The 2005

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was the 19th edition of the Women's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries from September 6 to September 11, 2005 in

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. The United States won the event over Cuba and qualified for the 2005 Women's Volleyball Grand Champions Cup, later that year in

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. Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago were the newcomers to this competition. The Dominican Republic won the bronze medal and Nancy Metcalf was awarded Most Valuable Player.

Competing nations

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

*September 6 *September 7 *September 8

Group B

*September 6 *September 7 *September 8

Final round

Quarter-finals

*September 9

Semi-finals

*September 10

Finals

*September 9 — Seventh Place Match *September 10 — Fifth Place Match *September 11 — Bronze Medal Match *September 11 — Gold Medal Match
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Final ranking

*''The United States qualified for the 2005 Women's Volleyball Grand Champions Cup''

Awards

*Most valuable player ** Nancy Metcalf *Best scorer ** Tayyiba Haneef *Best setter ** Lindsey Berg *Best spiker ** Zoila Barros *Best blocker ** Cindy Rondón *Best defender ** Annie Levesque *Best server ** Nancy Carrillo *Best libero **

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*Best receiver ** Aury Cruz

References

External links

Results
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