July 22th. 2025 
Puerto Rico closes the gap in world rankings with eyes on the Nations League

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, July 22, 2025. – The Women’s National Team of Puerto Rico continues its strong rise after being crowned champions at the NORCECA Final Four held this past weekend in Manatí, earning a thrilling five-set victory over Mexico. This marks Puerto Rico’s third consecutive gold medal in the event and fifth overall, following a silver in 2019 and bronze in 2022. The victory propelled Puerto Rico to 16th in the FIVB World Ranking — a key step in their journey toward qualifying for the 2026 Volleyball Nations League. The qualification window remains open until December.  More Español

July 20th. 2025
Wilmarie Rivera named the Most Valuable Player at NORCECA Women’s Final Four

MANATÍ, Puerto Rico, 20 de julio de 2025.- Wilma Rivera, setter of the Puerto Rico National Team, was recognized this Sunday as the Most Valuable Player of the NORCECA Women’s Final Four at Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu Coliseum in Manati, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico’s setter contributed with 8 points, 4 aces and 4 kills, in the gold medal match against Mexico, and played a key role in securing the team’s third consecutive title and the ticket to the Senior’s NORCECA Women Olympic Continental Championship. Also from Puerto Rico, Karla Santos was awarded as the first Best Spiker, alongside her teammates Neira Ortiz and Diana Reyes were named Best Blockers, Paola Santiago Best Scorer, Shara Venegas Best Digger and Decelise Champion Best Opposite. From Mexico, Argentina Ung was awarded as Best Setter and outside hitter Samantha Bricio as Second Best Spiker. Costa Ricans Lakysha Thompson was named Best Server while Maria Castro received the recognition of Best Receiver and Best Libero.  More Español

July 20th. 2025
Puerto Rico claims third consecutive NORCECA Women’s Final Four title

MANATÍ, Puerto Rico, July 20^TH, 2025.- Puerto Rico secured a three-peat victory defeating Mexico in an exciting five-set thriller (25-19, 24-26, 25-18, 20-25, 15-13) in NORCECA Women’s Final Four celebrated in Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu Coliseum at Manati, Puerto Rico.  With the win, Puerto Rico books a direct ticket to the 2026 Senior’s NORCECA Women Olympic Continental Championship. This is the third gold medal in a row for Puerto Rico in this event and 5 medals overall since they won silver in 2019 and bronze in 2022. For Mexico this is their second consecutive silver medal, in the past edition of 2024 they also fell to Puerto Rico. They have a bronze medal won in 2019 and a gold medal winning the championship to Puerto Rico in 2022.Puerto Rico finished the NORCECA Women’s Final Four undefeated with 3-0 record and Mexico with 2-1.  More Español

July 20th. 2025
Costa Rica secures bronze in NORCECA Women’s Final Four with victory over Trinidad and Tobago

MANATÍ, Puerto Rico, July 19th, 2025.- Costa Rica swept Trinidad and Tobago (26-24, 25-14, 25-15) to win the Bronze Medal at the fifth edition of NORCECA Women’s Final Four on Sunday at Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu Coliseum in Manati, Puerto Rico. Costa Rica finishes the event in third place with 1-2 record and Trinidad and Tobago in fourth with 0-3. This is Costa Rica’s second medal in the history of the event after they finished in second place in 2023. Trinidad and Tobago held strong in a tightly contested first set, but Costa Rica’s serving proved decisive in a 26–24 extra-point win. Costa Rica made some changes.  More Español

July 20th. 2025
Puerto Rico Makes History with Referees Officiating

at the NORCECA Women’s Final Four

MANATÍ, Puerto Rico, July 20, 2025. – A historic moment in continental volleyball will unfold this Sunday at 5:00 p.m. at the Juan Aubín Cruz Coliseum, as two Puerto Rican referees will take the court for the opening match of the NORCECA Women’s Final Four between the senior national teams of Costa Rica and Trinidad & Tobago.  More Español

July 19th. 2025
Puerto Rico extends their winning streak at the NORCECA Women’s Final Four
MANATÍ, Puerto Rico, July 19th, 2025.- Puerto Rico swept Trinidad and Tobago (25-17, 25-9, 25-) to extend their winning streak at the NORCECA Women’s Final Four at the Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu Coliseum. Trinidad and Tobago started strong with a three-point lead (11-8) forcing Puerto Rico to call for their first time out. The set was leveled but Puerto Rico prevailed 25-17. After making changes for set two, Puerto Rico kept their dominance in attacks and serves for a straight set win. Puerto Rico held a huge 41-17 advantage in kills, 7-2 in blocks and 9-0 in aces, while committing 16 unforced errors against 18 from Trinidad and Tobago Outside hitter Paola Santiago led the offense for Puerto Rico with 12 points while Valeria Vazquez contributed with 9 points. Destiny Leon was the best scorer for Trinidad and Tobago with 8 points.  More Español

