2011 u.s. women's norceca championship press kit

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Table of ContentsCover Page ........................................................................................................................... 1Table of Contents .................................................................................................................. 22011 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Roster for NORCECA Con nental Championship ............. 3U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Fact Page for NORCECA Con nental Championship ..............4-5NORCECA Con nental Championship Preview and Schedule .............................................6-7Photo Roster/Autograph Card for Team USA at NORCECA Con nental Championship ........... 82011 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Schedule/Results ............................................................ 92011 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Data Project Stats ......................................................... 102011 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Rosters ......................................................................... 112011 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Match Recaps .......................................................... 12-49Des nee Hooker Named FIVB Heroes and FIVB World Grand Prix MVP .......................... 50-51U.S. Women’s Na onal Team DataVolley Stats for 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix................... 52Update on Stacy Sykora ...................................................................................................... 53U.S. Women’s Na onal Team NORCECA Con nental Championship Player Bios ............. 54-75U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Staff Bios ......................................................................... 76-802010 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Compe on Rosters ..................................................... 812010 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Data Project Sta s cs ................................................... 822010 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Results ......................................................................... 83U.S. All-Time Versus Interna onal Compe on .................................................................. 84U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Past Olympians ..................................................................... 85All-Time U.S. Women’s Olympic Team Members in Pictures ................................................ 86Interna onal Volleyball Fact Sheet ................................................................................ 87-89Glossary of Volleyball Terms ............................................................................................... 90USA Volleyball Fact Sheet ................................................................................................... 91

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U.S. Women’s Na onal Team O-2 (Preliminary) Roster2011 NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship

# Name Pos Ht Hometown College WC OG Oth TOT1 Kris n Richards OH 6-1 Orem, Utah Stanford - - 64 642 Danielle Sco -Arruda MB 6-2 Baton Rouge, La. Long Beach State 29 30 329 3883 Tayyiba Haneef-Park Opp 6-7 Laguna Hills, Calif. Long Beach State 22 14 197 2334 Lindsey Berg S 5-8 Honolulu, Hawaii Minnesota 11 14 161 1865 Tamari Miyashiro L 5-7 Kaneohe, Hawaii Washington - - 26 266 Nicole Davis L 5-4 Stockton, Calif. Southern California 11 8 155 1747 Heather Bown MB 6-3 Yorba Linda, Calif. Hawaii 33 16 246 2958 Alisha Glass S 6-0 Leland, Mich. Penn State 11 - 47 589 Jennifer Tamas MB 6-4 Milpitas, Calif. Pacifi c 22 8 150 18010 Kim Glass OH 6-2 Lancaster, Pa. Arizona - 8 65 7311 Jordan Larson OH 6-2 Hooper, Neb. Nebraska 11 - 80 9112 Nancy Metcalf Opp 6-1 Hull, Iowa Nebraska 23 6 205 23413 Christa Harmo o MB 6-2 Hopewell, Pa. Penn State - - 71 7114 Nicole Fawce Opp 6-4 Zanesfi eld, Ohio Penn State - - 47 4715 Logan Tom OH 6-1 Salt Lake City, Utah Stanford 22 16 164 20216 Foluke Akinradewo MB 6-3 Planta on, Fla. Stanford 11 - 89 10017 Mary ‘Nellie’ Spicer S 5-9 Barrington, Ill. UCLA - - 54 5418 Megan Hodge OH 6-3 Durham, N.C. Penn State 11 - 57 6819 Des nee Hooker Opp 6-4 San Antonio, Texas Texas 11 - 32 43

Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)Assistant Caoch: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)Assistant Coach/Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)Athle c Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)Team Manager: Ken Sullivan

Key: WC = World Championship Matches; OG = Olympic Games Matches; Oth = Other Interna onal Matches; TOT = Total Interna onal Matches

Pronuncia onsFoluke Akinradewo ................ Fa-LUKE-uh ahh-kin-rah-DAY-woeHeather Bown ...............................................rhymes with TownNicole Fawce ................................................................FAH-setAlisha Glass ............................................................. ah-LEE-shuhChrista Harmo o ....................................... CHRIS-ta HAR-mot-oTayyiba Haneef-Park ......................TIE-yee-buh Huh-NEEF PARKTamari Miyashiro .............................. ta-MAR-ee ME-ya-sheer-oDanielle Sco -Arruda ..............................................uh-WHO-daJennifer Tamas ............................................................... TOM-us

Past Olympians on NORCECA Preliminary RosterLindsey Berg .............................................................2004, 2008Heather Bown ................................................2000, 2004, 2008Nicole Davis ........................................................................2008Kim Glass ............................................................................2008Tayyiba Haneef-Park .................................................2004, 2008Nancy Metcalf ....................................................................2004Danielle Sco -Arruda ...........................1996, 2000, 2004, 2008Jennifer Tamas ....................................................................2008Logan Tom ......................................................2000, 2004, 2008

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Montreux VolleyMastersSite: Montreux, Switzerland

June 7: def. Peru 3-1June 8: def. Switzerland (Exh, non-Montreux)June 9: def. Germany 3-2June 10: lost to China 3-2June 11: lost to Cuba 3-1 (semifi nals)June 12: lost to China 3-1 (bronze)

Pan American CupSite: Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico

July 1: def. Peru 3-0July 2: def. Puerto Rico 3-0July 3: def. Trinidad & Tobago 3-0July 4: def. Costa Rica 3-0July 5: lost to Brazil 23-2July 7: def. Argen na 3-0 (quarterfi nal)July 8: lost to Dominican Republic 3-1 (semi)July 9: def. Cuba 3-0 (bronze)

FIVB World Grand Prix Pool D in ChinaAug. 5: def. Serbia 3-2Aug. 6: def. Kazakhstan 3-0Aug. 7: def. China 3-0

FIVB World Grand Prix Pool H in JapanAug. 12: def. Dominican Republic 3-0Aug. 13: def. Japan 3-0Aug. 14: lost to Serbia 3-1

FIVB World Grand Prix Pool J in Hong KongAug. 19: def. Germany 3-0Aug. 20: def. Italy 3-0Aug. 21: def. Peru 3-0

FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round in MacauAug. 24: def. Japan 3-0Aug. 25: def. Italy 3-2Aug. 26: lost to Brazil 3-1Aug. 27: def. Serbia 3-0 (semifi nal)Aug. 28: def. Brazil 3-0 (gold)

NORCECA Con nental ChampionshipSite: Caguas, Puerto Rico

Sept. 13: vs. Canada, 8 p.m.Sept. 14: vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 4 p.m.Sept. 15: Quarterfi nal RoundSept. 16: Semifi nal RoundSept. 17: Final Round

Pan American GamesSite: Guadalajara, Mexico

Oct. 15: vs. TBA (pool play)Oct. 16: vs. TBA (pool play)Oct. 17: vs. TBA (pool play)Oct. 18: vs. TBA (quarterfi nals)Oct. 19: vs. TBA (semifi nals)Oct. 20: vs. TBA (fi nal classifi ca on)

FIVB World Cup in JapanNov. 4-18 in various ci es in Japan - Need qualify during NORCECA Con nental Cham-pionship

2011 U.S. Women’s Na onalVolleyball Team Schedule

Quick Team Informa onCurrent World Ranking: 2ndHead Coach: Hugh McCutcheon2011 Record: 21-7Records for 2010: 28-13; 2009: 18-14Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly, Paula Weishoff ; Asst Coach/Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison

Addi onal Team USA FactsUSA Volleyball CEO: Doug BealTraining Site: Anaheim, Calif.Media Contact: Bill Kauff manPhone: 719-228-6800E-Mail: bill.kauff [email protected] Site: www.usavolleyball.orgConfedera on: NORCECANORCECA Championship

U.S. Women’s Na onal TeamQuick Informa on

THE EVENT: The 2011 NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship is set for Sept. 12-17 at Caguas, Puerto Rico. The tournament, held every odd year and in its 22nd edi on, has three pools of three teams playing round-robin matches Sept. 12-14, followed by quarterfi nal round matches on Sept. 15, semifi nals on Sept. 16 and medal round/fi nal classifi ca on matches on Sept. 17.

AT STAKE: The top two teams at the NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship earn spots into the 2011 FIVB World Cup, which is the fi rst qualifying event into the 2012 Olympic Games.

TEAM USA POOL MATCHES: The U.S. Women have been placed in the three-team Pool B of the NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship. Team USA receives a bye on Sept. 12 before facing Canada on Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. Puerto Rico Time (5 p.m. Pacifi c Time). Should the U.S. fi nish as one of the top two fi rst-place teams in the three pools, it will bypass the quarterfi nal round on Sept. 15 and advance directly to the semifi nal on round on Sept. 16. The two teams reaching the gold-medal match on Sept. 17 will also receive ckets to the FIVB World Cup along with their NORCECA podium medals.

USA PRELIMINARY ROSTER: U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) has selected as part of his 19-player preliminary roster middle blockers Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.), Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.), Christa Harmo o (Hopewell, Pa.), Danielle Sco -Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.) and Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.). Outside hi ers in the mix for the fi nal roster are Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.), Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.), Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.), Kris n Richards (Orem, Utah) and Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah). Se ers named to the preliminary roster are Lindsey Berg (Honolulu), Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) and Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.). Opposites on the preliminary squad are Nicole Fawce (Zanesfi eld, Ohio), Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.), Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) and Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa). Liberos on the roster are Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) and Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii).

WORLD RANKINGS: The U.S. Women’s Na onal Team is ranked second in the world by the FIVB behind top-ranked Brazil. The Americans will face No. 20 Canada and No. 29 Trinidad & Tobago in pool play. Other top-ranked teams in the NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship are No. 8 Cuba, No. 15 Dominican Republic and No. 19 Puerto Rico.

HEAD-TO-HEAD SERIES: Below are USA head-to-head series records against 2011 NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship pool opponents and poten al opponents....69-10 vs. Canada (U.S. has won last 10 mee ngs, including a four-set win at 2009 NORCECA Championship in the most recent mee ng)...5-0 vs. Trinidad & Tobago (all fi ve matches have occurred since 2007, met once before in NORCECA Championship, a 3-0 U.S. victory in 2007)...53-91 vs. Cuba (the U.S. and Cuba have split a pair of matches in 2011 with the Americans capturing the Pan American Cup bronze medal with a 3-0 victory over Cuba...U.S. won all three mee ngs in 2010...Cuba won two fi ve-set matches over the U.S. in the 2009 NORCECA Championship)...13-0 vs. Costa Rica (eight of the 13 matches have taken place since 2007)...34-11 vs. Dominican Republic (lost to Dominican Republic in Pan Am Cup semifi nals in both 2010 and 2011, but U.S. has won World Grand Prix preliminary matches in 2010 and 2011...Both countries have won at least one match in the series between 2004 and 2010)...22-0 vs. Mexico (U.S. is undefeated in all 22 senior-level matches since 1981)...0-0 vs. Panama (U.S. has never faced Panama in a senior-level match)...27-2 vs. Puerto Rico (U.S. has won the last three mee ngs a er Puerto Rico upset the Americans at the 2009 Pan American Cup)

2009 RESULTS AT NORCECA WOMEN’S CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP: The U.S. Women fi nished fourth at the 2009 NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship. The Americans swept Mexico and Costa Rica to start and end pool play, but a s ngy fi ve-set loss to Cuba a er winning the fi rst two sets put Team USA into a quarterfi nal match. The U.S. rallied to defeat Canada in the quarterfi nals. However, the U.S. missed out on the gold following a marathon 21-25, 26-24, 10-25, 25-20, 21-19 loss to Dominican Republic in the semifi nals. Team USA faced Cuba for the second me in the tournament during the bronze-medal match with near iden cal results - a fi ve-set loss in which it had won the fi rst two sets. HISTORY AT NORCECA WOMEN’S CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP: At the last biennial NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship in 2009, the U.S. failed to medal in the event for the fi rst me since 1971. USA and Cuba, the main rivals for the gold medal over the past fi ve decades, had played against each other in 16 of the last 17 fi nals and both lost in the 2009 NORCECA semifi nal matches. The Americans had won the event fi ve mes with 11 silver medals during a 22-year period of the biennial event. Cuba was the defending champion in the event and had won 13 of the previous 20 NORCECA Championships. The 2009 NORCECA Championship showcased how much the FIVB zone has improved over the years. Dominican Republic captured the gold medal a er earning the bronze medal in fi ve of the previous six tournaments. Puerto Rico earned the silver medal during its fi rst-ever trip to the NORCECA podium.

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U.S. Preliminary Roster for NORCECA Championship

# - Name (Posi on, Hometown)1 - Kris n Richards (OH, Orem, Utah)2 - Danielle Sco -Arruda (MB, Baton Rouge, La.)3 - Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Opp, Laguna Hills, Calif.)4 - Lindsey Berg (S, Honolulu, Hawaii)5 - Tamari Miyashiro (L, Kaneohe, Hawaii)6 - Nicole Davis (L, Stockton, California)7 - Heather Bown (MB, Yorba Linda, California)8 - Alisha Glass (S, Leland, Mich.)9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, Milpitas, Calif.)10 - Kim Glass (OH, Lancaster, Pa.)11 - Jordan Larson (OH, Hooper, Neb.)12 - Nancy Metcalf (OPP, Hull, Iowa)13 - Christa Harmo o (MB, Hopewell, Pa.)14 - Nicole Fawce (Opp, Zanesfi eld, Ohio)15 - Logan Tom (OH, Salt Lake City, Utah)16 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, Planta on, Fla.)17 - Nellie Spicer (S, Barrington, Ill.)18 - Megan Hodge (OH, Durham, N.C.)19 - Des nee Hooker (OPP, San Antonio, Texas)

Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, California)Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)Technical Coordinator/Asssistant Coach Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)Athle c Trainer: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minnesota)Team Manager: Ken Sullivan

USA Na onal Team Center andCity of Anaheim

USA Volleyball and the City of Anaheim are pleased to announce the agreement to bring the U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team to Anaheim from Colorado Springs was fi nalized in April 2009. The agreement also designates Anaheim as the Exclusive Offi cial Host City for the USA Men’s and Women’s Na onal Volleyball Teams through 2016. The team trains at the USA Na onal Team Center within the American Sports Centers in Anaheim. The City of Anaheim and USA Volleyball are grateful for the support of these local sponsors who have contributed to the success of the U.S. Men’s and Women’s Na onal Teams in Anaheim: American Sports Centers; Anaheim White House; JT Schmid’s Restaurant & Brewery; PepZ Pizza & Eatery; OC Sports Grill; Ruth’s Chris Steak House; CIM/Anaheim; Anaheim Marrio Suites; Anaheim Marrio Hotel; B.W. Stovals Hotels; Crowne Plaza Hotel; Disneyland Resort Hotels; Doubletree Guest Suites; Embassy Suites Anaheim South; Hilton Anaheim Hotel; Red Lion Hotel Anaheim; Sheraton Anaheim; and numerous Anaheim/OC Visitor and Conven on Bureau member hotels.

