LIMA, Peru, AUG. 12, 2019– Led by USF head coach Ken Eriksen, Team USA defeated Canada to earn the gold medal at the 2019 Pan America Games in Peru. The team turned the tables on Canada after a 3-2 loss in the semifinals, earning a 3-1 victory to take home the gold over the weekend.
The win gave Team USA its ninth gold medal in the 11 years that the Pan Am Games have been held and returned the U.S. to the top after a second-place finish at the 2015 Games. Canada is the only other team to win the gold with first-place finishes in 1983 and 2015.