July 11, 2011
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A quartet of Nittany Lion women's volleyball alums aided the U.S. Women's National Team to a bronze medal finish in the X Pan Am Cup in Juarez, Mexico. The U.S. women finished with an overall record of 6-2 in the tournament, including a 4-1 record in Pool B play.
Action began on July 1 with the U.S. women sweeping Peru, 25-20, 25-14, 25-14. Nicole Fawcett tallied 12 points on 11 kills and one block. Megan Hodge finished the match with seven points on six kills and one block, while Alisha Glass posted three points off two kills and one block.
The U.S. improved to 2-0 on July 2 with a 25-17, 25-17, 25-17 victory against Puerto Rico. Fawcett recorded 13 points on eight kills, four blocks and an ace, while Hodge has seven kills, one ace and 16 digs. Glass contributed four blocks, an ace and nine digs in the win.
On July 3 against Trinidad & Tobago, the U.S. women continued their winning ways with a 25-11, 25-17, 25-18 triumph. Christa Harmotto totaled nine points with five kills and four blocks and Fawcett tallied one block.
The U.S. women took on Costa Rica on July 4 earning a 3-0 (25-20, 25-10, 25-8) win. Hodge posted 14 points on 13 kills and one ace, while Fawcett had five kills and three blocks for eight points. Harmotto registered three kills and Glass made six digs.
On July 5 the undefeated U.S. women took no undefeated Brazil, but Brazil came out on top with a 3-2 (28-30, 25-18, 25-19, 17-25, 15-11) victory. Hodge led the U.S. women in the match with a team-high 18 kills and Fawcett totaled 10 kills and five blocks.
After an off day on July 6, the U.S. women faced Argentina in the quarterfinals. The U.S. won, 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-19) and secured a spot in the semifinals. The win earned the U.S. women a berth in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix. Hodge finished with 10 points on nine kills and a block, Fawcett put down five kills and notched two blocks, Harmotto pounded three kills and Glass put up one block.
In the semifinals, the U.S. women suffered a 3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-21) set back Dominican Republic on July 8. Hodge totaled an impressive 19 points on 17 kills and two blocks, while Fawcett finished the match with eight kills, two blocks and an ace for 11 points. Glass had a team-best 10 digs in the match.
The U.S. women concluded Pan Am play on July 9 in the bronze medal match against Cuba winning 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-13). Hodge scored nine points all from kills, while Glass registered 13 assists in the win.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for Pan American Cup
# - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
2 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
4 - Angie Forsett (OH, 5-8, Lake Mary, Fla., California)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)
10 - Kim Glass (OH, 6-2, Lancaster, Pa., Arizona)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
12 - Nancy Metcalf (Opp, 6-1, Hull, Iowa, Nebraska)
13 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Hopewell, Pa., Penn State)
14 - Nicole Fawcett (Opp, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)
16 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
17 - Mary `Nellie' Spicer (S, 5-9, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)
18 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Caoch: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)
Assistant Coach/Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)
Team Manager: John Cook (Lincoln, Neb.)
X Women's Pan American Cup ScheduleJuly 1-9 at Juarez, Mexico
Pool A Standings
Dominican Republic 5-0
Cuba 4-1
Argentina 3-2
Canada 2-3
Mexico 1-4
Chile 0-5
Pool A (at COBACH)
July 1: Cuba def. Argentina 27-29, 25-19, 25-13, 25-20
July 1: Dominican Republic def. Canada 25-23, 25-15, 25-13
July 1: Mexico def. Chile 25-22, 25-19, 25-15
July 2: Dominican Republic def. Chile 25-13, 25-9, 25-20
July 2: Argentina def. Canada 25-15, 25-23, 21-25, 26-24
July 2: Cuba def. Mexico 25-20, 25-15, 25-19
July 3: Cuba def. Chile 25-10, 25-10, 25-14
July 3: Dominican Republic def. Argentina 25-23, 25-20, 25-19
July 3: Canada def. Mexico 25-18, 25-15, 25-18
July 4: Argentina def. Chile 25-21, 25-15, 25-15
July 4: Cuba def. Canada 25-13, 25-18, 25-22
July 4: Dominican Republic def. Mexico 25-20, 25-19, 25-15
July 5: Canada def. Chile 25-19, 25-12, 25-10
July 5: Dominican Republic def. Cuba 18-25, 35-33, 25-20, 25-21
July 5: Argentina def. Mexico 25-18, 25-23, 25-14
Pool B Standings
Brazil 5-0
USA 4-1
Puerto Rico 3-2
Peru 2-3
Trinidad & Tobago 1-4
Costa Rica 0-5
Pool B (at UACJ)
July 1: Puerto Rico def. Costa Rica 25-10, 25-13, 25-21
July 1: Brazil def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-15, 25-12, 25-18
July 1: USA def. Peru 25-20, 25-14, 25-14
July 2: Peru def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-15, 25-17, 29-27
July 2: Brazil def. Costa Rica 25-15, 25-12, 25-10
July 2: USA def. Puerto Rico 25-17, 25-17, 25-17
July 3: Peru def. Costa Rica 25-19, 25-12, 26-24
July 3: USA def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-11, 25-17, 25-18
July 3: Brazil def. Puerto Rico 25-21, 25-21, 25-10
July 4: Puerto Rico def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-16, 25-20, 25-18
July 4: Brazil def. Peru 25-11, 25-18, 25-23
July 4: USA def. Costa Rica 25-20, 25-10, 25-8
July 5: Trinidad & Tobago def. Costa Rica 25-21, 25-15, 25-22
July 5: Puerto Rico def. Peru 25-15, 25-21, 31-33, 25-13
July 5: Brazil def. USA 28-30, 25-18, 25-19, 17-25, 15-11
July 6 - Off Day
July 7 (Times subject to change)
Match 31: Costa Rica (6B) def. Chile (6A) 25-16, 25-20, 25-17 (Final Classification 11-12)
Match 32: Peru (4B) def. Mexico (5A) 25-23, 25-23, 25-22 (Classification 7-10)
Match 33: Canada (4A) def. Trinidad & Tobago (5B) 25-15, 25-19, 25-17 (Classification 7-10)
Match 34: Cuba (2A) def. Puerto Rico (3B) 26-24, 25-19, 25-14 (Quarterfinals)
Match 35: USA (2B) def. Argentina (3A) 25-13, 25-14, 25-19 (Quarterfinals)
July 8 (Times subject to change)
Match 36: Mexico def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-18, 25-16, 14-25, 25-19 (9th place)
Match 37: Argentina def. Peru 25-19, 15-25, 26-24, 22-25, 15-12 (5-8)
Match 38: Puerto Rico def. Canada 25-19, 25-14, 26-24, 25-16 (5-8)
Match 39: Brazil def. Cuba 25-19, 25-14, 26-28, 25-15
Match 40: Dominican Republic def. USA 21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-21 (Semifinal)
July 9
Match 41: Canada def. Peru 25-21, 25-22, 25-19 (7th place)
Match 42: Puerto Rico def. Argentina 23-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-13 (5th place) (5th place)
Match 43: USA def. Cuba 25-21, 25-16, 25-13 (bronze)
Match 44: Brazil vs. Dominican Republic, 8 p.m. at COBACH (gold)
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