2015 NORCECA Championship - Michoacan / Mexico - 9/25


  • WOW it's really bizarre to witness the "outsider guest" snatch the "food" away from the host continent teams :what:


    Anytime RUS being invited to the Africa OQT they will be the clear Queen of Beauty there :whistle:


    Russia qualified to Sydney 2000 via World Cup. It happened in the qualification to Atlanta 1996. Russian wasnt invited to the Africa OQT, because this tournment wasnt even played. Since no african team was interested to play it ($$$), Russia received a wild card because it was the best ranked team not qualified yet.


    So, this could happen again this time :whistle: Colombia did it in 2004.

  • What level has that defensive specialist from 1 to 6?


    binet is a solid if not spectacular backrow specialist. she comes in to serve (usually for MB), then she stays to pass and defend, while castillo or another libero comes in for OH instead. forgot which match i was watching, binet even killed a backrow set to end a set recently (at WC?).


    even though she doesn't suit up as a libero, i do think of her as DOM's 2nd libero.


  • Anytime RUS being invited to the Africa OQT they will be the clear Queen of Beauty there :whistle:


    samsara, are you trying to be the biggest troll here? do you realize how offensive your comments are? this is not the first time you have told us you think black women are ugly. ok, that's your opinion, now keep it to yourself. you have already told us that.


    most of your comments are pretty vacuous and worhtless, but now they are offensive.

  • Russia qualified to Sydney 2000 via World Cup. It happened in the qualification to Atlanta 1996. Russian wasnt invited to the Africa OQT, because this tournment wasnt even played. Since no african team was interested to play it ($$$), Russia received a wild card because it was the best ranked team not qualified yet.


    So, this could happen again this time :whistle: Colombia did it in 2004.


    sorry, what exactly did colombia do in 2004? i'm not aware that COL ever participated in olympic games.

  • US beats DR 3-1.

  • First of all: thanks, girls! We are the champions! :dance6: :cup: I'm really happy. Everybody had the chance to play during the first 2 matches, then Kiraly kept going on with the 6+1 and Fawcett was in! 8o I'm so happy for Nicole, who really deserved the starting position into this team.


    Dominican Republic has easy way to the silver medal. Winning Porto Rico at the tie break made their way really easy.


    On the other side Porto Rico had a really really deserved bronze medal, playing DR in the gourp, Cuba in the QFs, USA in the SFs and Canada in the third place match. They met all the top NORCECA teams!


    There's no direct qualification for the OG. First four team will play a round-robin QT.


    1 USA
    2 Dominican Republic
    3 Porto Rico
    4 Canada


    will play for the QT.


    Cuba is already eliminated from the OG race.

  • And awards:


    MVP: Nicole Fawcett (USA)


    S: Niverka Marte (DOM)
    OP: Heidy Rodriguez (CUB)
    OH: Andrea Rangel (MEX), Yonkaira Pena (DOM)
    MB: Lucille Charuk (CAN), Lynda Morales (PUR)
    L: Brenda Castillo (DOM)


    best digger: Brenda Castillo (DOM)
    best receiver: Kayla Banwarth (USA)
    best scorer: Andrea Rangel (MEX)
    best server: Evelyn Sibaja (CRC)


    only 2 awards for Americans, while Dominicans got 4 :!:

    Gold medal - World League 2013 Prediction Game
    Bronze medal - World League 2012 Prediction Game

  • Any idea about Melissa Vargas's absence? Do they punish her since she will play in Europe next season or she is injured?


  • Nicole! :heart:


    Any idea about Melissa Vargas's absence? Do they punish her since she will play in Europe next season or she is injured?


    Pretty hard to say. Cuba hasn't aFederation Web Site yet. :aww:


    As far as I know she signed a contract in Havana with all that Federetion required from her new club (Prostejov), so I think we can be sure it isn't any punishment.