Volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

The women's tournament of volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada began on July 16 and end on July 26. All games were held at the Exhibition Centre. The United States defeated 3-0 to Brazil, who were the defending champions.[1] American Carli Lloyd became the Most Valuable Player.[2]

Volleyball – Women's tournament at the XVII Pan American Games
VenueExhibition Centre
DatesJuly 16 – July 26
Competitors96 from 8 nations
Medalists
  United States
  Brazil
  Dominican Republic
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Tournamentmenwomen
Squadsmenwomen

Teams

Qualification

The following nations qualified for the women's tournament:

Criteria Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 1  Canada
North, Central American and Caribbean ranking 4  United States
 Dominican Republic
 Puerto Rico
 Cuba
South American Ranking 3  Brazil
 Argentina
 Peru
Total8

Squads
Main article: Volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's volleyball team squads

At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had 12 players on their rosters. Final squads for the tournament are due on June 16, 2015 a month before the start of 2015 Pan American Games. Puerto Rican player Sheilla Ocasio tested positive for Stanozolol[3][4] before the bronze medal match against the Dominican Republic, lost 1-3 by her national team.[5]

Preliminary round

All times are local Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

Team qualified for the semifinals
Team qualified for the quarterfinals

Group A

 
 Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Dominican Republic 10 2 1 261 215 1.214 7 4 1.750
2  Argentina 10 2 1 252 254 0.992 7 4 1.750
3  Cuba 5 1 2 248 259 0.958 4 7 0.571
4  Canada 5 1 2 228 261 0.874 4 7 0.571
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 16 Argentina  3–0  Cuba 25–23 26–24 25–19     76–66 P2P3
Jul 16 Canada  0–3  Dominican Republic 15–25 13–25 15–25     43–75 P2P3
Jul 18 Dominican Republic  3–1  Argentina 22–25 25–11 25–22 25-18   97–76 P2P3
Jul 18 Canada  3–1  Cuba 25–21 19–25 25–18 25–22   94–86 P2P3
Jul 20 Canada  1–3  Argentina 25–23 25–27 20–25 21-25   91–100 P2P3
Jul 20 Dominican Republic  1–3  Cuba 22–25 22–25 25–21 20-25   89–96 P2P3

Group B

Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Brazil 10 3 0 320 273 1.172 9 5 1.800
2  United States 12 2 1 254 200 1.270 8 3 2.667
3  Puerto Rico 7 1 2 232 247 0.939 5 6 0.833
4  Peru 1 0 3 164 250 0.656 1 9 0.111
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 16 Brazil  3–2  Puerto Rico 23–25 28–26 25–17 24–26 15–10 115–104 P2P3
Jul 16 United States  3–0  Peru 25–15 25–13 25–14     75–42 P2P3
Jul 18 Brazil  3–1  Peru 25–27 25–5 25–17 25–16   100–65 P2P3
Jul 18 United States  3–0  Puerto Rico 25–17 25–22 25–14     75–53 P2P3
Jul 20 Puerto Rico  3–0  Peru 25–18 25–16 25–23     75–57 P2P3
Jul 20 United States  2–3  Brazil 25–22 21–25 25–18 22–25 11-15 104–105 P2P3

Elimination round

[6]

Championship bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
      B1  Brazil 3  
  A2  Argentina 2     B3  Puerto Rico 2    
  B3  Puerto Rico 3         B1  Brazil 0
      B2  United States 3
      A1  Dominican Republic 1    
  B2  United States 3     B2  United States 3   Third place
  A3  Cuba 1   B3  Puerto Rico 1
  A1  Dominican Republic 3

Quarterfinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 22 Argentina  2–3  Puerto Rico 21–25 27–25 10–25 25–11 13–15 96–101 P2 P3
Jul 22 United States  3–1  Cuba 25–18 25–19 22–25 25–18   97–80 P2 P3

Seventh place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 23 Canada  2–3  Peru 25–22 24-26 25–17 21-25 13-15 108–105 P2 P3

Fifth place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 23 Argentina  1–3  Cuba 21–25 25–21 17–25 21-25   84–96 P2 P3

Semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 23 Brazil  3–2  Puerto Rico 18–25 24–26 25–22 25–19 15–11 107–103 P2 P3
Jul 23 Dominican Republic  1–3  United States 17–25 25–22 18–25 22-25   82–97 P2 P3

Bronze medal match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 25 Puerto Rico  1–3  Dominican Republic 22–25 22–25 25–22 21–25   90–97 P2 P3

Gold medal match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 25 Brazil  0–3  United States 22–25 21–25 26–28     69–78 P2 P3

Final standings

Rank Team
 United States
 Brazil
 Dominican Republic
4 Puerto Rico
5 Cuba
6 Argentina
7 Peru
8 Canada

Awards

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's tournament  United States (USA)
  Brazil (BRA)
  Dominican Republic (DOM)

References

  1. "USA women are the Pan Am Games Champions". Toronto, Canada: NORCECA. 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  2. "USA women win second gold medal in Pan Am Games history". Toronto, Canada: FIVB. 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  3. Brown, Andy (2015-09-10). "PASO confirms six more Toronto 2015 positives". The Sports Integrity Initiative. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  4. Aguirregomezcorta, Gonzalo (2015-07-26). "Sheila Ocasio da positivo por dopaje" [Sheila Ocasio tested positive for doping] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  5. "USA women are the Pan Am Games Champions". Toronto, Canada: NORCECA. 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  6. Final round summary
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