Dominican Yudelka Bautista of the Dominican Volleyball Team was chosen the Most Valuable Player of the Norceca Continental Olympics Qualifying Tournament that took place in Miami, Florida. The DR defeated Puerto Rico (25-23, 25-17 and 25-15), but lost to US (25-20, 23-25, 22-25, 26-24 and 15-11) and to Canada (26-24, 20-25, 25-23, 19-25 and 12-15. Cristóbal Marte, delegation leader said that the DR team has the skills but lacks the experience to stay ahead or maintain a lead when the pressure is on. He also said that the arbiters worked to the disadvantage of the DR team.