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Tijuana, Mexico from April 29-May 5th
	May 05, 2012 Dominican Republic book the ticket to London Games Tijuana, Mexico, May 5, 2012 – Dominican Republic became the sixth women’s team qualified to the volleyball tournament of the 2012 London Olympic Games by defeating Cuba in four thrilling sets 25-18, 25-23, 27-29, 25-20. **More Espa�ol**
	May 05, 2012 Puerto Rico takes bronze in a thrilling match TIJUANA, Mexico, May 5, 2012 – World-ranked No. 19 Puerto Rico pulled out a 3-2 (25-20, 20-25, 25-14, 23-25, 15-11) victory over No. 22 Canada in the bronze medal match of the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament on Saturday. Sarai Alvarez and Aury Cruz were the main offensive contributors to the victory with 29 and 24 points respectively while Jetzabel Del Valle chipped in 14. More Espa�ol
	May 05, 2012 Mexico claims fifth position TIJUANA, Mexico, May 5, 2012 – Hosts Mexico handed Costa Rica a 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-22) defeat in the match for fifth place of the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament on Saturday. Alejandra Isiordia and Karla Sainz were Mexico’s top scorers with 16 and 10 points respectively and Claudia Rios added 7. Costa Rica’s Verania Willis had a match-high 21 points and Karen Cope charted 8. Both teams served 6 aces but Mexico was better in the blocking category 8-4. Costa Rica made 27 errors to 18 by the winners. “The fifth place is a reason to be calm and confident because this is a young team. More Espa�ol
	May 05, 2012 Seventh place goes to Trinidad and Tobago TIJUANA, Mexico, May 5, 2012 – Trinidad and Tobago defeated Honduras in straight sets (25-10, 25-15, 25-23) in the match of seventh place of the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification tournament on Saturday. Abigail Gloud and Krystle Esdelle had 15 and 10 points respectively for the winners while Renele Forde and Delana Mitchell charted 8 apiece. Honduras’ Catarine Leiva collected five points. “The Honduras team played much better in the third set and forced us to get back into focus and counter attack. More Espa�ol
	May 05, 2012 Mexico and Costa Rica to play for fifth place TIJUANA, Mexico, May 5, 2012 – Mexico saw off Trinidad and Tobago in straight sets (25-13, 25-16, 26-24) and now will play Costa Rica for the fifth place of the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament. Alejandra Isiordia was the best scorer of Mexico with 19 points, including four service winners and one block, while teammate Olivia Meza added 8 points. Kystle Esdelle led Trinidad and Tobago with 18 points and Abigail Gloud followed with eight. Mexico edged Trinidad and Tobago. More Espa�ol
	Dominican Republic trounces Canada, advance to final match TIJUANA, Mexico, May 5, 2012 – The world-ranked No. 9 Dominican Republic advanced to the final-match of the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament following an easy 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-15) victory over No. 22 Canada on Friday. The Dominican side will clash with three-time Olympic champions and currently No. 10 Cuba in the match for a ticket to the volleyball tournament of the 2012 London Olympic Games on Saturday. More Espa�ol
	May 05, 2012 Cuba to the title-match for London ticket TIJUANA, Mexico, May 5, 2012 – Three-time Olympic champions Cuba overcame Puerto Rico in four sets (23-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-22) to advance to the title-match of the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament at Tijuana Multi-Sports Gymnasium on Friday. The winners of the competition will receive a pass to the volleyball tournament of the 2012 London Olympic Games. More Espa�ol
	May 05, 2012 Costa Rica to play for fifth place TIJUANA, Mexico, May 5, 2012 – Costa Rica advanced to a match for the fifth position in the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament by dispatching Honduras in straight sets (25-11, 25-9, 25-11) in just 55 minutes on Friday. Catalina Fernandez and Verania Willis topped Costa Rica’s scoring stats with 9 and 8 points respectively while Karen Cope, Angela Willis and Paola Ramirez each contributed 7 points to the victory. Honduras’ Catarine Leiva finished with five tallies. Verania Willis recorded five aces leading Costa Rica to a 13-1. More Espa�ol
	May 04, 2012 Foreign legion of Coaches in NORCECA women’s teams TIJUANA, Mexico, May 3, 2012 - Six of the eight head coaches competing at the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament born in different countries than the ones they are working for in charge of their respective national teams. This group of experienced skippers looks forward to contribute for the best of the game in the NORCECA Continent. More Espa�ol

May 04, 2012 Marte Hoffiz praises organizers of event in Tijuana TIJUANA, Mexico, May 4, 2012 – The NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament has been a complete success in the city of Tijuana, Mexico, according to Cristobal Marte Hoffiz, president of the continental confederation and first executive vice president of FIVB. Marte Hoffiz made his statements ahead of the last two days of action and four teams still with chances of claiming the one ticket available to the upcoming 2012. More Espa�ol
