COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 24, 2022) – The U.S. Women’s Team competing in the Pan American Cup remained undefeated on Wednesday as it beat Costa Rica 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-7).
The U.S. Women (3-0) will take on the Dominican Republic (3-0) for first place in pool A on Thursday at 6 p.m. PT. The match will be livestreamed at youtube.com/c/TMXDigital.
The U.S. Women dominated the match and led in kills (39-9). Team USA also held a 7-2 margin in aces and a 6-5 margin in blocks, committing 22 errors against 24.
U.S. outside hitter Roni Jones-Perry led all scorers with 11 points on 10 kills and one ace.
“So far, our team is doing a good job building every day, coming together as a team and we are excited to see what we can do tomorrow against Dominican Republic,” Jones-Perry said. “We will put up a fight and leave everything we can on the court. Today we were patient, we kept calm when things weren’t going our way and kept playing.”
Outside hitter Mac May, opposite Stephanie Samedy and middle blocker Ali Bastianelli each added nine points.
May had nine kills. Samedy scored on eight kills and one ace. Bastianelli scored on four kills, a match-high three blocks and two aces.
Backup opposite Nia Reed scored three points on two kills and one block.
Setter Ashley Evans scored three points on one block and two aces. She combined with backup setter Tori Dilfer to set the U.S. to a .314 hitting efficiency.
Libero Hana Lishman was credited with 15 digs and seven excellent receptions. Jones-Perry led in excellent receptions with 10.
U.S. Roster for the 2022 Pan American Cup
No. Name (Position, Ht., Hometown, College, Region)
10 Brionne Butler (MB, 6-4, Kendleton, Texas, Univ. of Texas, Lone Star)
14 Mac May (OH, 6-3, Dubuque, Iowa, UCLA, Iowa)
17 Dani Drews (OH, 6-0, Sandy, Utah, Univ. of Utah, Intermountain)
21 Roni Jones-Perry (OH, 6-0, West Jordan, Utah, BYU, Intermountain)
22 Kendall White (L, 5-5, Zionsville, Ind., Penn State, Hoosier)
26 Rhamat Alhassan (MB, 6-4, Glenarden, Md., Florida, Chesapeake)
27 Avery Skinner (OH, 6-1, Katy, Texas, Baylor, Lone Star)
28 Ashley Evans (S, 6-1, Liberty Township, Ohio, Purdue, Ohio Valley)
32 Hana Lishman (L, 5-8, Kailua, Hawaii, Pepperdine, Aloha)
33 Nia Reed (OPP, 6-1, Fort Lee, N.J., Penn State, Garden Empire)
34 Stephanie Samedy (OPP, 6-2, Clermont, Fla., Minnesota, Florida)
35 Tori Dilfer (S, 5-11, Los Gatos, Calif., Louisville, Northern California)
36 Madeleine Gates (MB, 6-3, San Diego, Calif., Stanford, Southern California)
37 Ali Bastianelli (MB, 6-3, Marysville, Mich., Illinois, Lakeshore)
Head Coach: Brad Rostratter
Assistant Coaches: Michelle Chatman and Jonathan Charette
Team Manger: John Xie
Athletic Trainer: Madison Schultze
Performance Analyst: Thomas Read
Competition Schedule
(All times PDT)
Sunday August 21
Dominican Republic def Costa Rica, 3-0 (25-9, 25-8, 25-9)
Cuba def Canada, 3-0 (25-16, 28-26, 25-23)
United States def Peru, 3-1 (25-13, 21-25, 25-22, 25-17)
Mexico def Nicaragua, 3-0 (25-11, 25-8, 25-9)
Monday August 22
Dominican Republic def Peru, 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-22)
Colombia def Canada, 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 28-26)
United States def Puerto Rico, 3-0 ((25-19, 25-16, 25-22)
Mexico def Cuba, 3-1 (24-26, 25-16, 25-16, 25-18)
Tuesday August 23
Peru def Costa Rica, 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-14)
Cuba v Nicaragua, 3-0 (25-7, 25-11, 25-14)
Dominican Republic v Puerto Rico, 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-18)
Colombia def Mexico, 3-0 (25-14, 27-25, 25-11)
Wednesday August 24
14:00 United States v Costa Rica
16:00 Canada v Nicaragua
18:00 Puerto Rico v Peru
20:00 Cuba v Colombia
Thursday August 25
14:00 Puerto Rico v Costa Rica
16:00 Colombia v Nicaragua
18:00 Dominican Republic v United States
20:00 Mexico v Canada
Friday August 26
14:00 Classification 7/10
16:00 Classification 7/10
18:00 Quarterfinals
20:00 Quarterfinals
Saturday August 27
14:00 Position 9-10
16:00 Position 7-8
18:00 Semifinals
20:00 Semifinals
Sunday August 28
14:00 Position 5-6
16:00 Bronze Medal Match
18:00 Gold Medal Match