June 19, 2014 

Dominican Brenda Castillo takes home the MVP award

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 19, 2014 – Brenda Castillo, whose sensational defensive skills proved to be crucial for the Dominican Republic’s victory at the Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup, was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the competition. Castillo, who was applauded loudly y the fans when her name was announced during the closing ceremony, also took home the awards as best receiver, best digger and best libero. Colombians Maria Alejandra Marín and Ivonne Montano were selected as best setter and best server. The All-Star team. More  Español

June 19, 2014 

Dominican Republic dethrones United States in Pan Am Cup

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 19, 2014 – Dominican Republic dethroned United States as champions of the Pan American Women’s Volleyball Cup with a 3-1 (25-18, 25-18, 17-25, 25-21) victory in the gold medal match of the 2013 edition at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium of Mexico City on Thursday. It is the third crown for the Dominicans in the history of the event with the previous two in 2008 and 2010, snapping the two-year reign of the Americans. They also have won six silver and three medal bronzes. The winners committed only 20 unforced errors compared to 31 made by the defeated side. More  Español

June 19, 2014 

Aury Cruz is the seventh reach the 30-point mark

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 19, 2014 – Aury Cruz became the seventh player in the history of the Pan American Cup to score 30 points in a single game as she carried Puerto Rico to a five-set victory over Argentina in the match for the bronze medal on Thursday. Cruz registered 30 points, including two blocks and one ace, to join the exclusive club topped by Dominican Republic’s Sidarka Nuñez with 37 in 2008 against United States. On the process, Cruz established a new record for Puerto Rican players in the intercontinental event, breaking the old mark of 29 set by her sister Eva Cruz, who scored 29 points. More  Español

June 19, 2014 

Puerto Rico earns bronze medal in thrilling victory

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 19, 2014 – Puerto Rico captured the bronze medal of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup following a thrilling five-set (24-26, 25-15, 24-26, 25-15, 16-14) victory over Argentina at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium of Mexico City on Thursday. In the exciting battle, both teams scored via 17 blocks but Puerto Rico held a huge margin in attacks 71-54. Aury Cruz led the winners with a tournament-high 30 points while four other Puerto Ricans finished with double figures. Alexandra Oquendo contributed 17, including five blocks, Vanessa Velez and Lynda Morales. More  Español

June 19, 2014 

Cuban Melissa Vargas turns into scoring machine

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 19, 2014 – Teenage Cuban sensation Melissa Vargas, who turns 15 next October, secured the scoring title of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup after recording her third 24-point performance of the competition in the victory of Cuba over Canada on Thursday. Vargas, an opposite player of Cuba’s Women National Team, brought her tournament total to 134 points, the second highest mark in the history of the intercontinental event, trailing only Puerto Rican Aury Cruz, who recorded 151 in the 2009 edition. Melissa, who stands at 184 centimeters, is probably the youngest ever scoring champion of a senior women’s volleyball major tournament. The native of Cienfuegos. More  Español

June 18, 2014 

Cuba defeats Canada, finishes fifth

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 19, 2014 – Cuba outplayed Canada 3-1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-21, 25-15) to claim the fifth place at the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium of Mexico City on Thursday. Young sensation Melissa Vargas, who turns 15 next October, topped Cuba with 24 points, followed by Alena Orta, Daymara Lescay and Sulian Matienzo with 12, 11 and 10 points, respectively. Kyla Richey was the best for Canada with 18 points, including two blocks and three aces, while Brittney Page added 15 in the loss. Cuba took advantage of 34 errors by Canada while committing 25 of their own. The winners held margins of 10-7 and 6-5 in blocks and aces. More  Español

June 18, 2014 

Colombia edges Mexico for seventh place

PACHUCA, Mexico, June 18, 2014 – Colombia edged hosts Mexico in five sets (19-25, 25-19, 18-25, 31-29, 15-11) in the match for seventh place of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup on Wednesday at Carlos Martinez Balmori Multisport Hall. The South Americans improved the ninth place finish in 2013, but also had qualified to the World Grand Prix 2015, an unprecedented fact in the sport, a ticket also grabbed by Mexico from the NORCECA area. In spite of that, both teams battled all the way with Colombians Amanda Coneo and María Margarita Martínez leading with 21 points apiece. More  Español

