June 26th Marks a historical date in US Volleyball because this Pan Am Cup is the first to be held on U.S. soil. This fact should be a great source of pride to all South Floridians. Where attendance was good at both the U.S. Century Bank Arena at FIU (Pool B) and The Bank United Center at UM (Pool A), we know South Florida can show up in greater numbers and cheer on your favorite teams and witness incredible volleyball. Take advantage of this unique opportunity; you never know when your going to have an international event of this magnitude in your backyard.
Below is a recap of the days events:
Puert Rico defeated Guatemala, 3-0 (25-9, 25-15, 25-18) at The Bank United Center at the UM campus.
Top Performers:
Puerto Rico: Aurea Cruz-#9 led Puerto Rico with a match-high 17 points, which included nine kills and seven aces. Sarai Alvarez-#5 added 10 points for the victors in front of an enthusiastic crowd.
Guatemala: No player had over 4 points.
Trinidad Tobago defeats Colombia, Forfiet. at the U.S. Century Bank Arena at the FIU Campus. The Colombian team was not able to get their visas in time and where not able to attend the tournament.
Peru defeated Mexico, 3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-10) at the Bank United Center at the UM campus.
Top Performers:
Peru: Yulissa Zamudio-#7 tallied a match-high 12 points with six kills, three blocks and three aces for Peru. Carla Ortiz-#15 added nine points in the victory, all on attacks.
Mexico: was led by its captain Migdalel Ruiz-#2, who tallied eight points with seven kills and a block. Martha Revuelta-#10 added six points in the loss.
Dominican Republic defeated Argentina in the most contested match of the day, 3-1, (24-26, 25-13, 25-18, 27-25)at the U.S. Century Arena at the FIU campus.
Top Performers:
Dominican Republic: Bethania de la Cruz-#18 tallied 20 points, including seven aces and two blocks to lead Dominican Republic and Prisilla Rivera-#14 added 18 with three blocks.
Argentina: Leticia Boscacci-#4 was the best Argentinean with 17 points and Natali Flaviani-#9 added 11.
USA defeated Costa Rica 3-0 (25-7, 25-6, 25-16) at The Bank United Center at the UM campus. “This was a nice start to the tournament,” U.S. Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon said. “Costa Rica is a good team, and it showed in the third set. I was glad to see that we managed the game well in the first two sets.”
Top Performers:
USA: Jordan Larson-#11 (Hooper, Neb.), led all scorers with 14 points with 12 kills and two aces. Nancy Metcalf-#12 (Hull, Iowa) scored 11 points on seven kills, three aces and a block. Kristin Richards-#10 (Orem, Utah) chipped in nine points via the attack, while Heather Bown-#7 (Yorba Linda, Calif.) added seven points on five kills and two blocks.
Costa Rica: Verania Willis Lindo-#9 led Costa Rica with seven points, while Melissa Fernandez Monge-#13 added three points.
There was a large and loud number of U.S. supporters present at the match.
Brazil defeated Canada 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-13) at the U.S. Century Bank Arena at the FIU Campus in front of a banting crowd of enthusiastic Brazilian fans. It was easy to get caught up in the several songs, chants and cheers that the Brazilian fans displayed endlessly through-out the match.
Top Performers:
Brazil: Mari Steinbrecher-#3 topped the Gold Medal team with 12 points, including three aces and one block, and Welissa Gonzalez-#10 contributed 10 points, all by kills.
Canada: Brittney Page-#17 was the best Canadian with nine tallies. It would have been interesting to see what would have happened had Coach Pierre Baudin kept in Sofie-Hanna Schlagintweit-#8 and Sherline Holness -#12.
If you get a chance to see the Brazilian team I highly recommend it. In addition I witnessed that all the players are very approachable and open to interact with their fans. Do not miss the opportunity to witness the best volleyball played in the Americas and in the World!
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