USA Remains Undefeated with 3-0 Win Over Costa Rica

IRAPUATO, Mexico, August 21, 2024. -  United States (4-0) continues its perfect run in pursuit of the top spot in Pool B to advance to the semifinals after defeating Costa Rica (0-4) with a 3-0 (25-8, 25-12, 25-15) victory in the XXI Women's Pan American Volleyball Cup.

With one match remaining against Argentina on Thursday at 5:00 p.m., the United States leads Pool B, although they dropped a set to Cuba, a team that Argentina will face in today’s last match.

United States outperformed Costa Rica in attack 42-15, in blocking 9-3, and in serving 7-1, with 16 unforced errors compared to Costa Rica’s 17.

Amber Igiede was the top scorer for the United States with 12 points, Claire Hoffman and Jaali Winters contributed 11 points each, while Breland Morrissette stood out in blocking with five. Tatiana Sayles scored 10 points for Costa Rica.

Costa Rica will finish their preliminary round schedule this Thursday at 11:00 a.m. local time.

Amber Igiede, USA's top scorer: “I feel very happy. The win made us go into the next round. I think we worked hard as a team and had a lot of fun . We had a lot of smiles and laughs; for me that’s the best way to play, having fun. Volleyball is my happy place, which makes me looser and be more confident with my teammates. We had a great win for team USA”

Brad Rostratter, USA Coach: “It was nice for us to have some specific focuses for us heading into this match and with specific players. Having these matchups helps us to continue to develop, to grow as a team; so, it was good to be able to see us grow in those specific phases, execute a little bit better and hopefully that will translate later on in the tournament”.