June 18, 2014 

Dominicans to the final for second year in a row

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 18, 2014 – Dominican Republic advanced to the gold medal match of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup after dispatching Argentina in straight sets (25-21, 25-18, 26-24) in their semifinal match at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium on Wednesday. The winners dominated in attacks (40-30) and held a slight margin in blocks (12-10) with both teams scoring three aces apiece. Bethania De la Cruz and Gina Mambru each produced 14 points to pace the Dominican offense. Marianne Fersola added 10, including a match-high six blocks, and Yonkaira Peña added nine. More  Español

June 18, 2014 

Peru finishes in ninth place

PACHUCA, Mexico, June 18, 2014 - Peru defeated Costa Rica 3-1 (25-12, 25-12, 22-25, 25-14) in the match for the ninth position at Carlos Martinez Balmori Multisport Hall in Pachuca on Wednesday. Karla Ortiz paced Peru’s offense with 17 points, followed by Maguilaura Frias and Angela Leyva each with 15 points. Angela Willis and Paola Ramirez finished with 13 and 11 points, respectively, for Costa Rica. Peru led in attacks (51-35), blocks (13-8) and aces (5-3). The winners made 17 errors to 28 by the losers. More  Español

June 18, 2014 

USA ready to defend their double title

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 18, 2014 – Two-time defending champions United States cruised to a straight set victory (25-15, 25-21, 25-17) in the first semifinal of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium on Wednesday. The Americans, seeking their third consecutive crown -an unprecedented feat in the history of the intercontinental competition- will play the winner of the other semifinal match between Argentina and Dominican Republic. USA team outblocked Puerto Rico 16-3 with TeTori Dixon leading the way with five or her own, while Carli Lloyd, Bailey Webster and Cursty Jackson each had three. More  Español

June 18, 2014 

NORCECA reinforces its presence in Social Media

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 18, 2014 – The NORCECA Volleyball Confederation has reinforced its presence in the social media during the XIII Women’s Pan American Cup while an active participation is expected for the last two days of the competition. “We know how the people all over the world communicate through the social media and this year we have started to work more aggressively in that direction,” NORCECA President Cristobal Marte Hoffiz said. “During the Pan American Cup we have had an ample coverage via those popular networks.” The volleyball fans can follow all the action of the Pan American Cup through Twitter and Instagram connecting to @norcecainfo. More  Español

June 17, 2014 

Mexico claims last NORCECA ticket to the 2015 Grand Prix

PACHUCA, Mexico, June 17, 2014 – Hosts Mexico crushed Costa Rica 3-0 (25-10, 25-22, 25-17) to claim the last NORCECA ticket to the 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix in the penultimate day of competition of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup in Pachuca.  Mexico and Colombia, winners over Peru earlier on the day, will meet on Wednesday for the seventh place while the Peruvians and the Costa Ricans will determine the ninth position.  More  Español

June 17, 2014 

Argentina complete the semifinalists at Pan Am Cup

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 17, 2014 – Argentina defeated Cuba 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-20, 25-19) and qualified to the semifinals of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup on Tuesday. Argentina held the advantage in attacks (58-51) and gave away 21 points with unforced errors compared to 28 by the losers. Leticia Boscacci and Josefina Fernandez each recorded 18 points in the victory while Sol Piccolo and Emilce Sosa contributed 10 points apiece. Damara Lescay was the best scorer for Cuba with 16 points, followed by Alena Orta and Melissa Vargas each with 13 tallies. Sulian Matienzo added 11 in the losing effort. “It is very important for us to reach the semifinals,” Argentina’s coach Guillermo Orduna said. More  Español

June 17, 2014 

Puerto Rico joins the Final Four phase

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 17, 2014 – Puerto Rico stormed past Canada in straight sets (25-17, 25-16, 30-28) in a quarterfinal match of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium on Tuesday. The victory earned Puerto Rico a final-four berth in the annual intercontinental event against a rival still to be determined. It is the third time in the history of the event that Puerto Rico have reaches the semifinals as they did also in 2008 and 2009. More  Español

June 17, 2014 

Colombia claim first ticket ever to Grand Prix

PACHUCA, Mexico, June 17, 2014 – Colombia stunned Peru 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-20) to secure a spot in next year’s FIVB World Grand Prix for the first time ever and will play for the seventh position at the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Carlos Martinez Balmori Multisport Hall of Autonomous State University of Hidalgo. In a contest that opens the history of head to head  matches between the two South Americans, the Colombians were more effective in attacks and serves with a good offense by Yeisy Soto, who had a match/high 14 points, followed by Amanda Coneo (13) and María Margarita Martínez (12).   More  Español

