USA Dominates Canada with Blocking Power in their NORCECA Women’s Final Six Opening

GUADALAJARA, Jalisco, September 15, 2025. – The United States delivered a blocking masterclass, outscoring Canada 14-1 at the net, to sweep their opening match of the 2025 NORCECA Women’s Final Six 3-0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-20) at Unidad Deportiva López Mateos in Guadalajara, Jalisco.

The round-robin tournament features the top six teams in the region, with the four best-ranked advancing to crossover semifinals.

Team USA jumped to a quick 14-6 lead in the first set, with middle blocker Samantha Francis setting the tone by creating a wall at the net. The Americans built an even larger advantage in the second set, behind the offensive power of opposite Kendall Kipp and outside hitter Norah Sis.

Canada showed more resistance in the third set, led by Emma Boyd and Madyson Saris, keeping the score close until point 16. The U.S. pulled away despite Canada denying three match points before closing out the sweep.

The United States dominated the North American clash, holding significant advantages in kills (39-21), blocks (14-1), and aces (6-4). Errors were nearly even (USA 17, Canada 16).

Samantha Francis led the scoring for the USA with 12 points (7 kills, 5 blocks), followed by Kipp and Sis with 11 points each — Kipp with 6 blocks and Sis producing all 11 points on kills. Reagan Cooper contributed 10 points. Raya Surinx led Canada with 6 points.

Next, the United States (1-0) will face Cuba (0-1), while Canada (0-1) will take on host Mexico in their second match.

Kamerynn Miner, Team USA captain: “For us it was just about minimizing the nerves and making sure our communication was good with each other. Everything went really nice, it all comes to serves-pass and we did a great job in doing that. We’ve been doing so much work back home, blocking especially out of system and I think it looked great out there tonight, our pins were setting up great and our middles posing great, so it was a team effort”.

Emma Boyd, Team Canada captain: “The U.S. is a really strong competitor, they played a really clean game. There are some areas we need to work on for the rest of the tournament. It’s the first game and this doesn’t dictate what the rest of the tournament is going to look for us. You’re either winning or learning, so this is a learning experience for us. We’re excited to come back tomorrow and show up to play against Mexico”.