LIMA, Peru, September 13, 2009 – Brazilian attacker Joyce Silva was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the II Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup while Dominican libero Brenda Castillo of Dominican Republic took home three plaques as the best defensive player of the competition.

Silva enjoyed an outstanding tournament leading her squad to an unbeaten record and second title in as many years of the Final Four Cup. Castillo once again displayed her great caliber as defensive specialist.  More Spanish

LIMA, Peru, September 13, 2009 – Brazil successfully defended the crown by defeating USA 25-17, 25-16, 25-27, 25-19 in the final match of the II Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup played at Eduardo Dibos Coliseum on Sunday.

Regiane Bidias led four Brazilians in double figures with 22 points, Adenizia Silva had 15 and Welissa Gonzaga and Caroline Gattaz contributed 14 and 10 points respectively. “I am very happy about winning the tournament again. The team responded well to our plan in every game and I am satisfied with the girls,”. More Spanish

LIMA, Peru. September 13, 2009 – Dominican Republic scored a 25-17, 25-21, 27-25 victory over Peru claiming the bronze medal at the II Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup.

The Dominicans had a comfortable 24-21 lead in the third set but their reception mistakes gave new life to Peru. One spike by Prisilla Rivera followed by a Peruvian error decided the set and the match. Rivera led Dominican Republic with 14 points and Lisvel Eve contributed 12, including six blocks. Altagracia Mambru chipped in nine points. Peruvians Carla Rueda and Jessenia Uceda charted 9 points apiece. More Spanish

LIMA, Peru, September 12, 2009 – Defending champions Brazil defeated Peru in straight sets 25-21, 25-13, 25-15 advancing to a gold medal match against USA in the II Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup.

Brazil dominated the match relying on strong attacks and good field defense and solid blocking. The losers will play Dominican Republic for third place on Sunday. Regiane Bidias led Brazil with 17 points, Adenizia Silva had 9 and Welissa “Sassá” Gonzaga contributed 7 points. Leyla Chihuan had 10 points for Peru. More Spanish

LIMA, Peru, September 12, 2009 – USA held off a Dominican Republic reaction in the fourth set and advanced to the gold medal match at the II Final Four Women’s Cup with a 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 26-24 victory on Saturday at Eduardo Dibos Coliseum.

The Americans appeared to be on their way to an easy fourth set leading 20-12 when Dominican Republic scored repeatedly to tie the score with the strong and well located serves of Gina Mambru and Jeoselyna Rodriguez both coming off the bench.  More Spanish

LIMA, Peru, September 11, 2009 – Brazil defeated Peru in straight sets 25-18, 26-24, 25-11 to finish the preliminary round robin with a 3-0 record in the II Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup. Both teams will meet on Saturday’s semi finals.

Regiane Bidias led the defending champions with 19 points. Joyce Silva added 12 and Welissa “Sassá” Gonzaga and Caroline Gattaz each contributed 10 points. The best scorer of Peru was Leyla Chihuan with 13 points.

“We expected a strong game from Peru, because they are at home,” said Paulo Barros, the Brazilian coach. “We didn’t play our best volleyball, but now we have to focus on playing Peru again on Saturday.” More Spanish..

LIMA, Peru, September 11, 2009 – Dominican Republic defeated USA in straight sets 25-20, 25-19, 25-23 in Friday’s first match of II Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup.Both teams will meet again on Saturday in the semi finals.

The Dominicans, who had the advantage 9-5 in blocks and 5-1 in aces, finished the preliminary round with 2-1 record while the Americans had a 1-2 mark. Bethania de la Cruz paced the winners’ offense with 17 points and Milagros Cabral tallied 11. Prisilla Rivera added 9 points and rookie Estefany Arias contributed 7. More Spanish..match-P2

LIMA, Peru, September 10, 2009 – USA defeated hosts Peru 3-1 (25-10, 20-25, 25-14, 25-20) improving its record to 2-0 in the II Women’s Final Four Cup. The Americans share the top place with defending champions Brazil.

Angie Pressey was the American top scorer with 23 points, Cynthia Barboza contributed 15 and Nicole Fawcett added 11 tallies. Peruvian Leyla Chihuán charted 14 points and Diana Soto had 14. “We knew it was going to be a fought match because Peru is a good team,” said Hugh McCutcheon. More Spanish..match-P2

LIMA, Peru, September 10, 2009 – Defending champions Brazil relied on hermetic blocking to defeat Dominican Republic in straight sets 25-18, 25-18, 25-18 in the second day of action of the II Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup at Eduardo Dibos Coliseum.

Fernanda Rodrigues led three Brazilian players in double digits with 16 points while Joyce Silva and Adenizia Silva charted 13 and 12 respectively. Annerys Vargas topped the Dominican side with 12 points. More Spanish..match-P2

LIMA, Peru, September 9, 2009 – The Dominican Republic started with a total dominion over hosts Peru in the nightcap of Day One of the II Final Four Volleyball Women’s Cup played before more than 3,000 fans at Eduardo Dibos Coliseum. The score of the Dominican victory was 25-14, 25-22, 25-13.

The representative of NORCECA controlled the first set without major problems, and in the second battle against the strong opposition from the Peruvians but the effective blocks of Annerys Vargas and Lisvel Eve. More Spanish.. match-P2

LIMA, Peru, September 9, 2009 – Defending champions Brazil opened the II Final Four Cup of Women’s Volleyball in dramatic fashion by prevailing in a five-set battle against USA by score of 25-12, 18-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-13.

Welissa “Sassá” Gonzalez led Brazil with 16 points and Regiane Bidias added 14. American Nancy Metcalf led all the scorers with 18 points and Cynthia Barboza tallied 15 points. Brazil dominated the first set without difficulties and it appeared like it was going to be an easy task.  More Spanish..match-P2

LIMA, Peru, September 8, 2009 – In a crowded press conference the four team’s coaches taking part in the II Final Four Cup of Women’s Volleyball agreed on the importance of this event and spoke about the projection of their teams in the competition that kicks off on Wednesday at Eduardo Dibos Coliseum here.

The II Final Four Cup starts tomorrow with the national teams of United States, Brazil, Dominican Republic and Peru. Marcos Kwiek, Dominican Republic:  More Spanish

LIMA, Peru, September 8, 2009 – Teams of Dominican Republic and United States of America will represent NORCECA Confederation in the Women’s Final Four –Copa Chinalco which kicks off on Wednesday at Eduardo Dibos Coliseum of Peruvian capital.

The Dominican squad, coached by Brazilian Marcos Kwiek, is led by top guns Bethania de la Cruz, MVP of last Pan American Cup held in Miami, and the international veteran Milagros Cabral. It also consists of young promising players like libero Brenda Castillo, MVP of the FIVB Junior Women’s World Championship. More Spanish

LIMA, Peru, September 6, 2009 - Lima city will dress up to receive the Pan-American Volleyball Union Tournament denominated Final Four – Chinalco Cup from September 9th to 13th where two of the best teams of the North, Central American and the Caribbean zone (NORCECA) and South America zone will participate.

This worldwide important event will count with the National Teams of current Olympic champions and number one world ranked Brazil,, Dominican Republic. More Spanish