# 2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The 2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the 17th edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament. It was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 8 to 14 July. Twelve teams competed and the top five ranked teams at the end of the tournament qualified to the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
The United States won the second straight title (sixth in history) after defeating the Dominican Republic 3–2 in the final. American Lauren Carlini was awarded the Most Valuable Player.

## Pools composition

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

## Venue

* Ricardo Arias Gymnasium, 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 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 225 | 134 | 1.679 | 9 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 207 | 162 | 1.278 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Peru | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 172 | 205 | 0.839 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 7th–10th classification |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 225 | 0.542 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 8 Jul | 14:20 | Canada | 3–0 | Peru | 25–21 | 25–12 | 25–17 | 75–50 | P2 P3 |
| 8 Jul | 22:15 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–14 | 25–10 | 25–16 | 75–40 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Jul | 10:00 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Canada | 10–25 | 10–25 | 7–25 | 27–75 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jul | 01:35 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Peru | 25–16 | 25–15 | 25–16 | 75–47 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jul | 21:05 | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | Canada | 23–25 | 14–25 | 20–25 | 57–75 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jul | 23:00 | Peru | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–15 | 75–55 | P2 P3 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 279 | 230 | 1.213 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 249 | 242 | 1.029 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 234 | 245 | 0.955 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 7th–10th classification |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 248 | 293 | 0.846 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Jul | 10:00 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–3 | United States | 25–21 | 15–25 | 22–25 | 15–25 | | 77–96 | P2 P3 |
| 8 Jul | 19:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–13 | 25–22 | 25–23 | | | 75–58 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Jul | 12:00 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–3 | Puerto Rico | 28–30 | 20–25 | 25–21 | 28–26 | 8–15 | 109–117 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Jul | 22:50 | Cuba | 3–2 | United States | 18–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 13–25 | 15–13 | 96–108 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jul | 12:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–15 | 30–28 | 25–19 | | | 80–62 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jul | 19:10 | United States | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–14 | | | 75–57 | P2 P3 |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 286 | 251 | 1.139 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 285 | 253 | 1.126 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 181 | 205 | 0.883 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 7th–10th classification |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 243 | 286 | 0.850 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 7th–10th classification |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Jul | 12:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | | 75–57 | P2 P3 |
| 8 Jul | 16:10 | Argentina | 2–3 | Colombia | 16–25 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 15–17 | 97–107 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Jul | 18:00 | Colombia | 2–3 | Brazil | 25–18 | 26–24 | 16–25 | 23–25 | 13–15 | 103–107 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Jul | 21:00 | Mexico | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–20 | 25–15 | 25–20 | | | 75–55 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jul | 14:35 | Colombia | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–15 | 25–22 | 25–12 | | | 75–49 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jul | 16:40 | Brazil | 3–2 | Argentina | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–15 | 19–25 | 15–6 | 104–91 | P2 P3 |

## Final round
### Championship bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | C1 | Brazil | 0 | | | |
| A2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | A2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | | | |
| B2 | Puerto Rico | 2 | | | | A2 | Dominican Republic | 2 |
| | | | | | | B1 | United States | 3 |
| | | | A1 | Canada | 1 |
| B1 | United States | 3 | B1 | United States | 3 |
| C2 | Colombia | 0 | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | C1 | Brazil | 0 |
| | | | | | | A1 | Canada | 3 |

### 5th–8th places bracket

| Classification 7–10 | Classification 7–10 | Classification 7–10 | Classification 5–8 | Classification 5–8 | Classification 5–8 | 5th place | 5th place | 5th place |
| | | | B3 | Cuba | 0 | | | |
| B3 | Cuba | 3 | C2 | Colombia | 3 | | | |
| C4 | Argentina | 2 | | | | C2 | Colombia | 3 |
| | | | | | | B2 | Puerto Rico | 2 |
| | | | A3 | Peru | 0 |
| C3 | Mexico | 1 | B2 | Puerto Rico | 3 |
| A3 | Peru | 3 | | | | 7th place | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | | | | | B3 | Cuba | 3 |
| | | | | | | A3 | Peru | 1 |

