United States with a Solid Victory over Chile

IRAPUATO, Mexico, August 18, 2024. - The United States showcased their strength defeating Chile 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-18) in the third Pool B match of the XXI Women's Pan American Volleyball Cup in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico.

The North American team was dominant in attack (35-29) and showed strength in blocking (9-5), thanks in part to the good service of their players, which limited the opposing attack.

Logan Eggleston contributed 10 points for the United States, and Stephanie Samedy had 9; for Chile, Beatriz Novoa and Petra Schwartzman both scored 9 points.

The United States (1-0) will face Puerto Rico (1-0) at 8:00 p.m. local time, while Chile (0-1) will face Argentina (1-0) at 5:00 p.m. at the Inforum in Irapuato.

Veronica Perry, Captain of USA: “I think our team did a really nice job, just focusing on the things that we’ve been working on. We had a strong energy throughout the match. This tournament is going to take every single one of us, ready to contribute”.

Brad Rosttrater, Head Coach of USA: “It was good. We’ve been focusing a lot on our first contact, in service and serve-receive obviously, that’s important. Our teams’ serve has been an important part of our training block and it showed with the pressure we put on today. We’ll have everyone playing and everyone getting rhythm, especially with so many matches in a short period of time, we like to use our depth to our advantage”.

Eduardo Guillaume, Head Coach of Chile: “The superior play of the United States was evident; we never reached 20 points. With our style of play, we were good in reconstruction since we defended many balls. However, we didn't reorganize well, and they outplayed us by a lot. It was a match we could have played better. Tomorrow, we will face a familiar opponent (Argentina), and we have faced them many times. We need to focus on our rivals and not lose sight of our goal, as the United States seems to be on a different level.”