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July 25, 2015       
Carli Lloyd of USA is the MVP at Pan Am Games

 TORONTO, Canada, July 25 2015 - Carli Lloyd of the United States was recognized as the Most Valuable Player of the Volleyball Tournament at the Pan Am Games. Lloyd was also named Best Setter of the competition after recording a 9.36 average and contributed with the victory of her national team against Brazil to win the gold medal. “This is just a representation of team USA. This is a group  effort. We played some really good volleyball this tournament and I’m so thankful from this team and the staff that we had, the support that we had,” she said. More  Español

July 25, 2015       
USA women are the Pan Am Games Champions

TORONTO, Canada, July 25, 2015 – United States conquered the gold medal at the women’s volleyball tournament of the Pan American Games defeating Brazil in straight sets 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 28-26) in the last match of the competition played in front of a big crowd at Toronto Exhibition Center on Saturday night. The American side played neat volleyball to overcome the challenge represented by the defending champions Brazil who battled relentless until the last point of the contest. It is the second gold medal for the United States women in the history of the Pan American Games. More  Español

July 25, 2015       
Dominican Republic gets women’s bronze medal

TORONTO, Canada, July 25, 2015 – The Dominican Republic defeated Puerto Rico 3-1 (25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 25-21) to win the bronze medal at the women’s volleyball of the Pan American Games at Toronto Exhibition Center on Saturday. It is the second medal in the Pan American Games volleyball history for the women’s Dominican team who won the gold at home in Santo Domingo in 2003. Veterans Annerys Vargas and Prisilla Rivera, who were members of the gold medal team twelve years ago, were among the most productive offensive players in the match with 13 and 10 points, respectively. More  Español

July 23, 2015       
USA defeats Dominican Republic in semifinals

TORONTO, Canada, July 23, 2015 – United States defeated the Dominican Republic 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-18, 25-22) to advance to the gold medal match against defending champions Brazil  at the women’s volleyball tournament of the Pan American Games on Thursday. The winners outscored their opponents 52-45 in spikes as well as in blocking 14-7. The Dominicans held a slight margin in aces 5-4 and made 27 errors to 25 by the Americans. Nicole Fawcett and Krista Vansant were the leading scorers for USA with 16 and 15 points. More  Español

July 23, 2015       
Brazil makes spectacular trip to the gold medal match

TORONTO, Canada July 23, 2015 – Defending champions Brazil made a spectacular comeback to defeat Puerto Rico in five-sets 3-2 (18-25, 24-26, 25-22, 25-19, 15-11) and progressing to the gold medal match at the women’s tournament of the Pan American Games at Toronto Exhibition Center on Thursday. Not only the Brazilian were able to erase the 0-2 deficit but trailed 2-6 in the tie-breaker before winning the next six points to never look back. Fernanda Rodrigues had 28 points. More  Español

July 23, 2015       
Melissa Vargas carries Cuba to fifth place

TORONTO, Canada, July 23, 2015 – Melissa Vargas carried Cuba to a 3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 25-17, 25-21) victory over Argentina in the match for fifth place at the women’s volleyball tournament of the Pan American Games held at Toronto Exhibition Center on Thursday. Vargas had a tournament-high 32 points, including four aces and one block, to lead the winning attack. She got support from Regla Gracia who registered 14 points, while Alena Rojas, Daymara Lescay and Sulian Matienzo each contributed 9 points in the victory. Emilce Sosa and Leticia Boscacci finished with 17 and 15 points. More  Español

July 23, 2015       
Leyva scores 25 as Peru finished seventh

TORONTO, Canada, July 23, 2015 – Angela Leyva recorded a tournament-high 25 points to lead Peru to a five-set 3-2 (22-25, 26-24, 17-25, 25-21, 15-13) victory over host Canada in the match for the seventh position at the women’s volleyball tournament of the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. The 18-year-old Peruvian received considerable offensive support from teammates Maguilaura Frias and Gina Lopez who finished with 18 and 11 points, respectively. Tabitha Lopez was the best offensive Canadian with 18 points, followed by Kyla Richey with 15. More  Español

July 22, 2015       
USA advance to a semifinal clash with Dominican Republic

TORONTO, Canada, July 22, 2015 – United States defeated Cuba 3-1 (25-18, 25-19, 22-25, 25-18) advancing to a semifinal match against the Dominican Republic at the women’s volleyball tournament of the Pan American Games Toronto 2015. While Cuba outdistanced United States in the blocking category 16-7, the Americans had the upper hand in attacks 58-41 and made 20 errors, seven less than Cuba. Krista Vansant topped USA with 16 points followed by Nicole Fawcett and Kristin Hildebrand. More  Español

