2012 Women's Pan-Am Junior Championship Explained

Tournament:	Women's Junior Pan-Am Championship
Country:	Mexico
City:	Guadalajara
Dates:	10–23 September
Venues:	Estadio Panamericano de Hockey
Teams:	11
Confederations:	1
Count:	6
Matches:	36
Goals:	203
Top Scorer:	Manuela Urroz
Top Scorer Goals:	10
Best Player:	Florencia Habif
Best Goalkeeper:	Sofia Belin Monserrat
Previous Year:	2008
Previous Tournament:	2008 Women's Pan-Am Junior Championship
Next Year:	2016
Next Tournament:	2016 Women's Pan-Am Junior Championship

The 2012 Women's Junior Pan-Am Championship was the 7th edition of the Women's Pan American Junior Championship. It was held from 10 – 23 September 2012 in Guadalajara, Mexico.^[1]

The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2013 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup, held in Mönchengladbach, Germany in July/August 2013.^[2]

Argentina won the tournament for the 6th time, defeating Canada 2–1 in the final.^[3] The United States won the bronze medal by defeating Chile 2–1 in the third and fourth place playoff.^[4]

Officials

The following are the umpires appointed by the Pan American Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament.^[5]

• Mercedes Sanchez (ARG)
• Luciana Suarez (ARG)
• Victoria Villafañe (ARG)
• Emma Simmons (BER)
• Megan Robertson (CAN)
• Camila Cabargas (CHI)
• Arely Castellanos (MEX)
• Catalina Montesino Wenzel (MEX)
• Ana K. Vasquez Escalante (MEX)
• Amber Church (NZL)
• Lisa Marcano (TTO)
• Ayanna McClean (TTO)
• Mary Driscoll (USA)
• Suzzie Sutton (USA)
• Mercedes Coates (URU)

Participating nations

• • • • • • (host nation)

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Classification round

Ninth to eleventh place classification

Crossover

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Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

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Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2012 Pan American Junior Championship (Women) . Pan American Hockey Federation . 8 June 2018 .
2. Web site: Qualification Criteria for Hockey Junior World Cup 2013 . . 8 June 2018.
3. Web site: CAN 1–2 ARG . Pan American Hockey Federation . 8 June 2018 .
4. Web site: CHI 1–2 USA . Pan American Hockey Federation . 8 June 2018 .
5. Web site: Officials and Appointments . Pan American Hockey Federation . 8 June 2018 .