### 9th–12th places bracket

| Classification 9–12 | Classification 9–12 | Classification 9–12 | 9th place | 9th place | 9th place |
| A4 | Costa Rica | 0 | | | |
| C4 | Argentina | 3 | | | |
| C4 | Argentina | 3 | C4 | Argentina | 3 |
| | | | C3 | Mexico | 1 |
| B4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | C3 | Mexico | 1 |
| C3 | Mexico | 3 | 11th place | 11th place | 11th place |
| | | | A4 | Costa Rica | 0 |
| | | | B4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 |

#### Classification 7th–10th

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Jul | 14:00 | Cuba | 3–2 | Argentina | 25–18 | 21–25 | 14–25 | 25–23 | 15–8 | 100–99 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jul | 16:45 | Mexico | 1–3 | Peru | 25–16 | 22–25 | 29–31 | 32–34 | | 108–106 | P2 P3 |

#### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Jul | 19:45 | United States | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–12 | 25–17 | 25–17 | | | 75–46 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jul | 21:25 | Dominican Republic | 3–2 | Puerto Rico | 25–21 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 15–10 | 104–103 | P2 P3 |

#### Classification 9th–12th

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Jul | 14:00 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Argentina | 16–25 | 13–25 | 12–25 | | | 41–75 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Jul | 16:00 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–3 | Mexico | 15–25 | 15–25 | 25–19 | 17–25 | | 72–94 | P2 P3 |

#### Classification 5th–8th

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Jul | 18:00 | Cuba | 0–3 | Colombia | 20–25 | 21–25 | 17–25 | | | 58–75 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Jul | 20:00 | Peru | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 20–25 | 16–25 | 20–25 | | | 56–75 | P2 P3 |

#### 11th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Jul | 14:00 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24–26 | 18–25 | 16–25 | | | 58–76 | P2 P3 |

#### 9th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Jul | 16:00 | Argentina | 3–1 | Mexico | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | 98–88 | P2 P3 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Jul | 18:00 | Canada | 1–3 | United States | 18–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 19–25 | | 85–98 | P2 P3 |
| 13 Jul | 20:00 | Brazil | 0–3 | Dominican Republic | 16–25 | 12–25 | 23–25 | | | 51–75 | P2 P3 |

#### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jul | 12:00 | Cuba | 3–1 | Peru | 25–23 | 38–40 | 25–11 | 25–22 | | 113–96 | P2 P3 |

#### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jul | 14:00 | Colombia | 3–2 | Puerto Rico | 25–15 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 15–12 | 108–98 | P2 P3 |

#### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jul | 16:00 | Brazil | 0–3 | Canada | 19–25 | 20–25 | 21–25 | | | 60–75 | P2 P3 |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jul | 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 2–3 | United States | 26–24 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 8–15 | 99–110 | P2 P3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | United States |
| | Dominican Republic |
| | Canada |
| 4 | Brazil |
| 5 | Colombia |
| 6 | Puerto Rico |
| 7 | Cuba |
| 8 | Peru |
| 9 | Argentina |
| 10 | Mexico |
| 11 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 12 | Costa Rica |
* Qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games
* 2018 Women's Pan-American Cup
* United States 6th title
* 14-woman roster
* Jordyn Poulter, Justine Wong-Orantes, Lauren Carlini, Krystal Rivers, Simone Lee, Sarah Wilhite, Adora Anae, Haleigh Washington, Aiyana Whitney, Amanda Benson, Paige Tapp, Molly McCage, Kadie Rolfzen, Chiaka Ogbogu
* Head Coach
* Jona Newman-Gonchar

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player
    Lauren Carlini
* Best setter
    Lauren Carlini
* Best Outside Hitters
    Brayelin Martínez
    Elina Rodríguez
* Best Middle Blockers
    Chiaka Ogbogu
    Melissa Rangel
* Best Opposite
    Krystle Esdelle
* Best scorer
    Krystle Esdelle
* Best server
    Kiera Van Ryk
* Best libero
    Brenda Castillo
* Best digger
    Brenda Castillo
* Best receiver
    Brenda Castillo