July 19th. 2025
Mexico dominates Costa Rica for second win at NORCECA Women’s Final Four
MANATÍ, Puerto Rico, July 19th, 2025.- Mexico remains unbeaten at NORCECA Women’s Final Four with a straight-set victory over Costa Rica (25-15, 25-13, 25-18) at the Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu Coliseum. Costa Rica fought the beginning of the match keeping the score close, but Mexico put pressure with the serve and adjusted the defense to win 25-15. The Mexicans came strong with a 9-1 lead in the second set, Costa Rica tried to comeback but lost the set 25-13. Mexico started set three trailing by three points (4-7) and had to make adjustments to overcome Costa Rica.  The Mexican team was dominant in the attack points 38-19, blocking 7-4 and service aces 11-2 but committed more errors than Costa Rica 21-19. Melanie Parra led Mexico with 11 points.  More Español

July 19th. 2025
Puerto Rico overpowers Costa Rica to kick off NORCECA Women’s Final Four

MANATÍ, Puerto Rico, July 19th, 2025.- Puerto Rico started on a high note beating Costa Rica 3-0 (25-12, 25-10, 25-7) in their opening match of NORCECA Women’s Final Four at the Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu Coliseum in Manati, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico and Costa Rica fought at the beginning of the first set but Puerto Rico's experience prevailed blocking away the Costa Ricans to win 25-12. Supported by their powerful serve and consistency in blocking, Puerto Rico dominated the rest of the match winning in straight sets. The Puerto Ricans were dominant, leading 42-16 in attacks, 13-0 in blocks, and 7-0 in service points. Puerto Rico gave away 12 points from unforced errors compared to 13 from Costa Rica. More Español

July 19th. 2025
Mexico opens NORCECA Women’s Final Four defeating Trinidad and Tobago.

MANATÍ, Puerto Rico, July 18th, 2025. Mexico kicked off the NORCECA Women’s Final Four with a dominant 3-0 (25-8, 25-11, 25-14) win over Trinidad and Tobago at the Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu Coliseum in Manati, Puerto Rico. Mexico quickly jumped to a 6-0 lead with a block from Karina Flores. Trinidad and Tobago tried to keep up, but Gloria Ung’s tactical serving led them into a nine-point advantage. In the second set Mexico took full advantage of Trinidad and Tobago mistakes taking a 11-3 lead thanks to the offense of Sofia Maldonado. Trinidad and Tobago fought at the beginning of the third set with Mexico’s new rotation, but the Mexicans gained their rhythm and won the set 25-14. More Español

July 17th. 2025
Positive outlook from coaches before the start of NORCECA Women’s Final Four

MANATÍ, Puerto Rico, July 17^th, 2025.- Coaches of the teams at the NORCECA Women’s Final Four taking place at Manatí, Puerto Rico from July 18-20 commented about their expectations ahead of the competition during the preliminary inquiry expecting a high-level competition and to gain experience for their future events. Juan Carlos Núñez, Head coach of Puerto Rico: Our first home tournament begins with high expectations, with our goals this summer is to have a strong representation and earn points in pursuit of qualification for the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Nations League.  My team is a mix of veteran and young players. It's an interesting mix, and it's important for these young players to gain experience. We have several training sessions before tomorrow's match to get off to a good start. It's a deeper team than last year's because we have more experienced players to take on the challenge of the summer.  More Español

July 16th. 2025
Puerto Rico set to defend title at NORCECA Women’s Final Four

MANATÍ, Puerto Rico, July 16^th, 2025.- Puerto Rico is set to defend its title at the fifth edition of the NORCECA Final Four Women's tournament taking place from July 18 to 20 in Manati, Puerto Rico. Four national teams, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago, will compete in pursuit of the championship, following Cuba's withdrawal due to unexpected travel complications. Participating teams will be awarded FIVB World Ranking points valid for the qualification process to the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Nations League and for the qualification to the FIVB World Championship 2027. As the back-to-back reigning champion, Puerto Rico is one of the top contenders aiming. More Español

June 3rd. 2025
Manatí to Host the 2025 NORCECA Women’s Final Four: High-Level Volleyball at the Juan Aubin Cruz Coliseum

MANATÍ, Puerto Rico, June 3, 2025.- The Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation (FPV), led by President Dr. César Trabanco, has officially announced that the city of Manatí will host the prestigious 2025 NORCECA Women’s Final Four tournament, scheduled to take place from July 18 to 20 at the Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu Coliseum. The event will bring together the national teams of Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, and Costa Rica in an exciting round-robin format. More Español