2015 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship

2015 Women's NORCECA Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Mexico
Dates	27 September–2 October
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	United States (8th title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Nicole Fawcett
Official website
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The 2015 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 24th edition of the tournament, played from 27 September to 2 October 2015 in Michoacan, Mexico.

The United States won eighth titles, after defeated 3–1 to the Dominican Republic to win the Continental Championship and both qualified, ^{[1] [2]} along with Puerto Rico ^[3] and Canada ^[4] to the NORCECA Olympic Qualifier. Nicole Fawcett of the United States earned the Most Valuable Player award. ^[5]

Competing nations

The following national teams have qualified:

Pool A	Pool B
United States	Mexico
Cuba	Dominican Republic
Canada	Puerto Rico
Costa Rica	Trinidad and Tobago

Squads

Further information: 2015 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship squads

Pool standing procedure

1. Number of matches won
2. Match points
3. Points ratio
4. Sets ratio
5. 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

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	15	230	152	1.513	9	0	MAX	Semifinals
2	Canada	3	2	1	8	231	216	1.069	6	5	1.200	Quarterfinals
3	Cuba	3	1	2	7	241	235	1.026	5	6	0.833
4	Costa Rica	3	0	3	0	126	225	0.560	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 Sep	13:00	Costa Rica	0–3	United States	15–25	11–25	13–25			39–75	P2 P3
27 Sep	17:00	Cuba	2–3	Canada	22–25	25–18	25–22	20–25	12–15	104–105	P2 P3
28 Sep	14:00	Cuba	3–0	Costa Rica	25–14	25–15	25–21			75–50	P2 P3
28 Sep	18:00	United States	3–0	Canada	25–15	25–17	25–19			75–51	P2 P3
29 Sep	14:00	Canada	3–0	Costa Rica	25–15	25–12	25–10			75–37	P2 P3
29 Sep	18:00	United States	3–0	Cuba	25–16	25–18	30–28			80–62	P2 P3

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Dominican Republic	3	3	0	13	253	205	1.234	9	2	4.500	Semifinals
2	Puerto Rico	3	2	1	10	282	249	1.133	8	5	1.600	Quarterfinals
3	Mexico	3	1	2	7	229	232	0.987	5	6	0.833
4	Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	3	0	147	225	0.653	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 Sep	15:00	Dominican Republic	3–2	Puerto Rico	25–19	25–19	18–25	20–25	15–13	103–101	P2 P3
27 Sep	20:00	Mexico	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago	25–16	25–12	25–23			75–51	P2 P3
28 Sep	16:00	Trinidad and Tobago	0–3	Dominican Republic	16–25	14–25	17–25			47–75	P2 P3
28 Sep	20:00	Mexico	2–3	Puerto Rico	20–25	25–23	16–25	25–18	11–15	97–106	P2 P3
29 Sep	16:00	Puerto Rico	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago	25–14	25–14	25–21			75–49	P2 P3
29 Sep	20:00	Mexico	0–3	Dominican Republic	16–25	18–25	23–25			57–75	P2 P3

Final round

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					1 October
					United States	3
	30 September
					Puerto Rico	0
	Puerto Rico	3
									2 October
	Cuba	1
									United States	3
									Dominican Republic	1
					1 October
					Dominican Republic	3
	30 September
					Canada	1			3rd place
	Canada	3
									2 October
	Mexico	2
									Puerto Rico	3
									Canada	1

	5th–8th semifinals				5th place
	1 October
	Costa Rica	0
					2 October
	Mexico	3
					Mexico	1
	1 October
					Cuba	3
	Trinidad and Tobago	0
	Cuba	3
					7th place
					2 October
					Costa Rica	0
					Trinidad and Tobago	3

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
30 Sep	18:00	Puerto Rico	3–1	Cuba	25–20	25–14	25–27	25–18		100–79	P2 P3
30 Sep	20:00	Canada	3–2	Mexico	22–25	25–15	25–17	21–25	15–8	108–90	P2 P3

Classification 5th–8th places

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
1 Oct	14:00	Costa Rica	0–3	Mexico	16–25	18–25	13–25			47–75	P2 P3
1 Oct	16:00	Trinidad and Tobago	0–3	Cuba	14–25	14–25	14–25			42–75	P2 P3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
1 Oct	18:00	Dominican Republic	3–1	Canada	18–25	25–20	25–23	25–20		93–88	P2 P3
1 Oct	20:00	United States	3–0	Puerto Rico	25–20	25–18	25–17			75–55	P2 P3

Seventh place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Oct	14:00	Costa Rica	0–3	Trinidad and Tobago	19–25	24–26	24–26			67–77	P2 P3

Fifth place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Oct	16:00	Mexico	1–3	Cuba	25–18	15–25	15–25	19–25		74–93	P2 P3

Bronze medal match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Oct	18:00	Canada	1–3	Puerto Rico	25–23	19–25	20–25	17–25		81–98	P2 P3

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Oct	20:00	Dominican Republic	1–3	United States	19–25	25–22	18–25	17–25		79–97	P2 P3

Final standing

Rank Team   United States   Dominican Republic   Puerto Rico 4   Canada 5   Cuba 6   Mexico 7   Trinidad and Tobago 8   Costa Rica Qualified for the NORCECA Olympic Qualifier

2015 Women's NORCECA champions  United States 8th title

All-Star team

• Most valuable player
  •   Nicole Fawcett  (USA)
• Best Outside Hitters
  •   Andrea Rangel  (MEX)
  •   Yonkaira Peña  (DOM)
• Best Middle Blockers
  •   Lucille Charuk  (CAN)
  •   Lynda Morales  (PUR)
• Best setter
  •   Niverka Marte  (DOM)
• Best Opposite
  •   Heidy Rodríguez  (CUB)
• Best scorer
  •   Andrea Rangel  (MEX)
• Best server
  •   Evelyn Sibaja  (CRC)
• Best libero
  •   Brenda Castillo  (DOM)
• Best digger
  •   Brenda Castillo  (DOM)
• Best receiver
  •   Kayla Banwarth  (USA)

References

1. "USA the first to qualify to the NORCECA Olympic Qualifier". Morelia, Mexico: NORCECA. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
2. "Dominican Republic books ticket to Olympic Qualifier". Morelia, Mexico: NORCECA. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
3. "Puerto Rico clinches NORCECA Pre-Olympic Berth". Morelia, Mexico: NORCECA. 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
4. "Canada grabs the last spot to the NORCECA Olympic Qualifier". Morelia, Mexico: NORCECA. 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
5. "USA win third consecutive NORCECA title". Morelia, Mexico: FIVB. 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-11-03.