# 2011 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship

The 2011 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, was held from September 12 to 17, in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The winner qualified for the 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup, in Japan.

## Competing nations

The following national teams have qualified:
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| Puerto Rico  Costa Rica  Mexico | Canada  United States  Trinidad and Tobago | Dominican Republic  Panama  Cuba |

## Pool standing procedure

Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loser Match won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loser In case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria: points ratio and sets ratio

## First round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 153 | 90 | 1.700 | 6 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 156 | 152 | 1.026 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 171 | 0.608 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 7–9 Classification |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 12 Sep | 20:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–8 | 25–12 | 25–10 | | 75–30 | P2 P3 |
| 13 Sep | 16:00 | Costa Rica | 1–3 | Mexico | 21–25 | 25–21 | 11–25 | 17–25 | 74–96 | P2 P3 |
| 14 Sep | 20:00 | Mexico | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 16–25 | 18–25 | 26–28 | | 60–78 | P2 P3 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 150 | 102 | 1.471 | 6 | 0 | MAX | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 164 | 153 | 1.072 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 119 | 178 | 0.669 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 7–9 Classification |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 12 Sep | 17:00 | Canada | 3–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–15 | 28–30 | 25–22 | 25–11 | 103–78 | P2 P3 |
| 13 Sep | 20:00 | United States | 3–0 | Canada | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–23 | | 75–61 | P2 P3 |
| 14 Sep | 16:00 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–3 | United States | 14–25 | 16–25 | 11–25 | | 41–75 | P2 P3 |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Cuba | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 154 | 99 | 1.556 | 6 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 139 | 116 | 1.198 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Panama | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 150 | 0.480 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 7–9 Classification |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 12 Sep | 15:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Panama | 25–12 | 25–10 | 25–15 | 75–37 | P2 P3 |
| 13 Sep | 18:00 | Panama | 0–3 | Cuba | 13–25 | 15–25 | 7–25 | 35–75 | P2 P3 |
| 14 Sep | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–15 | 29–27 | 25–22 | 79–64 | P2 P3 |

## Final round
### Championship

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| Puerto Rico | | | | |
| Puerto Rico | | 16 Sep – Caguas | 16 Sep – Caguas | | |
| Bye | | 16 Sep – Caguas | 16 Sep – Caguas | |
| Bye | | Puerto Rico | 0 | |
| 15 Sep – Caguas | 15 Sep – Caguas | | Puerto Rico | 0 | |
| 15 Sep – Caguas | 15 Sep – Caguas | Dominican Republic | 3 | |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | Dominican Republic | 3 | |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | | | | 17 Sep – Caguas | 17 Sep – Caguas |
| Canada | 0 | | | | 17 Sep – Caguas | 17 Sep – Caguas |
| Canada | 0 | | | | United States | 3 |
| | | | | | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| Cuba | | | | | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| Cuba | | 16 Sep – Caguas | 16 Sep – Caguas | | | |
| Bye | | 16 Sep – Caguas | 16 Sep – Caguas | | | |
| Bye | | Cuba | 0 | | | |
| 15 Sep – Caguas | 15 Sep – Caguas | | Cuba | 0 | | |
| 15 Sep – Caguas | 15 Sep – Caguas | United States | 3 | | Third place | Third place |
| United States | 3 | United States | 3 | | Third place | Third place |
| United States | 3 | | | | 17 Sep – Caguas | 17 Sep – Caguas |
| Mexico | 0 | | | | 17 Sep – Caguas | 17 Sep – Caguas |
| Mexico | 0 | | | | Cuba | 3 |
| | | | | | Puerto Rico | 0 |

### Classification 7th–9th

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 15 Sep | 16:00 | Panama | 1–3 | Costa Rica | 21–25 | 17–25 | 25–21 | 19–25 | | 82–96 | P2 P3 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 15 Sep | 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Canada | 25–17 | 25–22 | 25–21 | | | 75–60 | P2 P3 |
| 15 Sep | 20:00 | United States | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–11 | 25–8 | 25–19 | | | 75–38 | P2 P3 |

### Classification 7th–8th

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Sep | 16:00 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 26–24 | 25–21 | 25–12 | | | 76–57 | P2 P3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Sep | 18:00 | Cuba | 0–3 | United States | 20–25 | 17–25 | 13–25 | | | 50–75 | P2 P3 |
| 16 Sep | 20:00 | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Dominican Republic | 16–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | | | 61–75 | P2 P3 |

### Classification 5th–6th

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Sep | 16:00 | Mexico | 3–1 | Canada | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | 97–88 | P2 P3 |

### Bronze medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Sep | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–20 | 25–15 | 25–21 | | | 75–56 | P2 P3 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Sep | 20:00 | United States | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–15 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | | 75–56 | P2 P3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | United States |
| | Dominican Republic |
| | Cuba |
| 4 | Puerto Rico |
| 5 | Mexico |
| 6 | Canada |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 8 | Costa Rica |
| 9 | Panama |
* 2011 Women's NORCECA champions
* United States 6th title

## Individual awards

* MVP: Bethania de la Cruz
* Best scorer: Sarah Pavan
* Best spiker: Yanelis Santos
* Best blocker: Marisa Field
* Best server: Logan Tom
* Best digger: Brenda Castillo
* Best setter: Lindsey Berg
* Best receiver: Brenda Castillo
* Best libero: Brenda Castillo
* Eugenio George Laffita Award: Hugh McCutcheon