U.S. Women Advance to Semifinals in 2023 Pan Am Cup
The U.S. Women’s National Team finished pool play undefeated on Thursday with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-18) win over Canada at the 2023 Pan Am Cup in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 12, 2023) – The U.S. Women’s National Team will play in the Pan Am Cup bronze medal match after falling to Argentina, 3-1 (26-24, 23-25, 20-25, 25-27) in Saturday’s semifinal in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
The U.S. Women (4-1) advance to the tournament’s third-place match at 1 p.m. PT Sunday against the Dominican Republic. The U.S. has captured bronze in each of the past two years in the Pan Am Cup.
The U.S. led in the match in kills (54-53) and blocks (13-8), but it could not overcome 29 errors compared to only 18 by Argentina.
Outside hitter Simone Lee led the U.S. with 18 kills on 16 kills, one block, and one error. Opposite Taylor Mims contributed 15 points on 14 kills and one ace, and middle blocker Madeleine Gates finished with 12 points on seven kills, a match-high four blocks, and one ace.
Outside hitter Stephanie Samedy (six kills and two blocks) and outside hitter Sarah Wilhite Parsons (five attacks and three blocks) each scored eight points, and middle blocker Serena Gray added six points on two kills, three blocks, and an ace.
Mims led all scorers with eight points on seven kills and one ace in the opening set. Lee (four kills, one ace) and Gates (three kills, one block, one ace) each added five points. The U.S. held advantages in kills (15-12), blocks (4-2), and aces (3-1).
Lee paced the U.S. with five kills in a tight second set that was nearly statistically even. Argentina held slight advantages in kills (15-14) and aces (2-1), while the U.S. had one more block (2-1).
Mims (four kills) was the only U.S. player with more than two points in the third set as Argentina went up 2-1 with a 13-11 advantage in kills and 4-0 in aces.
Lee led the U.S. with six points on five kills and a block in the final set, while Samedy added five kills. In another very close statistical set, errors were the key as Argentina committed only four compared to seven by the U.S.
Bianca Cugno of Argentina led all players with 23 points and 20 kills.
U.S. Women’s Roster for the 2023 Pan American Cup
No. Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, College, USAV Region)
3 Kendall White (L, 5-5, Zionsville, Ind., Penn State, Hoosier)
13C Sarah Wilhite Parsons (OH, 6-2, Eden Prairie, Minn., Univ. of Minnesota, North Country)
19 Jenna Gray (S, 6-1, Shawnee, Kan., Stanford Univ., Heart of America)
21 Simone Lee (OH, 6-1, Menomonee Falls, Wis., Penn State, Badger)
25 Brooke Nuneviller (OH, 5-11, Chandler, Ariz., Univ. of Oregon, Arizona)
30 Danielle Hart (MB, 6-4, Virginia Beach, Va., Univ. of Wisconsin, Old Dominion)
34 Stephanie Samedy (Opp, 6-2, Clermont, Fla., Univ. of Minnesota, Florida)
36 Madeleine Gates (MB, 6-3, San Diego, Calif., Stanford, Southern California)
37 Kayla Haneline (MB, 6-2, Plattsmouth, Neb., Northern Iowa, Great Plains)
38 Zoe Fleck (L, 5-6, Grenada Hills, Calif., Univ. of Texas, Southern California)
39 Taylor Mims (Opp, 6-3, Billings, Mont., Washington State, Evergreen)
41 Logan Eggleston (OH, 6-2, Brentwood, Tenn., Univ. of Texas, Southern)
43 Serena Gray (MB, 6-3, Temple City, Calif., Pitt, Southern California)
44 Sydney Hilley (S, 6-0, Brooklyn Park, Minn., Univ. of Wisconsin, North Country)
Head Coach: Brad Rostratter
Assistant Coach: Jonathan Charette
Assistant Coach: Cursty Jackson
Team Manager: John Xie
Performance Analyst: AJ Ruttenberg
Athletic Trainer: Mandolyn Peterson
U.S. Schedule for the 2023 Pan American Cup
(All times PDT)
Sunday, August 6
United States def Costa Rica, 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-17)
Monday, August 7
United States def Peru, 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-12)
Tuesday, August 8
United States def Colombia, 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-19)
Thursday August 10
United States def. Canada, 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-18)
Saturday August 12
Semifinals, Argentina def. United States, 3-1 (24-26, 25-23, 25-20, 27-25)
Sunday August 13
1 p.m. Bronze Medal Match: United States vs. Dominican Republic
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