United States Secures their Spot in the

Women’s Final Six Semifinals

GUADALAJARA, Jalisco, September 18, 2025. – The United States defeated Mexico 3-1 (25-15, 25-15, 20-25, 25-20) to secure its place in the semifinals of the 2025 NORCECA Women’s Final Six, taking place in Guadalajara, Jalisco.

With a perfect 4-0 record, the Americans have already clinched a spot in Saturday’s semifinals, with one preliminary match still to play, which they will close against Puerto Rico (2-2). Mexico, with a 3-1 record, remains in strong position and will face Dominican Republic (2-2) in its final match of the round.

The United States jumped to a big lead in the first set (10-3) behind a powerful offense led by Madison Kubik, Reagan Cooper, and Skyler Fields. Cooper and Claire Chaussee were key from the service line, putting pressure on Mexico’s reception. Although Mexico scored through Sofía Maldonado and Melanie Parra, the U.S. kept control to take the set.

In the second set, Mexico showed a better rhythm, but the U.S. maintained control, taking the set by the same score as the first with Kendall Kipp and Khori Louis leading the offense.

Mexico had its best performance in the third set, taking the lead for the first time in the match (7-3) and holding it until the U.S. tied at 12-12. The set saw several lead changes, with Melanie Parra as the key offensive figure, combining powerful attacks and a tough serve to make it 21-17. With support from Uxue Guereca, Mexico forced a fourth set.

In the fourth, the U.S. regained control, leading 16-11 and extending the gap to 18-11 with Kipp and Cooper at the helm. Mexico fought to stay close with Maldonado and Parra, but a Fields with a swing that Uxue Guereca could not handle, followed by another from Samantha Francis, sealed the victory for the Americans.

The U.S. held the advantage in attacks (54-46), blocks (7-4), and aces (7-6), while committing fewer errors (19-27).

Four U.S. players finished with double-digit scoring: Madison Kubik (14), Reagan Cooper (13), Khori Louis (12), and Kendall Kipp (11). Mexico’s Melanie Parra led all scorers with 18 points, followed by Sofía Maldonado with 14.

Erik Sullivan, Head Coach of the United States said after the win: “I’m very happy with the way we played. I thought Mexico maybe didn’t have their best stuff for the first two sets, but they showed us how they compete in sets three and four. I’m very proud of how our girls hung in there, I felt like we were kind of losing momentum a little bit, but we did a good job in making some adjustments and pushing back a little bit. It’s a nice growing moment for us”.

Nicola Negro, Mexico’s Head Coach, said about the match: “The United States came out with great aggressiveness in the first two sets, their serving and attacking killed us. It’s a good lesson for us because we must understand that if we want to grow, we must earn respect; we can’t think that playing is something easy. I hope we learn from the lesson that the United States gave us today.”