2007 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
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]
Competing nations
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
- Monday September 17
| Canada | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25-18 25-16 25–18 | |
| Cuba | 3 – 1 | Puerto Rico | 25-22 24-26 25-21 25–12 |
- Tuesday September 18
| 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 |
- Wednesday September 19
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | 25-16 25-13 25–19 | |
| Canada | 0 – 3 | Cuba | 20-25 18-25 10–25 |
Group B
- Monday September 17
| United States | 3 – 0 | Trinidad & T. | 25-09 25-07 25–06 | |
| Dominican R. | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25-17 25-19 25–13 |
- Tuesday September 18
| Trinidad & T. | 0 – 3 | Dominican R. | 13-25 12-25 13–25 | |
| Mexico | 0 – 3 | United States | 06-25 25-13 25–10 |
- Wednesday September 19
| Mexico | 3 – 0 | Trinidad & T. | 25-22 25-16 25–15 | |
| United States | 3 – 0 | Dominican R. | 25-20 25-18 25–22 |
Final round
| 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 | |||||
Quarter-finals
- Thursday September 20
| Dominican R. | 3 – 0 | Puerto Rico | 25-22 25-22 25–15 | |
| Canada | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25-17 25-10 25–16 |
Semi-finals
- Friday September 21 — 5th/8th place
| 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 |
- Friday September 21 — 1st/4th place
| Cuba | 3 – 0 | Dominican R. | 25-15 25-19 25–23 | |
| Canada | 0 – 3 | United States | 18-25 11-25 23–25 |
Finals
- Saturday September 22 — Seventh Place Match
| Costa Rica | 3 – 0 | Trinidad & T. | 25-19 25-20 25–19 |
- Saturday September 22 — Fifth Place Match
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Mexico | 25-16 26-24 25–10 |
- Saturday September 22 — Bronze Medal Match
| Dominican R. | 3 – 2 | Canada | 25-17 22-25 25-23 20-25 15–13 |
- Saturday September 22 — Gold Medal Match
| Cuba | 3 – 2 | United States | 22-25 25-18 19-25 25-23 18–16 |
Final ranking
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- Cuba and the United States qualified for the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup
Awards
- Most valuable player
- Best scorer
- Best spiker
- Best blocker
- Best server
- Best digger
- Best setter
- Best Passer
- Best libero
References
- ^ FIVB (2007-09-22). "Cuba edged USA in five sets to win NORCECA Women's and the entry to FIVB World Cup 2007". Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- Results Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine