The 2018 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the eleventh edition of the bi-annual volleyball tournament. It was held in Tegucigalpa National Gymnasium, Tegucigalpa, Honduras from 25 August to 2 September among eight countries. The United States won the tournament and qualified for the 2019 FIVB Girls' World Championship along with Canada.[1] United States player Jessica Mzurik won the Most Valuable Player award.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Honduras |
| Dates | 25 August – 2 September |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  United States (8th title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Jessica Mzurik (USA) |
| Official website | |
| NORCECA | |
Qualification edit
A total of 9 teams qualify for the 2018 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship. In addition to Honduras who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 8 teams qualify based on top 5 teams from the NORCECA U 18 Continental Ranking and the 3 Zonal Champions from the AFECAVOL, ECVA and CAZOVA, U-18 Zonal Championships. Mexico withdrew from the tournament and the event continued with only 8 teams.[3]
Pool composition edit
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
 Cuba
|
United States
|
 Dominican Republic
|
Honduras
|
 Canada
|
 Nicaragua
|
 Costa Rica
|
 Barbados
|
Pool standing procedure edit
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Points ratio
- Sets ratio
- Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser
Preliminary round edit
- All times are in Central Standard Time
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 225 | 154 | 1.461 | 9 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | Dominican Republic
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 207 | 174 | 1.190 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Canada
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 193 | 194 | 0.995 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 225 | 0.542 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 5th–8th classification |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug | 16:00 | Cuba |
3–0 | Canada |
25–19 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 75–59 | P2 P3 | ||
| 27 Aug | 18:00 | Dominican Republic |
3–0 | Costa Rica |
25–12 | 25–15 | 25–13 | 75–40 | P2 P3 | ||
| 28 Aug | 16:00 | Dominican Republic |
3–0 | Canada |
25–19 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 75–59 | P2 P3 | ||
| 28 Aug | 18:00 | Cuba |
3–0 | Costa Rica |
25–11 | 25–15 | 25–12 | 75–38 | P2 P3 | ||
| 29 Aug | 14:00 | Costa Rica |
0–3 | Canada |
17–25 | 14–25 | 13–25 | 44–75 | P2 P3 | ||
| 29 Aug | 18:00 | Cuba |
3–0 | Dominican Republic |
25–19 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 75–57 | P2 P3 |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 225 | 97 | 2.320 | 9 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | Honduras
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 185 | 176 | 1.051 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Nicaragua
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 152 | 202 | 0.752 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | |
| 4 | Barbados
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 138 | 225 | 0.613 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 5th–8th classification |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug | 14:00 | United States |
3–0 | Nicaragua |
25–6 | 25–11 | 25–12 | 75–29 | P2 P3 | ||
| 27 Aug | 20:00 | Honduras |
3–0 | Barbados |
25–12 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 75–53 | P2 P3 | ||
| 28 Aug | 14:00 | United States |
3–0 | Barbados |
25–10 | 25–7 | 25–16 | 75–33 | P2 P3 | ||
| 28 Aug | 20:00 | Honduras |
3–0 | Nicaragua |
25–18 | 25–18 | 25–12 | 75–48 | P2 P3 | ||
| 29 Aug | 16:00 | Barbados |
0–3 | Nicaragua |
15–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | 52–75 | P2 P3 | ||
| 29 Aug | 20:00 | United States |
3–0 | Honduras |
25–12 | 25–10 | 25–13 | 75–35 | P2 P3 |
Final round edit
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| United States
| 3 | ||||||||||
| Dominican Republic
| 3 | Dominican Republic
| 0 | ||||||||
| Nicaragua
| 0 | United States
| 3 | ||||||||
| Canada
| 0 | ||||||||||
| Cuba
| 2 | ||||||||||
| Honduras
| 0 | Canada
| 3 | ||||||||
| Canada
| 3 | Third place | |||||||||
| Dominican Republic
| 1 | ||||||||||
| Cuba
| 3 | ||||||||||
| Consolation semifinals | 7th place | ||||||
| Costa Rica
| 3 | ||||||
| Nicaragua
| 0 | ||||||
| Nicaragua
| 3 | ||||||
| Barbados
| 0 | ||||||
| Barbados
| 0 | ||||||
| Honduras
| 3 | 5th place | |||||
| Costa Rica
| 3 | ||||||
| Honduras
| 0 | ||||||
Quarterfinals edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug | 18:00 | Dominican Republic |
3–0 | Nicaragua |
25–6 | 25–11 | 25–16 | 75–33 | P2 P3 | ||
| 30 Aug | 20:00 | Honduras |
0–3 | Canada |
15–25 | 16–25 | 16–25 | 47–75 | P2 P3 |
5th–8th Classification edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug | 14:00 | Costa Rica |
3–0 | Nicaragua |
25–19 | 25–17 | 25–12 | 75–48 | P2 P3 | ||
| 31 Aug | 16:00 | Barbados |
0–3 | Honduras |
14–25 | 16–25 | 16–25 | 46–75 | P2 P3 |
Semifinals edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug | 18:00 | Cuba |
2–3 | Canada |
25–18 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 14–16 | 106–104 | P2 P3 |
| 31 Aug | 20:00 | United States |
3–0 | Dominican Republic |
25–12 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 75–46 | P2 P3 |
7th place edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep | 14:00 | Nicaragua |
3–0 | Barbados |
25–18 | 25–21 | 25–14 | 75–53 | P2 P3 |
5th place edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep | 16:00 | Costa Rica |
3–0 | Honduras |
25–20 | 25–17 | 25–16 | 75–53 |
3rd place edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep | 18:00 | Cuba |
3–1 | Dominican Republic |
19–25 | 25–20 | 28–26 | 25–16 | 97–87 | P2 P3 |
Final edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep | 20:00 | Canada |
0–3 | United States |
13–25 | 12–25 | 23–25 | 48–75 | P2 P3 |
Finals standing edit
| Qualified to 2019 FIVB Girls' World Championship. |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
United States
|
|
Canada
|
|
Cuba
|
| 4 | Dominican Republic
|
| 5 | Costa Rica
|
| 6 | Honduras
|
| 7 | Nicaragua
|
| 8 | Barbados
|
Individual awards edit
- Most valuable player
Jessica Mzurik (USA)
- Best setter
- Kennedi Orr (USA)
- Best Opposite
- Emily Londot (USA)
- Best Outside Hitters
- Jessica Mzurik (USA)
- Alison Jacobs (USA)
- Best Middle Blockers
Geraldine González (DOM)- Rabit Esthepany (DOM)
- Best libero
Katerina Georgiadis (CAN)
- Best digger
- Hattie Monson (USA)
- Best receiver
- Hattie Monson (USA)
- Best server
Thainalien Castillo (CUB)
- Best scorer
- Thainalien Castillo (CUB)
References edit
- ^ Solution, Utech. "United States NORCECA U18 champion by beating Canada". norceca. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ Solution, Utech. "Jessica Mruzik Most Valuable Player of NORCECA U18". norceca. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Eight teams go for two World Champs tickets". www.norceca.net. Retrieved 30 July 2019.