Tag: 2023 Women Final Six

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 26, 2023.-  Simone Lee of United States won the Most Valuable Player award in the Final Six Cup that took place at the Ricardo Gioriber Arias National Volleyball Pavilion.

Lee concluded the event with 61 points on 52 kills, 5 blocks and 4 serves, helping Team USA to win the gold medal. Lee was also named Best Spiker.

Cuban Ivy Vila took the distinction of second Best Spiker, while also from Cuba, Laura Suares was the best blocker and Miranda Ellemay was named Best Libero and Best Receiver.

Mexican Maria Vela took the Best Setter honors, while her compatriot Karen Rivera was Best Scorer.

Jasmine Rivest from Canada was the best in the Serves department. 

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 26, 2023.- In an exciting game of many spectacular spikes and blocks, the United States defeated the Dominican Republic 3-1 (24-26, 25-18, 25-20, 25-21) to win gold in the third edition of the Women’s Volleyball Final Six NORCECA Pan American Cup that took place at the Ricardo Gioriber Arias Volleyball Pavilion.

For the United States, Simone Lee had 29 points, her captain Sarah Parsons added 18, while Taylor Mims and Madeleine Gates contributed 14 and 13 points respectively. For the Dominican Republic, Yonkaira Peña stood out with 17 points, followed by Jineiry Martínez and Gaila González with 10 points each.

Brad Rostratter, coach of the United States: It was a very exciting game with a very exciting atmosphere, we are very happy to have competed here and to have competed with a team as strong as the Dominican Republic and achieved victory, I think that if I would not have used different lineups in previous games to keep everyone on pace and without our depth on the bench this would not have been possible.

Marcos Kwiek, coach of the Dominican Republic: It was a game fought all the time, that leaves us happy, today we faced a team that was very consistent, very solid in all aspects, we tried to make some changes, some adjustments and it didn’t work out for us but it’s part of what we have done, rotate players, at no time during the tournament did we have the same six players playing all the time so that they were in rhythm, but that is what we need, put young people to play with that pressure so that they learn, now comes a tournament Continental that is very important and we have to play with more intensity.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 26, 2023.- After losing the first set, the Cuban team made adjustments to win the next three and defeat Mexico in a tight match 3-1 (22-25, 25-17 , 25-17, 25-18) and take the bronze in the NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six.

Diaris Pérez and Jessica Aguilera led the attack for Cuba followed by Laura Suarez and Ivy Vila with 11 points each. For Mexico, the top scorer was Grecia Castro with 22 points followed by Karen Rivera with 14.

Cuba outscored Mexico in spikes 49-42 and in blocks 15-4.

Gretell Moreno, captain of Cuba: It was a very difficult game, Mexico went out on the court to give it their all, I think they studied the first clash they had with us well and were able to come up with a tactic that cost us work at the beginning of the game but in general it was a good game where both teams won in development, which in the end was what we came to this competition for.

Joseline Landeros, captain of Mexico: We knew it was going to be a difficult match, we started well following the instructions and with a positive attitude and the cause of the result we had was not being able to close the sets.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 26, 2023.- Team Canada easily defeated Puerto Rico in three sets 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-XX) to finish in fifth place in the NORCECA Pan American Cup of Volleyball Final Six that was played at the Ricardo Gioriber Arias Volleyball Pavilion.

Grace Calnan and Jasmine Rivest were the best offensive players for Canada with 12 points each followed by Thana Fayad and Kaylee Plouffe with 9 and 8 points respectively. For Puerto Rico, the best in points was its captain Norian Ceballos with 7.

Carolyn O’Dwyer, coach of Canada: I think we did a good job going out on the court and playing hard from the beginning, our serve was powerful and solid and as I said before winning is not easy and it is very important for us to do it as a team young we are

José Rivera, coach of Puerto Rico: We treated it ,the girls believed in them and it was what we wanted, for them to fight for points, Canada’s serve hurt us a lot but the girls never gave up and they were always in good spirits so we go to Puerto Rico with a good experience.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 25, 2023.- The Dominican Republic defeated Cuba this Friday 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-19) and advanced to the Final of the third NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six  that takes place in the Ricardo Gioriber Arias Volleyball Pavilion.

For the Queens, the lefty Gaila González was the best scorer with 16 points followed by Bethania de la Cruz with 14. For Cuba Greisy Fine finished with 10 points and Ivy Vila added another 7.

