U.S. Women Lose First Pan Am Cup Match to Dominican Republic

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 25, 2022) – The U.S. Women competing at the Pan American Cup lost their first match of the tournament on Thursday, falling to the Dominican Republic, 3-2 (23-25, 24-26, 25-16, 25-22, 15-8).

The loss means the U.S. Women (3-1) must play in Friday’s quarterfinals against Cuba (2-2) to make it to the semifinals. Both the Dominican Republic (4-0) from Pool A and Colombia (4-0) from Pool B advanced straight to the semis.

The U.S. Women led the scoring statistics in Thursday’s match, holding the edge in kills (67-62), blocks (14-11) and aces (4-2). The Dominican Republic, which is using the tournament to warm up for the FIVB World Championship and played its top team, took advantage of 37 U.S. errors while committing 12.

OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Outside hitter Dani Drews led the U.S. scoring with 24 points on 23 kills and one ace. Outside hitter Avery Skinner added 21 points on 19 kills, one block and one ace.

Libero and Team Captain Kendall White was credited with 26 digs and 21 excellent receptions.

“I felt that in the first two sets, we controlled a lot of the energy,” White said. “I felt like it got away from us a little bit at the end… Both teams competed really hard, they just had a better day at the end.”

Opposite Nia Reed totaled 15 points on a match-high five blocks and 20 kills. Middle blocker Rhamat Alhassan contributed 12 points on nine kills and three blocks.

Middle Brionne Butler scored nine points on five kills and four blocks.

Setter Tori Dilfer scored three points on two aces and one kill. She combined with backup Ashley Evans to set the team to a .202 hitting efficiency.

Backup opposite Stephanie Samedy scored a point with a block.

U.S. Roster for the 2022 Pan American Cup

No. Name (Position, Ht., Hometown, College, Region)
10 Brionne Butler (MB, 6-4, Kendleton, Texas, Univ. of Texas, Lone Star)
14 Mac May (OH, 6-3, Dubuque, Iowa, UCLA, Iowa)
17 Dani Drews (OH, 6-0, Sandy, Utah, Univ. of Utah, Intermountain)
21 Roni Jones-Perry (OH, 6-0, West Jordan, Utah, BYU, Intermountain)
22 Kendall White (L, 5-5, Zionsville, Ind., Penn State, Hoosier)
26 Rhamat Alhassan (MB, 6-4, Glenarden, Md., Florida, Chesapeake)
27 Avery Skinner (OH, 6-1, Katy, Texas, Baylor, Lone Star)
28 Ashley Evans (S, 6-1, Liberty Township, Ohio, Purdue, Ohio Valley)
32 Hana Lishman (L, 5-8, Kailua, Hawaii, Pepperdine, Aloha)
33 Nia Reed (OPP, 6-1, Fort Lee, N.J., Penn State, Garden Empire)
34 Stephanie Samedy (OPP, 6-2, Clermont, Fla., Minnesota, Florida)
35 Tori Dilfer (S, 5-11, Los Gatos, Calif., Louisville, Northern California)
36 Madeleine Gates (MB, 6-3, San Diego, Calif., Stanford, Southern California)
37 Ali Bastianelli (MB, 6-3, Marysville, Mich., Illinois, Lakeshore)

Head Coach: Brad Rostratter
Assistant Coaches: Michelle Chatman and Jonathan Charette
Team Manger: John Xie
Athletic Trainer: Madison Schultze
Performance Analyst: Thomas Read

Competition Schedule
(All times PDT)

Sunday August 21
Dominican Republic def Costa Rica, 3-0 (25-9, 25-8, 25-9)
Cuba def Canada, 3-0 (25-16, 28-26, 25-23)
United States def Peru, 3-1 (25-13, 21-25, 25-22, 25-17)
Mexico def Nicaragua, 3-0 (25-11, 25-8, 25-9)

Monday August 22
Dominican Republic def Peru, 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-22)
Colombia def Canada, 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 28-26)
United States def Puerto Rico, 3-0 ((25-19, 25-16, 25-22)
Mexico def Cuba, 3-1 (24-26, 25-16, 25-16, 25-18)

Tuesday August 23
Peru def Costa Rica, 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-14)
Cuba v Nicaragua, 3-0 (25-7, 25-11, 25-14)
Dominican Republic v Puerto Rico, 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-18)
Colombia def Mexico, 3-0 (25-14, 27-25, 25-11)

Wednesday August 24
United States def Costa Rica, 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-7)
Canada def Nicaragua, 3-0 (25-10, 25-19, 25-19)
Puerto Rico def Peru, 3-2 (23-25, 25-20, 16-25, 25-17, 15-12)
Colombia def Cuba, 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-17)