June 16, 2014 

Argentinean Mimi Sosa shows “Messi” abilities

PACHUCA, Mexico, June 16, 2014 – Emilce “Mimi” Sosa, one of the most iconic players in the Argentinean volleyball women’s national team, is also an accomplished football player and once in a while she shows her outstanding skills maneuvering the ball.  That was the case before the match of Argentina and Costa Rica in the Pan American Cup on Sunday when Mimi celebrated the victory of Argentina over Bosnia, putting a show of tricks of ball touches using her feet, knees and head much to the delight of the fans at Carlos Martinez Balmori Gymnasium. Football was the first love in sports for the native of Formosa raised in an indigene community.  More  Español

June 15, 2014 

Mexico overcomes Trinidad & Tobago

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 15, 2014 – Mexico erased a two-set deficit and went on to defeat Trinidad & Tobago 3-2 (18-25, 21-25, 25-15, 25-20, 15-8) in the last match of Pool A of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup on Sunday. Mexico finished with a 3-2 record –with all the victories via five sets- and placed fourth behind Cuba who also compiled a 3-2 mark but with 15 points to 9 of Mexico. Andrea Rangel and Lizbeth Sainz each scored 19 points in the victory. Trinidad & Tobago’s Krystle Esdelle had a match-high 21 points in the losing cause. Darlene Ramdin chipped in 11 points while Sinead Jack and Channon Thompson registered 10 apiece.  More  Español

June 15, 2014 

Argentina beat Costa Rica before leaving Pachuca

PACHUCA, Mexico, June 15, 2014 – Argentina defeated Costa Rica 3-0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-17) to confirm their second place in Pool B and a quarterfinals berth in the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup. The Argentineans totaled three victories with only one loss to United States, after defeating a battling Costa Rica but without enough weapons to play against a superior opponent that was better in all aspects. Natalia Aispurua was the best scorer of the match with 12 points for Argentina, followed by Josefina Fernández and Emilce Sosa with 11 and 10, respectively.  More  Español

June 15, 2014 

Puerto Rico secures third place in Pool B

PACHUCA, México, June, 15, 2014 -  Puerto Rico dominated Colombia 3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 31-29) to secure third place of Pool B and a spot in the quarterfinals of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Carlos Martinez Balmori Multipost Hall of the Autonomous University of Hidalgo. The Puerto Ricans used their experience to solve the critical situations, especially in the fourth set when the rivals battled hard. They closed with an advantage in attacks (49-36) and a slight 8-7 margin in blocks. The top scorers in the match were Aurea Cruz and Vanessa Velez each with 14 points, while Alexandra Oquendo contributed 11 for Puerto Rico who finished with a 2-2 win-loss mark in the preliminary round. More  Español

June 15, 2014 

Cuba qualifies to the quarterfinals

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 15, 2014 – Cuba earned a quarterfinals spot in the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup after defeating Peru in consecutive sets (28-26, 27-25, 25-18) on Sunday at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium. Once again young sensation Melissa Vargas led Cuba with 24 points, including six blocks, followed by Sulian Matienzo and Jennifer Alvarez. More  Español

June 15, 2014 

Dominicans advance undefeated to semifinals

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 15, 2014 – Dominican Republic secured a direct spot in the semifinals of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup following a straight set (25-22, 25-14, 25-22) victory over Canada at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium on Sunday. The win earned the Dominicans a 5-0 win-loss record while the Canadians fell to a 3-2 mark. The winners held a 10-4. More  Español

June 14, 2014 

Mexico upsets Canada in five-set victory

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 14, 2014 – Mexico stunned Canada winning a thrilling five-setter 27-25, 27-25, 1-25, 14-25, 15-9 in Pool A of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup on Saturday at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium. The Canadians saw their three-game winning streak come to an end to the hands of a high-spirited Mexican side. The North Americans have now a 3-1 record good for second place while the winners evened up their mark at 2-2. Andrea Rangel led Mexico with 16 points, followed by Claudia Rios and Dulce Carranza each with 10 points. Lisa Barclay had a match-high 21 points.  More  Español