MOST RECENT TOURNAMENT: The U.S. Women’s Na onal Team captured the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix, the premier annual interna onal volleyball tournament for women, for the second me in as many years a er defea ng Brazil 26-24, 25-20, 25-21 in the gold-medal match on Aug. 28, 2011. The Americans fi nished the preliminary round with an 8-1 record with only a loss to Serbia. In the Final Round pool play, the U.S. defeated Japan and Italy for the second me in the tournament before falling to Brazil as both teams had already guaranteed spots in the semifi nal round. The Americans rebounded by defea ng Serbia in three sets, se ng up the rematch with Brazil in the gold-medal match. Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) was named the most valuable player of the tournament.

EARLIER THIS YEAR: The U.S. placed fourth at the Montreux Volley Masters held June 7-12 at Montreux, Switzerland. Team USA captured the bronze medal at the Pan American Cup in Mexico a er topping Cuba in three sets on July 9 in Juarez, Mexico. The Americans defeated Brazil on Aug. 28 to win their second consecu ve and fourth overall FIVB World Grand Prix tle in the tournament that started on Aug. 5.

LAST YEAR: The Americans are coming off a 28-13 record in 2010, a 10-victory increase over their 18-14 record in 2009 to start the Olympic quadrennial. A er the U.S. earned the silver medal at the 2010 Montreux Volley Masters, it captured the bronze medal at the Pan American Cup. In both events, the U.S. used a split squad with balance toward both youth and veterans. A er a month of training back at the American Sports Centers in Anaheim, Calif., the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team used an 11-match win streak to cap the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix, winning the gold medal with an undefeated record in the Final Round. Foluke Akinradewo was named the Most Valuable Player and Best Blocker, while Alisha Glass earned Best Se er in her fi rst senior FIVB event. Des nee Hooker, playing in her fi rst FIVB event despite only four weeks of training with the Na onal Team, was the tournament’s fourth-leading scorer. A er a four-match friendly exhibi on series in Brazil, the U.S. started the FIVB World Championship strong by winning its fi rst-round pool with a 5-0 record. The Americans reached the World Championship semifi nal round despite losses to Italy and Brazil in the second round. The U.S. lost a four-set match to eventual champions Russia in the semifi nals, then had a heart-breaking fi ve-set loss to host Japan in the bronze-medal match to fi nish fourth.

2011 DATAVOLLEY STAT LEADERS: Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) has averaged a team-leading 5.20 points per set as 13 diff erent players have averaged over two points per set in a balanced scoring season in 2011. Hooker also holds a 44.5 kill percent and .357 hi ng effi ciency with a team-leading 203 kills, despite not playing the fi rst two tournaments of the season. Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) averages 3.29 points with a team-best 0.84 blocks per set and 50.8 kill percent. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) averages 3.21 points, 2.35 kills, 0.50 aces and 2.47 digs per set. Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) has charted 3.88 points per set with a .292 hi ng effi ciency. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) has averaged 2.48 points, while Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) has achieved 2.85 points, 1.85 digs and 0.33 aces per set. Nicole Davis has averaged 3.08 digs per set while playing in 96 of the 100 possible sets in 2011. The se ng combina on of Lindsey Berg (Honolulu), Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) and Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) have led the Americans to a .294 team hi ng effi iciency and 42.1 kill percent. Overall, the U.S. has a 1.49 to 0.69 ace advantage over its opponents, along with a 2.98 to 1.79 block advantge. The Amercans have limited opponents to a .181 hi ng effi ciency.

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS: Following the NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship, the Americans will compete in the Pan American Games (Oct. 14-20) and the FIVB World Cup (Nov. 4-18) should they qualify through the NORCECA Con nental Championship. In January 2012, the U.S. will compete in the NORCECA Olympic Qualifi ca on Tournament (Jan. 6-14) if it does not secure one of the three 2012 Olympic Games qualifying spots at the FIVB World Cup.

U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Members Currently in TrainingFoluke Akinradewo (MB, Planta on, Fla.)Kayla Banwarth (L, Dubuque, Iowa)Cynthia Barboza (OH, Long Beach, Calif.)Lindsey Berg (S, Honolulu, Hawaii)Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.)Keao Burdine (OH, Pico Rivera, Calif.)Alexis Crimes (MB, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)Nicole Davis (L, Stockton, Calif.)Ashley Engle (S, Yorba Linda, Calif.)Nicole Fawce (OPP, Zanesfi eld, Ohio)Angie Forse (OH, Lake Mary, Fla.)Lauren Gibbemeyer (MB, St. Paul, Minn.)Alisha Glass (S, Leland, Calif.)Kim Glass (OH, Lancaster, Pa.)Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.)Christa Harmo o (MB, Hopewell, Pa.)

Megan Hodge (OH, Durham, N.C.)Des nee Hooker (OPP, San Antonio, Texas)Alix Klineman (OH, Manha an Beach, Calif.)Jordan Larson (OH, Hooper, Neb.)Carli Lloyd (S, Bonsall, Calif.)Nancy Metcalf (OPP, Hull, Iowa)Tamari Miyashiro (L, Kaneohe, Hawaii)Lauren Paolini (MB, Ann Arbor, Mich.)Kris n Richards (OH, Orem, Utah)Danielle Sco -Arruda (MB, Baton Rouge, La.)Nellie Spicer (S, Barrington, Ill.)Stacy Sykora (L, Burleson, Texas)Jennifer Tamas (MB, Milpitas, Calif.)Courtney Thompson (S, Kent, Wash.)Logan Tom (OH, Salt Lake City, Utah)

Training List as of Aug. 23, 2011

Quick Team Informa onCurrent World Ranking: 2ndHead Coach: Hugh McCutcheon2011 Record: 21-7Records for 2010: 28-13; 2009: 18-14Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly, Paula Weishoff ; Asst Coach/Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison

Addi onal Team USA FactsUSA Volleyball CEO: Doug BealTraining Site: Anaheim, Calif.Media Contact: Bill Kauff manPhone: 719-228-6800E-Mail: bill.kauff [email protected] Site: www.usavolleyball.orgConfedera on: NORCECANORCECA Championship

U.S. Women’s Na onal TeamQuick Informa on

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2011 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Preview of NORCECA Championship

The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team, ranked second in the world by the FIVB, enters the 2011 NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship being held Sept. 12-17 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, with an expanded – yet guarded – level of confi dence a er two solid years of success following a disappoin ng fi nish in the 2009 NORCECA Con nental Championship.

Just last month Team USA captured the FIVB World Grand Prix – the premier annual interna onal volleyball tournament for women – for the second consecu ve year.

“We made some signifi cant improvement over the course of the World Grand Prix,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. “Obviously it was nice to win, but the goal was to improve as a team – and we achieved that.”

The U.S. Women will need that same level of confi dence and learning experience as the NORCECA Con nental Championship serves as a qualifi er into the FIVB World Cup, which serves as the fi rst 2012 Olympic Games qualifying event. Only the top two teams from the NORCECA Championship earn ckets to the FIVB World Cup, unless a third team is selected with one of two available wild card spots.

“I think each event is mutually exclusive,” McCutcheon said in reference to comparing the FIVB World Grand Prix and the upcoming NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship. “But I do think our athletes have earned the right to stand out there against anyone in the world and feel like they can win. It doesn’t mean that they will, but I think they now know they can compete with anyone.”

McCutcheon has selected as part of his 19-player preliminary roster middle blockers Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.), Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.), Christa Harmo o (Hopewell, Pa.), Danielle Sco -Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.) and Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.). Outside hi ers in the mix for the fi nal roster are Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.), Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.), Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.), Kris n Richards (Orem, Utah) and Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah).

Se ers named to the preliminary roster are Lindsey Berg (Honolulu), Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) and Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.). Opposites on the preliminary squad are Nicole Fawce (Zanesfi eld, Ohio), Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.), Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) and Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa). Liberos on the roster are Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) and Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii).

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2011 NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship

Pool ASept. 12: Puerto Rico vs. Costa Rica, 8 p.m. (Match 3)Sept. 13: Costa Rica vs. Mexico, 4 p.m. (Match 4)Sept. 14: Mexico vs. Puerto Rico, 8 p.m. (Match 9) Pool BSept. 12: Canada vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 5 p.m. (Match 2)Sept. 13: USA vs. Canada, 8 p.m. (Match 6)Sept. 14: USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 4 p.m. (Match 7) Pool CSept. 12: Dominican Republic vs. Panama, 3 p.m. (Match 1)Sept. 13: Panama vs. Cuba, 6 p.m. (Match 5)Sept. 14: Cuba vs. Dominican Republic, 6 p.m. (Match 8) Classifi ca on 7-9Sept. 15: 3rd HR2 vs. 3rd HR3, 4 p.m. (Match 10) Quarterfi nalsSept. 15: 2nd HR1 vs. 2nd HR2 (or 2nd HR3), 6 p.m. (Match 11)Sept. 15: 1st HR3 vs. 2nd HR3 (or 2nd HR2), 8 p.m. (Match 12) Final Classifi ca on 7-8Sept. 16: 3rd HR1 vs. Winner of Match 10, 4 p.m. (Match 13) Semifi nalsSept. 16: 1st HR2 vs. Winner Match 11/12, 6 p.m. (Match 14)Sept. 16: 1st HR1 vs. Winner Match 12/11, 8 p.m. (Match 15) Final Classifi ca on 5-6Sept. 17: Loser Match 11 vs. Loser Match 12, 4 p.m. (Match 16) Medal MatchesSept. 17: Loser Match 14 vs. Loser Match 15, 6 p.m. (Bronze)Sept. 17: Winner Match 14 vs. Match 15, 8 p.m. (Gold)

All 19 players on the NORCECA preliminary roster were part of the 20-player FIVB World Grand Prix preliminary roster.

The U.S. Women have been placed in the three-team Pool B of the NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship. Team USA receives a bye on Sept. 12 before facing Canada on Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. Puerto Rico Time (5 p.m. Pacifi c Time) and Trinidad & Tobago on Sept. 14 at 4 p.m. Puerto Rico Time (1 p.m. Pacifi c Time). Should the U.S. fi nish as one of the top two fi rst-place teams in the three pools, it will bypass the quarterfi nal round on Sept. 15 and advance directly to the semifi nal on round on Sept. 16. The two teams reaching the gold-medal match on Sept. 17 will also receive ckets to the FIVB World Cup along with their NORCECA podium medals.

While the Americans have gained confi dence on the court with two successful years ne ng a 49-20 record since the start of 2010, the NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship is a new tournament with an ever-expanding number of teams capable of pulling an upset. Team USA found itself on the outside of the NORCECA gold-medal match for the fi rst me since 1989.

At the last biennial NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship in 2009, the U.S. failed to medal in the event for the fi rst me since 1971. USA and Cuba, the main rivals for the gold medal over the past fi ve decades, had played against each other in 16 of the last 17 fi nals and both lost in the 2009 NORCECA semifi nal matches. The Americans had won the event fi ve mes with 11 silver medals during a 22-year period of the biennial event, along

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2011 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Preview of NORCECA Championship

with a bronze medal in the fi rst-ever event in 1969. Cuba was the defending champion in the event and had won 13 of the previous 21 NORCECA Championships.

The 2009 NORCECA Championship showcased how much the FIVB zone has improved over the years. Dominican Republic captured the gold medal a er earning the bronze medal in fi ve of the previous six tournaments. Puerto Rico earned the silver medal during its fi rst-ever trip to the NORCECA podium. With the improving quality of teams within the NORCECA region, one or two plays can help defi ne a close match result.

“The biggest lesson we learned as a team at the 2009 NORCECA Championship was the power of the li le play,” McCutcheon said. “We were in three fi ve-set losses that we could have won had we been able to make one more pass, one more set, serve one more ball in the court - some basic things that we could control. We are much be er at reading the game and execu ng those fundamentals for a longer period of me.”

The U.S. Women’s Na onal Team composi on has also changed slightly in the last two years since the 2009 NORCECA Con nental Championship, which was one year a er the 2008 Olympic Games and some veterans took me off away from the Na onal Team. Only six players (Berg, Davis, Bown, Larson, Metcalf, Harmo o) from the 2009 NORCECA event also stood on the podium last month a er winning the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix. Veterans have returned to the team and blended in with the younger athletes who have gained signifi cant amount of interna onal experience during the quadrennial.

“Good teams have balance, they have a variety of ways they can a ack and defend an opponent,” McCutcheon con nued. “We’re star ng to develop that.”

A er taking all of 2009 and most of 2010 off , Tom returned to the U.S. squad and has been a major stabilizing force. At the two most recent FIVB World Grand Prix, she fi nished ninth in scoring during the Final Round in 2010 and 2011. She was second in Best Server and 10th in Best Digger in the 2011 event. At the 2010 FIVB World Championship, she was named Best Receiver and ranked 17th in scoring and 13th in digging.

As a newcomer to the squad, Hooker has made an impact over the last two years. She was named the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix most valuable player with 101 points in the Final Round for second-best and 228 points throughout the en re tournament.

She fi nished fourth in Best Spiker in the tournament and 11th in Best Blocker. At last year’s FIVB World Championship, Hooker was the fi h-best scorer with 219 points.

Akinradewo also has turned into an elite interna onal player as she won the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix most valuable player. At this year’s World Grand Prix event she ranked 12th in scoring in the Final Round and was the third in Best Blocker and sixth in Best Server.

Larson gained valuable playing me during the 2009 season and has emerged as a key contributor to the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team. She was 11th in both Best Scorer and Best Spiker in the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round, along with third in Best Server and fi h in Best Receiver.

The youth movement has included several other players who have made impacts over the past two years including Alisha Glass (2010 FIVB World Grand Prix Best Se er), Hodge (four starts at the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix), Harmo o, Fawce , Spicer and Miyashiro. All have joined the team in the past three years and have provided the depth necessary alongside the veterans that include Berg, Bown, Davis, Kim Glass, Metcalf, Richards and captain Tamas.

