-19, 25-22) to claim first place in Pool A and direct spot in the semifinals of the Movistar Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Miguel Grau Coliseum of Callao on Wednesday. Nicole Fawcett charted 15 points to lead the American attack, followed by Kristin Hillenbrand with 13. Megan Hodge, Rachel Adams and Lauren Gibbemeyer finished with 11, 10 and 8 respectively. Argentina’s Lucia Fresco finished with 14 and Emilce Sosa added 11.  More  Español

June 12, 2013

Dominicans close with 3-0 in Pool C of Pan Am Cup

HUACHO, Peru, June 12 2013 - Dominican Republic closed the first round atop of Pool C after their third victory at Women’s Movistar Pan American Cup. The Dominican team defeated Mexico 3-0 (25-17, 25-13, 25- 18) to finish with a 3-0 record to continue the road on the tournament that will continue in the cities of Lima and Callao. Prisilla Rivera concluded with 14 points and Bethania de la Cruz closed with 11 points for the Dominican Republic. Mexican Samantha Bricio tallied 14 while Lizbeth Seomara Sainz finished with 10 and Alejandra Isiordia 9.  More  Español

June 12, 2013

Puerto Rico brush aside Trinidad in three sets

CALLAO, Peru, June 12, 2013 – Puerto Rico defeated Trinidad & Tobago 25-19, 25-18, 25-12 to finish the preliminary phase in Pool A of the Movistar Women’s Pan American Volleyball Cup with seven points and a 1-2 win-loss record. Despite the advantage in blocks of the Trinidadians (10-6) the Puerto Ricans made fewer mistakes (8-21) and scored with more services (8-3). Yarimar Rosa and Karina Ocasio spearheaded Puerto Rico with 15 and 9 points respectively while Lynda Morales and Diana Reyes each added 7. Channon Thompson was the best for Trinidad & Tobago finishing with 15 points while Sinead Jack tallied 10. “Our offensive serves were the key for us today.  More  Español

June 11, 2013

Cuba cruises in straight sets against Costa Rica

IQUITOS, Peru, June 11, 2013- Cuba defeated Costa Rica in consecutive sets 25-20, 25-14, 25-17 for its second victory in Pool B at the Movistar Women’s Pan American Cup on Tuesday night. The Cubans have now a 2-0 record and 8 points, combining their victory on Tuesday and the win attained in five sets against Canada in opening day. Rosanna Giel had 12 points as the most prolific scorer of the balanced Cuban offense with Ana Cleger and Yoana Palacios each contributing 9 points. Karen Cope finished with 10 points as the best Costa Rican scorer. More  Español

June 11, 2013

USA overcomes Puerto Rico in Pool A of Pan Am Cup

CALLAO, Peru, June 11, 2013 – United States came back from a 0-2 deficit to defeat Puerto Rico 28-30, 23-25, 25-14, 25-17, 15-13 for their second victory in Pool A of the Movistar Women’s Pan American Cup on Tuesday. Puerto Rico fell to 0-2. Nicole Fawcett spearheaded the offense of the Americans with a match-high 30 points, including two blocks and three aces. Three other players finished in double figures –Megan Hodge with 17 and Kristin Hildebrand. More  Español

June 11, 2013

Brazil defeats México 3-1 at Pan American Cup

HUACHO, Peru, June 11, 2013 - Brazil defeated Mexico 3-1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-15) in the second match of Tuesday of Group C at the Movistar Women’s Pan American Cup. Both teams have 1-1 record. Brazil’s Silvia Sara Aparecida finished with 20 points for the winners followed by Gabriela Guimaraes with 14. Rosamaria Montibeller and Saraelen Lima contributed 12 and 9 points for the win. For Mexico, Samantha Bricio finished with 32 points, including 7 aces while Alejandra Isiordia tallied 11 (3 aces) Lizbeth Sainz added 9.  More  Español

June 11, 2013

Canada recovers to prevail against Peru

IQUITOS, Peru, June 11, 2013 - Canada bounced back from losing a five-setter to Cuba one night earlier to edge hosts Peru 3-2 (25-19, 22-25, 25-20, 20-25, 15-11) in Pool B of the Movistar Women’s Pan American Cup on Tuesday night. The winners held a 18-7 margin in the blocking category to mark the key difference in the tough duel. The home team had the slight edge in aces (7-6) and made fewer mistakes 25-32. Margaret Barclay was the offensive leader of the Canadian side with 18 points while Kyla Richey and Jaimie Thiebault added 12 and 10 respectively. Peruvian Karla Ortiz led her side with 18 points and Raffaela Camet followed with 16.  More  Español

