U.S. Men To Play for Fifth at 2023 Pan Am Cup

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 18, 2023) – The U.S. Men’s National Team will play for fifth place in the 2023 Pan American Cup after losing to Canada in the quarterfinals, 3-0 (25-20-25-20, 27-25) on Friday at the Astros Arena in Guadalajara, Mexico.

The U.S. Men (2-1) return to the court Sunday against Colombia in the fifth-place match at 1 p.m. MT.

Match Statistics (PDF)

The U.S. Men never found their groove against Canada and were hurt by 27 service errors. The U.S. led in Canada in kills (37-26), but Canada had the edge in blocks (10-3) and aces (5-3). Canada scored 36 points off of U.S. errors while the U.S. scored 22.

Canada led the entire way in set one, with the U.S. never getting within four points after closing to 11-8 early. The second set was closer early on until Canada pulled away at 15-14.

In the third set, the U.S. staved off three match points, down 24-22, and another at 24-25, before eventually falling 27-25.

Outside hitter Kyle McCauley posted a match-high 12 points on 11 kills and one ace. Opposite Parker Van Buren had 11 points on 11 kills, and outside hitter Brett Wildman scored eight points on eight kills.

Middle blockers Patrick Gasman and Mike Marshman each scored five points; Gasman on four kills and an ace, and Marchman with two kills, two blocks and an ace. Opposite Camden Gianni scored twice with a kill and a block.

Setters Quinn Isaacson and Cole Bogner set the U.S. to a .438 percentage. Libero Troy Gooch led the team with 10 digs and 11 excellent receptions.

The U.S. Men have won the Pan American Cup five times, most recently in 2012. They finished third in 2022. Cuba won the last two editions in 2022 and 2019.

U.S. Men’s Roster for the Pan American Cup

No. Name (Pos., Height, Hometown, School, USAV Region)
2 Troy Gooch (L, 6-0, Buffalo, N.Y., UCLA, Western Empire)
3 Cole Bogner (S, 6-3, Chesapeake, Va., Penn State, Old Dominion)
6 Timothy McIntosh (L, 6-0, Miami, Fla., Sacred Heart, Florida)
7 Jacob Pasteur (OH, 6-4, Westminster, Md., Ohio State Univ., Chesapeake)
9 Matthew Knigge (MB, 6-7, New Egypt, N.J., Vassar, Garden Empire)
10 Camden Gianni (Opp, 6-5, Carlsbad, Calif., Grand Canyon, Southern California)
13 Patrick Gasman (MB, 6-10, Clovis, Calif., Univ. of Hawaii, Northern California)
14 Quinn Isaacson (S, 6-2, Plainfield, Ill., Ball State, Great Lakes)
15 Parker Van Buren (Opp, 6-9, Cross Plains, Wis., Loyola Chicago, Badger)
22 Kyle McCauley (OH, 6-4, Huntington Beach, Calif., UC San Diego, Southern California)
23 Michael Marshman (MB, 6-7, Glenmont, N.Y., St. Francis Univ., Excelsior Empire)
24 Brett Wildman (OH, 6-5, Virginia Beach, Va., Penn State, Old Dominion)
25 Ethan Champlin (OH, 6-3, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
26 Merrick McHenry (MB, 6-7, Bedford, Texas, UCLA, North Texas)

Head Coach: Andy Read
Assistant Coach: Angel Nikolov
Assistant Coach: Samuel Stafford
Team Leader/Performance Analyst: Nathaniel Wilson
Athletic Trainer: Benjamin Colletti

U.S. Men’s Schedule for the Pan American Cup
All Times Pacific Daylight

Aug. 15 USA def. Puerto Rico, 3-0 (26-24, 25-13, 25-23)
Aug. 16 USA def. Chile, 3-1 ((25-14, 21-25, 25-12, 25-21)
Aug. 18 Quarterfinals Canada def. USA, 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 27-25)
Aug. 19 Classification matches and semifinals
Aug. 20 Classification matches and finals