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NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship Medal History

Year Gold Silver Bronze USA FINISH1969 MEX CUB USA Bronze1971 MEX CUB AHO1973 CUB CAN USA Bronze1975 CUB USA MEX Silver1977 CUB USA CAN Silver1979 CUB USA MEX Silver1981 USA CUB MEX Gold1983 USA CUB CAN Gold1985 CUB USA CAN Silver1987 CUB USA CAN Silver1989 CUB CAN USA Bronze1991 CUB USA CAN Silver1993 CUB USA CAN Silver1995 CUB USA CAN Silver1997 CUB USA DOM Silver1999 CUB USA CAN Silver2001 USA CUB DOM Gold2003 USA CUB DOM Gold2005 USA CUB DOM Gold2007 CUB USA DOM Silver2009 DOM PUR CUB 4th

Courtesy of FIVB

Courtesy of FIVB

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#1 Kris n RichardsOutside Hi er * 6-1

Orem, Utah

#14 Nicole Fawce Opposite * 6-4

Zanesfi eld, Ohio

#6 Nicole DavisLibero * 5-4

Stockton, California

#3 Tayyiba Haneef-ParkOpposite * 6-7

Laguna Hills, Calif.

#17 Nellie SpicerSe er * 5-9

Barrington, Illinois

#18 Megan HodgeOutside Hi er * 6-3

Durham, N.C.

#16 Foluke AkinradewoMiddle Blocker * 6-3Planta on, Florida

#19 Des nee HookerOpposite * 6-4

San Antonio, Texas

Jamie MorrisonAssistant Coach

Jill WosmekAthle c Trainier

U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Roster - 2011 NORCECA Con nental Championship

#10 Kim GlassOutside Hi er * 6-2

Lancaster, Pa.

#15 Logan TomOutside Hi er * 6-1Salt Lake City, Utah

Paula Weishoff Assistant Coach

#8 Alisha GlassSe er * 6-0

Leland, Mich.

#4 Lindsey BergSe er * 5-8

Honolulu, Hawaii

#5 Tamari MiyashiroLibero * 5-7

Kaneohe, Hawaii

#9 Jennifer TamasMiddle Blocker * 6-4

Milpitas, Calif.

#11 Jordan LarsonOutside Hi er * 6-2Hooper, Nebraska

#12 Nancy MetcalfOpposite * 6-1

Hull, Iowa

#13 Christa Harmo oMiddle Blocker * 6-2

Hopewell, Pa.

Karch KiralyAssistant Coach

#7 Heather BownMiddle Blocker * 6-3

Yorba Linda, Calif.

Hugh McCutcheonHead Coach

#2 Danielle Sco -ArrudaMiddle Blocker * 6-2

Baton Rouge, La.

Ken SullivanTeam Leader

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2011 USA Women’s Na onal Team Schedule/Results (21-7)Date Opponent (Record) Result City Pts Leader (*DataVolley) A end

3/1 Japan Youth Na onal Team * W, 25-11, 25-20, 25-19 San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Kindra Carlson/Becky Perry - 16 NA3/2 Japan Youth Na onal Team * W, 25-10, 25-12, 25-17 Irvine, Calif. Carlson, Perry, Sather – 11 NANOTE: * U.S. Women’s Na onal Training Team competed in unoffi cial scrimmages against Japan Girls’ Youth Na onal Team

27th Montreux Volley Masters6/7 Peru W, 25-7, 24-26, 25-11, 25-19 Montreux, Switzerland Tayyiba Haneef-Park - 20 NA6/9 Germany W, 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 15-25, 16-14 Montreux, Switzerland Kim Glass - 20 NA6/10 China L, 27-25, 14-25, 25-19, 21-25, 11-15 Montreux, Switzerland Tayyiba Haneef-Park - 18 NA6/11 Cuba (Semifi nal Round) L, 18-25, 22-25, 25-17, 24-26 Montreux, Switzerland Tayyiba Haneef-Park - 18 NA6/12 China (Bronze-Medal Match) L, 25-16, 13-25, 27-29, 23-25 Montreux, Switzerland Jordan Larson - 21 NAMontreux Final Standings: Gold - Japan; Silver - Cuba; Bronze - China; 4. USA; 5. Netherlands; 6. Germany; 7T. Italy and Peru

6/8 Switzerland (Exhibi on) W, 25-10, 25-14, 25-18 Montreux, Switzerland Kim Glass/Nicole Fawce - 11 NA

X Women’s Pan American Cup7/1 Peru W, 25-19, 25-14, 25-14 Juárez, Mexico Nicole Fawce - 12 5207/2 Puerto Rico W, 25-17, 25-17, 25-17 Juárez, Mexico Nicole Fawce - 13 2,5007/3 Trinidad & Tobago W, 25-11, 25-17, 25-18 Juárez, Mexico K. Glass, Metcalf, Tamas - 9 1,0007/4 Costa Rica W, 25-20, 25-10, 25-8 Juárez, Mexico Megan Hodge - 14 1,0007/5 Brazil L, 30-28, 18-25, 19-25, 25-17, 11-15 Juárez, Mexico Megan Hodge - 18 4,0767/7 Argen na (Quarterfi nal) W, 25-13, 25-14, 25-19 Juárez, Mexico Foluke Akinradewo - 14 3,8807/8 Dominican Republic (Semifi nal) L, 25-21, 19-25, 21-25, 21-25 Juárez, Mexico Megan Hodge - 18 5,0007/9 Cuba (Bronze-Medal) W, 25-21, 25-16, 25-13 Juárez, Mexico Nancy Metcalf - 19 5,112Pan American Cup Final Standings: Gold - Brazil; Silver - Dominican Republic; Bronze - USA: 4. Cuba; 5. Puerto Rico; 6. Argen na; 7. Canada; 8. Peru; 9. Mexico; 10. Trinidad & Tobago; 11. Costa Rica; 12. Chile

FIVB World Grand Prix Preliminary Rounds8/5 Serbia W, 25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 20-25, 15-10 Luohe, China Foluke Akinradewo - 22 3,5808/6 Kazakhstan W, 25-15, 25-21, 25-12 Luohe, China Megan Hodge - 15 3,8608/7 China W, 25-20, 25-17, 25-16 Luohe, China Des nee Hooker - 19 4,5808/12 Dominican Republic W, 25-22, 25-22, 25-10 Komaki, Japan Des nee Hooker - 15 4,2508/13 Japan W, 25-22, 25-14, 25-18 Komaki, Japan Des nee Hooker - 19 5,1608/14 Serbia L, 12-25, 25-17, 23-25, 15-25 Komaki, Japan Foluke Akirnadewo - 13 2,9008/19 Germany W, 25-10, 25-18, 25-23 Hong Kong Des nee Hooker - 17 5,2538/20 Italy W, 25-23, 25-19, 25-18 Hong Kong Des nee Hooker - 18 6,5918/21 Peru W, 25-13, 25-18, 25-15 Hong Kong Megan Hodge - 15 4,413FIVB World Grand Prix Preliminary Round Standings: 1. Brazil (27, 9-0); 2. USA (23, 8-1); 3. Russia (21, 7-2); 4. Serbia (20, 6-3); 5. Italy (19, 7-2); 6. Japan (18, 6-3); 7. China (17, 6-3); 8. Thailand (15, 5-4); 9. Korea (13, 5-4); 10. Poland (13, 4-5); 11. Cuba (9, 2-7); 12. Dominican Republic (8, 3-6); 13. Germany (7, 2-7); 14. Argen na (4, 2-7); 15. Kazakhstan (2, 0-9); 16. Peru (0, 0-9)

FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round8/24 Japan W, 25-22, 25-17, 25-23 Macau, China Des nee Hooker - 19 9008/25 Italy W, 25-19, 21-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-10 Macau, China Des nee Hooker - 34 9108/26 Brazil L, 25-22, 24-26, 21-25, 20-25 Macau, China Tom - 17 1,9008/27 Serbia (Semifi nals) W, 25-22, 25-20, 25-21 Macau, China Hooker - 20 3,4008/28 Brazil (Gold-Medal) W, 26-24, 25-20, 25-21 Macau, China Hooker - 16 4,580FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round Standings: Gold - USA; Silver - Brazi; Bronze - Serbia; 4. Russia; 5. Japan; 6. Thailand; 7. Italy; 8. China; 9. Korea; 10. Poland; 11. Cuba; 12. Dominican Republic; 13. Germany; 14. Argen na; 15. Kazakhstan; 16. Peru

NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship9/13 Canada Caguas, Puerto Rico9/14 Trinidad & Tobago Caguas, Puerto Rico9/15 Quarterfi nal Round Caguas, Puerto Rico9/16 Semifi nal Round Caguas, Puerto Rico9/17 Final Round Caguas, Puerto RicoFinal NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship Standings:

Pan American Games10/15 TBA Guadalajara, Mexico10/16 TBA Guadalajara, Mexico10/17 TBA Guadalajara, Mexico10/19 TBA Guadalajara, Mexico10/20 TBA Guadalajara, MexicoFinal Pan American Games Standings:

FIVB World Cup (Nov. 4-18 in Japan)

* Match leaders are based on DataVolley Sta s cs and not offi cial P-2 stats.

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2011 USA Women’s Na onal Team Stats Kills/ Kill A ack Total A ack Aces/ Blocks/ Digs/ Points/ Name Sets Kills Set PCT Errors A ack Eff . Aces Set Blocks Sets Digs Set Points SetAkinradewo 69 153 2.22 50.8 21 301 .439 16 0.23 58 0.84 31 0.45 227 3.29Berg 42 7 0.17 36.8 5 19 .105 7 0.17 8 0.19 78 1.86 22 0.52Bown 42 73 1.74 48.7 20 150 .353 9 0.21 22 0.52 21 0.50 104 2.48Crimes 15 16 1.07 48.5 4 33 .364 5 0.33 10 0.67 13 0.87 31 2.07Davis 96 1 0.01 100.0 0 1 1.000 0 0.00 0 0.00 296 3.08 1 0.01Fawce 36 89 2.47 38.4 34 232 .237 4 0.11 20 0.56 38 1.06 113 3.14Forse 16 33 2.06 46.5 8 71 .352 0 0.00 11 0.69 23 1.44 44 2.75Alisha Glass 61 6 0.10 31.6 4 19 .105 2 0.03 14 0.23 90 1.48 22 0.36Kim Glass 55 85 1.55 41.7 27 204 .284 9 0.16 13 0.24 64 1.16 107 1.95Haneef-Park 21 57 2.71 40.4 27 141 .213 5 0.24 13 0.62 49 2.33 75 3.57Harmo o 20 38 1.90 57.6 10 66 .424 2 0.10 11 0.55 9 0.45 51 2.55Hodge 43 140 3.26 44.9 49 312 .292 11 0.26 16 0.37 65 1.51 167 3.88Hooker 45 203 4.51 44.5 40 456 .357 9 0.20 22 0.49 71 1.58 234 5.20Larson 87 183 2.10 32.7 68 559 .206 29 0.33 36 0.41 161 1.85 248 2.85Metcalf 24 46 1.92 57.5 8 80 .475 3 0.13 8 0.33 22 0.92 57 2.38Miyashiro 14 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 19 1.36 0 0.00Richards 0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Spicer 38 7 0.18 63.6 2 11 .455 7 0.18 3 0.08 36 0.95 17 0.45Tamas 56 89 1.59 52.0 17 171 .421 9 0.16 20 0.36 29 0.52 118 2.11Tom 34 80 2.35 37.6 34 213 .216 17 0.50 12 0.35 84 2.47 109 3.21TEAM 100 1,332 13.32 42.1 401 3,164 .294 149 1.49 298 2.98 1,224 12.24 1,779 17.79Opponent 100 1,119 11.19 35.5 589 3,373 .181 69 0.69 179 1.79 872 8.72 1,447 14.47

2011 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Results (21-7)

Montreux VolleyMasters (Switzerland)June 7: def. Peru 3-1June 8: def. Switzerland (Exhibi on)June 9: def. Germany 3-2June 10: lost China 3-2June 11: lost to Cuba 3-1 (semifi nals)June 12: lost to China 3-1 (bronze-medal)

Pan American Cup (Mexico)July 1: def. Peru 3-0July 2: def. Puerto Rico 3-0July 3: def. Trinidad & Tobago 3-0July 4: def. Costa Rica 3-0July 5: lost to Brazil 3-2July 7: def. Argen na 3-0 (quarterfi nal)July 8: lost to Dominican Republic 3-1 (semifi nal)July 9: def. Cuba (bronze-medal)

FIVB World Grand PrixAug. 5: def. Serbia 3-2 (at Luohe, China)Aug. 6: def. Kazakhstan 3-0 (at Luohe, China)Aug. 7: def. China 3-0 (at Luohe, China)Aug. 12: def. Dominican Republic 3-0 (at Komaki, Japan)Aug. 13: def. Japan 3-0 (at Komaki, Japan)Aug. 14: lost to Serbia 3-1 (at Komaki, Japan)Aug. 19: def. Germany 3-0 (at Hong Kong)Aug. 20: def. Italy 3-0 (at Hong Kong)Aug. 21: def. Peru 3-0 (at Hong Kong)

FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round (at Macau)Aug. 24: def. Japan 3-0Aug. 25: def. Italy 3-2Aug. 26: lost to Brazil 1-3Aug. 27: def. Serbia 3-0 (semifi nals)Aug. 28: def. Brazil 3-0 (gold-medal)

NORCECA Con nental Championship (Puerto Rico)Sept. 13: vs. Canada, 8 p.m.Sept. 14: vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 4 p.m.Sept. 15: Quarterfi nalsSept. 16: Semifi nalsSept. 17: Finals

Pan American Games (Mexico)Oct. 15: vs. TBAOct. 16: vs. TBAOct. 17: vs. TBAOct. 18: vs. TBAOct. 19: vs. TBAOct. 20: vs. TBA

FIVB World CupNov. 4-18

Extra Stats

Digs at Montreux Volley Masters/Switzerland Exhibi on: Miyashiro 5 (5.00); Davis 103 (4.29); Richards 46 (2.56); Kim Glass 46 (2.19); Haneef-Park 49 (2.33); Jordan Larson 38 (1.73); Alisha Glass 27 (1.59); Forse 17 (1.55); Fawce 20 (1.33); Spicer 28 (1.22); Crimes 13 (0.87); Tamas 14 (0.64); Harmo o 6 (0.55); Akinradewo 0 (0.00). USA Totals: 412 (16.48). Opponent Totals: 111 (4.44).

Digs at Pan American Cup: Davis 65 (2.41); Alisha Glass 48 (1.92); Larson 42 (1.83); Hodge 31 (1.48); Forse 6 (1.20); Metcalf 16 (1.16); Fawce 18 (0.86); Spicer 8 (0.53); Tamas 11 (0.41); Kim Glass 7 (0.37); Akinradewo 6 (0.27); Harmo o 1 (0.17). USA Totals: 258 (9.56). Opponent Totals: 220 (8.15).

