| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Dates | 30 March – 3 April | 
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runner-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 | 
| Goals scored | 500 (50 per match) | 
| Attendance | 3,150 (315 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | (31 goals)  | 
The 2017 NorCA Women's Handball Championship was the second edition of the Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship. The tournament took place in Río Grande, Puerto Rico from 30 March to 3 April. It acts as the North American and Caribbean qualifying tournament for the 2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship.[2][3]
Participating teams
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 62 | 17 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 78 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 71 | −10 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 82 | −10 | 0 | 
All times are local (UTC−04:00).
| 30 March 2017 17:30  | 
Greenland  | 
22–25 | Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande | |
| Andreassen 5 | (11–12) | Lopéz 7 | ||
| 3× | 
Report | 3× | 
| 30 March 2017 20:00  | 
Puerto Rico  | 
26–28 | Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande | |
| Ceballos 7 | (17–11) | Darling 7 | ||
| 2× | 
Report | 2× | 
| 31 March 2017 17:30  | 
United States  | 
25–23 | Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande Attendance: 200  | |
| Darling 7 | (14–10) | Lyberth 7 | ||
| 1× | 
Report | 1× | 
| 31 March 2017 19:30  | 
Dominican Republic  | 
23–23 | Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande Attendance: 500  | |
| López 6 | (10–11) | García 9 | ||
| 2× | 
Report | 2× | 
| 1 April 2017 17:30  | 
United States  | 
26–13 | Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande Attendance: 100  | |
| Butler 7 | (13–5) | López, Lorenzo 4 | ||
| 3× | 
Report | 2× | 
| 1 April 2017 19:30  | 
Puerto Rico  | 
32–27 | Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande Attendance: 500  | |
| García 8 | (16–12) | Salso 6 | ||
| 3× | 
Report | 2× | 
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 2 April | ||||||
| 20 | ||||||
| 3 April | ||||||
| 18 | ||||||
| 27 | ||||||
| 2 April | ||||||
| 28 | ||||||
| 32 | ||||||
| 23 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 3 April | ||||||
| 27 | ||||||
| 32 | ||||||
Semifinals
| 2 April 2017 17:30  | 
United States  | 
20–18 | Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande Attendance: 200  | |
| Lombard 4 | (10–9) | Rasmussen 4 | ||
| 1× | 
Report | 3× | 
| 2 April 2017 19:30  | 
Puerto Rico  | 
32–23 | Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande Attendance: 600  | |
| Fuentes 9 | (16–8) | Hernández 7 | ||
| 2× | 
Report | 3× | 
Third place game
| 3 April 2017 17:30  | 
Greenland  | 
27–32 | Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande Attendance: 250  | |
| Frank 6 | (11–13) | Hernández 8 | ||
| 1× | 
Report | 1× | 
Final
| 3 April 2017 19:30  | 
United States  | 
27–28 | Cancha Néstor Milete, Rio Grande Attendance: 800  | |
| Darling 7 | (14–16) | Ceballos 6 | ||
| 2× | 
Report | 2× | 
Final standing
| Rank | Team | 
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| Team qualified to the 2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship | 
Awards
- All-star team[4]
 
- Goalkeeper: 
 Sophie Fasold - Right Wing: 
 Yojaver Brito - Right Back: 
 Johanna Pimentel - Center Back: 
 Nathalys Ceballos - Left Back: 
 Lykke Hensen - Left Wing: 
 Zuleika Fuentes - Pivot: 
 Ciris García 
References
- ↑ "Oro en el balonmano femenino en el NORCA". www.primerahora.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 April 2017.
 - ↑ "Torneo de balonmano femenino de alto calibre en la Isla". www.elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2017.
 - ↑ "Desde este jueves: Puerto Rico sede del NORCA de balonmano femenino". www.copur.pr (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2017.
 - ↑ "Equipo Ideal del NorCa 2017". www.puertoricobalonmano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 April 2017.
 
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