In the Final Las Reinas del Caribe will face the United States, while Cuba will play for bronze against Mexico. Puerto Rico and Canada will face each other for positions 5 and 6.

Marcos Kwiek, coach of the Dominican Republic: I think we had a more solid match today, we knew how to control moments of pressure, in the first set Cuba practically didn’t play but in the following ones they put a lot of pressure on us and we knew how to react to make good decisions.

Leivis García, coach of Cuba: It was a very good match, the Dominicans with their level today brought out the best they had, they came out to defend the possibility of defending the title and they did it, for my part I am very happy with our group because they have They have been improving and things have been done on the field that have been trained little and have been achieved.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 25, 2023.- The United State defeated Mexico this Friday 3-0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-15) and advanced to the Final of the third NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six.

The U.S. (6-0) will play host Dominican Republic, a 3-0 winner over Cuba in the other semifinal, in the gold medal match at 4 p.m. PT on Saturday. The two teams met on Thursday with the U.S. coming back from a 2-1 deficit to take the match in five sets.

The U.S. dominated every statistical category, including a 33-20 advantage in kills with a .379 hitting efficiency percentage for the match. The U.S. led in blocks (9-2) and aces (6-2), while committing only 13 errors compared to 25 by Mexico.

Seven U.S. players scored at least five points with middle blocker Serena Gray pacing the team with 11 points, seven kills, and four blocks. Opposite Stephanie Samedy totaled seven points on five kills, one block, and one ace.

Mexico will play for bronze against Cuba, while Canada and Puerto Rico will play for fifth place.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 25, 2023.- The United States had no problem beating Mexico in straight sets 3-0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-15) to advance to the Final of the NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six of Women’s Volleyball, competition that is held in the Ricardo Gioriber Arias Volleyball Pavilion.

For the United States, Serena Gray was the best with 11 points, while for Mexico the most outstanding was Karen Rivera also with 11 points.

Brad Rostratter, coach of the United States: It was a great game for us, we played very clean and very smooth, I think our pressure in the service and in the reception were the key for the victory.

Nicola Negro, coach of Mexico: congratulations to the United States for the victory, we knew in advance that it was a technically difficult game for us, the United States has great qualities, we tried to defend a lot but we have important deficiencies in attack, we couldn’t counterattack either because The United States has a great defense, we have an important physical difference and today they made us pay for it all. Now what we have to do is concentrate on tomorrow’s match for bronze, which is very important for us.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 25, 2023.- The Queens of the Caribbean did not allow the Puerto Rican team liberties to beat them 3-0 (25-6, 25-8, 25-11), in what was the match with the lowest score in the Preliminary round of the third NORECA Final Six Pan American Cup.

The Dominican team concluded the regular series with a 4-1 record and 20 points, while Puerto Rico finished 0-5 and did not accumulate points.

Vielka Peralta with 11 points followed by Lisvel Eve with 11 and Cándida Arias with 7, were the best for Las Reinas, while the Puerto Ricans had Sofía Vega and Camila Soto as their best scorers with 4 points each.

Norian Ceballos, captain of Puerto Rico: We knew that we were coming against the Dominican Republic, which is a super-experienced team and we are very young, we had to play with more strength, with less fear, we were reserving shots too much, but it was a good experience playing with a team of that category.

Niverka Marte, captain of the Dominican Republic: We focused on finishing the match as quickly as possible to try to rest a bit, yesterday we slept very late because the game also went to 5 sets, now focused on the semifinal which will be a match very exciting for the audience.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 25, 2023.- Team Canada defeated Cuba 3-2 (21-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18, 15-13) to end the regular series of the NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six at the “Ricardo Arias” National Volleyball Palace.

The Cubans finished with a 2-3 win-loss record with a total of 10 points, while Canada obtained 8 points from 2 wins and 3 losses.

After losing the first two sets, the Canadians were able to recover to win the next three, beating Cuba 51-47 in spikes and 11-6 in serves, while in blocks they were even at 10.

Sydney Grills was the most outstanding for Canada with 20 points, while Nyadholi Thoktuom contributed with another 15. For the losing cause, Dezirett Madan added 21 points followed by Greisy Fine and Laura Suarez with 11 and 10 respectively.

