September 1st. 2026
United States Opens U23 Women’s Pan American Cup Title Defense with Victory

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, September 1, 2026.- The United States opened its title defense at the NORCECA U23 Women’s Pan American Cup with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-17) victory over Canada on Tuesday at the Alexis Argüello Sports Complex in Managua. Blocking was one of the key factors for the defending champion, as the United States outblocked Canada 14-8. The U.S. also held advantages of 28-25 in attacks and 9-8 in serves. Canada gave away 24 points on errors compared to 20 by the United States. Kendall Omoruyi led the United States with 15 points, including nine attacks, three blocks and three aces. Tessa Larkin contributed 13 points, while Megan Hodges added 11, including a match-high six blocks. More  Español

September 1st. 2026
Dominican Republic Opens U23 Women’s Pan American Cup with Straight-Set Victory over Costa Rica

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, September 1, 2026.- The Dominican Republic opened its campaign at the NORCECA U23 Women’s Pan American Cup with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-18) victory over Costa Rica on Tuesday at Polideportiv Alexis Argüello in Managua. The Dominican Republic held a 42-29 advantage in attacks, while also leading Costa Rica 7-5 in blocks and 9-6 in serves. The Dominicans gave away 11 points on errors compared to Costa Rica’s 17. In the first set, the Dominican Republic quickly built a 10-2 lead that allowed them to control the action. Costa Rica applied more pressure late in the set, but the deficit proved too large to overcome. More  Español

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