# USA women win Pan American Cup

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The USA women’s national volleyball team won the championship match of the Pan American Cup with a 3-0 win over Dominican Republic at the Coahuila Convention Center Saturday night. Read on for the full story.

by Paul Soriano USA Volleyball Manager, Public Relations & Publications

The USA women’s national volleyball team won the championship match of the Pan American Cup with a 3-0 win over Dominican Republic at the Coahuila Convention Center Saturday night.

## USA Qualifies for 2004 World Grand Prix

With the 25-20-25-18, 25-19 win, Team USA finished the tournament with a perfect 5-0 record. More importantly, the United States qualified for the 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix earlier in the week by being one of the top three finishers at the Pan American Cup from the NORCECA volleyball confederation.

Cuba and Dominican Republic also qualified for next year’s World Grand Prix from NORCECA, while Brazil will be the South American representative.

## Third-Place Match and Individual Honors

In the third-place match, Cuba defeated Brazil in three sets.

Three members of Team USA were honored for their play at the conclusion of the tournament. Wiz Bachman (Farmington, Minn.) was named Best Blocker, Lindsey Berg (Honolulu, Hawaii) was named Best Setter and Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) captured Best Receiver accolades.

Milagros Cabral of the Dominican Republic was named Most Valuable Player.

## Full Results and Final Standings

Pan American Cup Saturday’s Results

Third-Place Match Cuba def. Brazil, 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 32-30)

Championship Match

USA def. Dominican Republic, 3-0 (25-20-25-18, 25-19)

Best Players

Best Attacker: Milagros Cabral (DOM) Best Blocker: Wiz Bachman (USA) Best Defense: Alexandra Spreb (BRA) Best Libero: Evelyn Carreras (DOM) Best Receiver: Logan Tom (USA) Best Server: Zoila Barros (CUB) Best Setter: Lindsey Berg (USA) Most Valuable Player: Milagros Cabral (DOM)

Final Standings

1.  USA 2. Dominican Republic 3. Cuba 4. Brazil 5. Venezuela 6. Canada 7. Puerto Rico 8. Mexico

For more information, go to the USA Volleyball web site.