ONTARIO, Canada – Texas A&M volleyball head coach Jamie Morrison led the United States women's U19 national team to a gold-medal winning performance at the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation Pan American Cup after sweeping Mexico in the final Saturday evening.
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Morrison secured his fourth-straight international title after his teams' fourth sweep of the tournament versus Mexico in the championship round. His group dominated from start to finish at the Pan-American Cup, finishing with a 397-322 point differential over the five matches to outscore their opponents by 75 points.
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The United States hit the ground running in the pool play of the championships, going a perfect 3-0 and dropping only one frame. The group swept their opening two fixtures versus Venezuela and Mexico before facing Puerto Rico, where the Red, White and Blue went down 1-0 after the opening frame but responded by winning the next three to sweep their pool and advance to the semifinals.
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Morrison and his squad carried their momentum into the penultimate round, once again putting on a dominant showing versus the Dominican Republic to capture their third sweep of the tournament. The win advanced the team to the gold-medal match.
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The group closed the championships with a competitive three-set victory over Mexico for the second time at the tournament. Morrison's squad played with a lead for the majority of the match, trailing in just nine of the 139 total points played in the fixture.
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Morrison secured his fourth-straight international title after his teams' fourth sweep of the tournament versus Mexico in the championship round. His group dominated from start to finish at the Pan-American Cup, finishing with a 397-322 point differential over the five matches to outscore their opponents by 75 points.
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The United States hit the ground running in the pool play of the championships, going a perfect 3-0 and dropping only one frame. The group swept their opening two fixtures versus Venezuela and Mexico before facing Puerto Rico, where the Red, White and Blue went down 1-0 after the opening frame but responded by winning the next three to sweep their pool and advance to the semifinals.
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Morrison and his squad carried their momentum into the penultimate round, once again putting on a dominant showing versus the Dominican Republic to capture their third sweep of the tournament. The win advanced the team to the gold-medal match.
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The group closed the championships with a competitive three-set victory over Mexico for the second time at the tournament. Morrison's squad played with a lead for the majority of the match, trailing in just nine of the 139 total points played in the fixture.
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FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M volleyball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M volleyball team on Facebook, Instagram and on Twitter/X by following @AggieVolleyball.