JUNE 24: As Team Canada prepares for the U19 World Championship in Croatia and Serbia early next month, they are taking on some of the best teams in the continental zone on home soil in Kingston, Ontario.
The NORCECA U19 Girls’ Pan American Cup, which runs from June 24 to 28 at Queen’s Athletics & Recreation Centre, features three days of preliminary round-robin play, culminating in high-stakes semifinals on Friday, June 27, and medal matches on Saturday, June 28.
Canada’s Head Coach Gina Schmidt said: “It’s a great warm-up to prepare us for the World Championship – we’re excited to see what we are capable of as a team. We are using this to see how we can best prepare for what’s next, so there will be a lot of learning. We are familiar with some of the teams from last summer and we’re looking forward to a strong showing in front of a home crowd.”
USA enters the tournament as the defending champion. The event was last held in Puerto Rico in 2023 and saw the U.S. win gold, followed by Mexico with silver, and host Puerto Rico winning bronze.
The teams are divided into two groups: Group A includes Mexico, Puerto Rico, the United States, and Venezuela; Group B features host Canada, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic.
Team Canada
Ashlyn Gent (AB)
Sofia Zabjek (ON)
Lydia-Jayne Wigston (AB)
Brooke Fermaniuk (AB)
Maya Bukovcan (ON)
Sol Henson (ON)
Emerson Matthews (SK)
Sydney Bell (ON)
Ana Nastase (ON)
Abby Wasutyk (SK)
Remy Catojo (MB)
Ana Stojanovic (ON)
Preliminary Round Schedule (EDT)
June 24
14:30 Puerto Rico vs Mexico
16:30 USA vs Venezuela
18:30 Canada vs Costa Rica
June 25
14:30 Puerto Rico vs Venezuela
16:30 USA vs Mexico
18:30 Canada vs Dominican Republic
June 26
14:30 Mexico vs Venezuela
16:30 USA vs Puerto Rico
18:30 Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic
Semi-finals and medal rounds – June 27 – 28
Web stream:
CBC Sports : https://www.cbc.ca/sports/streaming-schedule &
https://www.youtube.com/@TheVolleyballCanada/featured
Tickets:
https://gaels.universitytickets.com/w/default.aspx
Coaching Symposium
A coaching symposium will take place on Saturday June 28 in conjunction with the event, supported by the Ontario Volleyball Association. Contact Brenda Willis: brenda.willis@queensu.ca
Schedule here: https://volleyball.ca/en/competitions/u19-girls-pan-am-cup
Media Contact
Jackie Skender
jskender@volleyball.ca
Mobile: 613-794-7676