The U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team, ranked second in the latest FIVB World Ranking released Aug. 24, is in Pool B of the 2009 NORCECA Continental Championship, which is being played Sept. 22-27 at Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
The U.S. is grouped with Mexico, Costa Rica and Cuba in Pool B. The opposing group includes Canada, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Trinidad & Tobago.
The winner of the NORCECA Continental Championship earns a berth into the six-team 2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup to be held Nov. 10-15 in Japan.
Follow the tournament on the U.S. Women's National Team's home page at http://www.usavolleyball.org/content/index/402.