# 2008 Women's Pan-Am Junior Championship

The 2008 Women's Junior Pan-Am Championship was the 6th edition of the Women's Pan American Junior Championship. It was held from 6 to 12 October 2008 in Mexico City, Mexico.
The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2009 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup, held in Boston, United States in August 2009.
United States won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Chile 2–1 in the final. Argentina won the bronze medal by defeating Mexico 8–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.

## Participating nations

A total of eight teams participated in the tournament:
* Argentina
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* Chile
* Mexico
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay

## Results
### First round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Barbados | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 | |
* 6 October 2008 15:00
| Argentina | 6–0 | Barbados |
| M. Rojas 28' Kakazu 47' Bertarini 57' Campoy 60' Sánchez Moccia 62' Y. Rojas 64' | Report | |
* Umpires: Erica Chambers (JAM) Claudia Videla (CHL)
* 6 October 2008 17:30
| Uruguay | 1–2 | Mexico |
| Sanguinetti 41' | Report | Castillo 26', 44' |
* Umpires: Stephanie Judefind (USA) Claudia Videla (CHL)
* 7 October 2008 15:30
| Barbados | 0–4 | Uruguay |
| | Report | Olaso 6' Olave 22', 46' De María 67' |
* Umpires: Erica Chambers (JAM) Claudia Videla (CHL)
* 7 October 2008 17:40
| Argentina | 4–0 | Mexico |
| Y. Rojas 9', 17' Zuloaga 14' Román 69' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jenille Carrington (TTO) Stephanie Judefind (USA)
* 9 October 2008 09:00
| Barbados | 0–7 | Mexico |
| | | Castillo 7', 23', 25' Navarro 17', 32', 39' Hernández 18' |
* Umpires: Erica Chambers (JAM) Emma Simmons (BER)
* 9 October 2008 11:00
| Uruguay | 1–6 | Argentina |
| Olaso 5' | Report | Zuloaga 3', 19' Sánchez Moccia 16' Román 53' Merino 55', 65' |
* Umpires: Stephanie Judefind (USA) Claudia Videla (CHL)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bermuda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | −44 | 0 | |
* 6 October 2008 09:00
| Chile | 5–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Urroz 5' Fingerhuth 11', 44' Villalabeitia 60' Sclabos 69' | Report | Lewis 47' |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Maritza Perez (URU)
* 6 October 2008 11:00
| United States | 21–0 | Bermuda |
| Drazdowski 1', 10', 44' O'Donnell 3', 12', 38' Gonzalez 7', 21' Cesan 20' Malmberg 28' Perrelle 35', 42', 64', 70' Ghandi 47', 51' Puffenberger 48', 54' K. Reinprecht 56' Pappas 62' Sharkey 65' | Report | |
* Umpires: Arely Castellanos (MEX) Erica Chambers (JAM)
* 7 October 2008 09:00
| Bermuda | 0–14 | Chile |
| | Report | Fingerhuth 3', 47', 52' MacKenna 13' Greene 15', 19', 32', 46' Wagner 24' Caram 31' Sclabos 34', 53' Urroz 41' Cruz 55' |
* Umpires: Kim Hoyte (BAR) Maritza Perez (URU)
* 7 October 2008 13:30
| United States | 7–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Drazdowski 25', 32' Malmberg 36' Selenski 43', 55', 70' O'Donnell 52' | Report | Ramchand-Du Quesnay 48' |
* Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Michelle Joubert (RSA)
* 9 October 2008 14:30
| Bermuda | 0–9 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| | Report | James 10', 18', 62' Lezama 32' Ellis 35' Lewis 40' Ramchand-Du Quesnay 45', 50', 57' |
* Umpires: Arely Castellanos (MEX) Maritza Perez (URU)
* 9 October 2008 16:30
| Chile | 1–1 | United States |
| Wagner 28' | Report | Kolojejchick 54' |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Irene Presenqui (ARG)

### Second round
#### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 10 October 2008 | 10 October 2008 |
| Uruguay | 13 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 12 October 2008 | 12 October 2008 |
| Bermuda | 0 | 12 October 2008 | 12 October 2008 |
| Bermuda | 0 | Uruguay | 3 |
| 10 October 2008 | 10 October 2008 | | Uruguay | 3 |
| 10 October 2008 | 10 October 2008 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 |
| Barbados | 1 | | |
| Barbados | 1 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 12 October 2008 | 12 October 2008 |
| | | Bermuda | 0 |
| | | Barbados | 4 |

