The U.S. Women’s National Team kicked off the new Olympic quadrennial with a gold medal at the 2017 NORCECA Pan-American Cup, defeating Dominican Republic 3-1 (25-19, 19-25, 25-20, 25-23) in the final.
 
The victory marks the fifth time the U.S. has won the Pan-Am Cup, making it the winningest team in tournament history and champion in four of the last six years.

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In the gold-medal match, the young USA team out-blocked its opponent 16 to eight, with middles Paige Tapp and Rhamat Alhassan leading with four each.
 
Setter Micha Hancock earned the Most Valuable Player award, collecting a tournament-best 31 aces with her much-feared lefty jump serve.

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