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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (August 30, 2025) – The U.S. Men’s National Team defeated Puerto Rico, 3-1 (28-26, 23-25, 25-18, 25-23) in a classification match at the 2025 NORCECA Pan American Cup on Saturday in León, Guanajuato.
The U.S. (3-2) will face Chile (4-1) for fifth-place in the tournament tomorrow, Sunday, Aug. 31 at 3:00 p.m. PT. Watch the match live on Facebook.
While Puerto Rico held a slight edge in kills (52-50), the U.S. dominated the block (10-4) and had four aces to only two for Puerto Rico.
Kyle Hobus led the U.S. with 16 points on 14 kills and two blocks. Nolan Flexen had 11 kills and three aces. Matthew Gentry scored 12 points with six kills and a match-high six blocks.
Cam Thorne also reached double figures with 10 points (eight kills, two blocks), and Andrew Deardorff had nine kills. Setter Michael Wright led the U.S. offense and also had two kills and an ace. Libero Troy Gooch and Flexen each had 10 digs.
Puerto Rico scored the first two points of the match, and the rest of the set was a tight, back-and-forth battle. Puerto Rico’s biggest lead was 18-15, but a Flexen kill and three straight hitting errors from Puerto Rico gave the U.S. a 19-18 lead. The teams traded points through the rest of the set. Another Flexen kill gave the U.S. a 27-26 lead, and Wright notched an ace for the 28-26 win. Deardorff had five kills for the U.S. in a balanced attack.
Puerto Rico dominated most of the second set, turning an early 4-3 lead into a 15-7 lead on an 11-4 run. Down 19-12, the U.S. slowly chipped away, using kills from Thorne, Gentry and Flexen to move within three at 20-17. Two Gentry blocks cut the lead to both 20-18 and 21-19, and then a Flexen ace made it 21-20. The U.S. was still down by one at 24-23 but a service error gave Puerto Rico the set win. Gentry led U.S. scorers with five points on two kills and three blocks.
It was all U.S. in set three as they never trailed en route to a 25-18 win. Hobus scored seven points on seven kills, and Flexen had three kills and two aces.
Set four was another close one, with neither team pulling away. The U.S. held a slim lead until a Hobus error tied the match at 15. Puerto Rico scored the next two points to make it 17-15, and also led 18-16 but the U.S. evened it at 18. The teams were tied at 21 before a Deardorff kill and opponent error gave the U.S. a 23-21 lead. At 24-22, Puerto Rico held off one match point but then served long for the U.S. win. Hobus led the team with three kills and two blocks.
U.S. Men’s Roster for 2025 Pan Am Cup
No. Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, College, USAV Region)
1 Matthew Gentry (MB, 6-7, Hudson, Ohio, Lincoln Memorial, Ohio Valley)
2 Kaleb Jenness (OH, 6-6, Mount Pleasant, S.C., Ball State, Palmetto)
3 Troy Gooch (L, 6-0, Buffalo, N.Y., UCLA, Western Empire)
4 Ryan Barnett (OH, 6-5, Vero Beach, Fla., Pepperdine, Florida)
10 Isaiah Preuitt (MB, 6-8, Portland, Ore., Long Beach State, Columbia Empire)
13 Andrew Deardorff (OH, 6-5, Itasca, Ill., Saint Francis, Great Lakes)
14 Parker Van Buren (OPP, 6-9, Cross Plains, Wis., Loyola Chicago, Badger)
15 Kyle Hobus (OPP, 6-7, San Pedro, Calif., CSUN, Southern California Southern Nevada)
16 Jacob Reilly (L, 6-2. Cypress, Texas, Pepperdine, Lone Star)
17 Andrew Rowan (S, 6-7, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., UCLA, Southern California Southern Nevada)
18 Michael Wright (S, 6-4, Richmond, Va., Ohio State, Old Dominion)
20 Cameron Thorne (MB, 6-4, Hollywood, Calif., UCLA, Florida Region)
23 Nolan Flexen (OH, 6-9, Rio Rancho, N.M., UC Irvine, Southern)
30 Daniel Wetter (MB, 6-5, Camarillo, Calif., CSUN, Southern California Southern Nevada)
Coaches for Pan Am Cup
Head Coach: Andy Read
Assistant Coach: Luke Reynolds
Assistant Coach: Lawrence Wrather
Physiotherapist: Beth Drayer
Performance Analyst: Muhammad Mbaye
Team Leader: John Xie
Schedule
Tuesday, Aug. 26: Venezuela def. USA, 3-0 (25-21, 28-26, 31-29)
Wednesday, Aug. 27: USA def. Antigua, 3-0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-17)
Thursday, Aug. 28: USA def. Cuba, 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 26-24, 25-17)
Friday, Aug. 29: Mexico def. USA, 3-1 (25-21, 18-25, 25-20, 25-23)
Saturday, Aug. 30: Consolation semifinal: USA def. Puerto Rico, 3-1 (28-26, 23-25, 25-18, 25-23)
Sunday, Aug. 31: Fifth-place match: USA vs. Chile, 3 p.m.
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The U.S. Men’s National Team finished 2-1 in pool play at the 2025 NORCECA Pan American Cup with a 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 26-24, 25-17) victory over Cuba on Thursday in León, Guanajuato, Mexico.
The U.S. Men’s National Team swept Antigua, 3-0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-17) on Wednesday in León, Guanajuato, Mexico to even its record at the 2025 NORCECA Pan American Cup.
In a match in which two of the three sets went to extra points, the U.S. Men’s National Team dropped its 2025 NORCECA Pan American Cup opener to Venezuela, 3-0 (25-21, 28-26, 31-29) on Tuesday in León, Guanajuato, Mexico.
The U.S. Men’s National Team will compete this week at the 2025 NORCECA Pan American Cup, Aug. 26-31 in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. Twelve teams will battle for the title, with the U.S. placed in Pool A alongside Antigua & Barbuda, Cuba and Venezuela.