All stats are unoffi cial team stats provided through DataProject’s DataVolley so wareDataPoject is Offi cial & Exclusive Provider of Sta s cal So ware Systems of USA Volleyball

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2011 U.S. Women’s Na onal Training Team for Exhibi ons vs. Japan Girls’ Youth Team# Name Pos Hometown College1 Kayla Banwarth L Dubuque, Iowa Nebraska2 Ashley Benson MB Bloomington, Ind. Indiana3 Kindra Carlson Opp Eaton, Colo. Washington4 Lauren Gibbemeyer MB St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota5 Jenna Hagglund S West Chester, Ohio Washington6 Naomi Johnson MB Bloomington, Minn. Northwestern7 Carli Lloyd S Bonsall, Calif. California8 Becky Perry OH Aus n, Texas Washington9 Kari Pestolesi OH Hun ngton Beach, Calif. UC Irvine10 Julianne Piggo OH Newport Beach, Calif. UC Irvine11 Kaitlin Sather OH Santa Rosa, Calif. UCLA13 Dominique Olowolafe MB Lansing, Mich. Cal Poly14 Cami Croteau L Orange, Calif. Cal State Fullerton17 Ellie Blankenship L Cedar Rapids, Iowa Northern IowaHead Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)Technical Coordinator: Jenni Hirneisen (Parachute, Colo.)Athle c Trainer: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)

2011 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Roster for Montreux Volley Masters# Name Pos Ht Hometown College1 Alexis Crimes MB 6-3 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Long Beach State3 Tayyiba Haneef-Park OPP 6-7 Laguna Hills, Calif. Long Beach State4 Angie Forse OH 5-8 Lake Mary, Fla. California5 Tamari Miyashiro L 5-7 Kaneohe, Hawaii Washington6 Nicole Davis L 5-4 Stockton, Calif. Southern California8 Alisha Glass S 6-0 Leland, Mich. Penn State9 Jennifer Tamas MB 6-4 Milpitas, Calif. Pacifi c10 Kim Glass OH 6-2 Lancaster, Pa. Arizona11 Jordan Larson OH 6-2 Hooper, Neb. Nebraska13 Christa Harmo o MB 6-2 Hopewell, Pa. Penn State14 Nicole Fawce OPP 6-4 Zanesfi eld, Ohio Penn State16 Foluke Akinradewo MB 6-3 Planta on, Fla. Stanford17 Nellie Spicer S 5-9 Barrington, Ill. UCLA18 Kris n Richards OH 6-1 Orem, Utah Stanford)Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)Montreux Head Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)Assistant Coach: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)Technical Coordinator: Jennifer HirneisenAthle c Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)Team Leader: Russ Rose (State College, Pa.)

2011 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Roster for Pan American Cup# Name Pos Ht Hometown College2 Alisha Glass S 6-0 Leland, Mich. Penn State4 Angie Forse OH 5-8 Lake Mary, Fla. California6 Nicole Davis L 5-4 Stockton, Calif. Southern California9 Jennifer Tamas MB 6-4 Milpitas, Calif. Pacifi c10 Kim Glass OH 6-2 Lancaster, Pa. Arizona11 Jordan Larson OH 6-2 Hooper, Neb. Nebraska12 Nancy Metcalf Opp 6-1 Hull, Iowa Nebraska13 Christa Harmo o MB 6-2 Hopewell, Pa. Penn State14 Nicole Fawce Opp 6-4 Zanesfi eld, Ohio Penn State16 Foluke Akinradewo MB 6-3 Planta on, Fla. Stanford17 Mary ‘Nellie’ Spicer S 5-9 Barrington, Ill. UCLA18 Megan Hodge OH 6-3 Durham, N.C. Penn StateHead Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)Assistant Caoch: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)Assistant Coach/Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)Athle c Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)Team Manager: John Cook (Lincoln, Neb.)

2011 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Roster for FIVB World Grand Prix# Name Pos Ht Hometown College1 Kris n Richards # OH 6-1 Orem, Utah Stanford #4 Lindsey Berg #$^* S 5-8 Honolulu, Hawaii Minnesota5 Tamari Miyashiro #$^* L 5-7 Kaneohe, Hawaii Washington6 Nicole Davis #$^* L 5-4 Stockton, Calif. Southern California7 Heather Bown #$^* MB 6-3 Yorba Linda, Calif. Hawaii8 Alisha Glass #$^* S 6-0 Leland, Mich. Penn State9 Jennifer Tamas #$^* MB 6-4 Milpitas, Calif. Pacifi c10 Kim Glass #$^* OH 6-2 Lancaster, Pa. Arizona11 Jordan Larson #$^* OH 6-2 Hooper, Neb. Nebraska12 Nancy Metcalf #$^* Opp 6-1 Hull, Iowa Nebraska13 Christa Harmo o #$^* MB 6-2 Hopewell, Pa. Penn State15 Logan Tom $^* OH 6-1 Salt Lake City, Utah Stanford16 Foluke Akinradewo #$^* MB 6-3 Planta on, Fla. Stanford18 Megan Hodge #$^* OH 6-3 Durham, N.C. Penn State19 Des nee Hooker #$^* Opp 6-4 San Antonio, Texas TexasKEY: # - Weekend 1 Roster; $ - Weekend 2 Roster; ^ - Weekend 3 Roster; * - Final Round Roster Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)Assistant Coach/Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)Athle c Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)Team Manager: Ken Sullivan

2011 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Rosters

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U.S. WOMEN’S TRAINING TEAM BLANKS JAPAN GIRLS’ YOUTH TEAM

USA .................................25 25 25 Japan Girls’ Youth ............11 20 19

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (March 1, 2011) – The U.S. Women’s Na onal Training Team defeated the Japan Girls’ Youth Na onal Team 25-11, 25-20, 25-19 on March 1 in a friendly exhibi on match held at St. Margaret’s Episcopal High School in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

Kindra Carlson (Eaton, Colo.) and Becky Perry (Aus n, Texas) paced the U.S. with 16 points apiece. Carlson charted 10 kills on 17 a acks as part of a .412 hi ng effi ciency while adding fi ve aces and a blocks. Perry tacked on six kills, six aces and four blocks in the victory. Jenna Hagglund (West Chester, Ohio) led the Americans to a .274 hi ng effi ciency and 45 kill percent from her se er posi on. Carlson, Perry and Hagglund were all part of the University of Washington program last fall. Kaitlin Sather (Santa Rosa, Calif.) contributed fi ve kills on nine a acks to go with a block for six points.

U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach started Hagglund at se er, Carlson at opposite, Perry and Sather at outside hi er, and Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.) and Ashley Benson (Bloomington, Ind.) at middle blocker. Kayla Banwarth (Dubuque, Iowa) was the libero for the match. Naomi Johnson (Bloomington, Minn.) and Julianne Piggo (Newport Beach, Calif.) entered as subs in the third set.

Rounding out the U.S. scoring was Gibbemeyer with fi ve points, Piggo with three points, Benson with two points and Johnson with one point.

Banwarth turned in a 54 percent excellent service recep on on 13 a empts. Perry was credited with 13 recep on a empts.

Japan was by Kasumi Nakaya’s 12 points on eight kills, three aces and one block. Yui Asahi and Aya Horie each added seven points.

Team USA held an 11-9 advantage in aces and limited the visi ng Japan Girls’ Youth Na onal Team to a nega ve .034 hi ng effi ciency. The Americans forged a 10-3 block advantage as Japan commi ed 27 hi ng errors to the USA’s eight. The Japan Girls’ Youth Na onal Team did have a 46 percent posi ve service recep on to the USA’s 38 percent.

In the fi rst set, the U.S. broke free from a 7-6 advantage by scoring 14 of the next 15 points establishing a 21-7 lead. The Americans went on to win the set 25-11. A er holding a 16-11 lead at the second technical meout of the second set, Japan fought to within one point at 20-19 before the U.S. scored fi ve of the fi nal six points. Team USA inched to leads of 8-7 and 16-12 at the third set technical meouts and held on for a 25-19 victory.

2011 USA Women’s Na onal Team Match CapsulesU.S. WOMEN’S TRAINING TEAM SWEEPS JAPAN GIRLS’ YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM

USA .................................25 25 25 Japan Girls’ Youth ............10 12 17

IRVINE, Calif. (March 2, 2011) – The U.S. Women’s Na onal Training Team defeated the Japan Girls’ Youth Na onal Team 25-10, 25-12, 25-17 on March 2 in a friendly exhibi on match held at Concordia University in Irvine, Calif.

The U.S. also won yesterday’s exhibi on match versus the Japan Girls’ Youth Na onal Team by scores of 25-11, 25-20, 25-19.

A total of nine diff erent U.S. players scored at least one point during Wednesday night’s exhibi on. Kindra Carlson (Eaton, Colo.), Becky Perry (Aus n, Texas) and Kaitlin Sather (Santa Rosa, Calif.) all scored 11 points in the victory. Sather tallied a team-high 10 kills on 20 errorless a acks to go with a block, while Perry totaled eight kills on 16 errorless a acks to go with three aces. Carlson produced six kills on 13 errorless swings, along with three aces and two blocks.

Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.) notched seven points with six kills on 11 a acks and a block. Carli Lloyd (Bonsall, Calif.) charted three aces, two kills and two blocks for six points. Ashley Benson (Bloomington, Ind.) pocketed two kills and two aces for four points, while Naomi Johnson (Bloomington, Minn.) collected three points. Rounding out the scoring were Dominique Olowolafe (Lansing, Mich.) and Kari Pestolesi (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) with two and one point, respec vely.

U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) started Lloyd at se er, Carlson at opposite, Benson and Gibbemeyer at middle blocker and Perry and Sather at outside hi er. Kayla Banwarth (Dubuque, Iowa) was the designated libero for the fi rst two sets, while Ellie Blankenship (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) was the U.S. libero in the third set. Olowolafe subbed into the match during the second set and started the third set along with Johnson, replacing Benson and Gibbemeyer. Cami Croteau (Orange, Calif.) was a back-row sub in all three sets.

Perry produced a 62 percent posi ve recep on on a team-high eight a empts, while Sather had a 50 percent posi ve recep on on eight a empts. Banwarth totaled fi ve recep on a empts with an 80 percent excellent recep on mark.

Japan had 10 of its 12 Girls’ Youth Na onal Team roster members score at least one point in the match. Yui Asahi, Nozomi Ito and Sakura Doi all scored fi ve points apiece in the match.

Team USA produced a 46 percent kill percent with only four hi ng errors on 78 a acks for a .410 hi ng effi ciency. The Americans held a 7-2 margin in aces, along with a 13-4 advantage in service aces. The Japan Girls’ Youth Na onal Team was limited to a 26 kill percent for the match.

The U.S. jumped out to early leads in all three sets, star ng with an 8-2 advantage in the fi rst set. The Americans reached the second technical meout leading 16-9 before closing out the set with nine of the fi nal 10 points. The U.S. scored fi ve of its seven blocks in the opening set. In the second set, Team USA inched its leads to 8-4 and 16-8 at the technical meouts and rolled to the 25-12 victory as it scored seven of its 13 aces in the frame. Japan fell behind 8-3 in the third set, but hung close at 20-14. The U.S. fi nished the set at 25-17.

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U.S. WOMEN START MONTREUX WITH WIN OVER PERU

USA .................................25 24 25 25 Peru .................................7 26 11 19

MONTREUX, Switzerland (June 7, 2011) – Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) and Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) scored 20 and 18 points, respec vely, in leading the U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team to a 25-7, 24-26, 25-11, 25-19 victory over Peru to open the 2011 Montreux Volley Masters on June 7 in Montreux, Switzerland.

Haneef-Park was making her fi rst Na onal Team tournament appearance since the 2010 FIVB World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament held in July 2009 as she gave birth to her son in March 2010. Glass made a brief appearance during the 2010 exhibi on tour of Brazil and had not played in a tournament for the U.S. Na onal Team since winning the silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games.

The U.S., ranked second in the world by the FIVB, will have an off -day on June 8 before con nuing Pool A ac on versus Germany on June 9. Team USA concludes pool play versus China on June 10. Crossover semifi nals take place on June 11, followed by the fi nal classifi ca on matches on June 12.

The U.S. jumped to a 9-3 lead in the opening set and closed it on a 9-0 run for a 25-7 victory in which it out-blocked Peru 5-0 and held a 15-6 advantage in kills. Peru rallied from a 22-18 defi cit in the second set to win 26-24. The Americans jumped to a 6-1 lead in the third set and used a 9-0 run to take a commanding 18-6 lead en route to a commanding 25-11 victory. The U.S. scored nine blocks in the third set. Team USA broke a 13-all e in the fourth set with a 10-2 scoring run to power to a 25-19 victory.

Haneef-Park scored her match-high 20 points with 14 kills, fi ve blocks and an ace. Glass chipped in 13 kills, four blocks and an ace for her 18 points. Angie Forse (Lake Mary, Fla.) totaled 15 points with nine kills and a match-high six blocks despite her 173cm stature. Christa Harmo o added nine points via fi ve kills and four blocks, and Nicole Fawce (Zanesfi eld, Ohio) contributed six kills and a block in a reserve role in three of the four sets. Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) pocketed two kills and a block for three points, while Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) and Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) each tacked on one kill.

Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) recorded a match-high 21 digs in unoffi cial stats, while Kim Glass added 10 digs. Forse chipped in nine digs, while Haneef-Park and Alisha Glass contributed seven digs each. The U.S. held a 30-19 advantage in digs.

The U.S. passed at a 66 posi ve percent as a team and its excellent passing rate was 53 percent leading to a 46 kill percent and .342 hi ng effi ciency. Meanwhile, Peru commi ed 34 a ack errors, conver ng just 31 percent of its swings into kills with a .046 hi ng effi ciency.

Star ng for the U.S. was Haneef-Park at opposite, Forse and Kim Glass at outside hi er, Tamas and Harmo o at middle blocker and Alisha Glass at se er. Davis was the designated libero to start the match. Fawce and Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) were part of a double-switch in all but the third set. Larson came in to serve and play the back row as a reserve in all but the fi rst set.

The U.S. dominated the net defense with a 21-6 advantage in blocks while producing a 51-40 margin in kills. The Americans benefi ted from 25 Peru errors and made just 14 mistakes of its own, six of which came in the fi nal set.

Patricia Soto, Yulissa Zamudio and Carla Rueda all tallied 11 points to lead the Peru off ense.

2011 USA Women’s Na onal Team Match CapsulesU.S. WOMEN USE MONTREUX OFF-DAY TO DEFEAT SWITZERLAND

USA .................................25 25 25 Switzerland ......................10 14 18

MONTREUX, Switzerland (June 8, 2011) – The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team used its off -day during the Montreux Volley Masters to defeat host-country Switzerland 25-10, 25-14, 25-18 in a friendly exhibi on match played Wednesday at Montreux, Switzerland.

