U-20 Women’s Pan American Cup

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  • December 01, 2012

    FIVB World League expands to 18 teams for 2013

    Lausanne, Switzerland, December 1, 2012 – The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World League Council confirmed the structure of the 2013 edition of the FIVB’s premier annual men’s event at its meeting at the FIVB head office in Lausanne on Saturday with the competition increasing from 16 to 18 teams split into three pools of six. Pools A and B are determined using the serpentine system based on the world rankings as of August 13, 2012. Pool C will feature

      
  • December 01, 2012

    Jamaica rallies past Martinique for first win

    WILLAMSTAD, CURACAO, December 30: Team captain Dellan Brown led four of his team-mates in double-figure scoring as Jamaica rebounded from its loss against Bahamas to rally past Martinique in four sets in the NORCECA Group A 2014 FIVB Men’s World Championship qualifiers at the International School of Curacao, Willamstad, on Saturday night. Brown topscored with 18 points, 15 of which were spikes while Ryck Webb contributed 17, Delford Morgan 16 and Alwayne Easy

      
  • September 02, 2012

    Eight teams to compete at U-23 Pan American Cup

    Lima, Peru, September 2, 2012 –The inaugural U-23 Women’s Pan American Cup serves off at Miguel Grau Coliseum of El Callao in Lima on Monday with the participation of eight teams. Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Cuba will play in Pool A while Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic and Peru will compete in Pool B. Teams will play a preliminary pool round-robin with the top teams of each group getting a bye to the semifinals. Teams of

      
  • September 07, 2012

    Dominican Republic claim gold at U-23

    Lima, Peru, September 8, 2012 – Dominican Republic was crowned as champions of the first edition of the U-23 Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup after outclassing Brazil in straight sets (25-18, 25-16 25-19) showing evident superiority over their South American opponent in the match at Miguel Grau Coliseum of El Callao on Saturday. Lisvel Eve led the outstanding performance of the Dominican side with 17 points, including 5 blocks and 2 service winners. She was fo

      
  • September 01, 2012

    Brazil overcome feisty Colombia

    Lima, Peru, September 3, 2012 – Brazil opened the inaugural U-23 Women’s Pan American Cup with a 3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 27-25, 25-20) over a resilient Colombia in Pool A at Miguel Grau Coliseum on Monday. Sara Silva topped Brazil with 25 points, including five blocks and two aces, followed by captain Rosamaria Montibeller who finished with 20. Paula Camila Mohr chipped in with 10 tallies. Colombia’s Melisa Rangel and Diana Arrechea each registered 13 point

      
  • September 02, 2012

    Dominican Republic sweep Canada

    Lima, Peru, September 3, 2012 – Dominican Republic brushed aside Canada in consecutive frames (25-14, 25-13, 25-20) in their first match of Pool B in the U-23 Women’s Pan American Cup at Miguel Grau Coliseum on Monday. The Dominicans held an overwhelming advantage of 40-18 in attacks and committed 18 errors to 25 by the Canadians. The winners outblocked their rivals 8-6 while the defeated side was better in service aces 5-2. Yonkaira Peña and Lisvel Eve r

      
  • September 04, 2012

    Cuba claim first victory in Pool A

    Lima, Peru, September 4, 2012 – Cuba dispatched Colombia in straight sets (25-18, 25-17, 25-21) to even up at 1-1 their win-loss record in Pool A of the U-23 Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup taking place at Miguel Grau Coliseum of El Callao in Lima. The winners held advantages in attacks (37-21) and service aces (9-2) while the defeated side held slim margin of 9-8 in blocks. Yaremi Mendaro had 13 points to lead the balanced offense of Cuba, followed b

      
  • September 08, 2012

    Dominican Yonkaira Peña elected MVP

    Lima, Peru, September 8, 2012 – Yonkaira Peña, one of the major contributors to the success of Dominican Republic in the U-23 Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup, was named the Most Valuable Player of the competition that concluded at Miguel Grau Coliseum of Lima on Saturday. She was one three Dominican players who received individual awards during the closing ceremony of the event chaired over by Cristobal Marte Hoffiz, president of the Volleyball Pan American U

      
  • September 04, 2012

    Peru stay unbeaten at 2-0

    Lima, Peru, September 4, 2012 – Peru defeated Canada in four sets (25-15, 21-25, 26-24, 25-22) for their second triumph in two outings in the U-23 Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup on Tuesday. Canada dropped to a 0-2 record in Pool B. The home side took advantage of 40 unforced errors made by the Canadians while making 26. The winners were better from the service line 10-6 but the defeated side held a 17-7 margin in the blocking category. Angela Leyva l

      
  • September 05, 2012

    Dominican Republic defeat Peru and top Pool B

    Lima, Peru, September 5, 2012 – Dominican Republic recorded a 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 18-25, 25-20) victory over Peru to conclude the preliminary round of the U-23 Women’s Pan American Cup with a 3-0 mark and the top position in Pool B. Jeoselyna Rodriguez was the best scorer of the winning side with 20 points followed by Yonkaira Peña with 13. Lisvel Eve and Candida Arias added 12 and 8 respectively with 4 blocks apiece. Angela Leyva topped Peru with 19 points a

      
  • September 03, 2012

    Peru make big splash in opening day

    Lima, Peru, September 3, 2012 – Hosts Peru delighted the home crowd at Miguel Grau Coliseum on Monday by outclassing Costa Rica 3-0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-8) in the last match of opening day action of the U-23 Women’s Pan American Cup. Peru held a huge19-1 margin in service winners with Angela Leyva recording 9 aces and also held a big 11-3 margin in blocks with Raffaela Camet, Clarivet Yllescas and Ginna Lopez each with three. Karla Ortiz and Leyva led the wi

      
  • September 05, 2012

    Dominican Republic defeat Peru and top Pool B

    Lima, Peru, September 5, 2012 – Dominican Republic recorded a 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 18-25, 25-20) victory over Peru to conclude the preliminary round of the U-23 Women’s Pan American Cup with a 3-0 mark and the top position in Pool B. Jeoselyna Rodriguez was the best scorer of the winning side with 20 points followed by Yonkaira Peña with 13. Lisvel Eve and Candida Arias added 12 and 8 respectively with 4 blocks apiece. Angela Leyva topped Peru with 19 points a

      
  • September 07, 2012

    Dominican Republic to play for the gold medal

    Lima, Peru, September 7, 2012 – Dominican Republic advanced to the gold medal match of the U-23 Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup by defeating Argentina in four sets (25-17, 25-17, 26-28, 25-20) in the first semifinal match at Miguel Grau Coliseum of Lima on Friday. Jeoselyna Rodriguez led four Dominican players with double figures in the scoring sheets with 20 points, followed by Yonkaira Peña with 19. Lisvel Eve and Candida Arias added 15 and 10 with four and

      
  • September 26, 2012

    Dominican girls welcome Peruvian side

    SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, September 26, 2010 – The U-18 Girl’s National Teams of Peru and Dominican Republic will play a friendly series during the weekend at the volleyball complex of Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Park in Santo Domingo. The Peruvian team is scheduled to arrive on Thursday afternoon and the volleyball fans can attend the matches for free to watch the stars of the future in action. The friendly series was coordinated during t