Argentina Wins Back-to-Back Title at the Women’s Pan American Cup

LEÓN, Mexico, August 25, 2024.- Argentina won their second consecutive Pan American Cup title after defeating the United States 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-19) to claim the gold medal at the 21st edition of the Women’s Pan American Volleyball Cup, which concluded in León, Guanajuato on Sunday.

Argentina finished the event with a 7-1 record, with their only loss coming against the United States in the preliminary round. United States finished 6-1, with their only defeat coming against Argentina.

In the history of the Pan American Cup, Argentina has won two gold medals and three bronze. The U.S. continues to be the most successful team in the Cup with 7 golds, 3 silvers, and 5 bronzes, for an overall of 15 medals.

United States led in kills (39-35), but Argentina held advantages in blocking (12-5), serving (7-1), and limited their errors (12-21) to secure the victory.

With 7 stuff blocks, Bianca Farriol led all scorers with 15 points for Argentina. Bianca Cugno scored 13 points.

Veronica Perry of the United States led her team with 13 points. Kendall Kipp and Serena Gray added 10 points each.

Argentina maintained advantage throughout the first set, with Elina Rodríguez as their top scorer. In the second set, Argentina recovered from a three-point deficit (8-11) to never fall behind again; however, with a service error and a kill from Veronica Perry, they lost two set points before taking the 2-0 lead. With the U.S. ahead by five points (10-5), Argentina turned the score around again, enduring tighter plays to finish with the win.

Bianca Farriol, top scorer of Argentina: "We never gave up; we gave our last breath to win the gold medal. I’m very emotional. The loss against them in the group stage helped us become more aggressive, and we were able to study them better."