GUANAJUATO, Mexico – San Diego Mojo head coach Tayyiba Haneef-Park and libero Shara Venegas are set to compete at the Women’s NORCECA Pan American Cup on August 18-25 in the cities of León and Irapuato in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. Haneef-Park will serve as an assistant coach for the United States while Venegas will play with Puerto Rico.
Haneef-Park, the 2024 Pro Volleyball Federation Coach of the Year, was as an assistant for Team USA at the NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six in July, helping guide the U.S. to a silver medal, while Venegas competed with a Puerto Rico squad that placed fourth.
The Women’s Pan American Cup is the qualifier to the 2025 Women’s Pan American Cup, the 2025 NORCECA Women’s Continental Championship and the 2027 Pan American Games. The U.S. and Puerto Rico will open in Pool B, which also includes Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica and Cuba.
The U.S. have won the Pan Am Cup seven times since its inception in 2002 and finished third in each of the last three contests. Puerto Rico won silver at last year’s competition, the nation’s second runner-up finish in the tournament.
Fans can place deposits now for 2025 Season Memberships for only $20 down at the team’s website, sandiegomojovb.com. As an added bonus, every deposit will be entered in the Grand Prize drawing, where three (3) lucky winners will receive complimentary full-season tickets in our premium seating section for the entire 2025 season! For more information contact the team at tickets@sandiegomojovb.com or call (619) 984-6656 (MOJO).
UNITED STATES/PUERTO RICO SCHEDULES (All times Pacific)
Aug. 18: Puerto Rico vs. Cuba, 4 p.m. | USA vs. Chile, 7 p.m.
Aug. 19: USA vs. Puerto Rico, 7 p.m.
Aug. 20: Puerto Rico vs. Argentina, 4 p.m. | USA vs. Cuba, 7 p.m.
Aug. 21: USA vs. Costa Rica, 1 p.m. | Puerto Rico vs. Chile, 4 p.m.
Aug. 22: Puerto Rico vs. Costa Rica, 8 a.m. | USA vs. Argentina, 4 p.m.
Aug. 23: Quarterfinals and classification
Aug. 24: Semifinals and classification
Aug. 25: Medal matches
ABOUT SAN DIEGO MOJO
The San Diego Mojo are a women’s professional volleyball team in San Diego, Calif. and is an inaugural member of Pro Volleyball Federation, the premier women’s professional volleyball league in North America.
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