U.S. Women Take Silver at 2024 Pan Am Cup

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 25, 2024) –The U.S. Women’s National Team earned the silver medal at the 2024 NORCECA Pan American Cup after a 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-19) loss to Argentina in the gold medal match on Sunday in León, Mexico.

The U.S. won six consecutive matches to reach the gold medal match, losing just two sets. The U.S. remains the most successful team in Pan Am Cup history with its 15th medal, including seven gold and three silver. The silver medal was the third for the U.S. Women’s National Team this summer with runner-up finishes in the Paris Olympics and NORCECA Final Six.

The U.S. finished with a 39-35 advantage in kills, but Argentina benefitted from 21 U.S. errors, while making only 12. Argentina held the advantage in blocks (12-5) and service aces (7-1).

MATCH STATISTICS (PDF)

Libero Zoe Fleck shared match-high honors with 20 digs and paced the U.S. with nine successful receptions. Outside hitter Roni Jones-Perry led all players with 13 kills, adding seven successful receptions and six digs. Outside Claire Hoffman finished with six successful receptions and fellow outside Logan Eggleston registered five successful receptions and four digs in the third set.

Middle blocker Serena Gray (seven kills, two blocks and an ace) and opposite Kendall Kipp (eight kills, two blocks) also totaled double digits with 10 points. Kipp and setter Jenna Gray contributed six digs each, and Serena Gray added five.

Middle Tia Jimerson scored eight points on seven kills and a block, Hoffman scored on three points on kills, and setter Ella Powell recorded a kill.

Argentina scored the first three points of the opening set and never trailed and led by four points, 11-7, before the U.S. scored three points in a row on a kill by Jones-Perry and back-to-back blocks by Kipp and Serena Gray. Leading by just two points, 19-17, Argentina finished the second on a 6-1 run. Kipp led all players with seven points on five kills and a pair of blocks.

Hoffman and Jones-Perry kills with an Argentina hitting error gave the U.S. a 3-0 run and an 11-8 lead in the second set. Argentina responded by scoring seven of the next eight points to take a 15-12 lead. Serena Gray and Jones-Perry scored on the next two points to cut the lead to one, but Argentina went on a 9-4 run. The U.S. defended two set points before dropping the set. Jones-Perry led the U.S. with five kills.

The U.S. jumped out to a 10-5 lead in the third set before a 12-2 Argentina run made it 17-12. The lead grew to six, 21-15, before the U.S. cut the deficit in half by scoring the next three points. Argentina scored the next three points and four of the last five to win the gold medal. Jones-Perry recorded five kills and Serena Gray added four points on three kills and an ace.

U.S. Women’s Roster for the 2024 NORCECA Pan American Cup
4 Logan Eggleston (OH, 6-2, Brentwood, Tenn., Univ. of Texas, Southern)
5 Kendall Kipp (Opp, 6-6, Newport Beach, Calif., Stanford, Southern California)
6 Serena Gray (MB, 6-3, Temple City, Calif., Pitt, Southern California)
7 Claire Hoffman (OH, 6-2, Pleasant Hill, Ore., Univ. of Washington, Columbia Empire)
8 Amber Igiede (MB, 6-3, Baton Rouge, La., Univ. of Hawaii, Delta)
9 Tia Jimerson (MB, 6-3, Sugar Hill, Ga., Ohio University, Southern)
12 Breland Morrissette (MB, 6-1, Birmingham, Ala., Georgia Tech, Southern)
13 Ella Powell (S, 6-0, Fayetteville, Ark., Univ. of Washington, Delta)
14 Sarah Sponcil (L, 5-10, Phoenix, Ariz., UCLA, Arizona)
15 Jaali Winters (OH, 6-3, Ankeny, Iowa, Creighton, Iowa)
17 Zoe Fleck (L, 5-6, Grenada Hills, Calif., Univ. of Texas, Southern California)
19 Jenna Gray (S, 6-1, Shawnee, Kan., Stanford Univ., Heart of America)
31C Roni Jones-Perry (OH, 6-0, West Jordan, Utah, BYU, Intermountain)
34 Stephanie Samedy (Opp, 6-2, Clermont, Fla., Univ. of Minnesota, Florida)

Head Coach: Brad Rostratter
Assistant Coach: Jonathan Charette
2nd Assistant Coach: Tayyiba Haneef-Park
Team Manager: James Lundgren
Physiotherapist: Cherryl-Marie Bueno
Statistician: Peter Wong

U.S. Women’s Schedule for the Pan American Cup
(All times PT)
Matches will be livestreamed on Federación Mexicana de Voleibol Facebook page.

Aug. 18: USA def. Chile, 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-18)
Aug. 19: USA def. Puerto Rico, 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-15)
Aug. 20: USA def. Cuba, 3-1 (21-25, 25-12, 25-21, 25-10)
Aug. 21: USA def. Costa Rica, 3-0 (25-8, 25-12, 25-15)
Aug. 22: USA def. Argentina, 3-1 (25-19, 25-18, 21-25, 25-21)
Aug. 23: Quarterfinals (USA received a bye)
Aug. 24: Semifinals, USA def. Dominican Republic, 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 28-26)
Aug. 25: Gold Medal match, Argentina def. USA, 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-19)