# 2016 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2016 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the 15th edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament. It was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 2 July to 10 July. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, won by the Dominican Republic when they defeated 3–2 to Puerto Rico. The United States claimed the bronze medal and Dominican Republic athlete Brayelin Martínez was awarded Most Valuable Player.

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Dominican Republic | United States |
| Puerto Rico | Argentina |
| Canada | Cuba |
| Colombia | Peru |
| Mexico | Costa Rica |
| Venezuela | Trinidad and Tobago |

## Venue

* Ricardo Arias Gymnasium, Santo Domingo
* San Carlos Pavilion, Santo Domingo

## 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 Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 393 | 291 | 1.351 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 365 | 291 | 1.254 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 384 | 377 | 1.019 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Colombia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 411 | 445 | 0.924 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | |
| 5 | Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 337 | 405 | 0.832 | 5 | 12 | 0.417 | |
| 6 | Mexico | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 328 | 409 | 0.802 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 July | 14:00 | Canada | 3–1 | Colombia | 25–21 | 18–25 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | 93–83 | P2 P3 |
| 2 July | 18:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–23 | | | 75–61 | P2 P3 |
| 2 July | 20:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Venezuela | 25–16 | 25–11 | 25–16 | | | 75–43 | P2 P3 |
| 3 July | 14:00 | Colombia | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 18–25 | 17–25 | 15–25 | | | 50–75 | P2 P3 |
| 3 July | 16:00 | Venezuela | 1–3 | Canada | 25–22 | 20–25 | 29–31 | 21–25 | | 95–103 | P2 P3 |
| 3 July | 20:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–17 | 25–15 | 25–19 | | | 75–51 | P2 P3 |
| 4 July | 14:00 | Mexico | 0–3 | Venezuela | 17–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | | | 57–75 | P2 P3 |
| 4 July | 16:00 | Canada | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 19–25 | 17–25 | 19–25 | | | 55–75 | P2 P3 |
| 4 July | 20:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–1 | Colombia | 25–13 | 17–25 | 25–18 | 25–18 | | 92–74 | P2 P3 |
| 5 July | 14:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Venezuela | 25–12 | 25–21 | 25–17 | | | 75–50 | P2 P3 |
| 5 July | 16:00 | Colombia | 3–2 | Mexico | 21–25 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 17–15 | 109–111 | P2 P3 |
| 5 July | 20:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Canada | 26–24 | 25–21 | 25–13 | | | 76–58 | P2 P3 |
| 6 July | 16:00 | Mexico | 0–3 | Canada | 16–25 | 18–25 | 14–25 | | | 48–75 | P2 P3 |
| 6 July | 16:00 | Venezuela | 1–3 | Colombia | 10–25 | 16–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | | 74–95 | P2 P3 |
| 6 July | 20:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–23 | | | 75–65 | P2 P3 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 404 | 293 | 1.379 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Cuba | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 397 | 347 | 1.144 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 394 | 351 | 1.123 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Peru | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 406 | 369 | 1.100 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 292 | 379 | 0.770 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 221 | 375 | 0.589 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 July | 14:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–10 | 25–17 | 25–15 | | | 75–42 | P2 P3 |
| 2 July | 16:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–20 | 25–14 | 25–19 | | | 75–53 | P2 P3 |
| 2 July | 16:00 | United States | 3–0 | Peru | 25–20 | 25–19 | 27–25 | | | 77–64 | P2 P3 |
| 3 July | 14:00 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Cuba | 9–25 | 8–25 | 18–25 | | | 35–75 | P2 P3 |
| 3 July | 16:00 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–3 | United States | 11–25 | 13–25 | 19–25 | | | 43–75 | P2 P3 |
| 3 July | 18:00 | Peru | 3–2 | Argentina | 25–16 | 25–19 | 24–26 | 20–25 | 15–11 | 109–97 | P2 P3 |
| 4 July | 14:00 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Peru | 10–25 | 15–25 | 19–25 | | | 44–75 | P2 P3 |
| 4 July | 16:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–15 | 25–12 | 25–18 | | | 75–45 | P2 P3 |
| 4 July | 18:00 | United States | 3–2 | Cuba | 19–25 | 25–20 | 18–25 | 25–15 | 15–7 | 102–92 | P2 P3 |
| 5 July | 14:00 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–3 | Peru | 19–25 | 25–23 | 17–25 | 15–25 | | 76–98 | P2 P3 |
| 5 July | 16:00 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | United States | 16–25 | 10–25 | 18–25 | | | 44–75 | P2 P3 |
| 5 July | 18:00 | Cuba | 1–3 | Argentina | 25–22 | 17–25 | 23–25 | 15–25 | | 80–97 | P2 P3 |
| 6 July | 14:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Peru | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | | 75–60 | P2 P3 |
| 6 July | 14:00 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–19 | 25–14 | 25–23 | | | 75–56 | P2 P3 |
| 6 July | 18:00 | Argentina | 0–3 | United States | 14–25 | 13–25 | 23–25 | | | 50–75 | P2 P3 |