Outside hi er Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) and opposite Nicole Fawce (Zanesfi eld, Ohio) led the U.S. with 11 points apiece in the U.S.-Switzerland exhibi on match. Glass tallied nine kills on 32 a empts with only one error to go with two blocks. She also handled 17 of the team’s 35 service recep ons with a 76 posi ve percent and 65 excellent percent. Fawce contributed 10 kills on 18 errorless a acks and added an ace in the victory.

Outside hi er Kris n Richards (Orem, Utah) charted seven kills and an ace for eight points, while providing a 75 posi ve recep on percent on eight a empts. Middle blocker Alexis Crimes (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) tallied a match-high fi ve blocks to go with two kills on four errorless swings. Outside hi er Angie Forse (Lake Mary, Fla.) scored four kills on eight a acks while pu ng up a block for fi ve points in a reserve role. Middle blocker Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) scored three kills on four errorless a acks and added a block for four points. Outside hi er Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) turned in one kill on as many a empts and two aces for three points in a reserve role.

Se er Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) set the U.S. squad to a 43 kill percent and .381 hi ng effi ciency. She added a block to round out the individual scoring. Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) charted a 78 posi ve recep on percent on nine a empts, along with fi ve digs.

The U.S. held Switzerland to a 30 kill percent as the host country commi ed 26 hi ng errors for a .057 hi ng effi ciency. The Americans out-blocked Switzerland 10-2 and held the service ace advantage, 4-1. For the match, Team USA commi ed just nine errors (four hi ng, four service errors and one recep on error). As a team, the U.S. received serve at a 77 posi ve percent and 63 excellent percent.

Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.), who is serving as head coach the U.S. squad during the current trip to Switzerland, started Crimes and Akinradewo at middle blocker, Richards and Glass at outside hi er, Fawce at opposite and Spicer at se er. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) started the match at libero and shared the du es with Miyashiro. Forse , Larson and Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) were subs in the second and third sets.

The U.S. opened the fi rst set against Switzerland with a 9-1 scoring run as Crimes scored three consecu ve points and Richards scored an ace and block to highlight the early stages. Team USA stretched its advantage to 14-3 with a 4-0 run that started with an Akinradewo kill and Kim Glass block. The Americans closed out the set with a kill and block from Akinradewo.

Switzerland led the U.S. 6-5 in the second set before Crimes scored a kill and block a er a Richards kill to push the U.S. in front 8-6 at the fi rst technical meout. A er Switzerland quickly ed the set at 8-all, the Americans rolled off seven unanswered points, highlighted by two Fawce kills and a Kim Glass block and kill leading to a 15-8 advantage. Kim Glass and Forse scored consecu ve kills to yield an 18-9 lead. A er Switzerland chipped off two points of the defi cit, Forse scored a kill and block, followed by consecu ve Larson aces to give the Americans a 23-11 lead on a 5-0 run. Forse ended the set at 25-14 with a kill.

The U.S. led the third set 10-9 before pushing out to a 16-10 advantage at the second technical meout as Richards connected for two kills in a 6-1 scoring run. A er Switzerland cut the defi cit down to 18-14, Fawce and Kim Glass hammered kills followed by a Switzerland error to extend the U.S. lead to seven at 21-14. The Americans closed the set and match with a Richards kill at 25-18.

Courtesy of Olivier Comment/Switzerland


14

AMERICANS HOLD OFF GERMANY IN FIVE-SET THRILLER

USA .................................25 22 25 15 16 Germany ..........................19 25 23 25 14

MONTREUX, Switzerland (June 9, 2011) – The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team edged Germany 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 15-25, 16-14 on June 9 as six Americans scored double-fi gure points during the Montreux Volley Masters being held June 7-12 in Montreux, Switzerland.

The U.S. (2-0), ranked second in the world by the FIVB, concludes Pool A play versus China (2-0) in a ba le of unbeaten teams on June 10. Earlier in the day China defeated Peru 25-17, 23-25, 25-16, 25-15 in Pool A to improve to 2-0. Crossover semifi nals take place on June 11, followed by the fi nal classifi ca on matches on June 12.

The opening set witnessed six lead changes and 11 es before the U.S. scored fi ve unanswered points to take a 19-15 lead in the opening set en route to the 25-19 victory. Germany led the en re second set and pushed ahead from an 11-10 advantage with a 7-1 scoring run, but needed six set point chances to put the set away 25-22. Team USA recovered from a 21-19 defi cit in the third set to claim a 25-23 victory. Germany took an 8-2 lead in the fourth set, then weathered a Team USA run that closed it to 11-9 before winning 25-15 with seven of the fi nal eight points. The Americans ba led back from an 11-8 defi cit in the deciding set to win 16-14 on its second match-point opportunity.

Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) scored a match-high 21 points with 17 kills, two blocks and two aces in leading the Americans. Nicole Fawce (Zanesfi eld, Ohio), who started the fi nal three sets, scored 11 kills, two blocks and an ace for 14 points, seven of which came in the deciding fi h set. Christa Harmo o (Hopewell, Pa.) contributed 14 points via eight kills, a team-high fi ve blocks and an ace for 14 points. Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) provided 10 kills and two blocks for 12 points, despite not star ng the fi nal three sets. Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) added 10 points all on kills, while Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) tacked on eight kills and two blocks for 10 points. Angie Forse (Lake Mary, Fla.) just missed double-fi gure scoring with eight kills and a block for nine points. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) rounded out the scoring with an ace.

Kim Glass led the Team USA defense with 14 digs while providing a team-leading 40 recep on a empts with a 65 posi ve percent. Davis provided a 67 posi ve recep on percent on 24 a empts, while Larson held a 63 excellent recep on percent (70 posi ve) on 27 a empts.

The U.S. held a slim 14-12 advantage in blocks and both teams served fi ve aces. The Americans held a substan al 72-55 advantage in kills to help off set their 34 errors in

the match. Meanwhile, Germany limited its miscues to a total of 12 for the match. The se ng of combina on of Spicer and Alisha Glass helped the Americans to a 46 kill percent and .296 hitting effi ciency with 27 a ack errors. The U.S. held Germany to a 38 kill percent and .244 hi ng effi ciency.

Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.), who is serving as head coach the U.S. squad during the current trip to Switzerland, started Tamas and

Harmo o at middle blocker, Forse and Kim Glass at outside hi er, Alisha Glass at se er and Haneef-Park at opposite. Davis was the team’s libero. Larson and Fawce started the fi nal three sets in place of Forse and Haneef-Park, respec vely. Spicer started the fi nal three sets in place of Alisha Glass. Kris n Richards (Orem, Utah) and Haneef-Park were both subs in the fi nal three sets, while Alisha Glass subbed in the third and fourth sets.

Germany had four diff erent players score 16 points in the loss. Chris ane Furst total eight kills and a match-high eight blocks to match Regina Burchardt, Margareta Kozuch and Maren Brinker’s 16 points.

2011 USA Women’s Na onal Team Match CapsulesU.S. WOMEN FALL TO CHINA IN FIVE-SET MATCH

USA .................................27 14 25 21 11 China ...............................25 25 19 25 15

MONTREUX, Switzerland (June 10, 2011) – The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team lost to China 25-27, 25-14, 19-25, 25-21, 15-11 on June 10 to conclude the Montreux Volley Masters Pool A in Montreux, Switzerland.

The U.S. (2-1), ranked second in the world by the FIVB, and China had already advanced to the semifi nal round regardless of the head-to-head pool match. The Americans will now face Cuba in the semifi nal on June 11, while the Chinese will take on Japan. Team USA won the silver medal at the 2010 Montreux Volley Masters event.

The U.S. recovered from a 23-19 defi cit in the opening set and saved two set points before claiming a 27-25 victory. The U.S. held an 8-1 block advantage and benefited from eight Chinese errors. China built an early 8-3 lead in the second set and built the advantage to 12 points at 23-11 before se ling in for a 25-14 victory. The Americans built an early 6-2 lead in the third set and separated from a 17-15 advantage with fi ve unanswered points for a 22-15 lead and closed the set with an ace at 25-19. China scored the fi nal fi ve points of the fourth set to rally from a 21-20 defi cit to win 25-21 sending the match to deciding fi h set. The fourth set witnessed 14 es and seven lead changes. China jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the ebreaking set and never relinquished the advantage in a 15-11 victory.

Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) lead fi ve U.S. players in double-digit scoring with 17 points, including 12 kills and a match-high fi ve blocks. Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) added 11 kills, two aces and a block for 14 points, which was matched by Kris n Richards’ (Orem, Utah) 12 kills, one ace and one block for 14 points. Alexis Crimes (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) contributed seven kills, three blocks and two aces for 12 points, while Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) recorded 10 kills and a block for 11 points. Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) added two kills and an ace for three points, while Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) provided two blocks. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) and Nicole Fawce (Zanesfi eld, Ohio) rounded out the scoring with a point each.

Haneef-Park charted a team-high 15 digs in teh loss, while Richards recorded 12 digs with a team-high 41 recep on a empts as part of a 51 posi ve recep on percent. Kim Glass totaled 12 digs with 27 recep ons. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) tallied 11 digs and 21 recep ons.

China held a 67-55 advantage in kills and a slim 15-14 margin in blocks. The U.S. out-served China with a 6-5 ace advantage. The Americans commi ed 22 errors in the match to China’s 23. According to unoffi cial DataVolley sta s cs, both teams converted 40 percent of their a acks for kills. China held a .235 hi ng effi ciency to the Americans’ .204 hi ng effi ciency. China received serve at a 60 posi ve percent compared the U.S. 49 posi ve percent.

Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.), who is serving as head coach the U.S. squad during the current trip to Switzerland, started Tamas and Crimes at middle blocker, Richards and Kim Glass at outside hi er, Alisha Glass at se er and Haneef-Park at opposite. Davis was the team’s libero.

Ruoqui Hui scored a match-high 19 points to lead China, which also had fi ve double-fi gure scorers. Yunli Xu picked up 14 points in the victory, while Linlin Fan added 13 points.



15

CUBA TOPS TEAM USA IN NORCECA BATTLE IN SWITZERLAND

USA .................................18 22 25 24 Cuba ................................25 25 17 26

MONTREUX, Switzerland (June 11, 2011) – The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team lost to NORCECA rival Cuba 25-18, 25-22, 17-25, 26-24 on June 11 during the semifi nal round of the Montreux Volley Masters event held in Montreux, Switzerland.

The U.S. will now face China in the bronze-medal match held on June 12. In the other semifi nal match, Japan defeated China 25-22, 25-19, 25-23. Team USA won the silver medal at the 2010 Montreux Volley Masters event and will be shoo ng for a second consecu ve year on the event’s medal podium.

Cuba gained an early 11-6 lead in the fi rst set and held the lead through a 25-18 victory. Cuba broke a 9-all e in the second set with fi ve unanswered points and held off the Americans in a 25-22 victory. The Americans ran off six straight points in the third set to pull out in front 19-11 and fi nished with a 25-17 victory. The U.S. had fi ve blocks and three aces in the third set. The Americans held a 19-16 lead in the fourth set, but Cuba saved two set points and scored the fi nal four points for a 26-24 victory.

Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) led the Americans with 17 points with 14 kills, two blocks and an ace. U.S. captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) added nine kills, two aces and a block for 12 points. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) came off the bench to score nine kills and an ace for 10 points. Angie Forsett (Lake Mary, Fla.) contributed seven points with six kills and a block all in the fi rst two sets. Alexis Crimes (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) tacked on fi ve points with three kills, one block and an ace. Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) and Kris n Richards (Orem, Utah) each totaled four points, while Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) added two blocks and an ace for three points. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) and Christa Harmo o (Hopewell, Pa.) rounded out the scoring with a point apiece.

Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) tallied a team-high 17 digs with a 75 posi ve percent on a team-high 28 service recep ons. Richards added 15 digs, followed by Haneef-Park’s 14 digs. Larson was credited with a 71 posi ve recep on percent on 14 a empts to go with eight digs.

Cuba out-blocked the U.S. 14-9 and had a 57-50 margin in kills. The Americans held a slim 5-4 advantage in aces and Cuba had nine service errors to Team USA’s six. According to unoffi cial DataVolley sta s cs, Cuba converted 41 percent of its a acks into points for a .254 hi ng effi ciency with 21 errors, while the U.S. converted 40 percent of its a acks into kills as part of a .214 hi ng effi ciency with 24 errors.

Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.), who is serving as head coach the U.S. squad during the current trip to Switzerland, started Tamas and Harmo o at middle blocker, Forse and Kim Glass at outside hi er, Alisha Glass at se er and Haneef-Park at opposite. Davis was the team’s libero. Spicer started the fi nal three sets a er subbing into the match in the fi rst set. Larson, Crimes, Richards subbed into the match during the second set and started the fi nal two sets. Nicole Fawce (Zanesfi eld, Ohio) was a reserve in both the fi rst and fourth sets.

The USA-Cuba series has been intense over the years with the Cubans holding a 91-52 advantage since 1983. The Americans won all three mee ngs last year, including a sweep in the 2010 Montreux semifi nals, a sweep in the 2010 Pan American Cup bronze-medal match and a four-set win to conclude the 2010 FIVB World Championship fi rst round. However, Cuba won both 2009 mee ngs in fi ve grueling sets, and both contests were played at the NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championships. At the 2008 Olympic Games, Cuba won the preliminary round match in three sets only to have the U.S. come back and defeat the Cubans in three convincing sets during the semifi nals. From 2007 up un l the 2008 Olympic Games, the two sides split six matches and four went the full fi ve sets.

Yusidey Silie, the Cuban captain, scored a match-high 19 points with 13 kills and six blocks. Yanelis Santos added 14 kills and three blocks for 17 points in the win.

Earlier today in the 5-8 classifi ca on matches, Germany defeated Italy 25-8, 25-20, 25-27, 25-17 and Netherlands topped Peru 25-23, 26-24, 24-26, 25-20. Germany and Netherlands will play on Sunday for fi h place, while Italy and Peru end in a e for seventh place.

2011 USA Women’s Na onal Team Match CapsulesU.S. WOMEN FINISH FOURTH AT MONTREUX WITH SECOND LOSS TO CHINA

USA .................................25 13 27 23 China ...............................16 25 29 25

MONTREUX, Switzerland (June 12, 2011) – The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team lost to China 16-25, 25-13, 29-27, 25-23 in the Montreux Volley Masters bronze-medal match on June 12 in Montreux, Switzerland.

China had defeated the U.S. in fi ve sets to conclude Pool A before both teams lost their semifi nal matches. At last year’s Montreux Volley Masters, China defeated the U.S. in the gold-medal match. Outside of the three losses to China in the last two Montreux Volley Masters events, the U.S. is 4-0 against China da ng back to 2008.