June 14, 2014 

Dominican Republic survives scary moments

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 14, 2014 – The Dominican Republic survived a strong challenge to defeat Peru in five sets (25-18, 25-21, 22-25, 18-25, 15-12) earning their fourth victory in Pool A of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup on Saturday. The Peruvians dropped to a 1-3 mark. Bethania De la Cruz paced the offense of the winners with 26 points as one of four players with double digits in the score charts. Yonkaira Peña added 19 and Gina Mambru and Marianne Fersola each contributed 14 points. Maguilaura Frias topped Peru with 22 tallies followed by Angela Leyva and Karla Ortiz who finished.  More  Español

June 14, 2014 

USA book ticket to semifinals of Pan Am Cup

PACHUCA, Mexico, June 14, 2014 – United States brushed aside Costa Rica in straight sets (25-13, 25-9, 25-11) to conclude undefeated in Pool B and booking a direct ticket to the semifinals of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup. The Costa Ricans couldn’t do many things against the Americans, whose opposite resulted in the best scorer of the match with 17 points followed by Chloe Ferrari, who charted nine. Paola Ramirez had seven points for Costa Rica. It was the fourth victory in a row for the USA team that won also in straight sets over Colombia, Argentina and Puerto Rico and now they move to the Mexican capital to play the medal contenders and to decide the top six places.  More  Español

June 14, 2014 

Argentina overcomes resistant Colombia

PACHUCA, Mexico, June 14, 2014 – Argentina claimed its second triumph by defeating a resistant Colombia in straight sets (29-27, 25-17, 25-15) in the penultimate day of action of the preliminary round in Pool B of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup taking place at the Carlos Martinez Balmori Multisport Hall. More  Español

June 14, 2014 

Cuba defeats Trinidad & Tobago

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 14, 2014 – Cuba defeated Trinidad & Tobago in four sets (25-17, 25-18, 20-25, 25-10) to even up its record at 2-2 in Pool A of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup. More  Español

June 14 2014 

The Pan American Cup in the Eyes of Eugenio George

**Interview given in Lima, Peru, June 2013

LIMA, Peru - It was for just a few minutes but they were enough to talk about the memories and exprience of one of the most brilliant minds in modern volleyball. One of the events that has increased the popularity of volleyball throughout the continent has been the Pan American Cup. There is no question about it. More  Español

June 14 2014 

Colombians celebrate triumph of countrymen

PACHUCA, Mexico, June 14, 2014 – They had one eye here and the other in Brazil following the match of their country at the Football World Cup and at the end there was plenty reason to celebrate. The Colombian volleyball players taking part in the XIII Pan American. More  Español

June 13, 2014 

Dominican Republic undefeated in three outings

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 13, 2014 – Dominican Republic claimed its third victory in a row in Pool A after defeating a brave Mexico in straight sets 25-23, 25-20, 25-22 in the third day of actions at the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup on Friday. The Mexicans battled point by point but at the end succumbed against a superior team of Dominican Republic. Yonkaira Peña was the main offensive arm for the winners with 18 points followed by Brayelin Martinez and Bethania De la Cruz with 9 and 8, respectively.  Mexico’s Andrea Rangel had a match-high 19 points in the losing effort. The Dominicans held a 9-6 advantage in the blocking department led by Candida Arias who finished with four blocks.  More  Español

June 13, 2014 

Colombia subdues Costa Rica

PACHUCA, Mexico, June 13, 2014 - Colombia cruised past Costa Rica in straight sets 25-16, 25-18, 25-16 earning their first win in Pool B on Friday at Carlos Martinez Balmori Multisport Hall.  The Colombian team hurt Costa Rica with well placed serves en route to a 13-6 margin in the aces category and also led in the blocking charts 7-3. Ivonne Montano was the top offensive players of the winning side with 16 points, including two blocks and three aces. Yeisy Soto and Danna Escobar contributed 11 and 10 tallies. Costa Rica’s Paola Ramirez finished with eight points while Angela Willis had seven in the loss.  More  Español