July 22, 2015       
Historic victory for Puerto Rico at Pan Am Games

TORONTO, Canada, July 22, 2015 – Puerto Rico registered a nail-biting victory in five sets 3-2 (25-21, 25-27, 25-10, 11-25, 15-13) over Argentina to move to the semifinal round of the women’s volleyball tournament at the Pan American Games on Wednesday. The rival of Puerto Rico could be either Brazil or Dominican Republic, depending on the result of the other quarterfinal match between Cuba and United States. In case of a victory of the United States the opponent would be Brazil or Dominican Republic if Cuba is the winner of the contest. Karina Ocasio had a tournament-high 24 points, including five blocks, to lead the Puerto Rican offense.  More  Español

July 20, 2015       
Brazil wins terrific duel with USA

TORONTO, Canada, July 20, 2015 – Brazil finished with the upper hand in a terrific five-set duel with the United States to decide Pool B first place at the women’s volleyball tournament of the Pan American Games winning 3-2 (22-25, 25-21, 18-25, 25-22, 15-11) at Toronto Exhibition Center on Monday night. The victory earned the defending champions Brazilians a 3-0 win-loss record and a direct ticket to the semifinals while the USA team had to settle for a berth in the quarterfinals with a 2-1 mark.  More  Español

July 20, 2015       
Puerto Rico books ticket to next round

TORONTO, Canada, July 20, 2015 – Puerto Rico outclassed Peru in straight sets 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-23) to grab third place in Pool B at the women’s volleyball tournament of the Pan American Games at Toronto Exhibition Center on Monday. The Puerto Ricans executed 7 aces from the service line against only 2 by the Peruvians while both teams scored with 8 blocks. The losers made 26 unforced errors, ten more than the winners. Karina Ocasio and Stefanie Enright were the two Puerto Ricans with double figures in the charts with 14 and 10 points, respectively.   More  Español

July 20, 2015       
Cuba jumps to third, Dominicans win Pool A

TORONTO, Canada, July 20, 2015 – Cuba leapfrogged Canada for third place in Pool A of the women’s volleyball at the Pan American Games by defeating the Dominican Republic 3-1 (25-22, 25-22, 21-25, 25-20) at Toronto Exhibition Center on Monday. Cuba and Canada both finished with 1-2 win-loss record and 5 points, but Cuba concluded with a better point-ratio with .957 to .873.  The Dominican side secured the first place in the pool and a direct ticket to the semifinal round with a better point-ratio than Argentina as both teams concluded at 2-1 and 10 points. More  Español

July 20, 2015       
Argentina finishes with 2-1 mark in Pool A

TORONTO, Canada, July 20, 2015 – Argentina overcame Canada in four sets 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-21) on Monday to finish Pool A at the women’s volleyball tournament of the Pan American Games with a 2-1 win-loss mark, good at least for a second place. Argentinean Paola Nizetich led all the players in the match with 19 points, getting plenty support from Leticia Boscacci with 15 points and Emilce Sosa and Julieta Lazcano each with 12. Yael Castiglione and Josefina Fernandez contributed 8 and 7 points in the win. Canadian Kyla Richey finished with 18 points.  More  Español

July 18, 2015       
USA control Puerto Rico to stay unbeaten

TORONTO, Canada, July 18, 2015 – United States beat Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-14) to maintain their spotless record in Pool B of the women’s volleyball tournament at the Pan American Games in Toronto. The Americans, who have yet to lose a set after two days of actions, were threatened in the second set when the Puerto Ricans were ahead 22-21 but won the next four points with Kristin Hildebrand capping the surge with her third ace of the match. Krista Vansant topped the balanced attack of the winners with 12 points, followed by Hildebrand and Nicole Fawcett.  More  Español

July 18, 2015       
Canada in love with Tabitha

TORONTO, Canada, July 18, 2015 – Tabitha Love scored 22 points and Lucille Charuk contributed 6 blocks to propel Canada to a 3-1 (25-21, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22) victory over Cuba in day two at the women’s volleyball tournament of the Pan American Games at Toronto Exhibition Center on Saturday. Love was one of three Canadians who reached double digits in the scores with Charuk finishing second with 18 and Kyla Richey contributing 14 points in the victory. Sulian Matienzo was the best scorer for Cuba with 14 points, followed by Alena Rojas and Daymara Lescay each with 10 points. More  Español

July 18, 2015       
Dominicans win over Argentina to lead Pool A

TORONTO, Canada, July 18, 2015 – The Dominican Republic defeated Argentina 3-1 (22-25, 25-11, 25-22, 25-18) to claim its second victory in as many outings at the women’s volleyball tournament of the Pan American Games at Toronto Exhibition Center on Saturday. After losing the first set, the Dominicans caught rhythm and dominated in the second and fourth set to seal the win. Gina Mambru and Yonkaira Peña shared the lead in the scoring department of the Dominican Republic with 16 points apiece. More  Español

