2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the 17th edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament. It was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 8 to 14 July. Twelve teams competed and the top five ranked teams at the end of the tournament qualified to the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[1]

2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

Tournament details
Host nation	Dominican Republic
Dates	8–14 July
Teams	12
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	United States (6th title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Lauren Carlini (USA)
Official website

The United States won the second straight title (sixth in history) after defeating the Dominican Republic 3–2 in the final.[2] American Lauren Carlini was awarded the Most Valuable Player.[3]

Pools composition

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C
Canada	Cuba	Argentina
Costa Rica	Puerto Rico	Brazil
Dominican Republic	Trinidad and Tobago	Colombia
Peru	United States	Mexico

Venue

• Ricardo Arias Gymnasium, Santo Domingo

Pool standing procedure

1. Number of matches won
2. Match points
3. Points ratio
4. Sets ratio
5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser

Preliminary round

• All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)

	Team advances to semifinals
	Team advances to quarterfinals
	Team advances to 7th–10th classification

Group A

		Matches		Pts	Points			Sets
Rank	Team	W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Canada	3	0	15	225	134	1.679	9	0	MAX
2	Dominican Republic	2	1	10	207	162	1.278	6	3	2.000
3	Peru	1	2	5	172	205	0.839	3	6	0.500
4	Costa Rica	0	3	0	122	225	0.542	0	9	0.000

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Jul	14:20	Canada	3–0	Peru	25–21	25–12	25–17			75–50	P2 P3
8 Jul	22:15	Dominican Republic	3–0	Costa Rica	25–14	25–10	25–16			75–40	P2 P3
9 Jul	10:00	Costa Rica	0–3	Canada	10–25	10–25	7–25			27–75	P2 P3
10 Jul	01:35	Dominican Republic	3–0	Peru	25–16	25–15	25–16			75–47	P2 P3
10 Jul	21:05	Dominican Republic	0–3	Canada	23–25	14–25	20–25			57–75	P2 P3
10 Jul	23:00	Peru	3–0	Costa Rica	25–22	25–18	25–15			75–55	P2 P3

Group B

		Matches		Pts	Points			Sets
Rank	Team	W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	United States	2	1	11	279	230	1.213	8	4	2.000
2	Puerto Rico	2	1	8	249	242	1.029	6	5	1.200
3	Cuba	2	1	8	234	245	0.955	6	5	1.200
4	Trinidad and Tobago	0	3	3	248	293	0.846	3	9	0.333

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Jul	10:00	Trinidad and Tobago	1–3	United States	25–21	15–25	22–25	15–25		77–96	P2 P3
8 Jul	19:00	Puerto Rico	3–0	Cuba	25–13	25–22	25–23			75–58	P2 P3
9 Jul	12:00	Trinidad and Tobago	2–3	Puerto Rico	28–30	20–25	25–21	28–26	8–15	109–117	P2 P3
9 Jul	22:50	Cuba	3–2	United States	18–25	25–22	25–23	13–25	15–13	96–108	P2 P3
10 Jul	12:00	Cuba	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago	25–15	30–28	25–19			80–62	P2 P3
10 Jul	19:10	United States	3–0	Puerto Rico	25–22	25–21	25–14			75–57	P2 P3

Group C

		Matches		Pts	Points			Sets
Rank	Team	W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Brazil	3	0	11	286	251	1.139	9	4	2.250
2	Colombia	2	1	10	285	253	1.126	8	5	1.600
3	Mexico	1	2	5	181	205	0.883	3	6	0.500
4	Argentina	0	3	4	243	286	0.850	4	9	0.444

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Jul	12:30	Brazil	3–0	Mexico	25–21	25–19	25–17			75–57	P2 P3
8 Jul	16:10	Argentina	2–3	Colombia	16–25	16–25	25–22	25–18	15–17	97–107	P2 P3
9 Jul	18:00	Colombia	2–3	Brazil	25–18	26–24	16–25	23–25	13–15	103–107	P2 P3
9 Jul	21:00	Mexico	3–0	Argentina	25–20	25–15	25–20			75–55	P2 P3
10 Jul	14:35	Colombia	3–0	Mexico	25–15	25–22	25–12			75–49	P2 P3
10 Jul	16:40	Brazil	3–2	Argentina	20–25	25–20	25–15	19–25	15–6	104–91	P2 P3