June 11, 2013

Dominican Republic downs Colombia to achieve a 2-0 record at Pan Am Cup

HUACHO, Peru, June 11 2012 - Dominican Republic won its second match at the Movistar Women’s Pan American Cup on Tuesday. The Dominican Team defeated Colombia 3-0 (25-29, 25-14, 25-21) and now is with a 2-0 record atop of Pool C. Captain Bethania de la Cruz scored 12 points while Annerys Vargas and Brayelin Martinez finished with 9 apiece. For Colombia that is now 0-2, Danna Escobar was the top scorer with 10. “I think we played better, our service worked better and also the attack to achieve our goal of improving day by day. Both of our rivals, Colombia and Brazil are very young.  More  Español

June 11, 2013

Argentina improves to 2-0 and 10 points in Pool A

CALLAO, Peru, June 11, 2013 – Argentina improved to a 2-0 win-loss record after defeating a resilient Trinidad & Tobago 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-11) in a match of Pool A at the Movistar Women’s Pan American Cup on Tuesday. The Argentineans mounted a late rally to claim the first set by small margin and then relied on their experience and fundamental technique to take the second and breeze past in the third. Lucia Fresco and Emilce Sosa were the top offensive contributors to the victory of Argentina with 17 and 15 points respectively.  More  Español

June 10, 2013

Second highest scoring set in history of Pan Am Cup

LIMA, Peru, June 11, 2013 – The fourth set won by the Dominican Republic against Brazil 35-33 on Monday night in the city of Huacho, qualified as the second highest scoring set in the history of the Women’s Pan American Cup, according to the Press Department of NORCECA Confederation. The all-time record is a 36-34 first set established on July 3, 2009 when Puerto Rico topped Dominican Republic at the eighth edition of the event held in Miami, United States.  More  Español

June 10, 2013

Marte Hoffiz praises Peru’s Regional authorities for supporting volleyball

HUACHO, Peru, June 10, 2013 - FIVB First Executive Vice President and Pan American Volleyball Union President, Cristobal Marte Hoffiz praised the support of the Regional Authorities of Peru for the promotion of volleyball. Marte Hoffiz visited the “Mayor Fernando Antonio Suarez” Coliseum in the city of Huacho to follow the Group C matches between Mexico and Colombia, as well as Dominican Republic and Brazil in first day of action at the XII Women’s Pan American Volleyball Cup. The Norceca Confederation President was accompanied. More  Español

June 10, 2013

Cuba wins five-set thriller over Canada

IQUITOS, Peru, June 10, 2013 – Cuba recovered from a 0-2 deficit to overcome Canada 21-25, 20-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-13 in day one of Pool B at the Movistar Women’s Pan American Cup on Tuesday. The Cubans prevailed despite committing 42 unforced errors compared to 25 by the North Americans. Both teams totaled 14 blockings and the Cubans had the edge 6-5 in aces. The Canadians took the first two sets playing with consistency and relative comfort only to see how the Cubans reacted to tie the match at two sets and then closed the tie-breaker.   More  Español

June 10, 2013

Peru starts with win over Costa Rica

IQUITOS, Peru, June 10, 2013 - Peru began its participation in the Movistar Women's Pan American Cup beating Costa Rica 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-16) in a match of Group B that lasted 1 hour and 16 minutes. Karla Ortiz was the top scorer for the home team with 13 points followed by Patricia Soto and Raffaella Camet who finished with 10 points apiece. Mirtha Uribe, the captain of Peru, was happy with the win but not entirely with the team's performance. "It was a good game but could be better," said Uribe. "We had prepared to face an easier Costa Rica but they made it difficult for us at the beginning of the first two sets.   More  Español

June 10, 2013

Marathon victory for Dominican Republic over Brazil

HUACHO, Peru, June 10 2013 - Dominican Republic prevailed in a well fought fourth set to defeat Brazil 3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 25-21, 35-33) in a match of the Movistar Women’s Pan American Cup that lasted more than two hours . Yonkaira Peña recorded 22 points for the Dominican team while Captain Bethania de la Cruz finished with 19 tallies and Stephany Arias chipped in 11. For the Brazilian team Sara Silva and Gabi Guimaraes scored 15 apiece while Captain Rosamaria Montibeller and Valquiria each recorded 14 points.   More  Español

