title: 2018 Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship
text: # 2018 Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship
  
  The 2018 Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the eleventh edition of the bi-annual tournament. It was held in Aguascalientes City from 16 June to 24 June, and featured eight teams. The United States won the tournament and qualified to the 2019 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship. American Logan Eggleston was awarded Most Valuable Player.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Group A | Group B |
  | - | - |
  | United States | Dominican Republic |
  | Cuba | Mexico |
  | Puerto Rico | Costa Rica |
  | Guatemala | Honduras |
  
  ## Pool standing procedure
  
  Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loser Match won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loser In case of equality in the number of matches won and lost, the tie will be broken according to the following criteria in order of importance:
  
  * Match points
  * Point Ratio
  * Set Ratio
  * Head-to-head result
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  * All times are in Central Daylight Time–(UTC−06:00)
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 257 | 170 | 1.512 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Cuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 269 | 234 | 1.150 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | Quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 221 | 239 | 0.925 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | Quarterfinals |
  | 4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 145 | 249 | 0.582 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | 18-June | 16:00 | Guatemala | 0–3 | Cuba | 20–25 | 14–25 | 12–25 | | | 46–75 | P2P3 |
  | 18-June | 18:00 | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | United States | 13–25 | 9–25 | 19–25 | | | 41–75 | P2P3 |
  | 19-June | 16:00 | Guatemala | 1–3 | Puerto Rico | 16–25 | 9–25 | 26–24 | 17–25 | | 68–99 | P2P3 |
  | 19-June | 18:00 | Cuba | 2–3 | United States | 25–20 | 18–25 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 11–15 | 98–107 | |
  | 20-June | 14:00 | United States | 3–0 | Guatemala | 25–13 | 25–11 | 25–7 | | | 75–31 | P2P3 |
  | 20-June | 18:00 | Puerto Rico | 1–3 | Cuba | 20–25 | 24–26 | 25–20 | 12–25 | | 81–96 | P2P3 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 245 | 181 | 1.354 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 241 | 170 | 1.418 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | Quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 163 | 210 | 0.776 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | Quarterfinals |
  | 4 | Honduras | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 137 | 225 | 0.609 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
  | 18-June | 14:00 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Dominican Republic | 13–25 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | 48–75 | P2P3 |
  | 18-June | 20:00 | Mexico | 3–0 | Honduras | 25–7 | 25–19 | 25–9 | | 75–35 | P2P3 |
  | 19-June | 14:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Honduras | 25–16 | 25–12 | 25–14 | | 75–42 | P2P3 |
  | 19-June | 20:00 | Mexico | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–19 | 25–9 | 25–12 | | 75–40 | P2P3 |
  | 20-June | 16:00 | Honduras | 0–3 | Costa Rica | 22–25 | 16–25 | 22–25 | | 60–75 | P2P3 |
  | 20-June | 20:00 | Mexico | 1–3 | Dominican Republic | 24–26 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 91–95 | P2P3 |
  
  ## Final round
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | B1 | Dominican Republic | 3 | | | |
  | A2 | Cuba | 3 | A2 | Cuba | 0 | | | |
  | B3 | Costa Rica | 0 | | | | B1 | Dominican Republic | 0 |
  | | | | | | | A1 | United States | 3 |
  | | | | B2 | Mexico | 1 |
  | B2 | Mexico | 3 | A1 | United States | 3 |
  | A3 | Puerto Rico | 0 | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
  | | | | | | | B2 | Mexico | 3 |
  | | | | | | | A2 | Cuba | 1 |
  | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | 7th place | 7th place | 7th place |
  | B4 | Guatemala | 0 | | | |
  | A3 | Costa Rica | 3 | | | |
  | A3 | Costa Rica | 3 | A4 | Guatemala | 0 |
  | | | | B4 | Honduras | 3 |
  | B4 | Honduras | 1 | B4 | Honduras | 3 |
  | A3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 5th place | 5th place | 5th place |
  | | | | B3 | Costa Rica | 0 |
  | | | | A3 | Puerto Rico | 3 |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 21-June | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | | 75–63 | P2P3 |
  | 21-June | 20:00 | Mexico | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–16 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 75–58 | P2P3 |
  
  ### 5th-8th Classification
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 22-June | 14:00 | Guatemala | 0–3 | Costa Rica | 13–25 | 13–25 | 6–25 | | | 32–75 | P2P3 |
  | 22-June | 16:00 | Honduras | 1–3 | Puerto Rico | 16–25 | 18–25 | 25–16 | 13–25 | | 72–91 | P2P3 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 22-June | 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | | 75–55 | P2P3 |
  | 22-June | 20:00 | United States | 3–1 | Mexico | 25–20 | 27–25 | 25–27 | 25–9 | | 102–81 | P2P3 |
  
  ### 7th place
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 23-June | 14:00 | Guatemala | 0–3 | Honduras | 15–25 | 12–25 | 24–26 | | | 51–76 | P2P3 |
  
  ### 5th place
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 23-June | 16:00 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 9–25 | 11–25 | 13–25 | | | 33–75 | P2P3 |
  
  ### 3rd place
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 23-June | 18:00 | Mexico | 3–1 | Cuba | 25–13 | 20–25 | 27–25 | 25–23 | | 97–86 | P2P3 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 23-June | 20:00 | United States | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–20 | 25–11 | 25–20 | | | 75–51 | P2P3 |
  
  ## Final standing
  
  * Qualified to 2019 U-20 World Championship
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | United States |
  | | Dominican Republic |
  | | Mexico |
  | 4 | Cuba |
  | 5 | Puerto Rico |
  | 6 | Costa Rica |
  | 7 | Honduras |
  | 8 | Guatemala |
  
  ## Individual awards
  
  * Most valuable player
     * Logan Eggleston (USA)
  * Best setter
     * Camila de la Rosa (DOM)
  * Best Opposite
     * Uxue Guereca (MEX)
  * Best Outside Hitters
     * Ailama Cesé (CUB)
     * Natalia Martínez (DOM)
  * Best Middle Blockers
     * Geraldine González (DOM)
     * Jaylibeth García (PUR)
  * Best libero
     * Joseline Landeros (MEX)
  * Best digger
     * Joseline Landeros (MEX)
  * Best receiver
     * Joseline Landeros (MEX)
  * Best server
     * Logan Eggleston (USA)
  * Best scorer
     * Uxue Guereca (MEX)
  