# 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 and qualified for the 2017 FIVB U23 World Championship along with silver medalists Argentina and Cuba, winners of the bronze medal. Dominican Republic player Brayelin Martínez won the Most Valuable Player award.

## 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)

### Round robin

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 391 | 270 | 1.448 | 13 | 3 | 4.333 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Argentina | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 457 | 343 | 1.332 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Peru | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 427 | 351 | 1.217 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | Semifinals |
| 4 | Cuba | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 397 | 367 | 1.082 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | Semifinals |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 246 | 374 | 0.658 | 3 | 13 | 0.231 | |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 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 | Semifinals | Third place | Third place |
| Argentina | 3 |
| Peru | 1 | | |
| Peru | 1 | Argentina | 0 |
| | | Dominican Republic | 3 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | Dominican Republic | 3 |
| Cuba | 0 | | |
| Cuba | 0 | Final | 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

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player
** Brayelin Martínez (DOM)
* 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)