U.S. Women compete at the Pan Am Cup

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