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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 18, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s Pan American Cup Team will play for the bronze medal after falling to Mexico in the semifinals on Saturday, 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-19) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The U.S. Women (4-2) will play Canada (2-4) for third place. Canada lost its semifinal against the Dominican Republic on Saturday. The Dominican Republic (6-0) will play Mexico (4-2) for the gold medal at 4 p.m. PT. Live stream is available at https://www.youtube.com/c/ReinasdelCaribe/videos.
“I have to give Mexico a big congratulations,” U.S. Head Coach Karch Kiraly said. “They have been playing from less to more in this tournament. They were a better team than us today and they deserved the victory.”
Mexico led the U.S. in kills (59-52) and aces (7-4). The U.S. led in blocks (13-12). The U.S. hitting efficiency was .291 while Mexico hit .282. Each team had 19 scoring errors.
Among the individual bright spots for the U.S. Women, opposite Danielle Cuttino led all scorers with 21 points on a match-high 19 kills, one block and one ace. Middle blocker Ali Bastianelli scored seven points on a match-high seven blocks. Libero Hana Lishman was credited with 7 digs and 13 excellent receptions. Symone Williams-Abbott had eight digs.
Outside hitters Lindsay Stalzer and Symone Williams-Abbott each finished with 15 points. Stalzer had 13 kills and two aces. Williams-Abbott had 12 kills and three blocks.
Middle Shelly Stafford scored seven points on four kills, two blocks and one ace.
Starting setter Taylor Bruns scored two points with two kills as did backup opposite Alex Holston. Backup setter Elle Glock also played in the match.
U.S. Women’s Pan American Cup Roster
No. Name (Pos., Height, Hometown, College)
2 Taylor Bruns (S, 5-11, Normal, Ill., Univ. of South Carolina)
3 Alex Holston (OH, 6-2, Olney, Md., Univ. of Florida)
5 Hana Lishman (L, 5-8, Kailua, Hawaii, Pepperdine Univ.)
6 Shelly Stafford (MB, 6-2, Cypress, Texas, Baylor Univ.)
7 Symone Williams-Abbott (OH, 6-1, Northville, Mich., Northwestern Univ.)
8 Elle Glock (S, 6-1, Wahoo, Neb., Univ. of Southern California)
9 Rachael Kramer (MB, 6-10, Phoenix, Ariz., Florida)
12 Lindsay Stalzer (OH, 6-1, Kewanee, Ill., Bradley Univ.)
14 Ali Bastianelli (MB, 6-3, Marysville, Mich., Univ. of Illinois)
15 Roni Jones-Perry (OPP, 5-11, West Jordan, Utah, BYU)
16C Danielle Cuttino (OPP, 6-4, Indianapolis, Ind., Purdue Univ.)
Head Coach Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coach Erin Virtue
Assistant Coach Tama Miyashiro
Team Manager John Xie
Athletic Trainer Misao Tanioka
Statistician Peter Wong
Pan American Cup Schedule
(All times PT)
Live stream at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ZS0TLfErMqfPsBr65bldQ
Monday September 13
Canada def Puerto Rico, 3-0 ( 25-17, 25-16, 25-18)
United States def Mexico, 3-1 (21-25, 25-17, 26-24, 29-27)
Dominican Republic def Cuba, 3-0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-20)
Tuesday September 14
Canada def Cuba 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-10)
United States def Puerto Rico, 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-17)
Dominican Republic def Mexico, 3-0 (25-22, 25-12, 25-17
Wednesday September 15
Mexico def Cuba, 3-2 (22-25, 26-24, 17-25, 25-16, 15-10)
United States def Canada, 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-18)
Dominican Republic def Puerto Rico, 3-0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-20)
Thursday September 16
Mexico def Puerto Rico, 3-1 (19-25, 25-15, 25-13, 25-15)
United States def Cuba, 3-0 25-11, 25-18, 25-17)
Dominican Republic def Canada, 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-20)
Friday September 17
Cuba def Puerto Rico, 3-1 (15-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-19
Mexico def Canada, 3-2 (26-24, 22-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-12)
Dominican Republic def United States, 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-12)
Saturday September 18
Fifth-place: Cuba def Puerto Rico, 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-20)
SF: Mexico def United States 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-19)
SF: Dominican Republic def Canada, 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-21)
Sunday September 19
2 p.m. Bronze: Canada vs United States
4 p.m. Gold: Dominican Republic vs Mexico
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