Former Hawaii star Igiede named to US squad for Pan American Cup | News, Sports, Jobs
HONOLULU – Amber Igiede, a former All-American in women’s volleyball at the University of Hawaii, will compete for the United States in the NORCECA Pan American Cup for women, to be held Aug. 18-25 in Guanajuato, Mexico.
Igiede is one of four middle blockers on the U.S. roster announced by USA Volleyball for the Women’s Pan American Cup. The event serves as a qualifier for the 2025 Women’s Pan American Cup, the 2025 NORCECA Women’s Continental Championship and the 2027 Pan American Games.
The U.S. women will compete in Group B and open the tournament on Sunday against Chile. The group also includes Argentina, Costa Rica, Cuba and Puerto Rico. The quarterfinals are scheduled for August 23, the semifinals for August 24 and the medal matches for August 25.
The games will be streamed live on tvcuatro.tv/.
The U.S. women have won the Pan Am Cup seven times since its inception in 2002. They finished third in 2022 and 2023.
Igiede concluded her successful UH career last season as only the third Rainbow Wahine player to earn All-Big West first-team honors in all four years of her career and was named to the AVCA All-America third team as a junior and senior.
As a senior, she led the Big West with a .396 hitting percentage, 3.72 kills per set and 435 total kills. She also ranked second nationally among middle blockers in total points (540.0) and points per set (4.62). Igiede was the 2022 Big West Player of the Year and was named Most Valuable Player of the inaugural Big West Championship last season.
US Women’s Pan American Cup Schedule
(All times are Hawaii time)
August 18: USA – Chile, 4 p.m.
August 19: USA – Puerto Rico, 4 p.m.
20 August: USA – Cuba, 4 p.m.
August 21: USA – Costa Rica, 10am
August 22: USA – Argentina, 1pm
23 August: Quarterfinals and placement
24 August: Semifinals and placement
25 August: Medal Games
