# 2007 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship

The 2007 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the Women's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries from September 17 to September 22, 2007 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Cuba defeated the United States to conquer the gold medal and the Dominican Republic won the bronze medal over the hosts Canada. Cuban athlete Nancy Carrillo won the Most Valuable Player award.

## Competing Nations

| Group A | Group B |
| Canada  Costa Rica  Cuba  Puerto Rico | Dominican Republic  Mexico  Trinidad and Tobago  United States |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

* Monday September 17
| Canada | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25-18 25-16 25-18 |
| Cuba | 3 – 1 | Puerto Rico | 25-22 24-26 25-21 25-12 |
* Tuesday September 18
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25-14 25-8 25-15 |
| Canada | 3 – 2 | Puerto Rico | 25-20 25-20 24-26 15-25 15-04 |
* Wednesday September 19
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25-16 25-13 25-19 |
| Canada | 0 – 3 | Cuba | 20-25 18-25 10-25 |

### Group B

* Monday September 17
| United States | 3 – 0 | Trinidad & T. | 25-09 25-07 25-06 |
| Dominican R. | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25-17 25-19 25-13 |
* Tuesday September 18
| Trinidad & T. | 0 – 3 | Dominican R. | 13-25 12-25 13-25 |
| Mexico | 0 – 3 | United States | 06-25 25-13 25-10 |
* Wednesday September 19
| Mexico | 3 – 0 | Trinidad & T. | 25-22 25-16 25-15 |
| United States | 3 – 0 | Dominican R. | 25-20 25-18 25-22 |

## Final round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 2007-09-21 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | 2007-09-21 – Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Cuba | 3 |
| Cuba | 3 | 2007-09-22 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | 2007-09-22 – Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 2007-09-22 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | 2007-09-22 – Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | Cuba | 3 |
| 2007-09-21 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | 2007-09-21 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | | Cuba | 3 |
| 2007-09-21 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | 2007-09-21 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | United States | 2 |
| Canada | 0 | United States | 2 |
| United States | 3 | | |
| United States | 3 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 2007-09-22 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | 2007-09-22 – Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| | | Dominican Republic | 3 |
| | | Canada | 2 |

### Quarter-finals

* Thursday September 20
| Dominican R. | 3 – 0 | Puerto Rico | 25-22 25-22 25-15 |
| Canada | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25-17 25-10 25-16 |

### Semi-finals

* Friday September 21 — 5th/8th place
| Mexico | 3 – 1 | Costa Rica | 18-25 25-15 25-17 25-21 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Trinidad & T. | 25-11 25-10 25-15 |
* Friday September 21 — 1st/4th place
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Dominican R. | 25-15 25-19 25-23 |
| Canada | 0 – 3 | United States | 18-25 11-25 23-25 |

### Finals

* Saturday September 22 — Seventh Place Match
| Costa Rica | 3 – 0 | Trinidad & T. | 25-19 25-20 25-19 |
* Saturday September 22 — Fifth Place Match
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25-16 26-24 25-10 |
* Saturday September 22 — Bronze Medal Match
| Dominican R. | 3 – 2 | Canada | 25-17 22-25 25-23 20-25 15-13 |
* Saturday September 22 — Gold Medal Match
| Cuba | 3 – 2 | United States | 22-25 25-18 19-25 25-23 18-16 |

## Final ranking

| Place | Team |
| 1. | Cuba |
| 2. | United States |
| 3. | Dominican Republic |
| 4. | Canada |
| 5. | Puerto Rico |
| 6. | Mexico |
| 7. | Costa Rica |
| 8. | Trinidad and Tobago |
* 2007 Women's NORCECA winners
* Cuba 13th title
* Cuba and the United States qualified for the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup

## Awards

* Most valuable player
** Nancy Carrillo
* Best scorer
** Bethania de la Cruz
* Best spiker
** Nancy Carrillo
* Best blocker
** Nancy Carrillo
* Best server
** Áurea Cruz
* Best digger
** Deborah Seilhamer
* Best setter
** Vilmarie Mojica
* Best Passer
** Stacey Gordon
* Best libero
** Carmen Rosa Caso