title: 2018 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship
text: # 2018 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship
  
  The 2018 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the eleventh edition of the bi-annual volleyball tournament. It was held in Tegucigalpa National Gymnasium, Tegucigalpa, Honduras from 25 August to 2 September among eight countries. The United States won the tournament and qualified for the 2019 FIVB Girls' World Championship along with Canada. United States player Jessica Mzurik won the Most Valuable Player award.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  A total of 9 teams qualify for the 2018 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship. In addition to Honduras who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 8 teams qualify based on top 5 teams from the NORCECA U 18 Continental Ranking and the 3 Zonal Champions from the AFECAVOL, ECVA and CAZOVA, U-18 Zonal Championships. Mexico withdrew from the tournament and the event continued with only 8 teams.
  
  ## Pool composition
  
  | Group A | Group B |
  | - | - |
  | Cuba | United States |
  | Dominican Republic | Honduras |
  | Canada | Nicaragua |
  | Costa Rica | Barbados |
  
  ## Pool standing procedure
  
  * Number of matches won
  * Match points
  * Points ratio
  * Sets ratio
  * Result of the last match between the tied teams
  
  Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  * All times are in Central Standard Time
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 225 | 154 | 1.461 | 9 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 207 | 174 | 1.190 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | Quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 193 | 194 | 0.995 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | Quarterfinals |
  | 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 225 | 0.542 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 5th–8th classification |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
  | 27 Aug | 16:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Canada | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 75–59 | P2 P3 |
  | 27 Aug | 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–12 | 25–15 | 25–13 | 75–40 | P2 P3 |
  | 28 Aug | 16:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Canada | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 75–59 | P2 P3 |
  | 28 Aug | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–11 | 25–15 | 25–12 | 75–38 | P2 P3 |
  | 29 Aug | 14:00 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Canada | 17–25 | 14–25 | 13–25 | 44–75 | P2 P3 |
  | 29 Aug | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 75–57 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 225 | 97 | 2.320 | 9 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Honduras | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 185 | 176 | 1.051 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | Quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Nicaragua | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 152 | 202 | 0.752 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | Quarterfinals |
  | 4 | Barbados | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 138 | 225 | 0.613 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 5th–8th classification |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
  | 27 Aug | 14:00 | United States | 3–0 | Nicaragua | 25–6 | 25–11 | 25–12 | 75–29 | P2 P3 |
  | 27 Aug | 20:00 | Honduras | 3–0 | Barbados | 25–12 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 75–53 | P2 P3 |
  | 28 Aug | 14:00 | United States | 3–0 | Barbados | 25–10 | 25–7 | 25–16 | 75–33 | P2 P3 |
  | 28 Aug | 20:00 | Honduras | 3–0 | Nicaragua | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–12 | 75–48 | P2 P3 |
  | 29 Aug | 16:00 | Barbados | 0–3 | Nicaragua | 15–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | 52–75 | P2 P3 |
  | 29 Aug | 20:00 | United States | 3–0 | Honduras | 25–12 | 25–10 | 25–13 | 75–35 | P2 P3 |
  
  ## Final round
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | United States | 3 | | |
  | Dominican Republic | 3 | Dominican Republic | 0 | | |
  | Nicaragua | 0 | | | United States | 3 |
  | | | | | Canada | 0 |
  | | | Cuba | 2 |
  | Honduras | 0 | Canada | 3 |
  | Canada | 3 | | | Third place | Third place |
  | | | | | Dominican Republic | 1 |
  | | | | | Cuba | 3 |
  | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | 7th place | 7th place |
  | Costa Rica | 3 | | |
  | Nicaragua | 0 | | |
  | Nicaragua | 0 | Nicaragua | 3 |
  | | | Barbados | 0 |
  | Barbados | 0 | Barbados | 0 |
  | Honduras | 3 | 5th place | 5th place |
  | | | Costa Rica | 3 |
  | | | Honduras | 0 |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 30 Aug | 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Nicaragua | 25–6 | 25–11 | 25–16 | | | 75–33 | P2 P3 |
  | 30 Aug | 20:00 | Honduras | 0–3 | Canada | 15–25 | 16–25 | 16–25 | | | 47–75 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### 5th–8th Classification
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 31 Aug | 14:00 | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Nicaragua | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–12 | | | 75–48 | P2 P3 |
  | 31 Aug | 16:00 | Barbados | 0–3 | Honduras | 14–25 | 16–25 | 16–25 | | | 46–75 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 31 Aug | 18:00 | Cuba | 2–3 | Canada | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 14–16 | 106–104 | P2 P3 |
  | 31 Aug | 20:00 | United States | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–12 | 25–17 | 25–17 | | | 75–46 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### 7th place
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 Sep | 14:00 | Nicaragua | 3–0 | Barbados | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–14 | | | 75–53 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### 5th place
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 Sep | 16:00 | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Honduras | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–16 | | | 75–53 | |
  
  ### 3rd place
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 Sep | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–1 | Dominican Republic | 19–25 | 25–20 | 28–26 | 25–16 | | 97–87 | P2 P3 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 Sep | 20:00 | Canada | 0–3 | United States | 13–25 | 12–25 | 23–25 | | | 48–75 | P2 P3 |
  
  ## Finals standing
  
  * Qualified to 2019 FIVB Girls' World Championship.
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | United States |
  | | Canada |
  | | Cuba |
  | 4 | Dominican Republic |
  | 5 | Costa Rica |
  | 6 | Honduras |
  | 7 | Nicaragua |
  | 8 | Barbados |
  
  ## Individual awards
  
  * Most valuable player
     * Jessica Mzurik (USA)
  * Best setter
     * Kennedi Orr (USA)
  * Best Opposite
     * Emily Londot (USA)
  * Best Outside Hitters
     * Jessica Mzurik (USA)
     * Alison Jacobs (USA)
  * Best Middle Blockers
     * Geraldine González (DOM)
     * Rabit Esthepany (DOM)
  * Best libero
     * Katerina Georgiadis (CAN)
  * Best digger
     * Hattie Monson (USA)
  * Best receiver
     * Hattie Monson (USA)
  * Best server
     * Thainalien Castillo (CUB)
  * Best scorer
     * Thainalien Castillo (CUB)
  