# 2008 Women's Indoor Pan American Cup

The 2008 Women's Indoor Pan American Cup was the 4th edition of the Indoor Pan American Cup, an indoor hockey competition. The tournament was held in San Juan, Argentina, from 19–23 November.
Argentina won the tournament for the first time, defeating the United States 4–2 in the final. Mexico won the bronze medal after defeating Peru 1–0 in the third place match.

## Teams

The following eight teams competed for the title:
* Argentina
* Chile
* Mexico
* Paraguay
* Peru
* United States

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | +29 | 15 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Argentina (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 10 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 3 | Mexico | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 8 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 4 | Peru | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 5 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 5 | Paraguay | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 3 | |
| 6 | Chile | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 1 | |

#### Fixtures

* 19 November 2008 16:00
| United States | 11–0 | Mexico |
| Mathis 3', 11', 19', 27', 40' McEvoy 8', 18', 26' Zelenak 9' Bloemker 31' Ford 38' | Report | |
* Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Cinthia Mellí (ARG)
* 19 November 2008 17:00
| Chile | 2–2 | Peru |
| T. Merino 16' Carballo 20' | Report | Ardiles 8' Vidal 24' |
* Umpires: Arely Castellanos (MEX) Beatrice Mongelos (PAR)
* 19 November 2008 20:00
| Argentina | 8–1 | Paraguay |
| Paz 4', 9', 13', 17' González 30', 33', 36' Yanzi 39' | Report | Ruíz 27' |
* Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Arely Castellanos (MEX)
* 20 November 2008 09:00
| Mexico | 5–2 | Chile |
| Correa 3', 8' Cota 18' Solís 37', 40' | Report | T. Merino 14' Gudenschwager 22' |
* Umpires: Beatrice Mongelos (PAR) Wendy Stewart (CAN)
* 20 November 2008 10:00
| Paraguay | 1–11 | United States |
| O. Spiridonoff Arrom 11' | Report | Mathis 1', 24', 27', 34' McEvoy 7', 26' Hood 11' Randall 29' Peisch 35', 39' McConville 37' |
* Umpires: Carlos García (MEX) Arely Castellanos (MEX)
* 20 November 2008 11:00
| Peru | 0–3 | Argentina |
| | Report | Yanzi 15' Paz 15', 26' |
* Umpires: Beatrice Mongelos (PAR) Carlos García (MEX)
* 20 November 2008 16:00
| Paraguay | 1–0 | Chile |
| O. Spiridonoff Arrom 35' | Report | |
* Umpires: Arely Castellanos (MEX) Wendy Stewart (CAN)
* 20 November 2008 17:00
| Mexico | 1–1 | Peru |
| Chávez 28' | Report | Gaete 18' |
* Umpires: Cinthia Mellí (ARG) Beatrice Mongelos (PAR)
* 20 November 2008 20:00
| Argentina | 0–1 | United States |
| | Report | Mathis 22' |
* Umpires: Carlos García (MEX) Arely Castellanos (MEX)
* 21 November 2008 09:00
| United States | 6–0 | Peru |
| Mathis 13', 14' Valeo 17' McEvoy 25', 37' Zelenak 40' | Report | |
* Umpires: Beatrice Mongelos (PAR) Diego Barbas (ARG)
* 21 November 2008 10:00
| Mexico | 3–1 | Paraguay |
| Cota 13' Chávez 20' Calderón 36' | Report | T. Spiridonoff Arrom 32' |
* Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Cinthia Mellí (ARG)
* 21 November 2008 11:00
| Chile | 1–6 | Argentina |
| T. Merino 12' | Report | Alonso 9' J. Bustos 14' Vena 15' González 22' Paz 26' Yanzi 32' |
* Umpires: Arely Castellanos (MEX) John Hrystak (CAN)
* 21 November 2008 15:00
| Peru | 2–1 | Paraguay |
| Vidal 3', 23' | Report | O. Spiridonoff Arrom 31' |
* Umpires: Cinthia Mellí (ARG) Arely Castellanos (MEX)
* 21 November 2008 16:00
| United States | 2–1 | Chile |
| Mathis 4' McConville 33' | Report | Gudenschwager 37' |
* Umpires: Beatrice Mongelos (PAR) Ruben Vargas (ARG)
* 21 November 2008 19:00
| Argentina | 2–2 | Mexico |
| Alonso 20' González 36' | Report | Chávez 4' Cota 37' |
* Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Beatrice Mongelos (PAR)

### Classification round
#### Fifth and sixth place

* 23 November 2008 09:15
| Paraguay | 1–2 | Chile |
| Ruíz 23' | Report | Carballo 30' Gudenschwager 37' |
* Umpires: Carlos García (MEX) Ruben Vargas (ARG)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 22 November 2008 | 22 November 2008 |
| United States | 2 |
| United States | 2 | 23 November 2008 | 23 November 2008 |
| Peru | 0 | 23 November 2008 | 23 November 2008 |
| Peru | 0 | United States | 2 |
| 22 November 2008 | 22 November 2008 | | United States | 2 |
| 22 November 2008 | 22 November 2008 | Argentina | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 | Argentina | 4 |
| Mexico | 1 | | |
| Mexico | 1 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 23 November 2008 | 23 November 2008 |
| | | Peru | 0 |
| | | Mexico | 1 |

##### Semi-finals

* 22 November 2008 15:00
| Argentina | 3–1 | Mexico |
| González 2', 8' Yanzi 20' | Report | Correa 15' |
* Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Beatrice Mongelos (PAR)
* 22 November 2008 17:30
| United States | 2–0 | Peru |
| Mathis 2', 23' | Report | |
* Umpires: Cinthia Mellí (ARG) Arely Castellanos (MEX)

##### Third and fourth place

* 23 November 2008 10:30
| Peru | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Mexico |
| | Report | Chávez 41' |
* Umpires: Beatrice Mongelos (PAR) Cinthia Mellí (ARG)

##### Final

* 23 November 2008 13:00
| United States | 2–4 | Argentina |
| Mathis 13' McEvoy 28' | Report | Paz 18' González 20' Alonso 22' Yanzi 32' |
* Umpires: Arely Castellanos (MEX) Wendy Stewart (CAN)

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorers | Goalkeeper of the Tournament |
| Vilma Bustos | Jennifer Mathis | Alícia Takeda |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | Argentina (H) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 16 | Tournament Champion |
| | United States | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 6 | +29 | 18 | |
| | Mexico | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 11 | |
| 4 | Peru | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 5 | |
| 5 | Chile | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 4 | |
| 6 | Paraguay | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 3 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 93 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.65 goals per match.
16 goals
* Jennifer Mathis
8 goals
* María Mercedes Paz
* Agustina González Mínguez
* Alison McEvoy
5 goals
* Emma Yanzi
4 goals
* Sally Chávez Cota
3 goals
* Julieta Alonso
* Karin Gudenschwager
* Trinidad Merino
* Cindy Correa
* Eliana Cota Felipé
* Olga Spiridonoff Arrom
* Nancy Vidal
2 goals
* Valentina Carballo
* Silvia Solís Alvarado
* María Ruíz Díaz
* Corrine McConville
* Virginia Peisch
* Denise Zelenak
1 goal
* Jessica Bustos
* Milagros Vena
* Blanca Calderón Villafuerte
* Tamara Spiridonoff Arrom
* Ximena Ardiles
* Jennifer Gaete
* Rachael Bloemker
* Maren Ford
* Kelly Hood
* Meredith Randall
* Emily Valeo