# 2019 USA Team Handball Nationals – women's open division

The 2019 Nationals was the 49th Women's Nationals. The Nationals was a team handball tournament to determine the National Champion from 2019 in the US.

## Venues

The championship was played at four courts at the Myrtle Beach Sports Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

## Modus

The eight teams are split in two pools A and B and they play a round robin.
The teams ranked third and fourth in the group were qualified for the 5-8th place crossovers.
The losers from the 5-8th crossovers played a 7th place game and the winners the 5th place game.
The best two teams per group were qualified for the semifinals.
The losers from the semis played a small final and the winners the final.

## Results
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Boston THC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 6 |
| DC Diplomats | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 4 |
| San Francisco CalHeat II | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 59 | +10 | 2 |
| Philly Team Handball | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 73 | −36 | 0 |
| 24 May 2019 9:30 (UTC-4) | Boston | 18-11 | Philly Team Handball | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 9:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 9:30 (UTC-4) | DC Diplomats | 24-22 | San Francisco CalHeat II | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 9:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 14:00 (UTC-4) | Philly Team Handball | 15-24 | DC Diplomats | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 14:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 14:00 (UTC-4) | Boston | 24-16 | San Francisco CalHeat II | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 14:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 8:00 (UTC-4) | San Francisco CalHeat II | 31-11 | Philly Team Handball | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 8:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 8:00 (UTC-4) | Boston | 24-18 | DC Diplomats | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 8:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| New York City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 59 | +19 | 5 |
| Chicago Inter | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 74 | +7 | 5 |
| Alberta | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 75 | −10 | 1 |
| San Francisco CalHeat | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 68 | −16 | 1 |
| 24 May 2019 9:30 (UTC-4) | Chicago Inter | 26-26 | New York City | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 9:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 9:30 (UTC-4) | Alberta | 18-18 | San Francisco CalHeat | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 9:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 14:00 (UTC-4) | Chicago Inter | 25-19 | San Francisco CalHeat | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 14:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 14:00 (UTC-4) | New York City | 27-18 | Alberta | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 14:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 8:00 (UTC-4) | Chicago Inter | 30-29 | Alberta | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 8:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 8:00 (UTC-4) | San Francisco CalHeat | 15-25 | New York City | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 8:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

### Championship

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Boston | 19 | | | |
| B2 | Chicago Inter | 23 | | | |
| B2 | Chicago Inter | 23 | B2 | Chicago Inter | 28 |
| | | | B1 | New York City | 34 |
| B1 | New York City | 26 | B1 | New York City | 34 |
| A2 | DC Diplomats | 20 | Small Final | Small Final | Small Final |
| | | | A1 | Boston | 15 |
| | | | A2 | DC Diplomats | 16 |

#### Semifinals

| 25 May 2019 16:00 (UTC-4) | Boston | 19-23 | Chicago Inter | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 16:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 16:00 (UTC-4) | New York City | 26-20 | DC Diplomats | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 16:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

#### Small Final

| 26 May 2019 11:00 (UTC-4) | Boston | 15-16 | DC Diplomats | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 26 May 2019 11:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

#### Final

| 26 May 2019 11:30 (UTC-4) | Chicago Inter | 28-34 | New York City | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 26 May 2019 11:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

### Consolation 5-8th Place

| 5-8th Place Semifinals | 5-8th Place Semifinals | 5-8th Place Semifinals | 5th Place | 5th Place | 5th Place |
| A3 | San Francisco CalHeat II | 27 | | | |
| B4 | San Francisco CalHeat | 25 | | | |
| B4 | San Francisco CalHeat | 25 | A3 | San Francisco CalHeat II | 27 |
| | | | B3 | Alberta | 30 |
| B3 | Alberta | 33 | B3 | Alberta | 30 |
| A4 | Philly Team Handball | 20 | 7th Place | 7th Place | 7th Place |
| | | | B4 | San Francisco CalHeat | 21 |
| | | | A4 | Philly Team Handball | 14 |

#### 5-8th Place Semifinals

| 25 May 2019 12:30 (UTC-4) | San Francisco CalHeat II | 27-25 | San Francisco CalHeat | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 12:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 12:30 (UTC-4) | Alberta | 33-20 | Philly Team Handball | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 12:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

#### 7th Place

| 26 May 2019 9:30 (UTC-4) | San Francisco CalHeat | 21-14 | Philly Team Handball | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 26 May 2019 9:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

#### 5th Place

| 26 May 2019 9:30 (UTC-4) | San Francisco CalHeat II | 27-30 | Alberta | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 26 May 2019 9:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | New York City THC |
| | Chicago Inter |
| | DC Diplomats |
| 4 | Boston THC |
| 5 | Alberta |
| 6 | San Francisco CalHeat II |
| 7 | San Francisco CalHeat |
| 8 | Philly Team Handball |

## Statistics
### Awards

| Most Valuable Player: | Noelia Anton Bolanos | Boston Team Handball Club |
| Most Valuable Goalkeeper: | Athena Del Rosario | San Francisco CalHeat |
| Top Scorer: | Kathrine Agger | San Francisco CalHeat II |

### Top scorers

Source:
| Rank | Name | Goals | Games | Average | Team |
| | Kathrine Agger | 38 | 5 | 5.6 | San Francisco CalHeat II |
| | player | 0 | 5 | 3.17 | team |

### All-Tournament Team

| | | Pivot |
| | | Helen Moser |
| | | New York City THC |
| | | Center Back |
| | Left Back | Manuella Gama | Right Back |
| | Danka Stefanovic | Chicago Inter | Louise Ganitis |
| | Chicago Inter | | New York City THC |
| Left Wing | | Goalkeeper | | Right Wing |
| Noelia Anton Bolanos | | Athena Del Rosario | | Camila Ramos de Souza |
| Boston Team Handball Club | | San Francisco CalHeat | | Chicago Inter |
| | | Most Valuable Goalkeeper | | |