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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 19, 2024) – The U.S. Men’s National Team earned a spot in the 2024 NORCECA Pan American Cup semifinals with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-20) win over the host Dominican Republic on Friday at the Professor Ricardo Gioriber Arias Volleyball Palace in Santo Domingo.
The U.S. faces Cuba in the semifinals on Saturday (July 20) at 2 p.m. PT. Puerto Rico, which placed third in Pool A will face Canada in the second semifinal.
Both teams committed fewer than 10 hitting errors in the match with the U.S. leading in kills, 45-33. The U.S. Men’s National Team hit at a .457 efficiency for the match with only eight errors in 81 attacks. The Dominican Republic, led by Henry Tapia’s match-best 15 kills (and 16 points) hit at a .324 clip with only nine errors in 74 attacks. The U.S. led 6-1 in blocks and 3-1 in service aces. The teams combined for 33 service errors with the Dominican Republic totaling 17.
Opposite Gabi Garcia led five U.S. players with nine points or more with 12 points, sharing team-highs with 10 points and two blocks. Outside hitters Cooper Robinson (nine kills and a block) and Ethan Champlin also reached double digits with 10 points. Champlin matched Garcia’s 10 kills, while Robinson hit at a .750 hitting efficiency percentage with no errors in 12 attacks. Robinson also doubled the next highest player in successful receptions with 14.
Middle blockers Michael Marshman (seven kills, one block, one ace) and Daniel Wetter (eight kills and an ace) added nine points apiece. Wetter registered his eight kills on nine attacks, hitting .889 for the match. Setter Quinn Isaacson keyed the team’s outstanding hitting efficiency and scored four points of his own on a pair of kills, a block and an ace.
Isaacson and libero Mason Briggs each recorded 11 digs. Robinson finished with six digs and Garcia added five. Briggs and Champlin each recorded four successful receptions.
A kill by Champlin gave the U.S. its first four-point lead in the opening set, 22-18. After the teams exchanged service errors, the U.S. took the opening set on kills by Garcia and another by Champlin. Marshman, Anderson, and Champlin each produced four kills in the set.
The U.S. used a 6-1 run to take a 14-9 lead and force a timeout by the Dominican Republic in the second set. The lead was trimmed to one, 15-14, but three consecutive points upped the U.S. advantage back to four points. Garcia totaled eight points on seven kills and a block in the set.
Jumping out to a 7-2 lead and still leading by four points, 16-12, the U.S. was closing in on the sweep. The Dominican Republic scored five of the next seven points to pull within a point, 18-17. A Robinson kill and back-to-back kills by Wetter restored the lead to four points. A Champlin kill later in the set made it 24-20 and the match ended on a hitting error. Robinson finished with six points on five kills and a block, and Wetter contributed five kills.
U.S. Men’s Roster for the 2024 Pan American Cup
No. Name (Pos., Height, Hometown, School, USAV Region)
2 Cooper Robinson (OH, 6-7, Pacific Palisades, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
3 Gabi Garcia (OPP, 6-7, San Juan, Puerto Rico, BYU)
4 Merrick McHenry (MB, 6-7, Bedford, Texas, UCLA, North Texas)
6 Quinn Isaacson (S, 6-2, Plainfield, Ill., Ball State, Great Lakes)
7 Jacob Pasteur (OH, 6-4, Westminster, Md., Ohio State Univ., Chesapeake)
8 Nolan Flexen (OH, 6-9, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, UC-Irvine, Southern)
13 Patrick Gasman (MB, 6-10, Clovis, Calif., Univ. of Hawaii, Northern California)
15 Mason Briggs (L, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California)
22 Timothy McIntosh (L, 6-0, Miami, Fla., Sacred Heart, Florida)
24 Brett Wildman (OH, 6-5, Virginia Beach, Va., Penn State, Old Dominion)
25 Ethan Champlin (OH, 6-3, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
27 Michael Marshman (MB, 6-7, Glenmont, N.Y., St. Francis Univ., Excelsior Empire)
28 Nicholas Slight (S, 6-3, Storm Lake, Iowa, Grand Canyon Univ., Iowa)
30 Daniel Wetter (MB, 6-5, Camarillo, Calif., CSU-Northridge, Paris Volley)
Head Coach: Andy Read
Assistant Coach: Morteza Shiari
Assistant Coach: Jay Hosack
Physiotherapist: Rachel Kirkpatrick
Manager: Jimmy Kim
U.S. Men’s Schedule for the Pan American Cup
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July 14 USA def. Puerto Rico, 3-1 (25-21, 25-18, 29-31, 25-18)
July 15 USA def. Mexico, 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-20, 25-18)
July 16 Canada def USA, 3-2 (19-25, 25-20, 25-27, 25-23, 15-9)
July 17 USA def. Chile, 3-0 (25-23, 25-14, 25-15)
July 19 Quarterfinals, USA def. Dominican Republic, 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-20)
July 20 2 p.m. Semifinals, USA vs. Cuba
July 21 Medal matches
The U.S. Men's National Team continued its winning streak at the 2024 NORCECA Pan American Cup with a 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-20, 25-18) win over Mexico at the Professor Ricardo Gioriber Arias Volleyball Palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Sunday.
The U.S. Men's National Team began the 2024 NORCECA Men’s Senior Pan American Cup with a hard-fought 3-1 (25-21, 25-18, 29-31, 25-18) win over Puerto Rico at the Professor Ricardo Gioriber Arias Volleyball Palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Sunday.
USA Volleyball is pleased to announce the 14 athletes who will compete for the U.S. at the 2024 NORCECA Men’s Senior Pan American Cup at the Professor Ricardo Gioriber Arias Volleyball Palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic July 14-21.
Middle Blocker, 6-7
Opposite, 6-7
Outside Hitter, 6-3
Middle Blocker, 6-10
Setter, 6-2
