# 2018 USA Team Handball Nationals – women's open division

The 2018 Nationals was the 48th Women's Nationals. The Nationals was a team handball tournament to determine the National Champion from 2018 from the US.

## Venues

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

## Modus

The eleven teams are split in two pools A and B and they play a round roubin.
The last teams per group played a 9-11th place semifinal.
The last third and fourth teams per group were qualified for the 5-8th place semifinals.
The losers from the 5-8th place semis 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 |
| Team Rogue (1) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 73 | +92 | 10 |
| Boston (3т) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 68 | +29 | 7 |
| Carolina Blue (NV) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 84 | +5 | 6 |
| San Francisco CalHeat (NV) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 93 | 87 | +6 | 5 |
| Houston Firehawks (3т) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 106 | −36 | 2 |
| West Point Gold (NV) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 141 | −96 | 0 |
| 17 Mai 2018 18:30 (UTC-4) | Team Rogue | 28-18 | San Francisco CalHeat | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 17 Mai 2018 18:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 17 Mai 2018 19:45 (UTC-4) | Houston Firehawks | 9-21 | Boston | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 17 Mai 2018 19:45 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 8:00 (UTC-4) | Team Rogue | 32-16 | Houston Firehawks | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 8:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 9:15 (UTC-4) | West Point Gold | 13-25 | San Francisco CalHeat | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 9:15 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 9:15 (UTC-4) | Boston | 14-14 | Carolina Blue | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 9:15 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 13:15 (UTC-4) | Carolina Blue | 17-36 | Team Rogue | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 13:15 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 14:30 (UTC-4) | West Point Gold | 7-25 | Boston | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 14:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 18:30 (UTC-4) | San Francisco CalHeat | 14-21 | Boston | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 18:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 18:45 (UTC-4) | Houston Firehawks | 13-19 | Carolina Blue | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 18:45 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 19:45 (UTC-4) | West Point Gold | 6-45 | Team Rogue | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 19:45 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 8:00 (UTC-4) | West Point Gold | 24-6 | Carolina Blue | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 8:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 9:15 (UTC-4) | San Francisco CalHeat | 21-10 | Houston Firehawks | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 9:15 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 11:45 (UTC-4) | Boston | 16-24 | Team Rogue | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 11:45 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 13:00 (UTC-4) | Carolina Blue | 15-15 | San Francisco CalHeat | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 13:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 13:15 (UTC-4) | West Point Gold | 13-22 | Houston Firehawks | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 13:15 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| New York City (2) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 52 | +38 | 8 |
| Québec (NV) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 54 | +36 | 6 |
| DC Diplomats (5) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 57 | +26 | 4 |
| West Point Black (NV) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 100 | −47 | 2 |
| San Francisco CalHeat 2 (NV) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 87 | −53 | 0 |
| 17 Mai 2018 14:30 (UTC-4) | Québec | 12-16 | New York City | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 17 Mai 2018 14:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 17 Mai 2018 21:00 (UTC-4) | DC Diplomats | 26-4 | San Francisco CalHeat 2 | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 17 Mai 2018 21:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 8:00 (UTC-4) | West Point Black | 11-27 | New York City | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 8:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 12:00 (UTC-4) | DC Diplomats | 15-19 | Québec | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 12:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 13:15 (UTC-4) | West Point Black | 16-11 | San Francisco CalHeat 2 | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 13:15 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 17:30 (UTC-4) | New York City | 24-17 | DC Diplomats | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 17:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 19:45 (UTC-4) | Québec | 22-7 | San Francisco CalHeat 2 | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 18 Mai 2018 19:45 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 8:00 (UTC-4) | Québec | 37-16 | West Point Black | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 8:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 10:30 (UTC-4) | San Francisco CalHeat 2 | 12-23 | New York City | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 10:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 11:45 (UTC-4) | West Point Black | 10-25 | DC Diplomats | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 11:45 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

### Championship

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Team Rogue | 25 | | | |
| B2 | Québec | 20 | | | |
| B2 | Québec | 20 | A1 | Team Rogue | 29 |
| | | | B1 | New York City | 23 |
| B1 | New York City | 18 | B1 | New York City | 23 |
| A2 | Boston | 14 | Small Final | Small Final | Small Final |
| | | | B2 | Québec | 30 |
| | | | A2 | Boston | 14 |

#### Semifinals

| 19 Mai 2018 17:30 (UTC-4) | Team Rogue | 25-20 | Québec | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 17:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 18:45 (UTC-4) | New York City | 18-14 | Boston | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 18:45 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

