# Field hockey at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

The women's field hockey tournament at the 2011 Pan American Games was held between 19–28 October 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico. The tournament doubled as the qualification to the 2012 Summer Olympics to be held in London, Great Britain.
The United States won the tournament after defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final, obtaining their first title and ending Argentina's streak of six consecutive titles since the women's tournament was included in the Pan American Games in 1987.

## Qualification

Every country in the Pan American Hockey Federation had the opportunity to qualify through a regional tournament except the two North American countries as they did not participate in them. Taking that into consideration, it was decided to allow two teams not already qualified through regional tournaments to qualify for the Pan American Games based on final rankings in the 2009 Pan American Cup. Along with the automatically qualified host nation, the eighth participating country was decided in a three test-match series between Cuba (who did not participate in the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games) and Jamaica (who would have qualified in the third qualifying position from the 2009 Pan American Cup)
| Date | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| Host nation | Host nation | Host nation | 1 | Mexico |
| 3–11 April 2010 | 2010 South American Championship | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2 | Argentina Chile |
| 22–30 July 2010 | 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 2 | Trinidad and Tobago Barbados |
| 28–31 October 2010 | Qualifier | Kingston, Jamaica | 1 | Cuba |
| 7–15 February 2009 | 2009 Pan American Cup | Hamilton, Bermuda | 2 | United States Canada |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Competition format

Eight teams competed in both the men's and women's Pan American Games hockey tournaments with the competition consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams were divided into two pools of four teams, and play followed round robin format with each of the teams playing all other teams in the pool once. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.
Following the completion of the pool games, teams placing first and second in each pool advanced to a single elimination round consisting of two semifinal games, and the bronze and gold medal games. Remaining teams competed in classification matches to determine their ranking in the tournament. During these matches, extra time of 7½ minutes per half was played if teams were tied at the end of regulation time. During extra time, play followed golden goal rules with the first team to score declared the winner. If no goals were scored during extra time, a penalty stroke competition took place.

## Umpires

Below are the 12 umpires appointed by the Pan American Hockey Federation:
* Arely Castellanos (MEX)
* Cheng Hong (TPE)
* Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
* Kelly Hudson (NZL)
* Stephanie Judefind (USA)
* Ayanna McClean (TTO)
* Carol Metchette (IRL)
* Catalina Montesino Wenzel (CHI)
* Maritza Pérez Castro (URU)
* Wendy Stewart (CAN)
* Suzzane Sutton (USA)
* Carolina Villafañe (ARG)

## Results

All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00)

### First round
#### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Argentina (A) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | +34 | 9 |
| Canada (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 6 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 31 | −27 | 3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0 |
* 19 October 2011 09:00
| Argentina | 11–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| García 2', 22' Rebecchi 6', 61' Luchetti 14' Barrionuevo 21', 37', 39', 58' Merino 29', 65' | Report | |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Suzzane Sutton (USA)
* 19 October 2011 11:00
| Canada | 10–0 | Barbados |
| Stairs 5', 26', 45' Baker 16' Culley 20', 68' Gillis 30' Haughn 31' Roemer 37' Raye 61' | Report | |
* Umpires: Stephanie Judefind (USA) Maritza Pérez Castro(URU)
* 21 October 2011 14:00
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2–4 | Barbados |
| Thompson 17' Quesnay 37' | Report | King 9' Clarke 15' Warner 32' Sealy 61' |
* Umpires: Arely Castellanos (MEX) Cheng Hong (TPE)
* 21 October 2011 16:00
| Canada | 3–7 | Argentina |
| Culley 6' Haughn 30' Gillis 35' | Report | García 15', 25' Aymar 16', 23' Barrionuevo 41', 53' Rebecchi 63' |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Catalina Montesino Wenzel (CHI)
* 23 October 2011 09:00
| Argentina | 19–0 | Barbados |
| Rebecchi 2', 24', 53' Aymar 4', 19', 61' Barrionuevo 13', 65' Merino 15' J. Sruoga 20' Sánchez Moccia 22' García 23', 48', 50', 58' Luchetti 31', 62' D'Elía 42' Maccari 56' | Report | |
* Umpires: Suzzane Sutton (USA) Catalina Montesino Wenzel (CHI)
* 23 October 2011 11:00
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–2 | Canada |
| Quesnay 7' | Report | Stairs 61' Wright 68' |
* Umpires: Stephanie Judefind (USA) Arely Castellanos (MEX)

#### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United States (A) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 9 |
| Chile (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 3 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
* 19 October 2011 14:00
| United States | 5–0 | Mexico |
| Reinprecht 9', 11' Taylor 31' Laubach 37' O'Donnell 52' | Report | |
* Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Verónica Villafañe (ARG)
* 19 October 2011 16:00
| Chile | 6–0 | Cuba |
| Urroz 5' Fernández 16' De. Infante 23' Villagra 41', 56' Fingerhuth 58' | Report | |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Ayanna McClean (TRI)
* 21 October 2011 09:00
| Mexico | 1–3 | Cuba |
| Navarro 70' | Report | Vera 4', 13' Sierra 61' |
* Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Ayanna McClean (TRI)
* 21 October 2011 11:00
| Chile | 1–2 | United States |
| C. Caram 46' | Report | Taylor 41' Nichols 42' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Maritza Pérez Castro (URU)
* 23 October 2011 14:00
| United States | 9–0 | Cuba |
| O'Donnell 2', 44' Laubach 15', 17' Nichols 21', 33' Falgowski 26' Kasold 46' Selenski 55' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Verónica Villafañe (ARG)
* 23 October 2011 16:00
| Mexico | 0–1 | Chile |
| | Report | Khamis 63' |
* Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Cheng Hong(TPE)

### Classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 26 October 2011 | 26 October 2011 |
| Barbados | 1 |
| Barbados | 1 | 28 October 2011 | 28 October 2011 |
| Mexico | 3 | 28 October 2011 | 28 October 2011 |
| Mexico | 3 | Cuba | 3 |
| 26 October 2011 | 26 October 2011 | | Cuba | 3 |
| 26 October 2011 | 26 October 2011 | Mexico | 2 |
| Cuba | 2 | Mexico | 2 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 1 | | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 1 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 28 October 2011 | 28 October 2011 |
| | | Barbados | 1 |
| | | Trinidad & Tobago | 3 |

#### Crossover

* 26 October 2011 09:00
| Barbados | 1–3 | Mexico |
| King 13' | Report | Navarro 38' Castillo 42' Martinez 64' |
* Umpires: Ayanna McClean (TRI) Suzzane Sutton (USA)
* 26 October 2011 17:30
| Cuba | 2–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Carmenate 32' Argentel 62' | Report | Wynne 8' |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Arely Castellanos (MEX)

#### Seventh and eighth place

* 28 October 2011 09:00
| Barbados | 1–3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Warner 25' | Report | Wynne 24', 33' Thompson 29' |
* Umpires: Catalina Montesino Wenzel (CHI) Chenge Hong (TPE)

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 28 October 2011 11:30
| Cuba | 3–2 | Mexico |
| Vera 28' Sierra 35', 65' | Report | Navarro 23', 45' |
* Umpires: Stephanie Judefind (USA) Verónica Villafañe (ARG)

### Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 26 October 2011 | 26 October 2011 |
| Argentina | 4 |
| Argentina | 4 | 28 October 2011 | 28 October 2011 |
| Chile | 0 | 28 October 2011 | 28 October 2011 |
| Chile | 0 | Argentina | 2 |
| 26 October 2011 | 26 October 2011 | | Argentina | 2 |
| 26 October 2011 | 26 October 2011 | United States | 4 |
| United States | 4 | United States | 4 |
| Canada | 2 | | |
| Canada | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 28 October 2011 | 28 October 2011 |
| | | Chile | 3 |
| | | Canada | 0 |

#### Semi-finals

* 26 October 2011 11:00
| Argentina | 4–0 | Chile |
| Luchetti 5' García 22' Aymar 47' Merino 56' | Report | |
* Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Kelly Hudson (NZL)
* 26 October 2011 15:00
| United States | 4–2 | Canada |
| Laubach 9', 43' Cesan 21' Kasold 58' | Report | Stairs 7', 45' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Maritza Pérez Castro (URU)

#### Bronze medal match

* 28 October 2011 15:00
| Chile | 3–0 | Canada |
| Urroz 27' D. Caram 42' De. Infante 67' | Report | |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

