# 2016 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship

The 2016 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the tenth edition of the bi-annual volleyball tournament. It was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico from 2 to 7 September among eight countries. The Dominican Republic won the tournament and qualified for the 2017 FIVB Girls' World Championship along with the United States. Dominican Republic player Natalia Martínez won the Most Valuable Player award.

## Pool composition

| Group A | Group B |
| Puerto Rico | United States |
| Mexico | Dominican Republic |
| Costa Rica | Guatemala |
| Saint Martin | Barbados |

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Points ratio
* Sets ratio
* Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser

## Preliminary round

* All times are in Eastern Daylight Time

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 226 | 120 | 1.883 | 9 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 211 | 127 | 1.661 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 165 | 175 | 0.943 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Saint Martin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 225 | 0.200 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 5th–8th classification |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 2 Sep | 14:00 | Mexico | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–20 | 25–16 | 25–16 | 75–52 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Sep | 20:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Saint Martin | 25–5 | 25–4 | 25–4 | 75–13 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Sep | 16:20 | Saint Martin | 0–3 | Mexico | 1–25 | 6–25 | 2–25 | 9–75 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Sep | 20:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–10 | 25–3 | 27–25 | 77–38 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Sep | 14:00 | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Saint Martin | 25–8 | 25–7 | 25–8 | 75–23 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Sep | 20:00 | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Mexico | 18–25 | 17–25 | 24–26 | 59–76 | P2 P3 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 253 | 176 | 1.438 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 260 | 166 | 1.566 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 153 | 240 | 0.638 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barbados | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 158 | 242 | 0.653 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 5th–8th classification |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 Sep | 16:00 | United States | 3–0 | Guatemala | 25–12 | 25–12 | 25–10 | | | 75–34 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Sep | 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Barbados | 25–10 | 25–13 | 25–13 | | | 75–36 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Sep | 14:00 | Barbados | 0–3 | United States | 13–25 | 8–25 | 11–25 | | | 32–75 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Sep | 18:00 | Guatemala | 0–3 | Dominican Republic | 7–25 | 9–25 | 11–25 | | | 27–75 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Sep | 16:00 | Barbados | 1–3 | Guatemala | 25–16 | 24–26 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | 90–92 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Sep | 18:00 | United States | 3–2 | Dominican Republic | 25–23 | 14–25 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 16–14 | 103–110 | P2 P3 |

## Final round
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Mexico | 0 | | |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | Dominican Republic | 3 | | |
| Costa Rica | 0 | | | Dominican Republic | 3 |
| | | | | United States | 2 |
| | | United States | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | Puerto Rico | 2 |
| Guatemala | 0 | | | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | Mexico | 3 |
| | | | | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | 7th place | 7th place |
| Barbados | 0 | | |
| Costa Rica | 3 | | |
| Costa Rica | 3 | Barbados | 3 |
| | | Saint Martin | 0 |
| Saint Martin | 0 | Saint Martin | 0 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 5th place | 5th place |
| | | Costa Rica | 3 |
| | | Guatemala | 1 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 5 Sep | 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–15 | 25–11 | 25–17 | | | 75–43 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Sep | 20:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Guatemala | 25–10 | 25–21 | 25–15 | | | 75–46 | P2 P3 |

### 5th–8th Classification

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 6 Sep | 14:00 | Barbados | 0–3 | Costa Rica | 10–25 | 9–25 | 12–25 | | | 31–75 | P2 P3 |
| 6 Sep | 16:00 | Saint Martin | 0–3 | Guatemala | 10–25 | 7–25 | 7–25 | | | 24–75 | P2 P3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 6 Sep | 20:00 | United States | 3–2 | Puerto Rico | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 15–10 | 104–101 | P2 P3 |
| 6 Sep | 18:00 | Mexico | 0–3 | Dominican Republic | 18–25 | 16–25 | 21–25 | | | 55–75 | P2 P3 |

### 7th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 Sep | 14:00 | Barbados | 3–0 | Saint Martin | 25–12 | 25–4 | 25–8 | | | 75–24 | P2 P3 |

### 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 Sep | 16:00 | Costa Rica | 3–1 | Guatemala | 21–25 | 25–15 | 25–22 | 25–23 | | 96–85 | P2 P3 |

### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 Sep | 18:00 | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Mexico | 20–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | | | 57–75 | P2 P3 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 Sep | 20:00 | United States | 2–3 | Dominican Republic | 25–18 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 13–15 | 105–100 | P2 P3 |

## Finals standing

* Qualified to 2017 FIVB Girls' World Championship.
| Rank | Team |
| | Dominican Republic |
| | United States |
| | Mexico |
| 4 | Puerto Rico |
| 5 | Costa Rica |
| 6 | Guatemala |
| 7 | Barbados |
| 8 | Saint Martin |

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player
** Natalia Martínez (DOM)
* Best setter
** Camila de la Rosa (DOM)
* Best Opposite
** Yanlis Féliz (DOM)
* Best Outside Hitters
** Madeline Guillén (DOM)
** Haley Warner (USA)
* Best Middle Blockers
** Geraldine González (DOM)
** Loraine López (PUR)
* Best libero
** Joseline Landeros (MEX)
* Best digger
** María José Castro (CRC)
* Best receiver
** Joseline Landeros (MEX)
* Best server
** Sofía Castro (PUR)
* Best scorer
** Natalia Martínez (DOM)