COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 20, 2022) – A roster of 14 up-and-coming women’s volleyball players are in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico this week for the Pan American Cup, which runs Aug. 21-28.
A total of 10 teams from the NORCECA and South American regions are competing: Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and the United States from NORCECA and Colombia and Peru from South America.
The U.S. Women will share their pool with Costa Rica, defending champion Dominican Republic, Peru and Puerto Rico. The other pool will feature Canada, Colombia, Cuba, host Mexico and Nicaragua.
“We had a great training block, three weeks to train alongside the world championship training group and the preparation has gone really well for us,” said U.S. Head Coach Brad Rostratter. “Some players have international experience, maybe 50 percent have played one or two international seasons. Some even played VNL. We have a group of talented players.”
The team roster will be:
Setters: Tori Dilfer and Ashley Evans
Outside hitters: Dani Drews, Roni Jones-Perry, Mac May and Avery Skinner
Middle blockers: Ali Bastianelli, Brionne Butler, Rhamat Alhassan and Madeleine Gates
Opposites: Nia Reed and Stephanie Samedy
Liberos: Kendall White and Hana Lishman
Three players return from the 2021 Pan Am Cup team that took the bronze medal: Bastianelli, Jones-Perry and Lishman.
Rostratter will be assisted by Michelle Chatman and Jonathan Charette.
The U.S. Women will open the tournament against Peru at 6 p.m. PT on Sunday. The matches will be livestreamed on Facebook Live at Codeson Sonora.
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
14:00 Dominican Republic v Costa Rica
16:00 Canada v Cuba
18:00 United States v Peru
20:00 Mexico v Nicaragua
Monday August 22
14:00 Dominican Republic v Peru
16:00 Colombia v Canada
18:00 United States v Puerto Rico
20:00 Mexico v Cuba
Tuesday August 23
14:00 Peru v Costa Rica
16:00 Cuba v Nicaragua
18:00 Dominican Republic v Puerto Rico
20:00 Mexico v Colombia
Wednesday August 24
14:00 United States v Costa Rica
16:00 Canada v Nicaragua
18:00 Puerto Rico v Peru
20:00 Cuba v Colombia
Thursday August 25
14:00 Puerto Rico v Costa Rica
16:00 Colombia v Nicaragua
18:00 Dominican Republic v United States
20:00 Mexico v Canada
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