HONOLULU — Former University of Hawai'i women's volleyball All-American Amber Igiede will compete for the United States in the Women's NORCECA Pan American Cup set for Aug. 18-25 in Guanajuato, Mexico.
 
Igiede is one of four middle blockers on the U.S. roster announced by USA Volleyball for the Women's Pan American Cup. The event serves as 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. Women will compete in Pool B and will open the tournament on Sunday against Chile. The pool also includes Argentina, Costa Rica, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Quarterfinals are set for Aug. 23, semifinals on Aug. 24 and medal matches on Aug. 25.
 
Matches will be livestreamed on tvcuatro.tv/
 
The U.S. Women have won the Pan Am Cup seven times since its inception in 2002. They finished third in 2022 and 2023.
 
Igiede completed her decorated UH career last season as just the third Rainbow Wahine player to earn All-Big West first-team honors all four years of her career and was named to the AVCA All-America third team as a junior and senior.
 
As a senior, she led the Big West with a .396 hitting percentage, 3.72 kills per set and 435 total kills. She also ranked second in the nation among middle blockers in total points (540.0) and points per set (4.62). Igiede was the 2022 Big West Player of the Year and was named Most Valuable Player of the inaugural Big West Championship last season.
 
U.S. Women's Schedule for the Pan American Cup
(All times Hawai'i time)
Aug. 18: USA vs. Chile, 4 p.m.
Aug. 19: USA vs. Puerto Rico, 4 p.m.
Aug. 20: USA vs. Cuba, 4 p.m.
Aug. 21: USA vs. Costa Rica, 10 a.m.
Aug. 22: USA vs. Argentina, 1 p.m.
Aug. 23: Quarterfinals and classification
Aug. 24: Semifinals and classification
Aug. 25: Medal matches