Final round

Championship bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

C1

Brazil

0

A2

Dominican Republic

3

A2

Dominican Republic

3

B2

Puerto Rico

2

A2

Dominican Republic

2

B1

United States

3

A1

Canada

1

B1

United States

3

B1

United States

3

Third place

C2

Colombia

0

C1

Brazil

0

A1

Canada

3

5th–8th places bracket

Classification 7–10

Classification 5–8

5th place

B3

Cuba

3

C4

Argentina

2

B3

Cuba

0

C2

Colombia

3

C2

Colombia

3

B2

Puerto Rico

2

C3

Mexico

1

A3

Peru

3

A3

Peru

0

7th place

B2

Puerto Rico

3

B3

Cuba

3

A3

Peru

1

9th–12th places bracket

	Classification 9–12					9th place
	A4	Costa Rica	0
	C4	Argentina	3
						C4	Argentina	3
						C3	Mexico	1
	B4	Trinidad and Tobago	1
	C3	Mexico	3			11th place
						A4	Costa Rica	0
						B4	Trinidad and Tobago	3

Classification 7th–10th

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
11 Jul	14:00	Cuba	3–2	Argentina	25–18	21–25	14–25	25–23	15–8	100–99	P2 P3
11 Jul	16:45	Mexico	1–3	Peru	25–16	22–25	29–31	32–34		108–106	P2 P3

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
11 Jul	19:45	United States	3–0	Colombia	25–12	25–17	25–17			75–46	P2 P3
11 Jul	21:25	Dominican Republic	3–2	Puerto Rico	25–21	18–25	21–25	25–22	15–10	104–103	P2 P3

Classification 9th–12th

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Jul	14:00	Costa Rica	0–3	Argentina	16–25	13–25	12–25			41–75	P2 P3
12 Jul	16:00	Trinidad and Tobago	1–3	Mexico	15–25	15–25	25–19	17–25		72–94	P2 P3

Classification 5th–8th

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Jul	18:00	Cuba	0–3	Colombia	20–25	21–25	17–25			58–75	P2 P3
12 Jul	20:00	Peru	0–3	Puerto Rico	20–25	16–25	20–25			56–75	P2 P3

11th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jul	14:00	Costa Rica	0–3	Trinidad and Tobago	24–26	18–25	16–25			58–76	P2 P3

9th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jul	16:00	Argentina	3–1	Mexico	23–25	25–22	25–22	25–19		98–88	P2 P3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jul	18:00	Canada	1–3	United States	18–25	25–23	23–25	19–25		85–98	P2 P3
13 Jul	20:00	Brazil	0–3	Dominican Republic	16–25	12–25	23–25			51–75	P2 P3

7th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
14 Jul	12:00	Cuba	3–1	Peru	25–23	38–40	25–11	25–22		113–96	P2 P3

5th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
14 Jul	14:00	Colombia	3–2	Puerto Rico	25–15	22–25	21–25	25–21	15–12	108–98	P2 P3

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
14 Jul	16:00	Brazil	0–3	Canada	19–25	20–25	21–25			60–75	P2 P3

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
14 Jul	18:00	Dominican Republic	2–3	United States	26–24	25–21	21–25	19–25	8–15	99–110	P2 P3

Final standing

Rank Team  United States  Dominican Republic  Canada 4  Brazil 5  Colombia 6  Puerto Rico 7  Cuba 8  Peru 9  Argentina 10  Mexico 11  Trinidad and Tobago 12  Costa Rica Qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games

2018 Women's Pan-American Cup  United States 6th title 14-woman roster Jordyn Poulter, Justine Wong-Orantes, Lauren Carlini, Krystal Rivers, Simone Lee, Sarah Wilhite, Adora Anae, Haleigh Washington, Aiyana Whitney, Amanda Benson, Paige Tapp, Mallory McCage, Kadie Rolfzen, Chiaka Ogbogu Head Coach Jona Newman-Gonchar

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player Lauren Carlini Best Setter Lauren Carlini Best Outside Hitters Brayelin Martínez Elina Rodríguez Best Middle Blockers Chiaka Ogbogu Melissa Rangel Best Opposite Krystle Esdelle

Best Scorer Krystle Esdelle Best Server Kiera Van Ryk Best Libero Brenda Castillo Best Digger Brenda Castillo Best Receiver Brenda Castillo

References

1. "Women's Pan American Cup in Santo Domingo July 8-14". NORCECA. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
2. "United States win sixth Pan Am Cup title". NORCECA. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
3. "Carlini named MVP of Pan Am Cup". NORCECA. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.