2017 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship

The 2017 NorCA 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
Dates30 March – 3 April
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Puerto Rico[1] (1st title)
Runner-up United States
Third place Dominican Republic
Fourth place Greenland
Tournament statistics
Matches10
Goals scored500 (50 per match)
Attendance3,150 (315 per match)
Top scorer(s)Puerto Rico Ciris García
(31 goals)
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Participating teams

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 United States33007962176
2 Puerto Rico3111817833
3 Dominican Republic31116171−103
4 Greenland30037282−100

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
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30 March 2017
20:00		 Puerto Rico  26–28  United States Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande
Ceballos 7 (17–11) Darling 7
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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
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31 March 2017
19:30		 Dominican Republic  23–23  Puerto Rico Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande
Attendance: 500
López 6 (10–11) García 9
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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
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1 April 2017
19:30		 Puerto Rico  32–27  Greenland Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande
Attendance: 500
García 8 (16–12) Salso 6
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Knockout stage

Bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
2 April
 
 
 United States20
 
3 April
 
 Greenland18
 
 United States27
 
2 April
 
 Puerto Rico28
 
 Puerto Rico32
 
 
 Dominican Republic23
 
Third place
 
 
3 April
 
 
 Greenland27
 
 
 Dominican Republic32

Semifinals
2 April 2017
17:30		 United States  20–18  Greenland Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande
Attendance: 200
Lombard 4 (10–9) Rasmussen 4
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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
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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
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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
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Final standing
RankTeam
 Puerto Rico
 United States
 Dominican Republic
4  Greenland
Team qualified to the 2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

Awards
All-star team[4]

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.
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