Carolyn O’Dwyer, coach of Canada: I think one very positive thing was the way we battled throughout the game, after trailing 2-0 and continuing to fight and fight it was a very good thing to see in our group, win is not easy and I think one more victory for us is something positive.

Leivis García, coach of Cuba: The match was very good, I think we let Canada get ahead of us from a tactical point of view with the serve, we lowered our reception a lot and we ended up playing very noble with Canada and here there´s no weak opponent, here everyone plays volleyball.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 24, 2023.- In an exciting clash not suitable for the faint of heart, the United States defeated the Dominican Republic 3-2 (25-21, 19, -25, 25-27, 25-14, 15- 5), in the last match of the card of the fifth day of competition of the NORCECA Final Six Pan American Cup at the Ricardo Gioriber Arias National Volleyball Pavilion.

The American troop was led by Taylor Mims with 22 points followed by Simone Lee with 19 and Kayla Haneline and Danielle Hart who had 15 and 10 respectively. The Queens of the Caribbean were led by Gaila González with 32 points, the most for a player in this Cup, while Yonkaira Peña and Lisvel Eve added 10 points each one.

Brad Rostratter, United States coach: It is fabulous to play here in the Dominican Republic in front of this impressive crowd that creates a great atmosphere, both teams had ups and downs during the match at times they showed a high level of volleyball and at others they had to manage certain things.

Marcos Kwiek, coach of the Dominican Republic: It was a pretty intense game where in the fourth and fifth sets they put too much pressure on us, we made too many defensive mistakes, that’s something we have to correct for the Semifinal and the Final.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 24, 2023.- Canada needed only three sets to beat Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-19) and thus achieve their first victory in the third edition of the NORCECA Final Six Pan American Cup.

Jasmine Rivest added 15 points for the Canadians, followed by Nyadholi Thokbuom and Raya Surinx who added 14 and 12 points respectively. For Puerto Rico, which saw its record drop to (0-4), its captain Norian Ceballos was the most outstanding with 14 points.

Averie Allard, captain of Canada: I think this game showed the depth of our bench as we were able to use the full team. It was a very long and demanding day for us with two games but we knew how to face them and go out on the field to give everything of us and I think that shows the desire we have to win.

Norian Ceballos, captain of Puerto Rico: I think we had many good moments but we didn’t know how to capitalize on them, always battling until points 15 and 16, the first was our best set then we tried to get back into rhythm in the third but we couldn’t.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 24, 2023.- In a close match that extended to 4 sets, Cuba was able to recover after losing the first set to defeat Mexico 3-1 (22-25, 27-25, 25-15 , 25-21) in the NORCECA Final Six Pan American Cup that is being held at the “Ricardo Arias” Volleyball Palace.

The Cuban offense had 5 players in double figures led by Dezirett Madan and Greisy Fine with 14 points each followed by Ivy Vila with 13, Laura Suarez who added 12 and Jessica Aguilera with 12 points. For Mexico, the best was Karen Rivera with 21 points followed by Grecia Castro and Daniela Siller with 15 and 10 points respectively.

Grettel Moreno, captain of Cuba: We knew that today’s game was important to place us in the top four and we went out to do our best. We were a little tired since we had played in the morning against the United States, which despite not It was very strong, it demanded a lot of us physically. In this match against Mexico we knew how to recover after the first set, see what didn’t work and apply it in the next three and that’s what gave us the victory.

Joseline Landeros, captain of Mexico: We started with a positive set for us, because we followed the instructions we were given, we were more disciplined than in the next three, unfortunately we lost and, well, we hope to have a better result in the next match.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 24, 2023.- The United States improved its record to 4-0 after defeating Cuba in straight sets 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-19) in the NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six that is played in the Ricardo Gioriber Arias Volleyball Pavilion.

Logan Eggleston led the American attack with 14 points followed by Madeleine Gates and Brooke Nuneviller each one of them with 10. For the Cuban team Ivy Vila collected 9 points.

The United States outscored Cuba in spikes 38-27, in blocks 6-4 and in serves 10-5.

Sarah Parsons, captain of the United States: I think that in general our team did a good job, we prepared very well, they put pressure on us at times but we knew how to stay calm and fight back.