	May 02, 2012 Canada makes into the Final Four phase TIJUANA, Mexico, May 2, 2012 – Canada downed Mexico in straight sets (25-17, 25-18, 25-18) to reach the semifinal phase of the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament where they will meet world No. 9 Dominican Republic next Friday. It was a well fought match but the taller Canadians capitalized on their size to out-block their opponents 8-3. Both teams served two aces and made the same total of errors with 18. The Mexicans battled point by point with good defense but couldn’t find ways to stop Canada’s prolific point-producer Sarah Pavan. The lefty Pavan led all the scorers in the match with 21 points. More Espa�ol
	May 02, 2012 Puerto Rico to meet Cuba in semifinals TIJUANA, Mexico, May 2, 2012 – Puerto Rico advanced to a semifinal match against Cuba in the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament after outclassing Costa Rica in straight sets (25-12. 25-12, 25-9) on Wednesday at Tijuana Multi-Sports Gymnasium. Puerto Rico’s Coach David Aleman used all his players with the exception of middle blocker Jetzabel Del Valle en route to the easy victory in exactly one hour. The gap between the two teams was especially wide in the aces department with the winners scoring 13 aces against only 3 by the losers. Puerto Rico also out- blocked the opponents 8-4. More Espa�ol
	May 01, 2012 Cuba wins Pool B and move to semifinals TIJUANA, Mexico, May 1, 2012 – Cuba beat Mexico 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-9) to win Pool B of the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament while earning a direct ticket to the semifinals of the event. Mexico finished in second place and will play against Canada in the quarterfinals. Cuba had a huge 13-1 advantage in the serving aces department and also bested the opponents 8-5. More Espa�ol
	May 01, 2012 Dominican Republic wins Pool A and ticket to semifinals TIJUANA, Mexico, May 1, 2012 – Dominican Republic earned a direct ticket to the semifinals of the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament following a 3-1 (22-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-19) victory over Puerto Rico on Tuesday night.Bethania De La Cruz, who was not included in the starting lineup, once again topped the scores of Dominican Republic with 18 points. More Espa�ol
	May 01, 2012 Costa Rica joins quarterfinals in Tijuana TIJUANA, Mexico, May 1, 2012 – Costa Rica saw off Trinidad and Tobago 3-1 (25-19, 25-22, 15-25, 25-13) to claim a quarterfinal spot in the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament on Tuesday. Verania Willis recorded 22 points to lead the offense of the Central American side. She was aided by Angela Willis and Karen Cope who charted 15 and 13 respectively. Krystle Esdelle and Rheeza Grant finished with 14 and 13 for the defeated team. The taller Trinidadians could not capitalize on their 18-11 advantage in the blocking stats. More Espa�ol
	May 01, 2012 Canada advance to the quarterfinals in Tijuana TIJUANA, Mexico, May 1, 2012 – Canada secured third place in Pool A of the NORCECA Women’s Pan American Cup following a 3-0 (25-9, 25-10, 25-8) victory against winless Honduras at Tijuana Multi Sports Gymnasium on Tuesday. The North American side composed mostly by bench players outscored their young Central American opponents both in serving aces 13-1 and in blockings 11-2. Kyla Richey was the best Canadian scorer with 16 points. More Espa�ol
	April 30, 2012 Mexico to play Cuba for top place in Pool B TIJUANA, Mexico, April 30, 2012 – Hosts Mexico remained with an unbeaten record following a 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-23) victory over Trinidad and Tobago on Monday night to advance to a decisive match against Cuba for the top place in Pool B of the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament . Trinidad and Tobago is scheduled to play Costa Rica for a spot in the quarterfinals to be played on Wednesday. More Espa�ol
	April 30, 2012 Dominican Republic win battle against Canada TIJUANA, Mexico, April 30, 2012 – Dominican Republic bested Canada in four sets (25-12, 27-25, 21-25, 25-15) for its second victory in Pool A of the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament on Monday at the Multi Sport Gymnasium of Tijuana. The Dominican side had a 10-9 edge in the blocks but dominated in the aces category 11-2.Bethania De La Cruz had a match-high 26 points, including six serving aces, to lead the Dominican Republic attack. Annerys Vargas added 17. More Espa�ol
	April 30, 2012 Cuba recovers from shaky start against Costa Rica TIJUANA, Mexico, April 30, 2012 – Cuba overcame a slow start to defeat Costa Rica in straight-sets (25-22, 25-15, 25-6) for its second victory in Pool B of the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament on Monday.Cuba had a 13-6 advantage in the aces category and in the blocking department blanked the opposition 6-0. The match lasted just 61 minutes. Veteran Yanelis Santos had 11 aces among her 17 points for Cuba as she displayed her show of cannon-shot serves. More Espa�ol
	April 30, 2012 Wei committed to organize democratic elections TIJUANA, Mexico, April 30, 2012 – The FIVB President Jizhong Wei is committed to organize and to conduct a democratic process for the election of the new president of the institution for the next four-year term during the next FIVB Congress to be held in Anaheim, USA from September 19-21. “Since I am not looking to be reelected as president, I can organize and supervise the most democratic elections in the history of FIVB.” More Espa�ol
	April 29, 2012 Puerto Rico crushes Honduras in 49 minutes TIJUANA, Mexico, April 30, 2012 – Puerto Rico trounced Honduras in three consecutive sets (25-4, 25-6, 25-4) in just 49 minutes for its second victory in Pool A of the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament on Monday. Honduras dropped to 0-2. Stephanie Enright and Sarai Alvarez each registered 13 points to top the scores of Puerto Rico with Enright totaling 8 winners with her booming serves. Puerto Rico totaled 25 aces for the entire match. More Espa�ol