June 13, 2014 

Canada blanks Cuba in three close sets 

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 13, 2014 – Canada improved to a 3-0 mark in Pool A of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup following a close victory over Cuba 25-22, 25-23, 25-21 at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium on Friday. Kyla Richey and Lisa Barclay were the top scorers of Canada with 11 and 10 points, respectively, while Lucille Charuk and Marissa Field each added eight tallies. Field had 3 blocks to lead Canada to a 6-3 margin in the blocking category. Cuba’s Melissa Vargas concluded with a match-high 20 points.  More  Español

June 13, 2014 

United States stomp Puerto Rico to stay unbeaten

PACHUCA, Mexico, June 13, 2014 - Two-time defending champions USA maintained their spotless win-loss record in Pool B with a crushing victory over Puerto Rico 25-18, 25-13, 25-17.  USA improved to 3-0 and Puerto Rico dropped to 1-2. The Americans outblocked their opponents 16-5 with Bailey Webster and Cursty Jackson.  More  Español

June 13, 2014 

First victory for Peru in Pool A

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 13, 2014 – Peru outplayed Trinidad & Tobago 26-24, 25-21, 26-24 to claim its first victory in the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium on Friday. The Peruvians were able to execute the key plays in the crucial turning-points late in the sets, a different story in the case of the less experienced Trinidadians.  More  Español

June 12, 2014 

Mexico stuns Peru with thrilling five-set win

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 12, 2014 – Hosts Mexico scored a stunning five-set victory over Peru 25-23, 16-25, 28-26, 21-25, 15-11 in the last match of Pool A in Day Two of the Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium on Thursday. The Mexicans have now a 1-1 win-loss record while the Peruvians are winless in their two outings at the preliminary round. Claudia Rios scored a tournament-high 22 points to lead four Mexicans who reached double figures in the scores. Andrea Rangel contributed 18 points. More  Español

June 12, 2014 

Canada ties Dominican Republic atop Pool A

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 12, 2014 – Canada battled to claim their second victory in Pool A of the Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup in defeating a resilient Trinidad & Tobago 25-23, 25-14, 26-24 on Thursday at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium. The victory earned Canada a share of first place in the pool tied with Dominican Republic, winners over Cuba in four sets earlier in the day.Lisa Barclay led the balanced offense of Canada with 13 points while Marissa Field and Rebecca Pavan each charted nine points, including four blocks, in the win. “I am happy with the win,” Canada’s coach Arnd Ludwig said afterwards. “Trinidad came in very strong playing a lot better.  More  Español

June 12, 2014 

Canada ties Dominican Republic atop Pool A

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 12, 2014 – Canada battled to claim their second victory in Pool A of the Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup in defeating a resilient Trinidad & Tobago 25-23, 25-14, 26-24 on Thursday at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium. The victory earned Canada a share of first place in the pool tied with Dominican Republic, winners over Cuba in four sets earlier in the day.Lisa Barclay led the balanced offense of Canada with 13 points.  More  Español

June 12, 2014 

Puerto Rico subdues Costa Rica

PACHUCA, México, 12 de junio 2014 -  Puerto Rico breezed past Costa Rica in straight sets (25-15, 25-11, 25-19) in a match of Pool B of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup taking place at Multisport Carlos Martinez Balmori in Pachuca. It was the first win for the Puerto Ricans who had Aurea Cruz as their best scorer with 13 points followed by Lynda Morales (10) also in double figures. For the Central Americans the only one who reached double digits in scoring was Angela Willis (10) while Paola Ramírez added 9 in the loss.  More  Español

June 12, 2014 

Experienced Dominicans defeat young Cubans

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 12, 2014 – Dominican Republic defeated a stubborn young Cuba 3-1 (24-26, 25-17, 25-21, 25-18) to earn their second victory in Pool A of the Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium on Thursday. The young Cubans won the battle of the blocks 13-6 but gave away 43 points via unforced errors to 30 by the Dominicans who held an 8-2 advantage in aces. Bethania De la Cruz spearheaded the winners with 17 points, including one block and two aces, while Candida Arias recorded. More  Español

June 11, 2014 

Argentina saw off Puerto Rico in Pool B

PACHUCA, México, June 11, 2014 -  Argentina came out winners against Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 28-26) in the nightcap of day one in Pool B of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup being played at Multisport Carlos Martínez Balmori. Emilce Sosa and the Captain Yamila Nizetich led the Argentinean offense each producing 10 tallies in a match where the winners were superior in the blocking department with an 11-4 difference and also better in the attacks. More  Español

