2026 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
North American women's volleyball tournament
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The 2026 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship is the 29th edition of the Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA). The tournament is taking place from August 21 to 26.[1][2][3]
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| Host country |  Dominican Republic |
| Dates | August 21–26 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
← 2023 2028 → | |
The tournament is being held in the Dominican Republic's capital, Santo Domingo, marking the sixth time the competition has been held in the country, after 1977, 1985, 1995, 2001 and 2003. 8 teams are participating, one more than in the previous edition.
After FIVB's calendar changes starting 2025, this is the first Championship to be held in an even-numbered year.
The top three finishers will also qualify for the 2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup in Canada and the United States. The top four teams, excluding the United States team, will advance to the next round of qualification for the volleyball tournament at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
The Dominican Republic is the three-time defending champion, most recently defeating the United States 3–2 in the 2023 final in Quebec City.
Year change
On June 22, 2023, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) announced that, starting in 2026, all continental competitions would be played in even-numbered years, rather than odd-numbered.[4] This will be the first Championship to be held in an even-numbered year.
Teams
Eight teams are taking part. All teams from the 2023 edition are present alongside Trinidad and Tobago, who appeared in 2021. Brackets indicate their world ranking before the tournament.
Canada (11)
Costa Rica (52)
Cuba (34)
Dominican Republic H (13)
Mexico (22)
Puerto Rico (25)
Trinidad and Tobago (unranked)
United States (4)
Group composition
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
 United States |
Dominican Republic (H) |
 Canada |
 Puerto Rico |
 Mexico |
 Cuba |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
 Costa Rica |
Venue
All games are being played at the Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[5] The venue was used for the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games and 2003 Pan American Games. The arena was recently renovated and used for volleyball competitions at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games.[6]
| Santo Domingo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias | ||
| Capacity: 3,500 | ||
Squads
Referees
The following referees were selected for the tournament.
Format
The teams were drawn into two groups of four. The group winners advance directly to the semifinals. The second and third-placed teams from both groups advance to the quarterfinals. The bottom teams are dropped into the 7th place match.
Preliminary round
The schedule was announced on 17 August 2026.[5]
- All times are Atlantic Time (UTC-04:00).
- The top four teams in each pool will qualify for the final round.
- Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
- Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Tiebreakers
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 260 | 197 | 1.320 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 260 | 187 | 1.390 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Mexico |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 197 | 164 | 1.201 | |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 56 | 225 | 0.249 | 5th-8th bracket |
| 21 August 2026 13:00 Match duration: 44 min |
United States |
3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
| (25–6, 25–11, 25–4) Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| O'Neal 18 | Total | Wilson 4 | ||
| Samedy (13/17) | Attack | Wilson (3/9) | ||
| None | Block | Ward (1/2) | ||
| O'Neal (7/19) | Serve | Wilson (1/4) | ||
| 21 August 2026 15:30 Match duration: 1 hr 19 min |
Canada |
3–0 | Mexico |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
| (25–21, 25–23, 25–22) Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| Van Ryk 15 | Total | Castro 23 | ||
| Van Ryk (12/24) | Attack | Castro (22/40) | ||
| Maglio (3/13) | Block | Urias (2/12) | ||
| Van Ryk (2/13) | Serve | Castro (1/12) | ||
| 22 August 2026 13:00 Match duration: 44 min |
Canada |
3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
