# 2023 Women's Junior Pan American Championship

The 2023 Women's Junior Pan American Championship was the 13th edition of the Women's Pan American Junior Championship, the biennial women's international under-21 field hockey championship of the Americas organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation. It was scheduled to be held from 10 to 18 April 2023 in Bridgetown, Barbados.
The tournament served as a direct qualifier for the 2023 Junior World Cup, held in Santiago, Chile in December 2023, with the three best teams alongside the Junior World Cup hosts Chile qualifying.
The United States won their second title by defeating Argentina 4–1 in a shoot-out after the match finished 1–1. Chile won the bronze medal by defeating the defending champions Canada 5–1.

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
* 10 April 2023 15:30
| Argentina | 4–0 | Uruguay |
| Santamarina 30' Raposo 37' Casas 49' Ferola 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Meghan McLennan (CAN) Richanne Gaskin (BAR)
* 12 April 2023 11:00
| United States | 0–2 | Argentina |
| | Report | Bruggesser 4' Santamarina 52' |
* Umpires: Claudia Montino (CHI) Meghan McLennan (CAN)
* 14 April 2023 10:00
| Uruguay | 1–4 | United States |
| Civetta 52' | Report | Bent-Cole 21', 37' Mendez-Trendler 22' Tamer 53' |
* Umpires: Victoria Pazos (PAR) Claudia Montino (CHI)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chile | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | +31 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Guyana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 3 | |
| 4 | Barbados (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | −34 | 0 | |
* 11 April 2023 09:00
| Chile | 20–0 | Barbados |
| Obon 2' Valdés 7', 10', 22', 48' Muñoz 8' Gago 13' Gutiérrez 22' Arrieta 23', 43', 44', 53', 54' Irazoqui 29', 55' Lira 42', 47' Müller 45', 59' Goñi 45' | Report | |
* Umpires: Allison Mikelson (USA) Melina Millanes (ARG)
* 11 April 2023 10:00
| Canada | 12–0 | Guyana |
| Kuzyk 2', 23', 33', 40' Mackesy 16', 48', 56' Struchtrup 27' Girgis 30' McCusker 45' Delmotte 47' Govan 55' | Report | |
* Umpires: Victoria Pazos (PAR) Sofia Aleman (URU)
* 12 April 2023 13:30
| Barbados | 0–3 | Guyana |
| | Report | Cadogan 2', 47' Fernandes 8' |
* Umpires: Melina Illanes (ARG) Sofia Aleman (URU)
* 13 April 2023 10:00
| Canada | 0–3 | Chile |
| | Report | Gago 10', 33' Gutiérrez 26' |
* Umpires: Victoria Pazos (PAR) Allison Mikelson (USA)
* 14 April 2023 12:00
| Chile | 8–0 | Guyana |
| Lira 3', 10' Müller 15' Irazoqui 32' Gutiérrez 40' Obon 49' Arrieta 58', 59' | Report | |
* Umpires: Meghan McLennan (CAN) Richanne Gaskin (BAR)
* 14 April 2023 15:30
| Barbados | 0–11 | Canada |
| | Report | Mackesy 10', 23', 47' McCusker 12' Struchtrup 21', 28', 33', 48' Govan 23' Kuzyk 42' Kennedy 50' |
* Umpires: Allison Mikelson (USA) Melina Llanes (ARG)

## Classification round
### Fifth to seventh place classification

| Cross-over | Cross-over | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| | | 18 April | 18 April |
| | | Guyana | 0 |
| 16 April | 16 April | | Guyana | 0 |
| 16 April | 16 April | Uruguay | 14 |
| Uruguay | 20 | Uruguay | 14 |
| Barbados | 0 | | |

### Crossover

* 16 April 2023 09:45
| Uruguay | 20–0 | Barbados |
| Seigal 3' Lemoine 4', 39' Rodriguez 8' Mari 9' Civetta 14', 18' Curcio 21', 28', 44' Pérez 26' G. Curutchague 36', 45' Díaz 38', 48' Reyes 39' Arregui 43' J. Curutchague 45', 60' Carassale 50' | Report | |
* Umpires: Claudia Montino (CHI) Meghan McLennan (CAN)