The U.S. used an 8-1 scoring run to overcome a 12-11 defi cit in the opening set to win 25-16 as China commi ed seven errors and six diff erent Americans scored between two and four points. The set contained 10 es and three lead changes by the 25th point of the set. China bounced back to take an early 9-3 lead in the second set to even the match with a 25-13 win as the Americans commi ed seven errors and the Chinese put up fi ve blocks in the set. The U.S. ba led back from a 19-14 defi cit in the third set to e the set at 24-all, but China captured the set 29-27 on its sixth set-point opportunity. China bounced back from a 20-17 defi cit in the fourth set with 7-1 scoring run en route to winning the set 25-23 and the match.

Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) led the U.S. with a match-high 18 points via 13 kills, three blocks and two aces. Nicole Fawce (Zanesfi eld, Ohio) came off the bench and scores all 14 of her points on kills in the fi nal two sets. Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) contributed eight kills, three blocks and an ace for 12 points. Alexis Crimes (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) charted four kills, two aces and a block for seven points, while Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) posted six kills in the loss. Kris n Richards (Orem, Utah) tallied fi ve kills coming off the bench, while Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) added four kills in the fi rst two sets. Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) tallied two kills and a block for three points, while Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) rounded out the scoring with a kill.

Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) provided a team-high 24 digs and an 83 positive percent on 12 recep ons. Larson tallied 15 digs to go with a 73 positive recep on percent on a team-high 37 chances. Richards added 12 digs and 25 recep on a empts with a 60 posi ve percent. Fawce charted 11 digs.

The U.S. held advantages in kills (57-52) and aces (5-4), but China controlled the net defense with a 13-8 block advantage. In addi on, China limited its errors to 18, nine of which were service errors, to the Americans’ 26 errors. Both teams converted 37 percent of their a acks for kills, but China held a .288 hi ng effi ciency with 12 errors to Team USA’s .215 hi ng effi ciency with 24 a ack errors.

Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.), who is serving as head coach the U.S. squad during the current trip to Switzerland, started Tamas and Crimes at middle blocker, Larson and Kim Glass at outside hi er, Spicer at se er and Haneef-Park at opposite. Davis was the team’s libero.

Yunli Xu paced China with 15 points, including a match-high fi ve blocks. Jie Yang and Ruoqi Hui contributed 14 points apiece in the victory, while Junjing Yang and Linlin Fan totaled 12 points as all fi ve star ng China hi ers reached a dozen points in a balanced off ense.



16

TEAM USA STARTS PAN AMERICAN CUP WITH SWEEP OVER PERU

USA .................................25 25 25 Peru .................................20 14 14

JUAREZ, Mexcio (July 1, 2011) - The U.S. Women’s Na onal Team defeated Peru 25-20, 25-14, 25-14 on July 1 to open the X Women’s Pan American Cup at Juarez, Mexico.

The U.S. Women’s Na onal Team con nues Pool B compe on on July 2 at 8 p.m. with a match against Puerto Rico on July 2 at 8 p.m. The Americans will face Trinidad & Tobago on July 3 at 6 p.m. and Costa Rica on July 4 at 8 p.m. The U.S. closes out pool play against Brazil, the top-ranked team in the world, on July 5 at 8 p.m. All Pool B matches will be played at the Universidad Autonoma de Cuidad Juarez or UACJ (www.uacj.mx).

Team USA held a 16-8 margin during the opening set and held on to win 25-20. The Americans scored the fi nal seven points of the second set to win 25-14 a er Peru remained within striking distance for much of the set. The U.S. dominated the last part of the third set breaking an 11-all e to go on to a 25-14 victory.

“It was no surprise that Peru gave us challenge, but we were more consistent,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said.

In unofficial DataVolley stat s , N i co l e Fawc ett (Zanesfield, Ohio) led the Americans with 12 points via 11 kills on 22 a acks and a block. Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) charted eight kills on 13 errorless a empts to go along with a match-high three blocks. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) chipped in seven kills and a block, while Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) scored all seven of her points in the first set via six kills on 10 attacks and a block.

Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) pocketed five kills on 10 errorless attacks with the Americans’ only ace for six points. Jen Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) added four kills on eight errorless a acks with a block. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) recorded two kills on two a empts and a block,

while Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) rounded out the scoring with a kill.

“I’m proud of my team,” said Tamas, who is serving as the team captain. “It was diffi cult to adjust to the air in the gym, but we just had to s ck to the basics: serve and pass, and it all went well.”

Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) and Larson each tallied eight digs each as the Americans held a 32-24 margin in the category.

McCutcheon started Tamas and Akinradewo at middle blocker, Larson and Hodge at outside hi er, Fawce opposite and Alisha Glass at se er. Davis was the libero for the match. Kim Glass replaced Hodge in the second and third sets. Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) and Metcalf were subs in the third set.

The U.S. converted 50 percent of its a acks into kills with a .409 hi ng effi ciency (44-8-88). The Americans out-blocked Peru 8-6 as both teams served an ace. Peru converted just 29 percent of its a acks for points and managed a .081 hi ng effi ciency. Team USA passed at a 65 posi ve percent on 40 service recep ons.

Carla Or z led Peru with eight points, followed by seven points each from Patricia Soto and Yulissa Zamudio Ore.

2011 USA Women’s Na onal Team Match CapsulesU.S. WOMEN TRIPLE UP PUERTO RIC AT PAN AMERICAN CUP

USA .................................25 25 25 Puerto Rico ......................17 17 17

JUAREZ, Mexico (July 2, 2011) - The U.S. Women’s Na onal Team used a 13-4 block advantage to defeat Puerto Rico 25-17, 25-17, 25-17 on July 2 in a Pool B match during the X Women’s Pan American Cup being held July 1-9 at Juarez, Mexico.

The U.S. improves to 2-0 in the tournament, while Puerto Rico had its record evened at 1-1. Team USA con nues Pool B compe on on July 3 as it faces Trinidad & Tobago at 6 p.m. followed by Costa Rica on July 4 at 8 p.m. The Americans close out pool play against Brazil, the top-ranked team in the world, on July 5 at 8 p.m. All Pool B matches will be played at the Universidad Autonoma de Cuidad Juarez or UACJ (www.uacj.mx).

The U.S. jumped to a 7-2 lead in the opening set and cruised to the 25-17 victory as it put up seven early blocks. The second set traded the fi rst 18 points before Team USA used a 5-1 scoring run to take a 19-13 advantage and closed out the set 25-17. Like the fi rst two sets, the Americans won the third 25-17 a er establishing an 18-11 lead on a 5-1 scoring spurt.

Nicole Fawce (Zanesfi eld, Ohio) led the Americans with 13 points with eight kills, four blocks and an ace. Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) tallied seven kills and an ace for eight points, while Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) contributed six kills and two blocks for eight points. Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) was credited with four kills, two blocks and an ace for seven points. Jen Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) tacked on six kills and a block for seven points. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) tallied four blocks and an ace for fi ve points.

“Puerto Rico is a great opponent,” said Tamas, who is serving as the U.S. team captain. “We had long rallies, but we fulfi lled our game plan and I’m very proud of my team for the victory.”

Hodge totaled 16 recep on a empts with a 75 posi ve percent to go with fi ve digs. Larson tallied six digs and 13 recep on a empts with a 69 posi ve percent. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) contributed a team-high 10 digs while Alisha Glass added nine.

H u g h M c C u t c h e o n ( C h r i s t c h u r c h , N e w Zealand) started Tamas and Akinradewo at middle blocker, Larson and Hodge at outside hitter, Fawcett opposite and Alisha Glass at se er. Davis was the libero for the match. Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) was a sub in the fi rst set as the only other substitution McCutcheon made in the match.

“I’m happy with my team,” McCutcheon said. “It was a real good match and we knew that Puerto Rico was going to ba le, but maybe their errors in the service made the diff erence.”

In addi on to out-blocking Puerto Rico, the U.S. held a 4-0 advantage in aces. Puerto Rico managed a 36-31 margin in kills, but

commi ed 27 errors in the three sets to the Americans’ 11. While the U.S. converted just 36 percent of its a acks into points, it commi ed just fi ve hi ng errors for a.302 hi ng effi ciency. Puerto Rico converted 33 percent of its a acks for points, for commi ed 25 a ack errors along the way for a .100 hi ng effi ciency. Both teams totaled 33 digs on the night.

Sarai Alvarez tallied 10 points to pace Puerto Rico as eight diff erent players scored at least three points.

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AMERICANS BLANK TRINIDAD & TOBAGO AT PAN AMERICAN CUP

USA .................................25 25 25 Trinidad & Tobago ............11 17 18

JUAREZ, Mexico (July 3, 2011) - The U.S. Women’s Na onal Team defeated Trinidad & Tobago 25-11, 25-17, 25-18 on July 3 in a Pool B match during the X Women’s Pan American Cup being held July 1-9 at Juarez, Mexico.

The U.S. improves to 3-0 in the tournament, while Trinidad & Tobago falls to 0-3. Team USA con nues Pool B compe on on July 4 versus Costa Rica at 8 p.m. Mountain Time. The Americans close out pool play against Brazil, the top-ranked team in the world, on July 5 at 8 p.m. MT. All Pool B matches will be played at the Universidad Autonoma de Cuidad Juarez or UACJ (www.uacj.mx).

The U.S. scored the fi rst four points of the opening set and cruised to a 25-11 victory as Trinidad & Tobago had 14 errors in the set in addi on to three aces by the Americans. Team USA jumped to a 7-0 lead in the second set and cruised to a 25-17 victory with fi ve blocks in the set. Trinidad & Tobago stayed close in the third set, but the Americans managed to keep a safe distance in the 25-18 victory.

With fi ve diff erent starters in the U.S. lineup from the fi rst two matches of the Pan American Cup, the lone returning starter of Jen Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) led the Americans with 10 points versus Trinidad & Tobago. She tallied six kills on nine swings, two blocks and two aces. Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) added seven kills on 18 a acks and two aces for nine points, while Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) notched six kills on 13 a acks, two blocks and an ace for nine points. Christa Harmo o (Hopewell, Pa.) charted fi ve kills and a match-high four blocks for nine points.

Angie Forse (Lake Mary, Fla.) tallied fi ve kills, while Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) chipped in three aces and a kill for four points. Nicole Fawce (Zanesfi eld, Ohio) rounded out the scoring with a block.

Forse led the Americans in digs with six, while Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) tallied fi ve digs to go with 21 of the team’s 34 service recep ons with a 71 posi ve percent. As a team, the U.S. turned in a 71 posi ve service recep on percent helping it to a 46 kill percent and .338 hi ng effi ciency with only eight errors. Trinidad & Tobago converted just 39 percent of its a acks into points with a .130 hi ng effi ciency.

Angie Forse (Lake Mary, Fla.) tallied fi ve kills, while Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) chipped in three aces and a kill for four points. Nicole Fawce (Zanesfi eld, Ohio) rounded out the scoring with a block. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) and Fawce were used as double-switches in the fi rst two sets.

The U.S. out-blocked Trinidad & Tobago 9-5 and held an 8-1 advantage in aces. The Americans held a slim 30-29 margin in kills, but Trinidad & Tobago commi ed 28 errors in the match to Team USA’s 11. The U.S. totaled 16 digs in the match to Trinidad & Tobago’s 14.

Channon Thompson led Trinidad & Tobago with 12 points, while Krystle Esdelle and Kelly-Anne Billingy added seven points apiece.

2011 USA Women’s Na onal Team Match CapsulesU.S. WOMEN DOMINATE COSTA RICA SETTING UP SHOWDOWN WITH BRAZIL

USA .................................25 25 25 Costa Rica ........................20 10 8

JUAREZ, Mexico (July 4, 2011) - A er a slow start, the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team defeated Costa Rica 25-20, 25-10, 25-8 on July 4 to remain undefeated at the X Women’s Pan American Cup at Juarez, Mexico.

The U.S. improves to 4-0 in the tournament, while Costa Rica falls to 0-4. Team USA concludes Pool B compe on on July 5 against top-ranked and undefeated Brazil at 8 p.m. Mountain Time. All Pool B matches are being played at the Universidad Autonoma de Cuidad Juarez or UACJ (www.uacj.mx). The top team in Pool B will advance directly to the semifi nals on July 8, while the second and third place teams will compete in the quarterfi nal round on July 7. The tournament concludes with the medal and fi nal classifi ca on matches on July 9.

The U.S. led 16-12 in the opening set, but needed to score six of the fi nal eight points to gather a 25-20 victory. The Americans opened up an 8-2 lead in the second set and cruised to a 25-10 victory. Team USA’s serve put pressure on Costa Rica in the third set as it opened to a quick 7-2 lead and fi nished out the match with a 25-8 victory.

“The fi rst set wasn’t as smooth as it should have been, but we executed well,” said U.S. captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.).

Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) led the Americans with 14 points on 13 kills via 18 a empts and an ace in just two sets of ac on. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) added eight kills, three blocks and two aces for 13 points. Nicole Fawce (Zanesfi eld, Ohio) charted fi ve kills and three blocks, while Tamas turned in three kills and two aces for fi ve points.

Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) added two kills and two blocks for four points, which Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) matched with three kills and a block. Christa Harmotto (Hopewell, Pa.) tacked on three kills, while Angie Forse (Lake Mary, Fla.) and Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) each recorded two points.

“It was good that the athletes had to deal with adversities during the fi rst set fi guring out how to solve them and catch up with the rhythm of the game.”

US. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon said.

Hodge held a 79 posi ve service recep on on a team-leading 14 chances, while Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) produced a 70 posi ve recepton percent on 10 a empts. Larson, Alisha Glass and Davis all had six digs to lead the team in the category.

McCutcheon started Tamas and Akinradewo at middle blocker, Hodge and Larson at outside hi er, Fawce opposite and Alisha Glass at se er. Davis was the libero for the match. Harmo o, Metcalf and Kim Glass all came off the bench to start the third set. Forse and Spicer were subs in the third set.

The U.S., which converted 52 percent of its 81 a ack a empts into points with a .407 hi ng effi ciency, held a domina ng 41-15 advantage in kills to off set its own 20 errors. The Americans also held a 10-2 margin in blocks and 7-1 advantage in aces. Costa Rica was limited to .052 hi ng effi ciency and 21 kill percent. The U.S. held a 74 percent posi ve service recep on for the match. The Americans out-dug Costa Rica 28-20 in the match.

“We must concentrate on the basics because the li le things will make a diff erence,” Tamas said in regards to Team USA’s fi nal pool match against Brazil.

“Matches with Brazil are always good,” McCutcheon added in regards to the upcoming match with top-ranked Brazil.

Mariela Quesada led Costa Rica with six points, while Karen Cope added fi ve points in the loss.