June 11, 2014 

Cuba earns easy victory over Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 11, 2014 – Cuba cruised to a comfortable victory in straight sets (25-19, 25-17, 25-21) in the third and last match of Pool A of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium on Wednesday. Cuba held a 10-6 advantage in the blocking charts with Alena Rojas finishing with five blocks of her own. Melissa Vargas was the main weapon of Cuba finishing with 16 points. Jennifer Alvarez and Rojas each produced 9 points while Sulian Matienzo added 8. Andrea Rangel topped Mexico with 10 points. “We were well motivated for this match against Mexico, a battling team,” Matienzo said. “They have good field defense but we beat them over the net. Our goal here is to qualify to next year’s Grand Prix and this is a good first step.”  More  Español

June 11, 2014 

USA score first victory over Colombia

PACHUCA, Mexico, June 11, 2014 – Two-time defending champions United States started with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 30-28) in the opening match of Pool B in the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Multisport Carlos Martinez Balmori. The Americans faced their toughest moment in the third set when the opponents evened up the score at 20-all and battled point by point before succumbing against a rival with better rhythm and outstanding blocking (16-14). Middle-blockers TeTori Dixon and Chloe Ferrari were very active and contributed the most points to the victory with 12 and 11, respectively. For Colombia, Danna Escobar had 11 tallies and Yeisy Soto added 10. More  Español

June 11, 2014 

Dominican Republic stops Trinidad & Tobago

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 11, 2014 – Dominican Republic beat Trinidad & Tobago in a lopsided match (25-12, 25-11, 25-16) in Pool A of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium on Wednesday. The solid blocking earned the Dominican Republic a 10-4 margin in the blocking category, including three by Annerys Vargas and Brayelin Martinez. Yonkaira Peña topped the Dominicans with 15 points, followed by Vargas and Bethania De la Cruz with 9 and 8, respectively.  More  Español

June 11, 2014 

Canada blocks Peru to win in four sets

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 11, 2014 – Canada defeated Peru in four sets (25-18, 26-24, 23-25, 25-20) in the first match of Pool A of the XIII Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium on Wednesday. The winners held a big margin in blocks 19-4 to go with 43 unforced errors to 28 by the losers. Canada’s Marissa Field led all the players in the match with 18 points, including four blocks and three aces. Kyla Richey contributed 15 with a match-high six blocks while Lucille Charuk and Marie-Pier Murray-Methot each added. More  Español

June 10, 2014 

Dominican Republic with seasoned team at Pan Am Cup

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 10, 2014 – The Dominican Republic, fully armed with its top players available, has emerged a pre-tournament favorite to win the thirteenth edition of the Women’s Pan American Cup that serves off in Mexico City and Pachuca on Wednesday. More  Español

June 10, 2014 

Pan American Cup to be named after Eugenio George Laffita

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 10, 2014 – The President of the Volleyball Pan American Union Cristobal Marte Hoffiz announced on Tuesday he will submit in the next few days a proposal to name the Women’s Pan American Cup after the late Eugenio George Laffita. Following the observance of a minute of silence to honor the memory of the renowned coach native of Cuba. More  Español

June 10, 2014 

Aury Cruz holds record of most points in a Pan Am Cup

MEXICO CITY, México, June 10, 2014 –Aury Cruz of Puerto Rico has been the most prolific scorer in a single edition of Women’s Pan American Cup with the 151 points the amassed in the 2009 event held in Miami, Florida. The veteran Cruz also holds the all-time record of games with 20 or more points scored with 11, followed by countrywomen Karina Ocasio and Dominican Republic’s Bethania De la Cruz each with 8. United States’ Nancy Metcalf, Trinidad and Tobago’s Krystle Esdelle and Costa Rica’s Verania Willis have surpassed the 20-point barrier seven times. More  Español

June 9, 2014 

USA Women go for third title in a row at Pan Am Cup

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 9, 2014 - The thirteenth edition of the Women’s Pan American Cup will take place in Mexico City and Pachuca from June 11-19 at Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium and Multi-sport Carlos Martínez Balmori Hall, respectively. Teams from eleven countries are registered to participate in the main annual intercontinental women’s volleyball event, a qualifier to next year’s FIVB World Grand Prix. Pool A consists of teams from Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru and Trinidad & Tobago, while the teams competing in Pool B are Argentina.  More  Español