### Fifth and sixth place

* 18 April 2023 09:45
| Guyana | 0–14 | Uruguay |
| | Report | Curcio 4', 18', 19', 20' Díaz 5', 50' Civetta 6', 8', 24' Pérez 9', 30' Rodriguez 21', 37' Arregui 49' |
* Umpires: Claudia Montino (CHI) Richanne Gaskin (BAR)

## Final round
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 16 April | 16 April |
| Argentina | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 | 18 April | 18 April |
| Canada | 0 | 18 April | 18 April |
| Canada | 0 | Argentina | 1 (1) |
| 16 April | 16 April | | Argentina | 1 (1) |
| 16 April | 16 April | United States (p.s.o.) | 1 (4) |
| United States (p.s.o.) | 1 (2) | United States (p.s.o.) | 1 (4) |
| Chile | 1 (0) | | |
| Chile | 1 (0) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 18 April | 18 April |
| | | Canada | 1 |
| | | Chile | 5 |

### Semi-finals

* 16 April 2023 12:30
| Argentina | 1–0 | Canada |
| Pacheco 31' | Report | |
* Umpires: Victoria Pazos (PAR) Allison Mikelson (USA)
* 16 April 2023 15:30
| United States | 1–1 | Chile |
| Tamer 36' | Report | Lira 40' |
| Penalties |||
| Heck Dixon Wadas Bent-Cole | 2–0 | Valdés Pérez Gago Irazoqui |
* Umpires: Melina Illanes (ARG) Meghan McLennan (CAN)

### Third and fourth place

* 18 April 2023 12:30
| Canada | 1–5 | Chile |
| Kuzyk 37' | Report | Gago 20' Goñi 27' Irazoqui 30' Gutiérrez 40' Muñoz 49' |
* Umpires: Sofia Aleman (URU) Allison Mikelson (USA)

### Final

* 18 April 2023 15:30
| Argentina | 1–1 | United States |
| Raposo 36' | Report | Underwood 45' |
| Penalties |||
| Iacoponi Bruggesser Pagella | 1–4 | Heck Wadas Tamer Underwood |
* Umpires: Victoria Pazos (PAR) Meghan McLennan (CAN)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 2023 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | Argentina | 2023 Junior World Cup |
| 3 | Chile | 2023 Junior World Cup |
| 4 | Canada | 2023 Junior World Cup |
| 5 | Uruguay | |
| 6 | Guyana | |
| 7 | Barbados (H) | |

### Goalscorers

There were 113 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 7.53 goals per match.
7 goals
* Victoria Arrieta
* Carolina Curcio
6 goals
* Allison Kuzyk
* Mallory Mackesy
* Elisa Civetta
5 goals
* Nora Struchtrup
* Martina Lira
4 goals
* Martina Gago
* Josefina Gutiérrez
* Francisca Irazoqui
* Dominga Valdés
* Agustina Díaz
3 goals
* Laura Müller
* Paula Pérez
* María Rodriguez
2 goals
* Valentina Raposo
* Paula Santamarina
* Imogen Govan
* Brooke McCusker
* María Goñi
* Constanza Muñoz
* Monserrat Obon
* Abosaide Cadogan
* Olivia Bent-Cole
* Abigail Tamer
* Justina Arregui
* Jacinta Curutchague
* Guadalupe Curutchague
* Pilar Lemoine
1 goal
* Brisa Bruggesser
* Lara Casas
* Valentina Ferola
* Daiana Pacheco
* Laine Delmotte
* Kenzie Girgis
* McKinley Kennedy
* Georgiana Fernandes
* Daniela Mendez-Trendler
* Reagan Underwood
* Guillermina Carassale
* Josefina Mari
* Josefina Reyes
* Milagros Seigal
Source: FIH