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Pan American Cup By The Numbers

Pan American Cup By The Numbers

The U.S. Men’s National Team is continuing to compete in the Pan-American Cup in Mexico City this week. Team USA's squad went 2-0 in pool play with victorie

May 24, 2016 by Megan Kaplon
Pan American Cup By The Numbers
The U.S. Men’s National Team is continuing to compete in the Pan-American Cup in Mexico City this week. Team USA's squad went 2-0 in pool play with victories over Chile and the Dominican Republic, and will play Canada in the quarterfinals at 4 p.m. today.

As Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal would say, let’s do the numbers:

1 Ranking Team USA achieved in its Pan Am Cup pool

2 Sets lost by Team USA in Pan Am Cup pool play

3 Overall seeding of Team USA heading into the Pan Am Cup elimination rounds

4 Blocks by Loyola-Chicago rising junior Jeff Jendryk in the match versus Dominican Republic

5 Current college players on Team USA’s Pan Am Cup roster

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Countries competing in the Pan Am Cup: Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, United States

15 Team-leading number of points scored by T.J. DeFalco versus Chile and Greg Petty versus the Dominican Republic

20.875 Average number of points scored by Team USA opponents in Pan Am Cup pool play