July 18, 2015       
Brazil recovers to dominate Peru in four sets

TORONTO, Canada, July 18, 2015 – Defending champions Brazil recovered from losing a close first set to defeat Peru 3-1 (25-27, 25-5, 25-17, 25-16) in the second day of pool round at the women’s volleyball tournament of the Pan American Games at Toronto Exhibition Centre on Saturday. It was the second victory for Brazil who had to battle for five sets with Puerto Rico to claim the victory in opening day. Peru dropped to 0-2. Fernanda Rodrigues was the main offensive weapon for Brazil.  More  Español

July 16, 2015       
USA does quick work against Peru

TORONTO, Canada, July 16, 2015 – United States crushed Peru in straight sets (25-15, 25-13, 25-14) to cap the actions of day one at the women’s volleyball tournament of the Pan American Games at Toronto’s Exhibition Centre on Thursday night. The American team dominated from the first to the last whistle by establishing their serve and blocking game with impressive effectiveness. The winners dominates in attacks (35-18) and blocks (15-2) and had the edge in aces (3-1).  More  Español

July 16, 2015       
Dominican Republic overwhelms Canada

TORONTO, Canada, July 16, 2015 – Dominican Republic rolled past hosts Canada in straight sets 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-15) in Pool A of the women’s volleyball tournament at the Pan American Games at Exhibition Centre of Toronto on Thursday. Gina Mambru led Dominican Republic with 14 points, including four aces, while Yonkaira Peña added 12 and Brayelin Martínez finished with 8. Dana Cranston was the best scorer for Canada with nine points. The Canadians gave away 30 points via unforced errors to only 14 by the Dominican side. More  Español

July 16, 2015       
Brazil outplays Puerto Rico in five sets

TORONTO, Canada, July 16, 2015 – Defending champions Brazil overcame a battling Puerto Rico 3-2 (23-25, 28-26, 25-17, 24-26, 15-10) in the first contest of the women’s volleyball tournament of the Pan American Games at Exhibition Centre on Thursday. Adenizia Silva had 20 points, including a match-high six blocks, to lead the winners. Jaqueline Carvalho and Fernanda Rodrigues contributed 16 and 14, respectively, while Rosemarie Montibeller chipped in with 10 points in the victory. Stefanie Enright led all the scorers in the match with 21 points in the losing effort.  More  Español

July 15, 2015  

High Expectations for Volleyball at Pan Am Games

TORONTO, Canadá, Julio 15 2015 - Everything is ready for the beginning of volleyball at the XVII Pan Am Games. After two days of Preliminary Inquiries and the development of the General Technical Meeting, the competitors are just a few hours away from the first ball to be served at the Exhibition Centre at Pan Am Park on Thursday. FIVB First Executive Vice President and Pan American Volleyball Union President. More  Español

July 15, 2015  

Ze Roberto cautious about chances of winning again

TORONTO, July 16, 2015 – Defending champions coach Roberto Guimaraes took a cautious approach about his team’s chances of repeating the gold medal won four years ago when the Pan American Games women’s volleyball tournament took place in Guadalajara, Mexico. Ze Roberto, as the highly touted coach is mostly known, admitted his team needs to play at a very high level while saying. More  Español

July 14, 2015       
Brazil seeks for a fifth women’s crown at Pan Am Games

TORONTO, Canada, July 14, 2015 – The women’s volleyball tournament of the XVII Pan American Games gets underway on Friday in Exhibition Center at Pan Am Park in downtown Toronto with defending champions Brazil looking to repeat the gold medal attained during the previous edition held in Guadalajara, Mexico four years ago. If the Brazilian women are successful in their attempt, it would be the fifth crown for the South American side that also won the Pan American Games. More  Español

July 14, 2015       
Facts and Figures of Volleyball at Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games

TORONTO, Canada, July 14, 2015 – The volleyball tournament of the XVII Pan American Games in both genders is around the corner and we took some time to check some interesting numbers and facts about the competition about to start.

Now we share it with our visitors worldwide:

4,800 - The seating capacity for the CIBC Pan Am Park Exhibition Centre

192 - Players in both genders

17 - International referees. More  Español

July 13, 2015       
Preliminary Inspections for Indoor Volleyball take part at Pan Am Games

TORONTO, Canada, July 13 2015 - The first inspections for indoor volleyball have taken part prior to the beginning of the competition at the XVII Pan American Games. FIVB First Executive Vice President and Pan American Volleyball Union President, Cristobal Marte Hoffiz praised the work done by the members of the Toronto 2015 Organizing Committee. “We have to applaud and appreciate the work they have done,” said Marte Hoffiz, who also directed the first Control Committee Meeting.  More  Español