Competing Nations
| Group A | Group B |
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The 2007 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the Women's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries from September 17 to September 22, 2007 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Cuba defeated the United States to conquer the gold medal and the Dominican Republic won the bronze medal over the hosts Canada. Cuban athlete Nancy Carrillo won the Most Valuable Player award. [1]
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Canada  | 3 – 0 |  Costa Rica | 25-18 25-16 25-18 | |
Cuba  | 3 – 1 |  Puerto Rico | 25-22 24-26 25-21 25-12 |
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25-14 25-8 25-15 | |
| Canada | 3 – 2 | Puerto Rico | 25-20 25-20 24-26 15-25 15-04 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25-16 25-13 25-19 | |
| Canada | 0 – 3 | Cuba | 20-25 18-25 10-25 |
United States  | 3 – 0 |  Trinidad & T. | 25-09 25-07 25-06 | |
Dominican R.  | 3 – 0 |  Mexico | 25-17 25-19 25-13 |
| Trinidad & T. | 0 – 3 | Dominican R. | 13-25 12-25 13-25 | |
| Mexico | 0 – 3 | United States | 06-25 25-13 25-10 |
| Mexico | 3 – 0 | Trinidad & T. | 25-22 25-16 25-15 | |
| United States | 3 – 0 | Dominican R. | 25-20 25-18 25-22 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2007-09-21 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
| Cuba | 3 | |||||
| 2007-09-22 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 0 | |||||
| Cuba | 3 | |||||
| 2007-09-21 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| United States | 3 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2007-09-22 – Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 3 | |||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
| Dominican R. | 3 – 0 | Puerto Rico | 25-22 25-22 25-15 | |
| Canada | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25-17 25-10 25-16 |
| Mexico | 3 – 1 | Costa Rica | 18-25 25-15 25-17 25-21 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Trinidad & T. | 25-11 25-10 25-15 |
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Dominican R. | 25-15 25-19 25-23 | |
| Canada | 0 – 3 | United States | 18-25 11-25 23-25 |
| Costa Rica | 3 – 0 | Trinidad & T. | 25-19 25-20 25-19 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25-16 26-24 25-10 |
| Dominican R. | 3 – 2 | Canada | 25-17 22-25 25-23 20-25 15-13 |
| Cuba | 3 – 2 | United States | 22-25 25-18 19-25 25-23 18-16 |
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