The 2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the 17th edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament. It was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 8 to 14 July. Twelve teams competed and the top five ranked teams at the end of the tournament qualified to the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
The United States won the second straight title (sixth in history) after defeating the Dominican Republic 3–2 in the final. American Lauren Carlini was awarded the Most Valuable Player.
Pools composition Pool APool BPool C
Venue Ricardo Arias Gymnasium, Santo Domingo
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 Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)
Group A
Group B
Group C
Final round
Championship bracket
5th–8th places bracket
9th–12th places bracket
Classification 7th–10th
Quarterfinals
Classification 9th–12th
Classification 5th–8th
11th place match
9th place match
Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
RankTeam456789101112 Qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games
14-woman rosterJordyn Poulter, Justine Wong-Orantes, Lauren Carlini, Krystal Rivers, Simone Lee, Sarah Wilhite, Adora Anae, Haleigh Washington, Aiyana Whitney, Amanda Benson, Paige Tapp, Molly McCage, Kadie Rolfzen, Chiaka OgboguHead CoachJona Newman-Gonchar
Individual awards
Most valuable player Lauren Carlini Best setter Lauren Carlini Best Outside Hitters Brayelin Martínez Elina Rodríguez Best Middle Blockers Chiaka Ogbogu Melissa Rangel Best Opposite Krystle Esdelle Best scorer Krystle Esdelle Best server Kiera Van Ryk Best libero Brenda Castillo Best digger Brenda Castillo Best receiver Brenda Castillo
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