##### Crossover

* 10 October 2008 09:00
| Uruguay | 13–0 | Bermuda |
| Bóca 6', 35' Mora 7', 18', 36' Olaso 21', 55' Coates 22', 25' Nieto 26', 52' Zas 33' Stanley 38' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kim Hoyte (BAR) Jenielle Carrington (TTO)
* 10 October 2008 11:30
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3–1 | Barbados |
| Lewis 14' Ramchand-Du Quesnay 49', 55' | Report | King 68' |
* Umpires: Emma Simmons (BER) Arely Castellanos (MEX)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 12 October 2008 08:00
| Bermuda | 0–4 | Barbados |
| | Report | King 16' Oxley 25' Squires 29' Alkins 31' |
* Umpires: Claudia Videla (CHL) Arely Castellanos (MEX)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 12 October 2008 10:30
| Uruguay | 3–2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Olaso 18', 47' Mora 66' | Report | James 2' Ramchand-Du Quesnay 60' |
* Umpires: Erica Chambers (JAM) Kim Hoyte (BAR)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 10 October 2008 | 10 October 2008 |
| Argentina | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 | 12 October 2008 | 12 October 2008 |
| Chile | 3 | 12 October 2008 | 12 October 2008 |
| Chile | 3 | Chile | 1 |
| 10 October 2008 | 10 October 2008 | | Chile | 1 |
| 10 October 2008 | 10 October 2008 | United States (a.e.t) | 2 |
| United States | 6 | United States (a.e.t) | 2 |
| Mexico | 1 | | |
| Mexico | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 12 October 2008 | 12 October 2008 |
| | | Argentina | 8 |
| | | Mexico | 0 |

##### Semi-finals

* 10 October 2008 14:00
| Argentina | 1–3 | Chile |
| M. Rojas 36' | Report | Fingerhuth 19' Walbaum 48' Caram 66' |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Stephanie Judefind (USA)
* 10 October 2008 16:30
| United States | 6–1 | Mexico |
| Gonzalez 13' O'Donnell 17', 27', 56', 59' Drazdowski 43' | Report | Castillo 1' |
* Umpires: Maritza Pérez (URU) Irene Presenqui (ARG)

##### Third and fourth place

* 12 October 2008 13:00
| Argentina | 8–0 | Mexico |
| Roman 17' Zuloaga 27' Merino 30' D. Sruoga 66' Y. Rojas 48' Bertarini 52' Del Frari 58' Villalba 70' | Report | |
* Umpires: Maritza Pérez (URU) Emma Simmons (BER)

##### Final

* 12 October 2008 15:30
| Chile | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | United States |
| Fingerhuth 26' | Report | Gonzalez 45' Ghandi 72' |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Irene Presenqui (ARG)

## Awards

| Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament |
| Katie O'Donnell | Cristine Fingerhuth | Claudia Schüler |

## Statistics
### Final standings

* Note: as the United States qualified for the 2009 Junior World Cup as the host nation, Argentina took the remaining entry quota as the next highest ranked team.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 4 | +33 | 13 | |
| 2 | Chile | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 10 | 2009 Junior World Cup |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 12 | 2009 Junior World Cup |
| 4 | Mexico | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 6 | |
| 5 | Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 9 | |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Barbados | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 3 | |
| 8 | Bermuda | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 61 | −61 | 0 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 139 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 6.95 goals per match.
8 goals
* Kathleen O'Donnell
7 goals
* Christine Fingerhuth
* Arielle Ramchand-Du Quesnay
6 goals
* Ahidee Castillo
* Elizabeth Drazdowski
* Isábel Olaso
4 goals
* Yanina Rojas
* Victoria Zuloaga
* Andrea Greene
* Tonya James
* Melissa González
* Kaitlyn Perrelle
* Sofía Mora
3 goals
* Delfina Merino
* Sofía Román
* Catalina Sclabos
* Michel Navarro
* Alanna Lewis
* Camille Ghandi
* Paige Selenski
2 goals
* Aná Bertarini
* Macarena Rojas
* Rocío Sánchez Moccia
* Cher King
* Camila Caram
* Manuela Urroz
* Cristina Wagner
* Marta Malmberg
* Tara Puffenberger
* Bettina Bóca
* Mercedes Coates
* Agustina Nieto
* Anastásia Olave
1 goal
* Pilar Campoy
* Natalía del Frari
* Yosi Kakazu
* Daniela Sruoga
* Victoria Villalba
* Katrina Alkins
* Shakira Oxley
* Jill-Marie Squires
* Valentina Crúz
* Javiera MacKenna
* Josefa Villalabeitia
* Sofía Walbaum
* Alexandra Hernández
* Chemika Ellis
* Terésa Lezama
* Michelle Cesan
* Kelsey Kolojejchick
* Alexis Pappas
* Katherine Reinprecht
* Kathleen Sharkey
* Camila de María
* Sofía Sanguinetti
* Janine Stanley
* Macarena Zas