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.
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