2019 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship

2019 Women's NORCECA Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Puerto Rico
Dates	8–13 October
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Dominican Republic (2nd title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Brayelin Martínez
Official website
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The 2019 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 26th edition of the tournament, and was played from 8 October to 13 October 2019 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Dominican Republic defeated the United States by 3–2 to win the Continental Championship.^[1] Puerto Rico,^[2] Canada,^[3] Mexico,^[4] and the Dominican Republic qualified for the NORCECA Olympic Qualifier, which will see the four teams compete for a spot in the 2020 Olympics. Dominican Brayelin Martínez earned the Most Valuable Player award.^[5]^[6]

Competing nations

The following national teams have qualified:

Pool A	Pool B
Puerto Rico	United States
Canada	Dominican Republic
Cuba	Mexico
Costa Rica	Trinidad and Tobago

Squads

Pool standing procedure

Number of matches won
Match points
Points ratio
Sets ratio
Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser^[7]

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Puerto Rico	3	3	0	15	225	140	1.607	9	0	MAX	Semifinals
2	Canada	3	2	1	9	235	188	1.250	6	4	1.500	Quarterfinals
3	Cuba	3	1	2	6	189	220	0.859	4	6	0.667	Quarterfinals
4	Costa Rica	3	0	3	0	124	225	0.551	0	9	0.000	5th – 8th classification

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
8 out	14:00	Canada	3–1	Cuba	25–16	22–25	25–17	25–14	97–72	P2 P3
8 out	20:15	Puerto Rico	3–0	Costa Rica	25–8	25–14	25–13		75–35	P2 P3
9 out	14:00	Canada	3–0	Costa Rica	25–20	25–8	25–13		75–41	P2 P3
9 out	20:15	Puerto Rico	3–0	Cuba	25–15	25–9	25–18		75–42	P2 P3
10 out	14:00	Costa Rica	0–3	Cuba	17–25	15–25	16–25		48–75	P2 P3
10 out	20:15	Puerto Rico	3–0	Canada	25–23	25–22	25–18		75–63	P2 P3

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	15	227	115	1.974	9	0	MAX	Semifinals
2	Dominican Republic	3	2	1	10	207	155	1.335	6	3	2.000	Quarterfinals
3	Mexico	3	1	2	5	161	182	0.885	3	6	0.500	Quarterfinals
4	Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	3	0	82	225	0.364	0	9	0.000	5th – 8th classification

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total	Report
8 out	16:00	United States	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago	25–8	25–7	25–7	75–22	P2 P3
8 out	18:00	Dominican Republic	3–0	Mexico	26–24	25–11	25–14	76–49	P2 P3
9 out	16:00	Dominican Republic	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago	25–7	25–13	25–9	75–29	P2 P3
9 out	18:00	United States	3–0	Mexico	25–8	25–15	25–14	75–37	P2 P3
10 out	16:00	Mexico	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago	25–14	25–7	25–10	75–31	P2 P3
10 out	18:00	United States	3–0	Dominican Republic	27–25	25–17	25–14	77–56	P2 P3

Final round

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final




		12 October

		Puerto Rico	2
11 October
		Dominican Republic	3
Dominican Republic	3
				13 October
Cuba	0
				Dominican Republic	3

				United States	2

		12 October

		United States	3
11 October
		Canada	0	3rd place
Canada	3
				13 October
Mexico	1
				Puerto Rico	0

				Canada	3

5th–8th semifinals		5th place

12 October

Costa Rica	0
		13 October
Mexico	3
		Mexico	3
12 October
		Cuba	1
Trinidad and Tobago	0

Cuba	3
		7th place

		13 October

		Costa Rica	3

		Trinidad and Tobago	0

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
11 out	18:00	Dominican Republic	3–0	Cuba	25–18	25–11	25–20			75–49	P2 P3
11 out	20:15	Canada	3–1	Mexico	25–20	29–31	25–17	25–20		104–88	P2 P3

Classification 5th–8th places

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 out	14:00	Costa Rica	0–3	Mexico	14–25	11–25	17–25			42–75	P2 P3
12 out	16:00	Trinidad and Tobago	0–3	Cuba	18–25	20–25	9–25			47–75	P2 P3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 out	18:00	United States	3–0	Canada	25–17	25–16	25–18			75–51	P2 P3
12 out	20:15	Puerto Rico	2–3	Dominican Republic	25–19	14–25	24–26	25–21	8–15	96–106	P2 P3

Seventh place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 out	11:00	Costa Rica	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago	25–19	25–21	25–19			75–59	P2 P3

Fifth place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 out	13:00	Mexico	3–1	Cuba	25–20	25–20	17–25	25–22		92–87	P2 P3

Bronze medal match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 out	15:00	Puerto Rico	0–3	Canada	24–26	13–25	20–25			57–76	P2 P3

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 out	17:15	Dominican Republic	3–2	United States	25–19	25–23	15–25	20–25	15–9	100–101	P2 P3

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Dominican Republic
	United States
	Canada
4	Puerto Rico
5	Mexico
6	Cuba
7	Costa Rica
8	Trinidad and Tobago

	Already qualified for the NORCECA Olympic Qualifier
	Already qualified for the 2020 Olympics
	Qualified for the NORCECA Olympic Qualifier

2019 Women's NORCECA champions
Dominican Republic 2nd title

All-Star team

Most valuable player
- Brayelin Martínez (DOM)
Best spikers
- Kimberly Hill (USA)
- Alexa Gray (CAN)
Best middle blockers
- Neira Ortiz (PUR)
- Tori Dixon (USA)
Best setter
- Jordyn Poulter (USA)
Best Opposite
- Karsta Lowe (USA)
Best scorer
- Andrea Rangel (MEX)
Best server
- Bethania de la Cruz (DOM)
Best libero
- María José Castro (CRC)
Best digger
- Justine Wong (USA)
Best receiver
- Shara Venegas (PUR)

References

^ "Dominicans win NORCECA Title in five thrilling sets to USA". San Juan, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
^ "Puerto Rico in semis and to NORCECA Olympic Qualifier". San Juan, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
^ "Canada reaches semifinals and claims NORCECA Olympic qualifier spot". San Juan, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
^ "Rangel joins Aury Cruz in the 30-Point Club". San Juan, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
^ "Brayelin Martinez MVP at NORCECA Women's Continental Championship". San Juan, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
^ "Bulletin 7" (PDF). San Juan, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
^ "2019 Norceca Senior Women Continental Championship – COMPETITION REGULATIONS" (PDF). San Juan, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2019-10-20.

External links

[1] "Dominicans win NORCECA Title in five thrilling sets to USA". San Juan, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2019-10-20.

[2] "Puerto Rico in semis and to NORCECA Olympic Qualifier". San Juan, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2019-10-20.

[3] "Canada reaches semifinals and claims NORCECA Olympic qualifier spot". San Juan, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2019-10-20.

[4] "Rangel joins Aury Cruz in the 30-Point Club". San Juan, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2019-10-20.

[5] "Brayelin Martinez MVP at NORCECA Women's Continental Championship". San Juan, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2019-10-20.

[6] "Bulletin 7" (PDF). San Juan, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2019-10-20.

[7] "2019 Norceca Senior Women Continental Championship – COMPETITION REGULATIONS" (PDF). San Juan, Puerto Rico: NORCECA. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2019-10-20.

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