USA To Defend Olympic Title!

admin May 9, 2012, 1:54 pm 3 Comments

Reid Priddy, Clay Stanley, Russell Holmes, Matt Anderson, David Lee and Team USA have qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games to defend their Olympic crown after defeating Canada in straight sets!

In case you didn’t know, Cuba still has a chance to qualify being the second top ranked team from Norceca. Leaon and Team Cuba will compete at the final Olympic Qualification tourney next month against host Germany, Czech Republic and India. As for Canada, they have missed their chance to qualify.

(images: Suzie Houseworth)

Best Players:

MVP: Clay Stanley (USA)

Best Scorer: Juan Figueroa (PUR)
Best Spiker: Matt Anderson (USA)
Best Blocker: David Lee (USA)
Best Server: Pedro Rangel (MEX)
Best Setter: Pedro Rangel (MEX)
Best Digger: Jesus Rangel (MEX)
Best Receiver: Keibel Gutierrez (CUB)
Best Libero: Gregory Berrios (PUR)

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Complete Coverage of the 2012 Norceca Olympic Qualification Tournament from May 7th–May 12th, 2012 in Long Beach, California USA.

Competing Teams: USA (host), Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago

Who do you think will WIN this tournament and qualify for the 2012 Olympics?

Pool A

Cuba
Canada
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic

Pool B

United States
Mexico
Trinidad & Tobago
Costa Rica

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Match Results:

May 7th:

Canada def. Dominican Republic (25-21, 25-13, 25-15)
Mexico def. Costa Rica (25-17, 25-18, 25-20)
Cuba def. Puerto Rico (25-20, 25-18, 25-18)
USA def. Trinidad & Tobago (25-9, 25-10, 25-14)

May 8th:

Cuba def. Dominican Republic (25-15. 25-21, 25-15)
Mexico def. Trinidad & Tobago (25-18, 19-25, 25-21, 25-22)
Canada def. Puerto Rico (25-19, 25-20, 25-13)
USA def. Costa Rica (25-14, 25-9, 25-9)

May 9th:

Puerto Rico 3-0 Dominican Republic (25-15, 25-18, 25-16)
Trinidad & Tobago def. Costa Rica (25-18, 25-23, 25-19)
Canada def. Cuba (25-21, 25-17, 25-21)
USA def. Mexico (25-23, 25-19, 25-14)

May 10: Quarterfinals

Cuba 3-0 Trinidad & Tobago (25-18, 25-13, 25-16)
Mexico 1-3 Puerto Rico (21-25, 23-25, 25-20, 19-25)

May 11: Semifinals

Canada 3-2 Puerto Rico (22-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-23, 15-11)
USA 3-1 Cuba (21-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-16)

Classification 5th/8th

Costa Rica 0-3 Mexico (19-25, 19-25, 16-25)
Dominican Republic 3-1 Trinidad & Tobago (25-21, 22-25, 27-25, 25-19)

May 12: Finals

7th/8th: Trinidad and Tobago 3-1 Costa Rica (25-18, 25-23, 15-25, 25-22)

5th/6th: Mexico 3-0 Dominican Republic (25-21, 25-16, 25-21)

Bronze Medal Match: Cuba 3-0 Puerto Rico (25-20, 25-21, 25-15)

Gold Medal Match: USA 3-0 Canada (28-26, 25-18, 25-20)

IMAGES by Norceca.org