United States Crowned U23 Women’s Pan American
Cup Undefeated Champion
LEÓN, Guanajuato, August 1, 2025.– The United States claimed the U23
Women’s Pan American Cup title undefeated in their first-ever
appearance, sweeping Canada 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-19) at the Domo de
la Feria in León, Guanajuato.
USA finished the tournament with a perfect 5-0 record, capturing the
country’s first gold medal in this category. Canada, playing in its
first final, earned a historic silver medal with a 3-3 record.
The Americans showcased their collective strength in the opening
set, with five players contributing in all areas, led by the
offensive spark of Chloe Chicoine and Eva Hudson.
In the second set, the U.S. quickly built a 13-5 lead, boosted by
Ifennamaka Cos-Okpalla’s effectiveness as she joined Chicoine on the
attack. Despite the efforts of Taylor de Boer and Madyson Saris,
Canada was unable to close the gap and conceded 11 points on errors
in the set.
The third set saw more resistance from Canada, who took a 12-9 lead
early on. However, the U.S. answered back behind Chicoine’s offense
and Cos-Okpalla’s serving to turn it around 16-13. Raven Colvin
added to the final push, and the match ended on a powerful spike
from Jurnee Robinson following a Canadian reception error.
USA held the advantage in attack (42-33), blocking (6-5), and
serving (4-0), while capitalizing on 23 Canadian errors compared to
just 12 of their own.
Raven Colvin led all scorers with 11 points (9 attacks, 2 blocks),
followed by Chicoine and Cos-Okpalla with 10 apiece.
Madyson Saris topped Canada’s offense with 9 points.
When asked about winning the tournament Raven Colvin, said “I think
it’s really cool. Always coming into an international tournament,
the goal is to win the gold. I am really proud of this team, how we
came out fighting really hard in every game”.
About playing against Canada, she added “After yesterday’s five sets
against Mexico, we knew we had to come out real strong and not
commit the same error”.
Head coach of the U.S., Marie Zidek said “We knew Canada’s block was
going to be very good so we had to stay committed to high-quality
opportunities in digging the transition on our end, to keep their
block more off balance. Our team stayed very committed for 90
minutes to the defense and the organization we had against the
attackers so we could create high opportunities to transition
attacks.
Our
performance was very clean”. |