Grettel Moreno, captain of Cuba: My opinion about the match is that perhaps Cuba could have presented itself with a better form, reduce unforced errors and work a little more on the attack. I feel that today the attack, which is one of our strengths, is not handled very well.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 24, 2023.- The Queens of the Caribbean remain undefeated with a 3-0 record in the NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six after defeating Canada 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25- 18) on the fourth day of competitions.

Bethania de la Cruz was the leading scorer for Las Reinas with 18 points and Madeline Guillén added another 17. For Canada Sydney Grills had 11 points while Avery Heppell contributed with 7.

The Dominican Republic has two games left, one against the United States and the other against Puerto Rico. Canada also has two remaining commitments, one with Puerto Rico and the other with Cuba.

Marcos Kwiek, coach of the Dominican Republic: Well, we needed to win this game to secure our spot in the Semifinals. The next game in the Preliminary round is against the United States to continue giving the girls game so that they can all play and then prepare what It will be Semifinal and Final.

Carolyn O’Dwyer, coach of Canada: I think our team improved compared to the first two games which is good to see, we had a noticeable improvement in serving putting the Dominicans off balance. The Dominican Republic is a very good team, I liked how we fought, although we still have a lot to improve.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 24, 2023.- The Mexican team prevailed in straight sets against the Puerto Rican team 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-11) within the framework of the third edition of the NORCECA Final Six Pan American Cup.

Mexico got its second victory to put its record at 2-1, while Puerto Rico remains winless with a negative record of 0-3.

For the winners, Karen Rivera added 13 points, María Rodríguez and Grecia Castro added 12 each, while Karina Gamez finished with 10. For Puerto Rico, the best was Sofía Vega with 6 points.

Nicola Negro, coach of Mexico: Good game considering the schedule that was very early, we did practically everything we had to do and we also played a good game technically.

José Rivera, coach of Puerto Rico: We have a lot of inconsistency, we are not focused, the girls are not getting ready to play. I understand that they can give more than what they are giving.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 22, 2023.- After a hard-fought first set, the United States made adjustments to win the next two comfortably and thus beat Mexico 3-0 (25-21, 25-9, 25- 13) on the third day of competitions of the NORCECA Final Six Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup.

The United States offense was led by Taylor Mims and Logan Eggleston with 15 points each followed by Brooke Nuneviller who contributed 11. For Mexico the best were María Rodríguez with 11 points and Karen Rivera with 9.

The United States remains undefeated in the event at 3-0, while Mexico’s loss saw their record drop to 1-2.

Brad Rostratter, United States coach: We played with the fundamentals and tactically everything went well, Mexico also played well, they battled with everything they had but this is just one game I hope they continue to improve.

Nicola Negro, Coach of Mexico: We had a good first set against the United States but at the beginning of the second set we had technical difficulties, we left a lot of balls in the net there we lost control and obviously the United States opened the scoring so we must continue working to improve those failures. 

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 21, 2023.- The queens of the Caribbean battled through five sets to defeat Cuba 3-2 (25-14, 21-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-10) in the last match of the second day of competitions of the NORCECA Final Six Pan American Cup at the “Ricardo Arias” National Volleyball Pavilion.

Las Reinas’ offense was led by Gaila González and Yonkaira Peña who added 18 and 17 points respectively. For the Cuban team, the most outstanding were Dezirett Madan who contributed 16 points and Greisy Fine who had 14.

In spikes both teams were equal 51-51, while in blocks the Dominican outscored Cuba 14-7.

Niverka Marte, captain of the Dominican Republic: Happy for the victory, which is the most important thing, I think the team is going through a moment of finding the synchronization with the new girls who are taking charge right now in the team and I think it’s normal Let there be those ups and downs.

Grettel Moreno, captain of Cuba: For me it is a privilege to be here and be able to play against the Dominican Republic since it is a team that provides us with a lot of development for our players who are so young. Today’s game was intense despite the fact that Las Reinas did not open with their main players but without facing them it gives us a higher level of preparation.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 21, 2023.- The United States team defeated in three comfortable sets 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-7) the Puerto Rican team that fell for the second time in this NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six that is being played at the “Ricardo Arias” National Volleyball Palace.

For the winners Kayla Haneline had 8 points, Madeline Gates added 7 while Stephanie Samedy and Logan Eggleston contributed 6 respectively. For Puerto Rico, the most outstanding was Camila Soto with four points.

The Americans vastly outscored the Puerto Ricans in spikes 26-8 and in blocks 4-1.

