2008 Women's Pan-Am Junior Championship

Women's Junior Pan-Am
Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
CityMexico City
Dates6–12 October
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions United States (1st title)
Runner-up Chile
Third place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored139 (6.95 per match)
Top scorerUnited States Katie O'Donnell (8 goals)
Best playerChile Cristine Fingerhuth
Best goalkeeperChile Claudia Schüler
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The 2008 Women's Junior Pan-Am Championship was the 6th edition of the Women's Pan American Junior Championship. It was held from 6 to 12 October 2008 in Mexico City, Mexico.[1]

The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2009 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup, held in Boston, United States in August 2009.

The United States won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Chile 2–1 in the final. Argentina won the bronze medal by defeating Mexico 8–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]

Participating nations

A total of eight teams participated in the tournament:

Results

First round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Semi-finals
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6
3  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
4  Barbados 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 0
Source: Panamhockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]


Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 2 1 0 29 2 +27 7 Semi-finals
2  Chile 3 2 1 0 20 2 +18 7
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 11 12 −1 3
4  Bermuda 3 0 0 3 0 44 −44 0
Source: Panamhockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]


Second round

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
10 October 2008
 
 
 Uruguay13
 
12 October 2008
 
 Bermuda0
 
 Uruguay3
 
10 October 2008
 
 Trinidad and Tobago2
 
 Trinidad and Tobago3
 
 
 Barbados1
 
Seventh place
 
 
12 October 2008
 
 
 Bermuda0
 
 
 Barbados4
Crossover

Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 October 2008
 
 
 Argentina1
 
12 October 2008
 
 Chile3
 
 Chile1
 
10 October 2008
 
 United States (a.e.t)2
 
 United States6
 
 
 Mexico1
 
Third place
 
 
12 October 2008
 
 
 Argentina8
 
 
 Mexico0
Semi-finals

Third and fourth place
Final

Awards

Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament
United States Katie O'Donnell Chile Cristine Fingerhuth Chile Claudia Schüler

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 4 1 0 37 4 +33 13
2  Chile 5 3 1 1 24 5 +19 10 2009 Junior World Cup
3  Argentina 5 4 0 1 25 4 +21 12
4  Mexico 5 2 0 3 10 19 −9 6
5  Uruguay 5 3 0 2 22 10 +12 9
6  Trinidad and Tobago 5 2 0 3 16 16 0 6
7  Barbados 5 1 0 4 5 20 −15 3
8  Bermuda 5 0 0 5 0 61 −61 0
Source: PanamHockey

Goalscorers

There were 139 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 6.95 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

  • Chile Christine Fingerhuth
  • Trinidad and Tobago Arielle Ramchand-Du Quesnay

6 goals

  • Mexico Ahidee Castillo
  • United States Elizabeth Drazdowski
  • Uruguay Isábel Olaso

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "Pan American Junior Championships - Women". PAHF. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Competitions Archives". PAHF. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 Regulations