	April 29, 2012 Mexico outduels Costa Rica in opening day TIJUANA, Mexico, April 29, 2012 – Mexico defeated Costa Rica 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-14) in the last match of Day One at the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament on Sunday. It was a close battle for the first two sets of the contest but the home team took advantage of a long rally of serves by setter Alicia Castro to take a commanding 13-0 lead in the third set. Mexico team was better in serving aces (7-2) and the Costa Ricans were the superior side in the blocking (8-4). Alejandra Isiordia topped Mexico with 17 points. More Espa�ol
	April 29, 2012 Puerto Rico defeats Canada in straight sets TIJUANA, Mexico, April 29, 2012 – Puerto Rico relied on a team-effort to score a convincing 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-21) over Canada in Pool A of the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament on Sunday. Five players of the winning side concluded the match in double-figures with Aury Cruz and Shanon Torregrosa each registering 13 points, Sarai Alvarez and Jetzabel Del Valle contributing 11 apiece and Yarimar Rosa adding 10 points. More Espa�ol
	April 29, 2012 President Wei tours the BC High Performance Center TIJUANA, Mexico, April 29, 2012 — FIVB President Jizhong Wei arrived to the Baja California High Performance Center on Sunday morning for a special tour around the facilities. More Espa�ol
	April 29, 2012 Cuba blanks Trinidad and Tobago TIJUANA, Mexico, April 29, 2012 – Three-time Olympic champions and world No. 10 Cuba blanked Trinidad and Tobago (25-15, 25-7, 25-12) in the opening match of Pool B of the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualifier Tournament on Sunday. Cuba dominated their opponents at the net with 9 blocks against only two by Trinidad and Tobago and also won the battle from the service line with a 10-2 margin. More Espa�ol
	April 29, 2012 Dominican Republic outplays Honduras TIJUANA, Mexico, April 29, 2012 – World No. 9 Dominican Republic cruised to a lopsided victory (25-5, 25-5, 25-7) over Honduras in the first match at the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament at the Tijuana Multi Sports Gymnasium on Sunday.The strong serves of the Dominican Republic proved to be the key for the victory as they outscored their opponents 29-1 in the aces category. More Espa�ol
	April 28, 2012 Cuba and Dominican Republic are the early favorites in NORCECA Qualifier TIJUANA, Mexico, April 28, 2012 – Three-time Olympic champions and tenth world-ranked Cuba and No. 9 Dominican Republic are the early favorite teams as the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament gets underway at the Multi Sports Gym of Tijuana on Sunday. More Espa�ol
	April 28, 2012 FIVB President in Mexico for Olympic Qualifier LOS ANGELES, California, April 27, 2012 — FIVB President Jizhong Wei arrived in Mexico on Friday to attend the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament to be played in Tijuana from April 29 to May 5. Wei arrived to Los Angeles International Airport, where he was received by the president of the Organizing Committee Saul Castro Verdugo. More Espa�ol
	April 26, 2012 NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualifier officially announced by authorities TIJUANA, Mexico, April 26 2012 - The Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament was officially announced on Thursday at the Grand Hotel Tijuana by NORCECA President and FIVB First Executive Vice President Cristobal Marte Hoffiz, along with authorities. More Espa�ol
	April 26, 2012 NORCECA President meets with Tijuana Organizers TIJUANA, Mexico, April 25, 2012 - The NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualifier Tournament Local Organising Committee held its first meeting this Wednesday with confederation authorities at the Baja California High Performance Center. NORCECA President. More Espa�ol
	April 12, 2012 Canada Women's Team Prepares for Olympic Qualifier WINNIPEG, Canada, April 12, 2012 - The Canadian Women's National Team arrived in Winnipeg on Monday to begin training for the most important tournament in four years, the NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament. The tournament takes place in Tijuana, Mexico from April 29-May 5th. Canada, currently ranked #22 in the world, finds themselves in a pool with Dominican Republic (world #9), Puerto Rico (world #19) and Honduras (world #69). More
	April 11, 2012 Gala handles new generation of Cuba TIJUANA, Mexico, April 11, 2012 - A new generation of Cuban players will try to make history under the direction of Juan Carlos Gala, whose main goal is to qualify to the Olympic Games of London 2012. So the Cuban National team held an altitude training camp in Peru. More Espa�ol
	April 10, 2012 Mexico starts preparation for Women’s Olympic Qualifier TIJUANA, Mexico, April 10, 2012 - Mexican National Volleyball Team started its preparation for the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualifier Tournament at the Baja California High Performance Center. Mexico will compete with a young group composed by girls from the U-20 and U-22 categories. More Espa�ol
	March 24, 2012 Tijuana prepares for the Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament TIJUANA, Mexico, March 24 2012.— The Local Organising Committe of the NORCECA’s Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament reviewed updates in preparation. More Espa�ol