2017 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship

The 2017 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship was the second edition of the Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship. The tournament took place in Río Grande, Puerto Rico from 30 March to 3 April. It acts as the North American and Caribbean qualifying tournament for the 2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship.^[2][3]

2017 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Puerto Rico
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	30 March – 3 April
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Puerto Rico[1] (1st title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Dominican Republic
Fourth place	Greenland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	500 (50 per match)
Attendance	3,150 (315 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ciris García (31 goals)
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Participating teams

•  Dominican Republic
•  Greenland
•  Puerto Rico
•  United States

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	United States	3	3	0	0	79	62	17	6
2	Puerto Rico	3	1	1	1	81	78	3	3
3	Dominican Republic	3	1	1	1	61	71	−10	3
4	Greenland	3	0	0	3	72	82	−10	0

All times are local (UTC−04:00).

30 March 2017 17:30	Greenland	22–25	Dominican Republic	Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande
	Andreassen 5	(11–12)	Lopéz 7
	3× 5× 1×	Report	3× 6×

30 March 2017 20:00	Puerto Rico	26–28	United States	Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande
	Ceballos 7	(17–11)	Darling 7
	2× 4×	Report	2× 1×

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31 March 2017 17:30	United States	25–23	Greenland	Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande Attendance: 200
	Darling 7	(14–10)	Lyberth 7
	1× 2×	Report	1× 2×

31 March 2017 19:30	Dominican Republic	23–23	Puerto Rico	Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande Attendance: 500
	López 6	(10–11)	García 9
	2× 5×	Report	2× 2×

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1 April 2017 17:30	United States	26–13	Dominican Republic	Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande Attendance: 100
	Butler 7	(13–5)	López, Lorenzo 4
	3× 2×	Report	2× 3×

1 April 2017 19:30	Puerto Rico	32–27	Greenland	Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande Attendance: 500
	García 8	(16–12)	Salso 6
	3× 2×	Report	2× 1× 1×

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	2 April
	United States	20
					3 April
	Greenland	18
					United States	27
	2 April
					Puerto Rico	28
	Puerto Rico	32
	Dominican Republic	23
					Third place
					3 April
					Greenland	27
					Dominican Republic	32

Semifinals

2 April 2017 17:30	United States	20–18	Greenland	Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande Attendance: 200
	Lombard 4	(10–9)	Rasmussen 4
	1× 3×	Report	3× 3× 1×

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2 April 2017 19:30	Puerto Rico	32–23	Dominican Republic	Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande Attendance: 600
	Fuentes 9	(16–8)	Hernández 7
	2× 2×	Report	3× 6×

Third place game

3 April 2017 17:30	Greenland	27–32	Dominican Republic	Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande Attendance: 250
	Frank 6	(11–13)	Hernández 8
	1× 3×	Report	1× 5×

Final

3 April 2017 19:30	United States	27–28	Puerto Rico	Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande Attendance: 800
	Darling 7	(14–16)	Ceballos 6
	2× 3× 1×	Report	2× 1× 1×

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Puerto Rico
	United States
	Dominican Republic
4	Greenland

Team qualified to the 2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

Awards

All-star team^[4]

• Goalkeeper: Sophie Fasold
• Right Wing: Yojaver Brito
• Right Back: Johanna Pimentel
• Center Back: Nathalys Ceballos
• Left Back: Lykke Hensen
• Left Wing: Zuleika Fuentes
• Pivot: Ciris García

References

1. "Oro en el balonmano femenino en el NORCA". www.primerahora.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 April 2017.
2. "Torneo de balonmano femenino de alto calibre en la Isla". www.elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2017.
3. "Desde este jueves: Puerto Rico sede del NORCA de balonmano femenino". www.copur.pr (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2017.
4. "Equipo Ideal del NorCa 2017". www.puertoricobalonmano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 April 2017.

External links

• Championship page on PATHF Official Website
• Results at todor66