2014 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship

2014 Girls' Youth NORCECA Youth Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	San José
Dates	22–30 June 2014
Teams	9
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Dominican Republic (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Natalia Martinez (DOM)
Official website
NORCECA.net

The 2014 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship played by nine countries from June 22–30, 2014 in San José, Costa Rica. The Dominican Republic won the tournament for the first time[1] and qualified for the 2015 FIVB Girls' World Championship[2] along with the United States[3] and Mexico.[4] Dominican Republic player Natalia Martínez won the Most Valuable Player award.[5]

Competing Nations

Group A	Group B	Group C
Trinidad and Tobago  Costa Rica  Guatemala	United States  Mexico  Honduras	Puerto Rico  Dominican Republic  Saint Lucia

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Costa Rica	2	2	0	6	6	1	6.000	170	130	1.308	Quarterfinals
2	Guatemala	2	1	1	3	4	3	1.333	155	153	1.013
3	Trinidad and Tobago	2	0	2	0	0	6	0.000	108	150	0.720

Source: ^[citation needed]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
24 Jun	20:00	Trinidad and Tobago	0–3	Costa Rica	21–25	15–25	14–26			50-75	P2 P3
25 Jun	18:00	Guatemala	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago	25–19	25–19	25–20			75–58	P2 P3
26 Jun	20:00	Costa Rica	3-1	Guatemala	25-19	25-23	20–25	25-13		95-80	P2 P3

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	United States	2	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	150	81	1.852	Semifinals
2	Mexico	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	131	99	1.323	Quarterfinals
3	Honduras	2	0	2	0	0	6	0.000	49	150	0.327

Source: ^[citation needed]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
24 Jun	18:00	Honduras	0–3	United States	8–25	9–25	8–25			25-75	P2 P3
25 Jun	20:00	Mexico	3–0	Honduras	25–9	25–8	25–7			75–24	P2 P3
26 Jun	16:00	United States	3-0	Mexico	25-20	25-17	25–19			75-56	P2 P3

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Dominican Republic	2	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	150	68	2.206	Semifinals
2	Puerto Rico	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	133	94	1.415	Quarterfinals
3	Saint Lucia	2	0	2	0	0	6	0.000	29	150	0.193

Source: ^[citation needed]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
24 Jun	16:00	Puerto Rico	3-0	Saint Lucia	25-6	25-8	25-5			75-19	P2 P3
25 Jun	16:00	Saint Lucia	0-3	Dominican Republic	4-25	2-25	4-25			10-75	P2 P3
26 Jun	18:00	Dominican Republic	3-0	Puerto Rico	25-21	25-19	25–18			75-58	P2 P3

Final round

Championship bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold Medal

B1

United States

3

C2

Puerto Rico

3

C2

Puerto Rico

0

A2

Guatemala

0

B1

United States

1

C1

Dominican Republic

3

C1

Dominican Republic

3

A1

Costa Rica

0

B2

Mexico

0

B2

Mexico

3

5th & 6th

Bronze Medal

A2

Guatemala

0

B2

Mexico

3

A1

Costa Rica

3

C2

Puerto Rico

1

7th-9th places bracket

	7th-9th place					7th & 8th
						A3	Trinidad and Tobago	3
	B3	Honduras	3			B3	Honduras	0
	C3	Saint Lucia	0

Classification 7/9

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Jun	16:00	Honduras	3–0	Saint Lucia	25–13	25–13	25–22			75–48	P2 P3

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Jun	18:00	Puerto Rico	3–0	Guatemala	25–13	25-19	25–19			75-51	P2 P3
27 Jun	20:00	Costa Rica	0–3	Mexico	11-25	15-25	13-25			39-75	P2 P3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
28 Jun	18:00	United States	3–0	Puerto Rico	25-17	25-21	25–17			75-55	P2 P3
28 Jun	20:00	Dominican Republic	3-0	Mexico	25-19	25-21	25–14			75–54	P2 P3

Seventh place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
28 Jun	16:00	Trinidad and Tobago	3-0	Honduras	25–23	26-24	25–15			76-62	P2 P3

Fifth place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Jun	16:00	Guatemala	0–3	Costa Rica	18–25	14-25	18-25			50-75	P2 P3

Bronze medal match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Jun	18:00	Puerto Rico	1–3	Mexico	24-26	20–25	25-19	19-25		88-95	P2 P3

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Jun	20:00	United States	1–3	Dominican Republic	14–25	21–25	25–20	20–25		80-95	P2 P3

Final standing

Qualifies to the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship Rank Team  Dominican Republic  United States  Mexico 4  Puerto Rico 5  Costa Rica 6  Guatemala 7  Trinidad and Tobago 8  Honduras 9  Saint Lucia

2014 Girls' Youth NORCECA Youth Championship  Dominican Republic 1st title

Individual awards

• Most valuable player
  •  Natalia Martinez (DOM)[5]
• Best setter
  •  Lauren Speckman (USA)
• Best Opposite
  •  Massiel Matos (DOM)
• Best Outside Hitters
  •  Vielka Peralta (DOM)
  •  Alejandra Negron (PUR)
• Best Middle Blockers
  •  Mariana Rodríguez (CRC)
  •  Joseline Coronel (PUR)
• Best libero
  •  Valeria Monge (CRC)

References

1. "Dominican Republic claim first title ever at NORCECA Girls' U18". San Jose, Costa Rica: NORCECA. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
2. "Dominican Republic to finals, wins spot to FIVB WCH". San Jose, Costa Rica: NORCECA. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
3. "United States book first ticket to Girls' U-18 FIVB WCH". San Jose, Costa Rica: NORCECA. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
4. "Mexico captures FIVB U18 slot and NORCECA bronze". San Jose, Costa Rica: NORCECA. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
5. "Natalia Martinez named MVP of NORCECA Girls' U18". San Jose, Costa Rica: NORCECA. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

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