August 25th. 2024
USA Nicholas Slight MVP at NORCECA Men’s Final 6

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 25, 2024: Nicholas Slight, USA’s setter, received the Most Valuable Player Award at the 2024 edition of the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre in Gatineau, Quebec. Also from the United States, DiAeris McRaven was awarded as Second Blocker, Cooper Robinson Best Server and Mason Briggs Best Receiver. From Canada, Mason Greves was named the Best Setter and Trent Cherewaty Best Blocker. More Español

August 25th. 2024
USA Repeats as Men’s Final 6 Champion

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 25, 2024: Defending champions USA defeated Canada in four sets today to win the 2024 edition of the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre in Gatineau, Quebec. The score 1-3 (19-25, 25-17, 20-25, 22-25).  More Español

August 25th. 2024
Mexico outlasts Puerto Rico for bronze

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 25, 2024: In a back-and-forth match for the podium, Mexico came out on top and goes home with the bronze medal from the 2024 edition of the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The final score was 3-2 (21-25, 25-17, 25-18, 23-25, 15-11). More Español

August 25th. 2024
Cuba battles Dominican Republic for fifth place

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 25, 2024: The battle for fifth place ended in Cuba’s favor on final day of the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Despite their best efforts for a comeback, Dominican Republic couldn’t handle the powerful attack of Cuba and the match ended in four sets 3-1 (25-19, 34-36, 26-24, 25-21).  More Español

August 24th. 2024
Mexico beats Canada at Final 6

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 24, 2024: Mexico secured a spot in the bronze-medal match after a win over Canada at the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Mexico beat Canada in four sets 3-1 (25-21, 25-23, 25-27, 25-21). Attack points were even at 57; Canada had the advantage in blocks (10-8) and Mexico the slight advantage in serves 5-4.  Mexico capitalized on Canada’s errors 21-30. This was Mexico’s third win of the tournament. More Español

August 24th. 2024
USA recovers from a slow start to beat Cuba

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 24, 2024:  USA came back from a close first set to block Cuba from a win today at the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. USA won in three sets (33-31, 25-14, 25-17) The United States led in attack points (40-35) and ace serves (6-3) and dominated in blocking points 18-2. United States made more errors than Cuba 22-19. More Español

August 24th. 2024
Puerto Rico earns second win at Final 6

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 24, 2024: Puerto Rico defeated Dominican Republic today at the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The score was 3-1 (25-17, 25-22, 15-25, 25-20). Although the Dominican team led in attack points (52-50) and blocks (9-6), Puerto Rico’s squad held the advantage. More Español

August 23th. 2024
Canada sweeps USA in Final 6  

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 23, 2024:  Canada keeps its perfect record after a win over the United States today at the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Canada won in straight sets 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-18), and has a 4-0 record in the tournament. This was Team USA’s first loss. Canada had the advantage in attack points (37-33), blocking (10-3) and aces (6-1). USA made fewer errors 22-25. Outside hitter Cooper Robinson of  USA led all scoring with 15 points.  More Español

August 23th. 2024
Dominican Republic sweeps Cuba
GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 23, 2024:  Dominican Republic beat Cuba today 3-0 at the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The score was 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-22). Dominican held the advantage in attack points (53-42), blocks were even at seven and Cuba had the slight edge in serves 3-2.  Errors were even at 13 each. Alexis Cruz Cepin of Dominican Republic topped all scorers with 25 points. More Español

August 23th. 2024
Puerto Rico comes back to beat Mexico

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 23, 2024:  Puerto Rico re-grouped after losing the first set to beat Mexico in four today at Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The final score was 1-3 (25-18, 26-28, 19-25, 20-25). Although Mexico was more aggressive on attack points (52-46) and had a couple more ace serves (8-6); Puerto Rico out-blocked its opponent (17-8) and made fewer errors (22-27). More Español

August 22th. 2024
Canada beats Cuba to stay undefeated at Final 6

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 22, 2024:  Canada earned its third win in a row at the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. With this 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-21) win over Cuba, Canada is 3-0 in the tournament so far. Cuba has one win and two losses. Today, Canada led in attack points (46-41), blocks (10-5) and ace serves 5-1.  Cuba made fewer errors (14-17). More Español