June 10, 2013

USA makes debut with cruising victory

CALLAO, Peru, June 10, 2013 – Defending champions United States breezed past Trinidad & Tobago 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-13) in the second match of Pool A of the Movistar Women’s Pan American Cup at Coliseo Miguel Grau on Monday. The Americans established a fast tempo and balanced attack while dominating in blockings (13-4) and service aces (9-0). Lauren Gibbenmeyer led USA with 11 points, including three blocks, while Kristin Hildebrand added 10. Nicole Fawcett had 6 aces among her nine points and Rachel Adams had 8 points with four blocks. “I am very proud of the new players on the team.  More  Español

June 10, 2013

Bricio reappears in Mexican victory over Colombia

HUACHO, Peru, June 10 2013 - Samantha Bricio made a successful return to her national team while Mexico defeated Colombia 3-0  (25-18, 25-23, 25-16)  in Pool C of the Movistar Women’s Pan American Cup at the “Mayor Fernando Antonio Suarez Coliseum. Bricio scored 22 points while Lizbeth Seomara Sainz finished with 9 for Mexico. On the Colombian side, Danna Escobar tallied 11.For the Colombian captain Lorena Zuleta, and coach Mauro Marasciulo, Bricio was a key factor against them. “We were very close on the second set, but we couldn’t. Mexico’s number 6 (Bricio)  More  Español

June 10, 2013

Argentina opens with victory over Puerto Rico

CALLAO, Peru, June 10, 2013 – Argentina opened the Movistar Women’s Pan American Cup with a straight-set (25-23, 25-21, 25-15) victory over Puerto Rico in action of Pool A at Coliseo Miguel Grau on Monday. Puerto Rico experienced reception difficulties the whole match while Argentina showed a consistent blocking. Paula Nizetich led Argentina with 14 points followed by Lucia Fresco and Emilce Sosa with 11 and 10 respectively. Josefina Fernandez and Natalia Aispirua contributed 9 and 8. For Puerto Rico Lynda Morales finished with 9 points. Argentina held advantages of 13-9 in blocking and 6-2 in aces. Both teams gave away 20 points via unforced errors. More  Español

June 10, 2013

Coaches of twelve teams ready for the challenge in Peru

LIMA, Peru, June 10, 2013 – The XII Women’s Pan American Cup serves off on Monday in three cities of Peru and teams battling for six spots in next year’s FIVB World Grand Prix. The coaches of the teams were asked to express their comments after the preliminary enquiries carried at the different sites, and here follows what they had to say about their goals and expectations: Pool A in Callao: Guillermo Orduna, coach of Argentina: “Our team is a young one that consists mostly of players that are under 23 years old and some seniors with the experience of several European seasons. So there is a balance between youth and experience. We are starting a new Olympic cycle and our ultimate goal is to qualify to the Rio Games.  More  Español

June 8, 2013

Women’s Pan American Cup is about to start

LIMA, Peru, June 8, 2013 – The Organizing Committee of the XII Women’s Pan American Cup and the members of the Control Committee from NORCECA and South American Confederations held a joint meeting on Thursday night to review all the details towards the start of the competition next Monday. The meeting at Delfines Hotel in the Miraflores section of Lima was chaired by Cristobal Marte Hoffiz, president of NORCECA and the Pan American Union and Luis Linares, president of the Peruvian Volleyball Federation.  More  Español

June 6, 2013

Women’s Pan Am Cup visits South America for the first time

LIMA, Peru, June 6, 2013 – The Women’s Pan American Cup will be contested on South American soil for the first time as the intercontinental event visits three cities of Peru from June 10 to 16 with the participation of teams from 12 countries. The tournament offers six tickets –four to NORCECA and two to South America- to next year’s FIVB World Grand Prix, the premier annual women’s event. Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and hosts Peru are the representatives of South America while Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago and United States.  More  Español

July 20, 2012

USA win the gold in dramatic fashion

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, July 20, 2012 – USA bounced back from a 0-2 deficit to win the gold medal of the XI Women’s Pan American Cup following a dramatic five-set victory (28-30, 18-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-11) over Brazil on Friday in front of a full house at Colegio de Bachilleres Gymnasium of Juarez. It is the second title for USA team in the history of the competition with the previous one in 2003 at Saltillo, Mexico. For the three-time champions Brazil the silver medal was their third. More  Español