2016 Women's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2016 Women's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the third edition of the bi-annual volleyball tournament. It was held in Miraflores and San Vicente de Cañete, Peru from 19 to 25 September among six countries. The Dominican Republic won the tournament for third time[1] and qualified for the 2017 FIVB U23 World Championship[2] along with silver medalists Argentina[3] and Cuba, winners of the bronze medal.[4] Dominican Republic player Brayelin Martínez won the Most Valuable Player award.[5]

2016 Women's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup

Tournament details
Host nation	Peru
Dates	September 19–25, 2016
Teams	6
Venue(s)	3 (in 2 host cities)
Champions	Dominican Republic (3rd title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Brayelin Martínez (DOM)
Official website
NORCECA

Competing nations

Round robin

Argentina  Costa Rica  Cuba  Dominican Republic  Peru  Trinidad and Tobago

Preliminary round

• All times are in Peru Time (UTC−05:00)

Team advances to semifinals

Round robin

		Matches		Pts	Points			Sets
Rank	Team	W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Dominican Republic	4	1	21	391	270	1.448	13	3	4.333
2	Argentina	4	1	20	457	343	1.332	14	5	2.800
3	Peru	4	1	16	427	351	1.217	12	7	1.714
4	Cuba	2	3	13	397	367	1.082	9	9	1.000
5	Costa Rica	1	4	4	246	374	0.658	3	13	0.231
6	Trinidad and Tobago	0	5	1	182	395	0.461	1	15	0.067

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 Sep	12:30	Dominican Republic	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago	25–13	25–9	25–8			75–30	P2 P3
19 Sep	14:30	Cuba	1–3	Argentina	21–25	25–18	18–25	22–25		86–93	P2 P3
19 Sep	17:00	Peru	3–0	Costa Rica	25–11	25–13	25–11			75–35	P2 P3
20 Sep	12:30	Costa Rica	0–3	Cuba	20–25	17–25	18–25			55–75	P2 P3
20 Sep	14:30	Dominican Republic	1–3	Argentina	25–21	17–25	27–29	22–25		91–100	P2 P3
20 Sep	17:00	Peru	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago	25–11	25–6	25–7			75–24	P2 P3
21 Sep	12:30	Trinidad and Tobago	1–3	Costa Rica	13–25	16–25	25–20	20–25		74–95	P2 P3
21 Sep	14:30	Dominican Republic	3–0	Cuba	25–21	25–18	25–19			75–58	P2 P3
21 Sep	17:00	Peru	3–2	Argentina	17–25	26–24	23–25	27–25	17–15	110–114	P2 P3
22 Sep	12:30	Argentina	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago	25–12	25–4	25–6			75–22	P2 P3
22 Sep	14:30	Costa Rica	0–3	Dominican Republic	11–25	5–25	11–25			27–75	P2 P3
22 Sep	17:00	Peru	3–2	Cuba	22–25	22–25	25–22	25–15	18–16	112–103	P2 P3
23 Sep	12:30	Costa Rica	0–3	Argentina	7–25	16–25	11–25			34–75	P2 P3
23 Sep	14:30	Trinidad and Tobago	0–3	Cuba	11–25	9–25	12–25			32–75	P2 P3
23 Sep	17:00	Peru	0–3	Dominican Republic	21–25	17–25	17–25			55–75	P2 P3

Final round

Championship bracket

	Semifinals				Third place
	Argentina	3
	Peru	1
					Argentina	0
					Dominican Republic	3
	Dominican Republic	3
	Cuba	0
					Final
					Peru	2
					Cuba	3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
24 Sep	16:30	Dominican Republic	3–0	Cuba	25–17	25–20	25–20			75–57	P2 P3
24 Sep	19:00	Argentina	3–1	Peru	26–28	25–21	25–20	25–20		101–89	P2 P3

Fifth place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
24 Sep	14:00	Costa Rica	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago	25–23	25–16	25–14			75–53	P2 P3

Bronze medal match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
25 Sep	15:30	Peru	2–3	Cuba	14–25	19–25	25–16	25–12	8–15	91–93	P2 P3

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
25 Sep	18:00	Argentina	0–3	Dominican Republic	21–25	19–25	19–25			59–75	P2 P3

Final standing

Rank Team  Dominican Republic  Argentina  Cuba 4  Peru 5  Costa Rica 6  Trinidad and Tobago Qualified for the 2017 Women's U23 World Championship

2016 Women's U23 Pan-American Cup Champions  Dominican Republic 3rd title Team Roster: Jineiry Martínez, Winifer Fernández (L), Gaila González, Pamela Jorge, Natalia Martínez, Angelica Hinojosa, Geraldine González, Madeline Guillén, Yokaty Pérez, Vielka Peralta, Larysmer Martínez, Camila de la Rosa, Lisbeth Rosario, Brayelin Martínez Head Coach: Wagner Pacheco

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player  Brayelin Martínez (DOM)[5] Best Scorer  Ángela Leyva (PER) Best Spiker  Ángela Leyva (PER)  Brayelin Martínez (DOM) Best Middle Blocker  Candelaria Herrera (ARG)  Yelennis Díaz (CUB) Best Setter  Gretell Moreno (CUB)

Best Opposite  Daniela Bulaich (ARG) Best Libero  Antonela Fortuna (ARG) Best Digger  Winifer Fernández (DOM) Best Receiver  Sol Piccolo (ARG) Best Server  Diaris Pérez (CUB)

References

1. "Dominican Republic Claims Hat-Trick at U23 Pan Am Cup". San Vicente de Cañete, Peru: NORCECA. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
2. "Dominicans top preliminary round, claim ticket to world championship". San Vicente de Cañete, Peru: NORCECA. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
3. "Argentina qualifies to U23 FIVB World Championship". San Vicente de Cañete, Peru: NORCECA. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
4. "Cuba claims bronze medal, spot to world championship". San Vicente de Cañete, Peru: NORCECA. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
5. "Dominican Brayelin Martinez elected the MVP of the Women's U-23 Pan-Am Cup". San Vicente del Cañete, Peru: NORCECA. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.