| (25–10, 25–6, 25–5) Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| Howe 16 | Total | Wilson 4 | ||
| Howe (14/21) | Attack | Wilson (4/16) | ||
| White (1/1) | Block | Legall, Dickson 1 | ||
| Thokbuom (7/13) | Serve | |||
| 22 August 2026 18:00 Match duration: 1 hr 8 min |
United States |
3–0 | Mexico |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
| (25–19, 25–20, 25–17) Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| Skinner 14 | Total | Guereca 12 | ||
| Skinner (11/21) | Attack | Guereca (11/24) | ||
| Ogbogu (6/16) | Block | Castro, Flores 1 | ||
| four players 1 | Serve | five players 1 | ||
| 23 August 2026 15:30 Match duration: 44 min |
Mexico |
3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo Attendance: 200 Referees: Ricardo Ferreira (POR), Lourdes Perez Perez (CUB) |
| (25–4, 25–10, 25–0) Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| Rivera 16 | Total | two players 2 | ||
| Topete (12/25) | Attack | Wilson (2/11) | ||
| None | Block | Deyonce (1/9) | ||
| Rivera (16/43) | Serve | |||
| 23 August 2026 18:00 Match duration: 2 hr 11 min |
United States |
2–3 | Canada |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Luis Gerardo Macias (MEX), Cinthya Hernandez Rojas (CRC) |
| (25–22, 24–26, 25–22, 23–25, 13–15) Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| Eggleston 24 | Total | Van Ryk 21 | ||
| Eggleston (20/46) | Attack | Gray (20/44) | ||
| Ogbogu (5/14) | Block | three players 3 | ||
| two players 3 | Serve | Van Ryk (3/18) | ||
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican Republic (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 246 | 182 | 1.352 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Cuba |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 251 | 187 | 1.342 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Puerto Rico |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 251 | 260 | 0.965 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 106 | 225 | 0.471 | 5th-8th bracket |
| 21 August 2026 18:00 Match duration: 2 hr 19 min |
Puerto Rico |
2–3 | Cuba |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
| (11–25, 26–24, 15–25, 27–25, 9–15) Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| Champion 22 | Total | Pérez 22 | ||
| Champion (21/49) | Attack | Martinez (16/30) | ||
| Reyes (1/13) | Block | Pérez (5/16) | ||
| Santiago (1/15) | Serve | Pérez (2/14) | ||
| 21 August 2026 20:30 Match duration: 54 min |
Dominican Republic |
3–0 | Costa Rica |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
| (25–11, 25–11, 25–10) Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| Heredia 18 | Total | Venegas 5 | ||
| Heredia (18/27) | Attack | Venegas (5/18) | ||
| González (4/14) | Block | L. Thompson (1/6) | ||
| Matos, Tapia (4/16) | Serve | |||
| 22 August 2026 15:30 Match duration: 1 hr 5 min |
Puerto Rico |
3–0 | Costa Rica |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
| (25–20, 25–15, 25–15) Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| I. Ortiz 11 | Total | Arroyo, L. Thompson 9 | ||
| I. Ortiz (7/13) | Attack | Arroyo (9/23) | ||
| N. Ortiz (3/8) | Block | L. Thompson (3/9) | ||
| I. Ortiz (3/15) | Serve | V. Thompson (2/8) | ||
| 22 August 2026 20:30 Match duration: 1 hr 32 min |
Dominican Republic |
3–0 | Cuba |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
| (25–23, 25–17, 25–22) Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| Martínez 14 | Total | De La Peña 16 | ||
| (12/30) | Attack | De La Peña (15/28) | ||
| González (4/16) | Block | Martinez, Suárez 2 | ||
| four players 1 | Serve | three players 1 | ||
| 23 August 2026 13:00 Match duration: 53 min |
Cuba |
3–0 | Costa Rica |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
| (25–7, 25–11, 25–6) Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| Tarin 13 | Total | L. Thompson 5 | ||
| Tarin (12/15) | Attack | L. Thompson (4/10) | ||
| Aguilera, Suárez 2 | Block | L. Thompson (1/6) | ||
| Fine, James 3 | Serve | |||
| 23 August 2026 20:30 Match duration: 1 hr 54 min |
Dominican Republic |
3–1 | Puerto Rico |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
| (21–25, 25–19, 25–21, 25–23) Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| B. Martínez 24 | Total | Champion 16 | ||
| B. Martinez (22/49) | Attack | Champion (16/46) | ||
| González (4/20) | Block | Reyes (5/12) | ||
| J. Martínez (2/16) | Serve | W. Rivera, Vazquez 1 | ||
Final round
- All times are Atlantic Time (UTC-04:00).