#### Gold medal match

* 28 October 2011 17:30
| Argentina | 2–4 | United States |
| Barrionuevo 19', 42' | Report | Selenski 14' Taylor 16' O'Donnell 35' Vittese 66' |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Team details :
Argentina
United States
GK28Belén Succi 36'
DF5Macarena Rodríguez
DF21Mariela Scarone
DF25Silvina D'Elia 35
DF27Noel Barrionuevo
MF4Rosario Luchetti
MF8Luciana Aymar
MF19Sofía Maccari
MF18Daniela Sruoga
FW10Soledad García
FW11Carla Rebecchi
Substitutions:
GK13Laura Aladro 36'
FW12Delfina Merino 15'
MF17Rocío Sánchez Moccia 16'
FW30Josefina Sruoga 53'
Manager:
Lucía Caride
GK31Jackie Kintzer
DF8Rachel Dawson
DF12Julia Reinprecht
DF21Claire Laubach
DF26Kayla Bashore
DF27Lauren Crandall (c) 26'
MF9Michelle Vittese
MF14Katie Reinprecht
MF18Michelle Kasold 47'
FW16Katie O'Donnell
FW20Paige Selenski
Substitutions:
MF5Melissa González 8'
MF7Jesse Gey 6'
FW10Michelle Cesan 7'
FW11Shannon Taylor 5'
DF19Caroline Nichols 6'
Manager:
Lee Bodimeade :

## Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 15 | Qualified for 2012 Summer Olympics |
| | Argentina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 7 | +36 | 12 | |
| | Chile | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 | |
| 4 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Cuba | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 9 | |
| 6 | Mexico | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 3 | |
| 8 | Barbados | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 37 | −31 | 3 | |

## Goalscorers

There were 122 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 6.1 goals per match.
10 goals
* Noel Barrionuevo
9 goals
* Soledad García
6 goals
* Luciana Aymar
* Carla Rebecchi
* Brienne Stairs
5 goals
* Claire Laubach
4 goals
* Rosario Luchetti
* Delfina Merino
* Michel Navarro
* Kathleen O'Donnell
3 goals
* Thea Culley
* Katherine Gillis
* Marisbel Sierra
* Yuraima Vera
* Blair Wynne
* Caroline Nichols
* Shannon Taylor
2 goals
* Cher King
* Charlia Warner
* Hannah Haughn
* Denise Infante
* Manuela Urroz
* Javiera Villagra
* Arielle Ramchand-Du Quesnay
* Kristin Thompson
* Michelle Kasold
* Katherine Reinprecht
* Paige Selenski
1 goal
* Silvina D'Elía
* Sofía Maccari
* Rocío Sánchez Moccia
* Josefina Sruoga
* Dionne Clarke
* Maria Sealy
* Katie Baker
* Abigail Raye
* Diana Roemer
* Camila Caram
* Daniela Caram
* María José Fernández
* Christine Fingerhuth
* Josefina Khamis
* Odeliasi Carmenate
* Mileysis Argentel
* Jesús Castillo
* Guadalupe Martínez
* Michelle Cesan
* Katelyn Falgowski
* Michelle Vittese

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Women | United States Kayla Bashore-Smedley Michelle Cesan Lauren Crandall Rachel Dawson Katelyn Falgowski Melissa Gonzalez Michelle Kasold Claire Laubach Caroline Nichols Katie O'Donnell Julia Reinprecht Katie Reinprecht Paige Selenski Amy Swensen Shannon Taylor Michelle Vittese | Argentina Laura Aladro Luciana Aymar Noel Barrionuevo Silvina D'Elia Soledad García Rosario Luchetti Sofía Maccari Delfina Merino Carla Rebecchi Macarena Rodríguez Rocío Sánchez Moccia Mariela Scarone Daniela Sruoga María Josefina Sruoga Belén Succi Victoria Zuloaga | Chile Catalina Cabach Camila Caram Daniela Caram María Fernández Christine Fingerhuth Carolina García Daniela Infante Denise Infante Paula Infante Josefina Khamis Claudia Schüler Catalina Thiermann Manuela Urroz Javiera Villagra Sofia Walbaum Michelle Wilson |