August 22th. 2024
Mexico overpowers Dominican Republic at Men’s Final 6

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 22, 2024:  Mexico defeated Dominican Republic today at the Men’s Final Six, which is being held at the Slush Puppie Centre in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. After recovering from a five-set loss to USA yesterday, Mexico was strong on its offense to sweep the Mexican team 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-21) today.  More Español

August 22th. 2024
USA wins its third match of Final 6 tournament

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 22, 2024:  The United States has a 3-0 record at the Men’s Final Six, which is being held at the Slush Puppie Centre in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Team USA today swept Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-23) for its third victory in a row. USA led in attack points (43-29), blocks (9-5), aces (6-1), but made more errors (18-12) than its opponent. Opposite Grant Sloane led the charge for Team USA, with 16 points. More Español

August 21th. 2024
Canada beats Dominican Republic at Final 6

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 21, 2024: Canada won its second match in a row at the NORCECA Men’s Final 6 in Gatineau, Quebec, with a 3-0 (32-30, 25-19, 27-25) win over Dominican Republic. The match was a back-and-forth battle, with Canada ultimately able to close each set for the sweep. Canada led in attack points (54-43), blocks were even at eight each team, and Canada made more errors 23-15. More Español

August 21th. 2024
Cuba sweeps Puerto Rico for first Final 6 win

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 21, 2024:  Cuba earned its first win today at the NORCECA Men’s Final 6 in Gatineau, Quebec, with a 3-0 (25-23, 26-24, 25-20) victory over Puerto Rico. It was a tight match, with Cuba leading in attack points (38-35) and serves (7-3), but Puerto Rico holding the advantage in blocking points 12-9, and Puerto Rico making more errors 22-17. Middle blocker Thiago Suarez Mendoza was Cuba’s top scorer with 13 points. More Español

August 21th. 2024
USA wins five-set contest at Final 6

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 21, 2024:  United States prevailed in five-set match 3-2 (26-24, 23-25, 19-25, 25-13, 15-11) over Mexico this afternoon at the Men’s Final 6 in Gatineau, Quebec. Both teams had the momentum at different key moments in the match, until USA came through in a fiery fifth set, that also saw Mexico’s head coach Carlos Eduardo Schwanke receive a red card late in the contest. More Español

August 20th. 2024

Canada beats Puerto Rico at Men’s Final 6

GATINEAU, CANADA. August 20, 2024: Canada’s next generation of talent defeated Puerto Rico today at the Men’s Final 6 in Gatineau, Quebec, at the Slush Puppie Centre arena. The final score was 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-19). Canada dominated in attack points (47-26), held a slight advantage in blocking (7-6), and serves were also in Canada’s favor 4-0.  Canada, however, made more errors 27-17. More Español

August 20th. 2024

USA earns first win at Final 6

GATINEAU, CANADA. August 20, 2024: The United States recovered from a slow start to defeat the Dominican Republic 3-1 (28-26, 22-25, 25-19, 25-16) on the first day of the NORCECA Men’s Final 6 in Gatineau, Quebec. Team USA led in attack points 62- 41, blocking points 13-7, and aces 5-3. Dominican Republic capitalized on USA’s errors 34-20. More Español

August 20th. 2024
Mexico has a strong start at Final 6  

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 20, 2024: The NORCECA Men’s Final 6 kicked off today in Gatineau, Quebec, at the Slush Puppie Centre, with Mexico sweeping Cuba in the tournament’s opening match. The final score was 3-0 (25-22, 25-9, 25-21). Mexico led in attack points 36-32, blocks 9-4, aces 4-2 and made significantly fewer errors than Cuba 26-14. More Español

August 19th. 2024

Coaches’ comments ahead of men’s Final 6

GATINEAU, Canada, August 19, 2024.- Coaches are ready for the NORCECA Men’s Final 6 competition that kicks off on Wednesday at the Slush Puppie Center in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.  More Español