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 25 August | ||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | ||||||||||
| 24 August | ||||||||||
| United States | ||||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||
| 26 August | ||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 0 | |||||||||
| 25 August | ||||||||||
| Canada | ||||||||||
| 24 August | ||||||||||
| Cuba | 3rd place Qualification | |||||||||
| Cuba | 3 | |||||||||
| 26 August | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
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Quarterfinals
| 24 August 2026 17:30 Match duration: |
United States |
v | Puerto Rico |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| (0/0) | Attack | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Block | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Serve | (0/0) | ||
| 24 August 2026 20:00 Match duration: |
Cuba |
v | Mexico |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| (0/0) | Attack | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Block | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Serve | (0/0) | ||
5th-8th semifinals
| 25 August 2026 16:00 Match duration: |
Trinidad and Tobago |
v |  N/A |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| (0/0) | Attack | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Block | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Serve | (0/0) | ||
| 25 August 2026 15:30 Match duration: |
Costa Rica |
v | N/A |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| (0/0) | Attack | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Serve | (0/0) | ||
Semifinals
| 25 August 2026 18:00 Match duration: |
Canada |
v | N/A |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| (0/0) | Attack | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Block | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Serve | (0/0) | ||
| 25 August 2026 20:30 Match duration: |
Dominican Republic |
v | N/A |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| (0/0) | Attack | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Block | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Serve | (0/0) | ||
7th place match
| 26 August 2026 12:00 Match duration: |
N/A |
v | N/A |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| (0/0) | Attack | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Block | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Serve | (0/0) | ||
5th place match
| 26 August 2026 14:30 Match duration: |
N/A |
v | N/A |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| (0/0) | Attack | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Block | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Serve | (0/0) | ||
3rd place match
| 26 August 2026 17:00 Match duration: |
N/A |
v | N/A |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| (0/0) | Attack | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Block | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Serve | (0/0) | ||
Final
| 26 August 2026 19:30 Match duration: |
N/A |
v | N/A |
Pabellón Ricardo Gioriver Arias, Santo Domingo |
Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| (0/0) | Attack | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Block | (0/0) | ||
| (0/0) | Serve | (0/0) | ||
Final standings
Best results
Rankings table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Champions |
| 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Runners-up |
| 3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Third place |
| 4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Fourth place |
| 5 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Fifth place game |
| 6 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 7 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Seventh place game |
| 8 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
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Statistics
These are the statistics for the Top 5 Scorers, Attackers, Blockers and Servers
Top 5 Scorers
| Rank | Country | Name | Points |
| 1 | Decelise Annalee Champion | Puerto Rico |
47 |
| 2 | Brayelin Elizabeth Martinez | Dominican Republic |
38 |
| 3 | Kira van Ryk | Canada |
36 |
| 4 | Logan Eggleston | United States |
35 |
| 5 | Stephanie Samedy | United States |
34 |
Top 5 Attackers
| Rank | Country | Name | Points |
| 1 | Decelise Annalee Champion | Puerto Rico |
43 |
| 2 | Brayelin Elizabeth Martinez | Dominican Republic |
34 |
| 3 | Stephanie Samedy | United States |
33 |
| 4 | Yalain Regla De la Pena Gonzalez | Cuba |
31 |
| 5 | Logan Eggleston | United States |
30 |
Top 5 Blockers
| Rank | Country | Name | Points |
| 1 | Geraldine Sthefany Gonzalez | Dominican Republic |
12 |
| 2 | Chiaka Ogbogu | United States |
11 |
| 3 | Emily Malgio | Canada |
6 |
| 4 | Nyadholi Thokbuom | Canada |
6 |
| 5 | Diana Reyes | Puerto Rico |
6 |
Top 5 Servers
| Rank | Country | Name | Points |
| 1 | Karen Paola Rivera Herrera | Mexico |
17 |
| 2 | Asjia O'Neal | United States |
8 |
| 3 | Nyadholi Thokbuom | Canada |
8 |
| 4 | Karina Angelica FLores Gamez | Mexico |
6 |
| 5 | Dana Rettke | United States |
5 |
See also
- 2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Continental Championship
- 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship
- 2026 Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship
- 2026 Women's South American Volleyball Championship
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