Sarah Parsons, captain of the United States: Our team did a good job on the court, we did not know the Puerto Rican players since it is a new team which represented a challenge for us but we handled it well and we knew how to defend our side of the basketball court.

Norian Ceballos, captain of Puerto Rico: We were able to start with a good rhythm, we were with them at the beginning of the first two sets until we reached 8 points. I think we missed a lot on the serve and we have to work more on the set-up, but in general we did a good job work now what we have to learn is to prioritize the important moments.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 21, 2023.- Mexico put its record at 1-1 after beating Canada 3-1 (25-22, 25-20, 17-25,25-18) in the first match of the second day of competitions of the NORCECA Final Six Pan American Cup that takes place in the “Ricardo Arias” National Volleyball Pavilion.

Mexico’s offense was led by María Rodríguez who totaled 18 points followed by Grecia Castro and Karen Rivera with 18 and 14 points respectively. For the Canadian team (0-2) the best were Gabrielle Attieh with 12 points and Kaylee Plouffe and Thana Fayad with 10 points each.

In spikes Mexico outscored Canada 52-38, while in blocks the Canadians were better 8-5.

Joseline Landeros, captain of Mexico: We knew that after the defeat in the first match it was important to win today, we know the players from Canada and we knew that it was a difficult team to beat as they have different qualities than I think the difference from us was that we entered the field strong and knew how to overcome situations.

Averie Allard, captain of Canada: As a team one tries to improve every day and that did not happen with us today, it was a strong match against Mexico and things did not turn out as expected.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 20, 2023.- The Dominican Republic defeated Mexico 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-11) in the last match of the first day of competitions for the third NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six that is celebrated with resounding success in the “Ricardo Arias” National Volleyball Pavilion.

The Dominican offense was led by Geraldine González who contributed 15 points, Madelin Guillén added another 14 while Vielka Peralta finished with 11. Due to the loss, Karen Rivera and Grecia Castro had 12 and 11 points respectively.

The Queens of the Caribbean outscored Mexico in spikes 35-25 and in blocks 12-2.

Nicola Negro, coach of Mexico: Clearly I can’t be satisfied with the presentation we gave in our first match, not so much because of the result because we know the potential of the Dominican Republic, playing against them is always an opportunity to grow, what happened today was simply that we didn’t know play your game.

Marcos Kwiek, coach of the Dominican Republic: happy for the victory and for the obvious result, mainly for having given several of the girls the opportunity to have more time on the court because after this tournament we have a Continental that is extremely important for us because of the points that it offers for the world ranking, and I am interested that all the players are prepared to play and give it all.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 20, 2023.- The United States team easily dominated Canada in straight sets (25-16, 25-11, 25-15) in the second clash of this third edition of the Cup Pan American NORCECA Final Six that is held at the “Ricardo Arias” National Volleyball Pavilion.

The United States attack was led by Taylor Mims with 16 points, while Danielle Hart and Sarah Parsons added 11 and 10 points respectively. For the Canadians, the best were Sydney Grills with 10 units and Gabrielle Attieh with 7.

The Americans outscored the Canadians in spikes 43-25 and in blocks 8-5.

Brad Rostratter, United States coach: Our team played very well, we were able to execute our plays and move all the players and definitely the crowd atmosphere here makes you go all out.

Carolyn O’Dwyer, coach of Canada: I think we got better as the match progressed which is very good we have to make some adjustments in our game, the serve was not good today, we made a lot of mistakes but hopefully we will be better tomorrow.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 20, 2023.- Cuba had an excellent debut in the third NORCECA Final Six Pan American Cup defeating Puerto Rico in straight sets (25-21, 25-14, 25-XX) this Sunday at the Palacio National Volleyball “Ricardo Arias”.

Ivy Vila was the best scorer for Cuba with 14 points followed by Greisy Fine with 11 points. For Puerto Rico, Norian Ceballos got 9 points and Josdarilee Caraballo added 8.

Leivis García, coach of Cuba: We had a lot of ups and downs during the game, I think we trusted ourselves a lot, we made a lot of mistakes, we still depend a lot on the opponent failing, so we must increase the team’s offense, which is our mainstay.