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U.S. WOMEN EDGED BY BRAZIL IN PAN AMERICAN CUP POOL FINALE

USA .................................30 18 19 25 11 Brazil ...............................28 25 25 17 15

JUAREZ, Mexico (July 5, 2011) - In a ba le of the world’s top two ranked volleyball teams, the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team lost to top-ranked Brazil 28-30, 25-18, 25-19, 17-25, 15-11 in a marathon ba le on July 5, the fi nal day of Pool B at the X Women’s Pan American Cup at Juarez, Mexico.

Both teams entered the match with 4-0 records through the fi rst four days of round-robin pool play. As the winner of Pool B, Brazil advances directly the semifi nal round that takes place on July 8, as will Pool A winner Dominican Republic. A er an off -day on Wednesday, the Americans will have a quarterfi nal match on Thursday against Argen na, which fi nished third in Pool A. The tournament concludes on July 9 with the medal rounds and fi nal classifi ca on matches.

The U.S. ba led back from an early 6-2 lead in the opening set, taking its fi rst lead at 24-23. A er saving a set point at 26-25, the Americans fi nished the set on its fi h opportunity at 30-28. A er fi ve lead changes and seven es in the second set, Brazil broke a 14-all e with an 11-4 run to end the set with a 25-18 victory. Despite four lead changes and 11 es in the third set, Brazil’s 8-1 run a er trailing 15-14 defi ned its 25-19 victory. Team USA used a 7-1 scoring run in the fourth set to take a 10-6 advantage and controlled the rest of the period for a 25-17 victory. In the ebreaking set, Brazil jumped to a 5-1 lead and pushed to a 12-7 advantage only

needing to score the fi nal three points to hold a 15-11 victory.

“I know that both teams will learn from today’s match,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. “We had a great eff ort. USA is improving and there´s s ll much ahead in the tournament.”

All fi ve U.S. star ng hi ers scored at least 11 points in the match, led by Megan Hodge’s (Durham, N.C.) 18 points all on kills. Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) chipped in 11 kills, a team-high fi ve blocks and an ace for 17 points. Nicole Fawce (Zanesfi eld, Ohio) contributed 10 kills and fi ve blocks for 15 points, while Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) charted 12 kills and a block for 13 points. Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) recorded nine kills and two blocks for 11 points. Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) added three kills, while Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) was credited with a block and ace for two points.

Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) picked up 11 digs in the match and provided a 74 percent posi ve service recep on on 19 a empts. Larson added 10 digs and 51 of the team’s 98 service recep ons as part of a 78 posi ve service recep on.

“Another tough match against Brazil, my congratula ons to them,” said Tamas, the U.S. captain. “We did well today and I´m proud of my team.”

McCutcheon started Tamas and Akinradewo at middle blocker, Hodge and Larson at outside hi er, Fawce opposite and Alisha Glass at se er. Davis was the libero for the match.

Brazil converted 40 percent of its a acks into points as part of a .219 hi ng effi ciency. The U.S. converted 36 percent of its a acks for a .206 hi ng effi ciency. The Americans passed at a 76 posi ve percent on 98 service a empts, while Brazil managed a 69 posi ve percent on 90 serve receive chances.

Brazil held a 17-14 advantage in blocks and 48-44 margin in digs as both teams served two aces. The Americans commi ed 29 errors in the match to the Brazilians 24. The U.S. led in kills 63-62.

Sheila Castro sparked Brazil with a match-high 31 points with 29 kills and two blocks. Thaisa Menezes added 16 points, including fi ve blocks. Fabiana Claudino recorded nine kills and four blocks for 13 points.

2011 USA Women’s Na onal Team Match CapsulesU.S. WOMEN SHUT OUT ARGENTINA, QUALIFY FOR 2012 WORLD GRAND PRIX

USA .................................25 25 25 Argen na .........................13 14 19

JUAREZ, Mexico (July 7, 2011) - The U.S. Women’s Na onal Team defeated Argen na 25-13, 25-14, 25-19 with a 12-3 block advantage during the quarterfi nal round of the X Women’s Pan American Cup on July 7 at Juarez, Mexico.

The Americans, which fi nished second in Pool B with a 4-1 record, will meet with Pool A winner Dominican Republic in the second semifi nal on Friday at 8 p.m. Mountain Time. Last year the U.S. and Dominican Republic met each in the Pan American Cup semifi nals as well with the Dominican Republic winning in four sets. Team USA went on to win the bronze medal at the 2010 Pan American Cup.

Pool B winner Brazil will face Cuba, which topped Puerto Rico 26-24, 25-19, 25-14 earlier Thursday in the other quarterfi nal match, in the fi rst semifi nal contest at 6 p.m. MT on Friday. The tournament concludes on Saturday with the medal rounds and fi nal classifi ca on matches.

By reaching the semifi nals, the U.S. assured itself of qualifi ca on into the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix. The top four NORCECA teams, Brazil and the top South American team other than Brazil in the fi nal Pan American Cup standings earn berths into next year’s World Grand Prix.

The U.S. raced out to a 10-2 lead in the opening set and allowed Argen na to score on its serve just twice for a 25-13 victory as the Americans put up seven blocks. A er falling behind 7-4 in the second set, Team USA put together a 12-1 scoring run to take a 16-8 advantage en route to a 25-14 victory. The U.S. used an 8-2 scoring run in the third set to overcome an early 4-0 defi cit in fi nishing off the match with a 25-19 victory.

“I am very happy with the qualifi ca on to the Grand Prix because that was our main goal,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. “We made some changes a er the match against Brazil and things were be er for us. I agree with our captain that blocking and defense were the keys for us tonight.”

Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) tallied nine kills on 11 errorless attacks and a match-high six blocks to lead the Americans with 15 points despite playing just the fi rst two sets. Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) charted 10 points with nine kills on 20 swings and a block. Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) totaled fi ve kills and two blocks for seven points, while captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) charted four kills, an ace and a block for six points. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) scored all six of her points on kills in just the fi rst two sets, while Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) added fi ve points with four kills and a block. Christa Harmo o (Hopewell, Pa.) contributed three kills and Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) served two aces with an ace for three points. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) rounded out the scoring with a block.

“It was a nice match,” Tamas said. “Argen na has great servers and it made hard for us to receive. Fortunately our block and defense were there and that was the diff erence.”

Hodge accepted 19 of the team’s 37 serve receive chances with a 58 posi ve percent. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) held a 100 posi ve percent on serve receive while add a team-high 11 digs according to unoffi cial team DataVolley stats. Team USA held a 36-25 margin in digs and limited Argen na to a 25 kill percent and .058 hi ng effi ciency.

McCutcheon started Tamas and Akinradewo at middle blocker, Hodge and Larson at outside hi er, Fawce opposite and Alisha Glass at se er. Davis was the libero for the match. Harmo o started the third set in place of Akinradewo, while Kim Glass started the third set for Larson. Metcalf and Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) subbed into the match in all three sets. Angie Forse (Lake Mary, Fla.) was a sub in the third set.

Team USA converted 48 percent of its a acks into points with a .361 hi ng effi ciency. The Americans held a 41-25 kill advantage and a slim 3-2 margin in aces to go along its blocking diff erence. The U.S. benefi ted from 19 Argen na errors while commi ng just 16 of its own.

Lucia Fresco led Argen na with 10 kills, while Georgina Pinedo added six points in the loss.Courtesy of NORCECA

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AMERICANS FALL TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN PAN AM CUP SEMIFINAL

USA .................................25 19 21 21 Dominican Republic .........21 25 25 25

JUAREZ, Mexico (July 8, 2011) - The U.S. Women’s Na onal Team lost to Dominican Republic 21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-21 in the semifi nal round of the X Women’s Pan American Cup on July 8 at Juarez, Mexico.

The U.S. will face Cuba in the bronze-medal match on Saturday at 6 p.m. Mountain Time. Cuba lost to Brazil 25-19, 25-14, 26-28, 25-15 in Friday’s other semifi nal match. Team USA has already met Cuba once in 2011, a four-set loss in the Montreux Volley Masters semifi nal round held in June.

Despite the loss, the U.S. has already reached one of its primary objec ves of the tournament – berth into the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix. By reaching the semifi nals, the U.S. assured itself of qualifi ca on into the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix. The top four NORCECA teams, Brazil and the top South American team other than Brazil in the fi nal Pan American Cup standings earn berths into next year’s World Grand Prix.

In last year’s Pan American Cup semifi nal, Dominican Republic defeated the U.S. in four sets as well and went on to win the gold medal. The Americans fi nished the 2010 Pan American Cup with the bronze medal a er sweeping Cuba in the third-place match.

The U.S. grabbed an early 5-1 advantage in the opening set and never allowed Dominican Republic closer than two points in closing to a25-21 victory. The Americans held a 4-0 block advantage in the opening set to off set their seven errors. However, the U.S. was unable to control the late stages of the fi nal three sets as the victors created lengthy scoring runs in the end. Dominican Republic broke an 18-all e in the second set by scoring seven of the fi nal eight points for a 25-19 victory. The

U.S. rallied from a 10-5 defi cit in the third set to e the score at 10-all, then came back from a 17-14 defi cit to knot the score at 17-all. However, Dominican Republic notched the fi nal four points of the set for a 25-21 victory. A er trailing 16-15 in the fourth set, Dominican Republic used an 8-1 run en route to a 25-21 victory.

Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) led the U.S. with 19 points with 17 kills and two blocks. Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) charted 13 kills, a block and an ace for 15 points. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) totaled nine kills, two blocks and two aces for 13 points. Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) managed eight kills, two blocks and an ace for 11 points. Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) recorded six kills and three blocks for nine points. Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) and Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) rounded out the scoring with a point each.

The U.S. received serve at a 76 posi ve percent, including a 79 positive percent from Hodge on a team-high 34 chances. Nicole Davis added 28 service recep ons with a 71 posi ve

percent to go with nine digs. Alisha Glass added a team-high 10 digs in the match.

Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) started Tamas and Akinradewo at middle blocker, Hodge and Larson at outside hi er, Fawce opposite and Alisha Glass at se er. Davis was the libero for the match. Metcalf and Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) started the third set, but were replaced by the match starters Fawce and Alisha Glass later in the set. Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) was a sub in the last three sets.

The U.S., which converted 40 percent of its a acks as part of a .240 hi ng effi ciency, held a 12-4 margin in blocks and both teams recorded four aces. Dominican Republic, with a 47 kill percent and .315 hi ng effi ciency, built a 60-53 advantage in kills and benefi ted from 22 American errors to its own 17. Dominican Republic also held a 42-36 advantage in digs.

Prisilla Rivera led Dominican Republic with 25 points via 22 kills, two blocks and an ace, while Bethania De La Cruz chipped in 17 points.

2011 USA Women’s Na onal Team Match CapsulesU.S. WOMEN CAPTURE PAN AMERICAN CUP BRONZE WITH SWEEP OF CUBA

USA .................................25 25 25 Cuba ................................21 16 13

JUAREZ, Mexico (July 9, 2011) - Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) scored a match-high 18 points in leading the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team to a 25-21, 25-16, 25-13 victory over Cuba on July 9 in the bronze-medal match of the X Women’s Pan American Cup at Juarez, Mexico.

Top-ranked Brazil will face Dominican Republic, which defeated the Americans Friday night in the semifi nals, later tonight in the gold-medal match.

In last year’s Pan American Cup semifi nal, Dominican Republic defeated the U.S. in four sets as well and went on to win the gold medal. The Americans fi nished the 2010 Pan American Cup with the bronze medal a er sweeping Cuba in the third-place match.

The U.S. reached one of its primary objec ves of the tournament – berth into the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix. By reaching the semifi nals, the U.S. assured itself of qualifi ca on into the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix. The top four NORCECA teams, Brazil and the top South American team other than Brazil in the fi nal Pan American Cup standings earn berths into next year’s World Grand Prix.

The U.S. used a 3-0 run to break an early 4-all e in the opening set, but its second 3-0 run of the set a er Cuba crawled back to within one led to a 20-16 advantage en route to a 25-21 victory. Team USA rallied from an 8-6 deficit in the second set with a 10-2 scoring run to take a 16-10 advantage, the pressed forward to a 25-16 victory. The Americans, with only six errors through the fi rst two sets, served four aces in the second set alone to create pressure on the Cuba service recep on. The U.S. picked up a 4-1 lead in the third set and gained a commanding advantage at 10-4 in pushing through to a 25-13 victory.

“I am pretty glad of Nancy Metcalf’s performance,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. “She had some off ensive momentums during the match. We have learned valuable lessons in this tournament and our main

goal was our qualifi ca on to next year’s World Grand Prix.”

Earlier in 2011, Cuba defeated Team USA in four sets during the Montreux Volley Masters semifi nal round held in June.

Metcalf, who had started just one other match during the Pan American Cup that started July 1, tallied 15 kills on 22 swings, two aces and a block for her 18 points. The American middle blockers combined for 24 points in the victory. Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) totaled 11 kills on 14 errorless a acks and two blocks for 13 points, while captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) contributed seven kills on 10 a acks and a match-high four blocks for 11 points. Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) added nine points all on kills in the victory, while Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) provided fi ve kills, two blocks and an ace for eight points. Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) rounded out the scoring with an ace.

Larson totaled a team-high eight digs with 17 of the team’s 43 service recep ons without an error, while Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) added fi ve digs. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) provided 13 assists in the victory.

Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) started Tamas and Akinradewo at middle blocker, Hodge and Larson at outside hi er, Metcalf opposite and Alisha Glass at se er. Davis was the libero for the match. Kim Glass was a serving sub in all three sets.

Team USA converted 59.5 percent of its a acks for kills as part of a .481 hi ng effi ciency. The U.S. limited its errors to eight for the en re match while holding a 47-35 advantage in kills and 9-6 margin in blocks. The Americans totaled four aces in the match to the Cubans’ one, while holding a commanding 22-8 margin in digs. Team USA benefi ted from 15 Cuba errors in the match. Cuba converted 38.4 percent of its a acks with a .253 hi ng effi ciency.

Kenia Carcace lead Cuba with 16 points, while no other teammate scored more than seven points in the loss.

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1 2 3 4 5

USA 25 25 23 20 15

SRB 22 20 25 25 10

U.S. Women Hold Back Serbia in World Grand Prix Opener

LUOHE, China (Aug. 5, 2011) - The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team held off No. 9 Serbia’s upset bid with a 25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 20-25, 15-10 victory on Aug. 5 to open the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix in the fi rst preliminary weekend held at Luohe, China.

The U.S. used a 9-3 scoring run to overcome a 17-14 defi cit in the opening set to win 25-22. The Americans overcame 4-0 defi cit in the second set to take a 14-10 lead, but needed to break a 17-all e with an 8-2 scoring run to conclude the set with a 25-19 victory. Team USA ba led back from a 6-2 defi cit in the third set to e the score at 23-all before Serbia cashed in on the fi nal two points at 25-23, including the Americans’ 12th error of the set for the fi nal point. The U.S. reached an 8-3 lead in the fourth set, but Serbia’s 10-0 run allowed it to take a 21-14 lead and went on to win 25-20. The Americans never trailed in the fi h set, taking an early 5-2 advantage en route to the 15-10 victory in which Serbia commi ed six errors in the ebreaker.

