Ranked seventh in the world as of October 2015, the Dominican national women’s team embarks on its quest to qualify for the Rio Janeiro Olympic Games today, Thursday 7 January 2016 in the Norceca Olympic Qualification Tournament at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. This will be the second time that the Dominican women’s team plays in the Olympics; the first time was in the 2012 London Olympics after defeating Cuba.
The Nebraska tournament will be played from 7-9 January with the participation of No. 1 ranked USA team, No. 7 Dominican Republic, No. 15 Puerto Rico and No. 16 Canada. The winner earns a berth into the 2016 Olympic Games.
The tournament field was determined by the top four teams from the eight-team 2015 NORCECA Women’s Continental Championship held in Mexico. Team USA captured the title with a four-set win over Dominican Republic, while Puerto Rico won the bronze medal over Canada.
Game schedule is:
* Jan. 7
Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, 5 pm CT
USA vs. Canada, 7 pm CT
* Jan. 8
Canada vs. Dominican Republic, 5 pm CT
USA vs. Puerto Rico, 7 pm CT
* Jan. 9
Canada vs. Puerto Rico, 5 pm CT
USA vs. Dominican Republic, 8 pm CT (live on NBC Sports)
Note that Central Time (CT) is two hours behind Dominican Time.
Follow the games at: http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Events/International/2016-NORCECA-Olympic-Qualifier
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