José Rivera, coach of Puerto Rico: We have a young team, the girls are around 16 years old and this is their first tournament together. I understand that as we go along we are going to improve, today we made many errors on the serve and many unforced errors and in the moments that we got into rhythm we could not maintain concentration and consistency.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 19, 2023.- During the preliminary meeting of the Women’s Final Six Tournament, the coaches of the six participating teams discussed their expectations for the event.

Leivis García, coach of Cuba:

For us, participation in this tournament is very important since it is the first after the Pan American Cup for Seniors held in Puerto Rico, in which we could not participate, and we have new figures in the team because it is projected to medium and in the long term and the expectations are to seek to raise the competitive level and find a good place within the event.

Marcos Kwiek, coach of the Dominican Republic:

We are the venue, it is the second time that this Tournament has been held in the Dominican Republic, the expectation is to play at a good level, to be able to reach the final and play in front of our fans and that it will serve as a very good preparation for the Continental that will be held in Canada from August 27 to September 4.

Nicola Negro, coach of Mexico:

We want to try some new players who had not been with the team and this is a competition that prepares us for the NORCECA Continental of Canada and also for the Pre-Olympic, which are two very important events and we are here hoping to get the best result.

Carolyn O’Dwyer, coach of Canada:

I think we have a very young team, there are some athletes who joined the Senior team just now in the Pan American Cup that was held in Puerto Rico but we have trained hard throughout the summer so our expectations are high and we consider ourselves a strong team for this tournament.

Brad Rostratter, United States coach:

We want to continue doing what we did in Puerto Rico, continue to grow as a team and continue to be one of the strongest teams in the area. We are in a good moment and we are going for the victory in this Tournament.

Kenneth Martinez, assistant coach of Puerto Rico:

The team is relatively young, made at the last moment, the projections are to see their development, how they develop to continue offering them opportunities.

Round Robin Schedule:

August 20, 2023

15:00 Cuba vs. Puerto Rico

5:00 p.m. United States vs. Canada

19:00 Dominican Republic vs. Mexico

August 21, 2023

15:00 Mexico vs. Canada

5:00 p.m. United States vs. Puerto Rico

19:00 Cuba vs Dominican Republic

August 22, 2023

15:00 United States vs. Mexico

17:00 Canada vs. Cuba

19:00 Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico

August 23, 2023

15:00 Mexico vs. Puerto Rico

17:00 United States vs. Cuba

19:00 Dominican Republic vs Canada

August 24, 2023

15:00 Puerto Rico vs. Canada

17:00 Mexico vs. Cuba

19:00 Dominican Republic vs United States

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 17, 2023 – Dominican Republic is set to defend its title in the third edition of  the NORCECA Women’s Final Six Cup, to take place from August 20 to 26 at the Ricardo Gioriber Arias Volleyball Palace, in the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo.

“Las Reinas del Caribe” (The Queens of the Caribbean) will be competing alongside Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United States.

Dominicans have won both editions of the event, United States has one silver medal and one bronze, Mexico has one silver medal and Puerto Rico one bronze.

Teams are expected to arrive in Santo Domingo on Friday 18, to kick off the round-robin preliminary stage from Sunday 20 to Thursday 24. The top four teams will compete in the Saturday’s semifinals and the medal matches will take place on Sunday.

Competition Schedule:

August 20

3:00 pm    Cuba vs. Puerto Rico

5:00 pm    United States vs. Canada

7:00 pm    Dominican Republic vs. Mexico

August 21

3:00 pm     Mexico vs. Canada

5:00 pm     United States vs. Puerto Rico

7:00 pm     Cuba vs. Dominican Republic

August 22

3:00 pm     United States vs. Mexico

5:00 pm     Canada vs. Cuba

7:00 pm     Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico

August 23

3:00 pm     Mexico vs. Puerto Rico

5:00 pm     United States vs. Cuba

7:00 pm     Dominican Republic vs. Canada

August 24

3:00 pm     Puerto Rico vs. Canada

5:00 pm     Mexico vs. Cuba

7:00 pm     Dominican Republic vs. United States

August 25

3:00pm      5th vs. 6th

5:00pm     2nd vs. 3rd (Semifinal)

7:00pm     1st vs. 4th (Semifinal)

August 26

5:00pm     Bronze Medal Match

7:00pm     Gold Medal Match

Year by Year medalists

YEAR	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
2021	DOM	MEX	USA
2022	DOM	USA	PUR