KINGSTON, Ontario, June 24, 2025.-Venezuela’s best efforts were not able to match USA’s size and power today at U19 Girls’ Pan American Cup in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, ending with a 3-0 (25-9, 25-23, 25-21) score.
USA dominated the first set, but Venezuela was able to make it a closer game in the second and third sets, even leading by up to four points at one point. But the young USA squad battled back to win.
“For all these players, it’s their first time ever putting on a USA uniform and that causes emotions. I’m proud of their ability to get over the emotion and play good volleyball,” said USA head coach Jamie Morrison. “This is an amazing experience for these girls. We talked about staying true to who it is they are and who we want to be as competitors. You need to pressure test that as much as you can and hats off to Venezuela for putting the pressure on us.”
USA dominated in attack points (41-22), blocking (14-4) and had more aces (8-5). Venezuela gained more points from opponent errors 22-12.
Megan Hodges (8 attack points, 5 blocks) and Shayla Rautenberg (6 attack points, 3 blocks and 4 aces) led USA in scoring with 13 points apiece. Leidymar Colina led the Venezuelan team with 13 points.
The tournament is held at the Queen’s University Athletic and Recreation Centre in Kingston and continues until June 28.
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