#### Small Final

| 20 Mai 2018 10:45 (UTC-4) | Québec | 30-14 | Boston | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 20 Mai 2018 10:45 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

#### Final

| 20 Mai 2018 12:00 (UTC-4) | Team Rogue | 29-23 | New York City | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 20 Mai 2018 12:00 (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 | Carolina Blue | 20 | | | |
| B4 | West Point Black | 19 | | | |
| B4 | West Point Black | 19 | A3 | Carolina Blue | 16 |
| | | | B3 | DC Diplomats | 20 |
| B3 | DC Diplomats | 17 | B3 | DC Diplomats | 20 |
| A4 | San Francisco CalHeat | 12 | 7th Place | 7th Place | 7th Place |
| | | | B4 | West Point Black | 12 |
| | | | A4 | San Francisco CalHeat | 19 |

#### 5-8th Place Semifinals

| 19 Mai 2018 16:00 (UTC-4) | Carolina Blue | 20-19 | West Point Black | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 16:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 16:00 (UTC-4) | DC Diplomats | 17-12 | San Francisco CalHeat | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 16:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

#### 7th Place

| 20 Mai 2018 9:15 (UTC-4) | West Point Black | 12-19 | San Francisco CalHeat | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 20 Mai 2018 9:15 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

#### 5th Place

| 20 Mai 2018 10:30 (UTC-4) | Carolina Blue | 16-20 | DC Diplomats | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 20 Mai 2018 10:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

### Consolation 9-11th Place

| 9-11th Place Semifinals | 9-11th Place Semifinals | 9-11th Place Semifinals | 9th Place | 9th Place | 9th Place |
| | | | A5 | Houston Firehawks | 15 |
| B5 | San Francisco CalHeat 2 | 21 | B5 | San Francisco CalHeat 2 | 17 |
| A6 | West Point Gold | 7 | | | |

#### 9-11th Place Semifinal

| 19 Mai 2018 17:15 (UTC-4) | San Francisco CalHeat 2 | 21-7 | West Point Gold | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 19 Mai 2018 17:15 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

#### 9th Place

| 20 Mai 2018 8:00 (UTC-4) | Houston Firehawks | 15-17 | San Francisco CalHeat 2 | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 20 Mai 2018 8:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 1, Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Team Rogue |
| | New York City THC |
| | Québec |
| 4 | Boston THC |
| 5 | DC Diplomats |
| 6 | Carolina Blue |
| 7 | San Francisco CalHeat |
| 8 | West Point Black |
| 9 | San Francisco CalHeat 2 |
| 10 | Firehawks THC |
| 11 | West Point Gold |

## Statistics
### Awards

| Most Valuable Player: | Cecile Balanche | DC Diplomats |
| Most Valuable Goalkeeper: | Georgeta Marincas | Carolina Blue |
| Top Scorer: | Jence Ann Rhoads | Team Rogue |

### Top scorers

Source:
| Rank | Name | Goals | Games | Average | Team |
| | Jence Ann Rhoads | 53 | 7 | 7.57 | Team Rogue |
| | Cecile Balanche | 45 | 6 | 7.5 | DC Diplomats |
| | Kathleen Darling | 41 | 7 | 5.86 | Team Rogue |
| 4 | Ekaterina Martsul | 40 | 7 | 5.71 | Houston Firehawks |
| 5 | Helen Moser | 38 | 6 | 6.33 | New York City THC |
| 6 | Zoe Lombard | 33 | 7 | 4.71 | Team Rogue |
| 7 | Binta Jau | 32 | 7 | 4.57 | Boston |
| 8 | Kathrine Agger | 29 | 7 | 4.14 | San Francisco CalHeat |
| 9 | Constance Duvert | 27 | 6 | 4.5 | San Francisco CalHeat II |
| 10 | KiAnna Duncan | 26 | 6 | 4.33 | West Point Black |

### All-Tournament Team

| | | Pivot |
| | | Helen Moser |
| | | New York City THC |
| | | Center Back |
| | Left Back | Jence Ann Rhoads | Right Back |
| | Binta Jau | Team Rogue | Kathleen Darling |
| | Boston Team Handball Club | | Team Rogue |
| Left Wing | | Goalkeeper | | Right Wing |
| Cecile Balanche | | Georgeta Marincas | | Zoe Lombard |
| DC Diplomats | | Carolina Blue | | Team Rogue |
| | | Most Valuable Goalkeeper | | |