June 28, 2010
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Former Nittany Lion women's volleyball players Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.), Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.) and Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.), who helped the U.S. Women to a 5-0 start in the Pan American Cup, guided Team USA to a bronze medal. It was the first medal for the U.S. women at the Pan Am Cup since 2004.
On June 25, Team USA suffered its first loss of the tournament in a 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-16) setback to the Dominican Republic in the semifinals. Glass tallied four points on four blocks and had 48 running sets as the starting setting. Hodge and Harmotto each recorded four points in the match.
The U.S. women faced Cuba in the bronze medal match and won, 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-17). With the win, Team USA earned a spot on the podium and qualified for the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix. Hodge led the U.S. women's with 16 points on 14 kills, one block and one ace, while Glass posted two kills and 12 running sets.
The next tournament for the U.S. women is the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix Aug. 6-29, but the team will play in two Red vs. Blue exhibition matches in July.
Glass, Harmotto and Hodge were four-year members of the Penn State women's volleyball team under head coach Russ Rose. Harmotto aided the Nittany Lions in back-to-back NCAA National Championships in 2007 and 2008, while Hodge and Glass closed out their Nittany Lion careers guiding PSU to an unprecedented third straight national title in 2009.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for 2010 Pan American Cup
1 - Ogonna Nnamani (OH, 6-1, Bloomington, Ill., Stanford)
2 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
3 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Aliquippa, Pa., Penn State)
5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 - Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Washington)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
12 - Nancy Metcalf (Opp., 6-1, Hull, Iowa, Nebraska)
15 - Courtney Thompson (S, 5-8, Kent, Wash., Washington)
16 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
18 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff
Trainer: Jill Wosmek
Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison
Team Leader: Mary Wise
International Referee: Julie Voeck
IX Women's Pen American Cup
June 18-26, 2010 - Tijuana and Rosarita, Mexico
(All Times Listed as Pacific Time)
Pool A
June 18: Argentina def. Canada (22-25, 25-20, 25-22, 19-25, 15-11)
June 18: Cuba def. Brazil (27-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-21)
June 19: Dominican Republic def. Brazil (25-14, 16-25, 25-19, 25-23)
June 19: Cuba Def. Canada (21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-19)
June 20: Argentina def. Brazil (25-13, 25-15, 25-22)
June 20: Cuba def. Dominican Republic (31-29, 23-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-12)
June 21: Brazil def. Canada (25-21, 28-26, 25-21)
June 21: Dominican Republic def. Argentina (25-14, 27-25, 26-28, 25-20)
June 22: Dominican Republic def. Canada (23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-14)
June 22: Cuba def. Argentina (23-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-22)
Pool B
June 18: USA def. Peru (27-25, 25-22, 25-17)
June 18: Puerto Rico def. Costa Rica (25-13, 25-15, 25-19)
June 18: Trinidad & Tobago def. Mexico (25-21, 25-15, 25-23)
June 19: USA def. Puerto Rico (25-13, 25-17, 25-14)
June 19: Trinidad & Tobago def. Costa Rica (25-15, 25-22, 25-21)
June 19: Peru def. Mexico (25-17, 25-7, 25-21)
June 20: Peru def. Puerto Rico (25-21, 25-22, 25-14)
June 20: USA def. Trinidad & Tobago (25-17, 25-9, 25-11)
June 20: Mexico def. Costa Rica (25-17, 15-25, 25-14, 25-14)
June 21: Peru def. Trinidad & Tobago (25-18, 25-23, 25-15)
June 21: USA def. Costa Rica (25-11 25-10, 25-2)
June 21: Puerto Rico def. Mexico (25-22, 25-14 25-15)
June 22: Peru def. Costa Rica (25-7, 25-7, 25-9)
June 22: USA def. Mexico (25-14, 25-16, 25-14)
Classification Matches
Quarterfinals
June 24: Peru def. Argentina (16-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-21)
June 24: Dominican Republic def. Puerto Rico (25-21, 25-23, 25-23)
Classification 5-10
June 24: Brazil def. Mexico (25-11, 25-10, 25-23)
June 24: Canada def. Trinidad & Tobago (25-19, 25-18, 25-15)
Classification 5-8
June 25: Puerto Rico def. Brazil (25-21, 19-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-12)
June 25: Argentina def. Canada (25-20, 25-22, 21-25, 23-25, 15-18)
Semifinals
June 25: Dominican Republic def. USA (22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-16)
June 25: Peru def. Cuba (25-18, 25-23, 25-23)
Classification 9-10
June 25: Mexico def. Trinidad & Tobago (25-21, 18-25, 25-21, 26-24)
Classification 7-8
June 26: Canada def. Brazil (25-18, 11-25, 25-14, 25-22)
Classification 5-6
June 26: Argentine def. Puerto Rico (25-23, 25-21, 25-16)
Finals
June 26: USA def. Cuba (25-15, 25-20, 25-17)
June 26: Dominican Republic def. Peru