## Final round
### Championship bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | A1 | Dominican Republic | 3 | | | |
| B2 | Cuba | 3 | B2 | Cuba | 0 | | | |
| A3 | Canada | 2 | | | | A1 | Dominican Republic | 3 |
| | | | | | | A2 | Puerto Rico | 2 |
| | | | B1 | United States | 1 |
| A2 | Puerto Rico | 3 | A2 | Puerto Rico | 3 |
| B3 | Argentina | 0 | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | B2 | Cuba | 1 |
| | | | | | | B1 | United States | 3 |

### 5th–10th places bracket

| Classification 5–10 | Classification 5–10 | Classification 5–10 | Classification 5–8 | Classification 5–8 | Classification 5–8 | Classification 5–6 | Classification 5–6 | Classification 5–6 |
| | | | B3 | Argentina | 3 | | | |
| A4 | Colombia | 3 | A4 | Colombia | 2 | | | |
| B5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | | | | B3 | Argentina | 3 |
| | | | | | | A3 | Canada | 0 |
| | | | A3 | Canada | 3 | | | |
| B4 | Peru | 1 | A5 | Venezuela | 0 | | | |
| A5 | Venezuela | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Classification 9–10 | Classification 9–10 | Classification 9–10 | Classification 7–8 | Classification 7–8 | Classification 7–8 |
| | | | B5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | A4 | Colombia | 3 |
| | | | B4 | Peru | 3 | A5 | Venezuela | 1 |

### 11th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 July | 14:00 | Mexico | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–17 | 25–16 | 25–20 | | | 75–53 | P2 P3 |

### 5th-10th Classification

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 July | 16:00 | Colombia | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–17 | | | 75–55 | P2 P3 |
| 8 July | 16:00 | Peru | 1–3 | Venezuela | 27–25 | 30–32 | 18–25 | 20–25 | | 95–107 | P2 P3 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 July | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–2 | Canada | 21–25 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 21–25 | 16–14 | 108–98 | P2 P3 |
| 8 July | 20:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–11 | 25–13 | 25–18 | | | 75–42 | P2 P3 |

### 9th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 July | 16:00 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–3 | Peru | 21–25 | 13–25 | 16–25 | | | 50–75 | P2 P3 |

### 5th-8th Classification

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 July | 14:00 | Colombia | 2–3 | Argentina | 18–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–27 | 8–15 | 101–111 | P2 P3 |
| 9 July | 16:00 | Venezuela | 0–3 | Canada | 20–25 | 16–25 | 22–25 | | | 58–75 | P2 P3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 July | 18:00 | United States | 1–3 | Puerto Rico | 20–25 | 25–21 | 17–25 | 20–25 | | 82–96 | P2 P3 |
| 9 July | 20:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–11 | 25–22 | 25–21 | | | 75–54 | P2 P3 |

### 7th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 July | 14:00 | Colombia | 3–1 | Venezuela | 25–19 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 25–13 | | 95–74 | P2 P3 |

### 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 July | 16:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Canada | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | | 75–67 | P2 P3 |

### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 July | 15:00 | United States | 3–1 | Cuba | 20–25 | 25–9 | 25–15 | 25–9 | | 95–58 | P2 P3 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 July | 17:00 | Puerto Rico | 2–3 | Dominican Republic | 25–23 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 6–15 | 96–108 | P2 P3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Dominican Republic |
| | Puerto Rico |
| | United States |
| 4 | Cuba |
| 5 | Argentina |
| 6 | Canada |
| 7 | Colombia |
| 8 | Venezuela |
| 9 | Peru |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 11 | Mexico |
| 12 | Costa Rica |
* 2016 Women's Pan-American Cup
* Dominican Republic 4th title
* 14-woman roster
* Vargas, Fernandez, Eve-Castillo, Fersola, Castillo, Dominguez, Marte, Rivera, Peña, Mambrú, de la Cruz, Binet, B. Martínez, J. Martínez
* Head Coach
* Marcos Kwiek

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player
    Brayelin Martínez
* Best setter
    Alexandra Muñoz
* Best Outside Hitters
    Madison Kingdon
    Brayelin Martínez
* Best Middle Blockers
    Annerys Vargas
    Rhamat Alhassan
* Best Opposite
    Karina Ocasio
* Best scorer
    Kenny Moreno
* Best server
    Micha Hancock
* Best libero
    Brenda Castillo
* Best digger
    Brenda Castillo
* Best receiver
    Brenda Castillo