Dominicans to defend the U18 Crown In Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, August 21, 2018 – Two-time defending champions Dominican Republic are one of the nine teams registered to participate at the U18 NORCECA Girls Continental Championship to be disputed in Tegucigalpa, Honduras from August 27 to September 1.

The competition offers two spots to the U18 Girls FIVB World Championship for the champions and vice champions.

Teams are scheduled to arrive in the Honduras capital on August 25 with the members of NORCECA Control Committee one day earlier to conduct inspection visits to competition and training venues and lodging facilities. All delegations will depart on September 2.

The nine teams have been divided into three pools for the preliminary phase. The top two pool leaders will advance directly to the semifinals while the lowest ranked pool winner will play in the quarterfinals with the three second placed teams.

Pool A consists of Honduras, Barbados and Costa Rica, Pool B is composed by Cuba, Nicaragua and Dominican Republic and Pool C by United States, Mexico and Canada.

In the history of the competition, United States have seven titles including six in a row from 2002 to 2012, a streak snapped by the Dominican Republic in 2014 when they won their first crown revalidated in 2016. Puerto Rico in 2000 is the only other country with a title in the continental event.

Past Podium Positions

Year    Gold    Silver  Bronze

1998     USA      PUR      CAN

2000     PUR      USA      DOM

2002     USA      DOM     PUR

2004     USA      PUR      MEX

2006     USA      DOM     PUR

2008     USA      MEX      DOM

2010     USA      MEX      PUR

2012     USA      DOM     MEX

2014     DOM     USA      MEX

2016     DOM     USA      MEX