NORCECA M: Gold for Cuba, Mexico and Puerto Rico on the podium of the NORCECA U 19 Championship

Cuba – U19

Semi-finals (July 6)

Mexico – Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-16)
Top Scorers: Ugalde 12, Lopez 11, Mejia 10; Ruiz 6, Pellicier 5

Cuba – USA 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 26-24, 25-19)
Top Scorers: Uriarte 36, Romero 20, Chapman 7, Alfonso 6; Smith 15, Fey 14, Penning 6, Blough 6

Finals (July 7)

1^st–2^nd place: Mexico – Cuba 0-3 (14-25, 21-25, 14-25)
Top Scorers: Garay 11, Lopez 10, Ugalde 9; Uriarte 16, Alfonso 16, Caraballo 9, Romero 8

3^rd –4^th place: Puerto Rico – USA 2-3 (25-22, 19-25, 11-25, 28-26, 7-15)
Top Scorers: Ruiz 15, Negron 12, McCormack 12; Schultz 16, Fey 15, Lammey 15

Final Standings

1.Cuba
2.Messico
3.USA
4.Puerto Rico
5.Nicaragua
6.Costarica
7.Virgin Islands
8.French St.Martin

Individual Awards

MVP: Osmany Uriarte (Cub)
Top Scorer: Osmany Uriarte (Cub)
Best setter: Riccardo Calvo (Cub)
Best attacker: Inover Romero (Cub)
Best blocker: Jorge Caraballo (Cub)
Best server: Osmany Uriarte (Cub)
Best receiver: Entenza Barbaro (Cub)
Best defender: Luis Chavez (CRC)
Best libero: Luis Chavez (CRC)