Thursday August 25
Puerto Rico def Costa Rica, 3-0 (25-12, 25-14, 25-12)
Colombia def Nicaragua, 3-0 (25-8, 25-12, 25-12)
Dominican Republic def United States, 3-2 (23-25, 24-26, 25-16, 25-22, 15-8)
Mexico def Canada, 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-21)

Friday August 26
14:00 Classification 7/10
16:00 Classification 7/10
18:00 Quarterfinals
20:00 Quarterfinals

Saturday August 27
14:00 Position 9-10
16:00 Position 7-8
18:00 Semifinals
20:00 Semifinals

Sunday August 28
14:00 Position 5-6
16:00 Bronze Medal Match
18:00 Gold Medal Match

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 17, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s Pan American Cup Team lost its first match of the tournament on Friday, falling to the host Dominican Republic, 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-13).

The U.S. Women end the round-robin preliminary round in second place with a 4-1 record. They will play third-place Mexico (3-2) at 2 p.m. PT on Saturday in the semifinals. The Dominican Republic (5-0) will play fourth-place Canada (2-3) in the other semifinal). Live stream is available at https://www.youtube.com/c/ReinasdelCaribe/videos.

On Friday, the U.S. Women held their own in the first set, but errors crept in and combined with a powerful Dominican team that overwhelmed Team USA.

“The Dominican is a very good team,” U.S. Head Coach Karch Kiraly said. “Today, they played much better than us. Things did not go the way we expected.”

The Dominican Republic led the U.S. in kills (32-28), blocks (10-5) and aces (5-1). The U.S. finished with 28 scoring errors while the Dominican had 16.

Outside hitter Roni Jones-Perry led the U.S. scoring effort with 10 points on nine kills and one block. Starting opposite Danielle Cuttino added nine points on nine kills.

Middle blocker Rachel Kramer scored seven points on three kills, three blocks and one ace.

Outside hitter Symone Williams-Abbott totaled four points on four kills. Middle Shelly Stafford scored on two kills and one block. Backup opposite Alex Holston scored one point with a kill.

Backup setter Elle Glock also played in the match.

U.S. Women’s Pan American Cup Roster

No. Name (Pos., Height, Hometown, College)

2 Taylor Bruns (S, 5-11, Normal, Ill., Univ. of South Carolina)
3 Alex Holston (OH, 6-2, Olney, Md., Univ. of Florida)
5 Hana Lishman (L, 5-8, Kailua, Hawaii, Pepperdine Univ.)
6 Shelly Stafford (MB, 6-2, Cypress, Texas, Baylor Univ.)
7 Symone Williams-Abbott (OH, 6-1, Northville, Mich., Northwestern Univ.)
8 Elle Glock (S, 6-1, Wahoo, Neb., Univ. of Southern California)
9 Rachael Kramer (MB, 6-10, Phoenix, Ariz., Florida)
12 Lindsay Stalzer (OH, 6-1, Kewanee, Ill., Bradley Univ.)
14 Ali Bastianelli (MB, 6-3, Marysville, Mich., Univ. of Illinois)
15 Roni Jones-Perry (OPP, 5-11, West Jordan, Utah, BYU)
16C Danielle Cuttino (OPP, 6-4, Indianapolis, Ind., Purdue Univ.)

Head Coach Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coach Erin Virtue
Assistant Coach Tama Miyashiro
Team Manager John Xie
Athletic Trainer Misao Tanioka
Statistician Peter Wong

Pan American Cup Schedule
(All times PT)
Live stream at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ZS0TLfErMqfPsBr65bldQ

Monday September 13
Canada def Puerto Rico, 3-0 ( 25-17, 25-16, 25-18)
United States def Mexico, 3-1 (21-25, 25-17, 26-24, 29-27)
Dominican Republic def Cuba, 3-0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-20)

Tuesday September 14
Canada def Cuba 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-10)
United States def Puerto Rico, 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-17)
Dominican Republic def Mexico, 3-0 (25-22, 25-12, 25-17

Wednesday September 15
Mexico def Cuba, 3-2 (22-25, 26-24, 17-25, 25-16, 15-10)
United States def Canada, 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-18)
Dominican Republic def Puerto Rico, 3-0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-20)

Thursday September 16
Mexico def Puerto Rico, 3-1 (19-25, 25-15, 25-13, 25-15)
United States def Cuba, 3-0 25-11, 25-18, 25-17)
Dominican Republic def Canada, 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-20)

Friday September 17
Cuba def Puerto Rico, 3-1 (15-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-19
Mexico def Canada, 3-2 (26-24, 22-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-12)
Dominican Republic def United States, 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-12)

Saturday September 18
Noon Fifth place: Cuba vs Puerto Rico
2 p.m. United States vs. Mexico
4 p.m. Dominican Republic vs. Canada

Sunday September 19
2 p.m. Bronze Medal Game
4 p.m. Gold Medal Game