“First, congratula ons for Serbia playing a great game,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand). “I am glad we won this game. I hope we can go on in this season.”

All fi ve star ng American hi ers reached double-fi gure points. Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.), the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix most valuable player, scored a United States team-high 23 points with 14 kills on 21 swings and a match-high eight blocks. Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) tallied 14 kills on a team-high 49 a acks and three blocks as part of a 17-point match. Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) charted 14 kills on 39 swings and an ace for 15 points. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) pocketed 13 points with eight kills, four blocks and an ace. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) contributed six kills, three aces and a block for 10 points. Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) rounded out the scoring with two aces and a kill for three points.

Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) registered three digs in the match, according to the offi cial FIVB stats. Hodge tallied fi ve excellent service recep ons and Berg provided 34 assists on 107 set a empts.

“Serbia is a good team,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) said. “It was a tough match with Serbia. I hope this victory goes on.”

Team USA held advantages in kills (57-51), blocks (16-11) and aces (8-5). However, Serbia was aided by 34 American errors, 22 of which came in the third and fourth sets.

McCutcheon started Hodge and Larson at outside hi er, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Berg at se er. Davis was the libero for the match. Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) was a back-row sub in all four sets for Hodge. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) and Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) were used in a double switch in the fourth set.

Serbia’s Sanja Malagurski led all scorers with 22 points on 17 kills, three blocks and two aces. Milena Rasic added 15 points in the loss, while Jovana Brakocevic and Britzitka Molnar tallied 10 points each.

Megan Hodge eyes the ball while passing against Serbia. (FIVB photo)

(Le ) Jordan Larson a acking against the Serbia block. (Right) Foluke Akinradewo going for one of her match-high eight blocks in the match. (FIVB photos)

(Above) Team USA celebrates a point against Serbia. (Below) The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team group photo for Pool D in Luohe, China. (FIVB photos)

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Des nee Hooker (19) hits over the Serbia block (FIVB photo)

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1 2 3 4 5

USA 25 25 25

KAZ 15 21 12

U.S. Women Serve Kazakhstan 3-0 Loss

LUOHE, China (Aug. 6, 2011) - The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team served 15 aces in defea ng Kazakhstan 25-15, 25-21, 25-12 on Aug. 6 during the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix fi rst preliminary weekend held at Luohe, China.

The U.S. bolted to a 17-4 advantage capped by an 8-0 run in the opening set and cruised to the 25-15 victory with four aces in the set. The second set was ght un l the end before the Americans scored six of the fi nal eight points for a 25-21 victory that included six aces and four blocks for the U.S. Team USA controlled the third set jumping to leads of 4-0 and 13-4 en route to a 25-12 victory, benefi ng from fi ve aces in the set.

“I am happy to win,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. “We improved from last night. Kazakhstan made some adjustment in the second set, and gave a lot pressure on us. I am glad we were able to respond. Our serving helped us a lot.”

Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) led the U.S. with 15 points on 11 kills via 28 a acks, three aces and a block. Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) added nine kills on 24 a acks, four aces and a block for 14 points. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) chipped in eight kills on 17 swings and fi ve aces for 13 points. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) contributed six kills on nine a acks, four blocks and two aces for 12 points. Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) charted four kills on eight errorless a acks and two blocks for six points. Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) scored two points in a reserve role, while Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) and Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) rounded out the scoring with a kill each.

“It was a really good match with Kazakhstan,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) said. “We made improvements compared with yesterday, and I hope this improvement can be carried on in next matches.”

The U.S. converted 41 of 95 a acks for a 43.2 kill percent and a .379 hi ng effi ciency with only fi ve errors. Kazakhstan was limited to a 35.6 kill percent and .222 hi ng effi ciency. Team USA held a domina ng 15-2 service ace advantage while producing an 8-3 margin in blocks. The Americans, who limited their errors to 11 in the match, held a 41-32 margin in a ack points.

McCutcheon started Hodge and Larson at outside hi er, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Alisha Glass at se er. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) was the libero for the match. Tamas started the third set in place of Akinradewo. Kim Glass was a sub in the fi rst and third sets. Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) was a sub in the second and third sets, while Metcalf was a sub in the third set.

Kazakhstan was led in scoring by Radmila Beresneva and Olga Drobyshevskaya, who each totaled 10 points.

Hugh McCutcheon provides Team USA feedback during a Kazakhstan meout. (FIVB photo)

(le ) Megan Hodge scored a team-high points for the U.S. ver-sus Kazakhstan. (Below) Foluke Akinradewo hits around the Kazakhstan block. (FIVB photos)

Foluke Akinradewo (le ) and Jordan Larson create a blocking wall against Kazakhstan. (FIVB photo)

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Heather Bown swings against against the late Kazakhstan block. (FIVB photo)

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1 2 3 4 5

USA 25 25 25

CHN 20 17 16

U.S. Women Cruise Past Host China 3-0

LUOHE, China (Aug. 7, 2011) - The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team dominated China 25-20, 25-17, 25-16 on Aug. 7 during the FIVB World Grand Prix’s Pool D preliminary weekend held in Luohe, China. The Americans have now won 14 consecu ve FIVB World Grand Prix matches coun ng the fi nal 11 victories in last year’s event.

The U.S. started the opening set with an 8-3 advantage, only to have China rally to e the set at 9-all. However, the Americans answered with a 8-3 scoring run to establish a 17-12 advantage en route to a 25-20 victory in the fi rst set. Team USA built a 9-1 lead in the second set with four kills and an ace in the fi rst 10 points and stretched the lead to as much as 12 points at 19-7 before closing the set at 25-17. The U.S. started the third set with a 4-0 advantage and reached a double-digit lead at 17-7 and cruised to the 25-16 victory.

“I am happy with our performance today,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. “We improved every match and this is our best game in this round. Now we focus on Japan. We will immediately prepare for the next round in Japan.”

Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) led the U.S. with 18 points with 15 kills on 24 errorless a acks and three blocks. Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) charted 13 points with seven kills on 13 swings, four blocks and two aces. Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) totaled eight kills, two aces and two blocks for 12 points. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) contributed eight kills on 12 a acks and two blocks for 10 points. Jordan Larson scored four kills, three aces and a block for eight points. Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) rounded out the scoring with an ace.

Berg provided 17 assists on 54 total a empts leading to a 46.7 team kill percent and .378 hi ng effi ciency. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) handed 15 of the team’s 43 dig a empts and totaled 10 service recep on a empts. Hodge took 22 of the team’s 48 service recep ons with only one error.

“We have achieved our goal to get be er and be er each game,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team captain Jennifer Tamas. “We did be er than Friday and Saturday. We are hoping we can do it as well as here in Japan.”

The U.S. held advantages in all three scoring categories with a 42-32 advantage in kills, 12-6 margin in blocks and 8-3 edge in aces. Meanwhile, China converted 33.0 percent of its a acks for points with a .186 hi ng effi ciency.

McCutcheon started Hodge and Larson at outside hi er, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Berg at se er. Davis was the libero for the match. Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) was a back-row sub in all three sets, while Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) was a serving sub in the fi rst and third sets.

China subs tuted liberally in the match with all 12 players star ng at least one set. Junjing Yang totaled a team-high nine points, while Linlin Fan added eight points.

Megan Hodge (le ) takes advantage of a poor China pass to the set and hammers back the overpass. (FIVB photo)

(Le ) Des nee Hooker (19) stuff s a China a ack with Foluke Akinradewo to her le in the block forma on. (Right) Hugh McCutcheon observes the ac on, approving what he is watching - three-set victory over host China. (FIVB photos)

U.S. captain Jennifer Tamas and U.S. Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon in the post-match press conference. (FIVB photos)

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(Le ) Heather Bown a acks through the open arms of the China defense. (FIVB photo)

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Des nee Hooker (19), Foluke Akinradewo (16) and Megan Hodge block back a China a ack (FIVB photo)

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1 2 3 4 5

USA 25 25 25

DOM 22 22 10

U.S. Women Stop Dominican Republic

KOMAKI, Japan (Aug. 12, 2011) - The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team defeated NORCECA rival Dominican Republic 25-22, 25-22, 25-10 on Aug. 12 during Pool H ac on of the FIVB World Grand Prix in Komaki, Japan. The Americans have now won 15 consecu ve FIVB World Grand Prix matches coun ng the fi nal 11 victories in last year’s event.

The U.S. recovered from an early 6-1 defi cit in the opening set to capture a 25-22 victory. The Americans ba led back from a 20-15 defi cit in the second set by scoring 10 of the fi nal 12 points for a 25-22 victory, which included seven blocks in the set. Unlike the fi rst two sets, Team USA never trailed in the third set a er building a quick 6-1 advantage and cruised to the 25-10 victory.

“I’m obviously happy with the win,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. “I thought our team struggled in the fi rst two sets at diff erent mes, but to the athletes’ credit, they were able to fi nd ways to win and make big plays at big moments.”

Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) scored a match-high 15 with 12 kills on 27 a acks and three blocks to lead the American off ense. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) scored nine kills on 11 errorless a acks, two blocks and an ace for 12 points, while fellow middle blocker Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) also scored 12 points on eight kills via 14 errorless swings, three blocks and an ace. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) totaled six kills on 17 a acks and two blocks for eight points.

Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) came off the bench to score four kills on eight errorless swings and two aces for six points. Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) was credited with a block and Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) rounded out the scoring with a kill.

Berg, with 27 assists on total set a empts, ran the American off ense to a 44.9 kill percent and .360 hi ng effi ciency with only eight a ack errors. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) contributed 12 excellent service recep ons on 23 total a empts without an error and six digs. Hooker totaled a team-high 10 digs, while Tom added eight digs and Berg charted seven digs.

Team USA dominated the net with an 11-3 advantage in blocks to go with a 4-1 margin in aces. The Americans managed a 40-34 edge in kills while limi ng their errors to 18 in the match. Dominican Republic commi ed 20 errors in the match as they converted just 33.3 percent of its a acks with a .067 hi ng effi ciency. The U.S. held a slim 36-34 advantage in digs.

“In the fi rst two sets, we concentrated and played well, but toward the end our a acks were blocked and our tosses weren’t good enough, so things didn’t go well,” Dominican Republic Head Coach Marcos Kwiek said. “In the third set we lost concentra on and then the U.S. took the game. Of course, the Americans’ blocking was excellent.”

McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hi er, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Berg at se er. Davis was the libero for the match. Hodge came off the bench in the second set and started the third set in place of Larson.

Dominican Republic’s Bethania De La Cruz scored a team-high 14 points and Prisilla Rivera added 10 points in the loss.

Logan Tom (15) powers up for an a ack against Dominican Republic in her fi rst match of the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix. (FIVB photo)

(Le -Right) Jennifer Tamas, Nicole Davis, Des nee Hooker and Foluke Akinradewo during the Na onal Anthem. (FIVB photo)

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(Le ) Lindsey Berg sets with Heather Bown approaching as a possible a ack op on. (Right) Hugh McCutcheon watches the match as Paula Weishoff looks over the match data. (FIVB photos)

Foluke Akinradewo, who played in Japan’s V-League in 2010-11, visits with the fans in Japan a er the match. (FIVB photo)

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Nicole Davis passes against Dominican Republic as she held a 65 posi ve recep on percent. (FIVB photo)

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1 2 3 4 5

USA 25 25 25

JPN 22 14 18

U.S. Women Ease Past Japan to go 5-0 at Grand Prix

KOMAKI, Japan (Aug. 13, 2011) - Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) scored 18 points to lead the U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team to a 25-22, 25-14, 25-18 victory over Japan on Aug. 13 during Pool H ac on of the FIVB World Grand Prix in Komaki, Japan.

The U.S. used a 7-0 scoring run to overcome a 15-12 defi cit in the fi rst set to capture a 25-22 victory to start the match. The Americans took control of the second set with a 6-1 spurt to take a 7-3 advantage and jumped the lead to 18-11 a er a 5-0 run to cruise to a 25-14 victory. Team USA used a 6-0 scoring run in the third set a er holding a slim 18-17 advantage to take a 25-18 victory.

“I was very happy with the team’s performance tonight,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. “I thought we played be er than yesterday and that’s always our goal, to keep improving. I hope to con nue that trend tomorrow against Serbia and focus on their team that presents a diff erent style and rhythm. Today, I thought we did a very good job and in so many phases of the game I thought we were really, really clean. So I was very happy with our team.

Hooker scored her 18 points on 16 kills via 31 errorless a acks, one block and one ace. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) totaled 11 kills on 28 swings and a team-high three blocks for 14 points. Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) contributed six kills on eight a acks and a block for seven points, while Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) charted fi ve kills on 10 a acks and two blocks for seven points. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) record three kills and three aces as part of a six-point night. She also provided the U.S. serving runs of seven and six points in the fi rst and third sets, respec vely, to allow the Americans to take control.

“I think the USA had a really good match tonight,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) said. “Japan plays a very diff erent style of volleyball from us so it is important for us to focus on USA Volleyball and we took care of some details on our off ense and put a great match together. We were good at the service line.”

Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) turned in 26 assists on 70 set a empts, which helped the Americans to a 46.6 kill percent with 41 kills on 88 a acks leading to a .386 hi ng effi ciency with only seven a ack errors. Larson totaled 16 excellent recep ons on 33 of the team’s 47 total service recep ons. Tom contributed 14 digs, while Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) charted 11 digs.

Team USA’s defense limited Japan to 33 kills in the match as part of a 31.4 kill percent and .124 hi ng effi ciency. Team USA held a 7-3 advantage in blocks and a 4-2 margin in aces. Japan commi ed 23 errors in the match, compared to the Americans’ 16 errors. Both teams tallied 44 digs in the match. Japan converted 41.9 percent of its service recep ons into excellent passes, just ahead of the Americans’ 40.4 excellent service recep on percent.

McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hi er, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Berg at se er. Davis was the libero for the match.

Saori Sakoda paced Japan with 10 points in the match, but did not play in the third set. Saori Kimura added nine points in the loss.

Jennifer Tamas speaks to the media during the post-match press confer-ence as Hugh McCutcheon looks over the match sta s cs. (FIVB photo)

(Le ) Des nee Hooker a acks against Japan as Foluke Akinradewo (16) and Lindsey Berg prepare to cover. (Right) Logan Tom swings against the Japan defense. (FIVB photos)

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(Le -Right) Nicole Davis, Logan Tom, Lindsey Berg, Jordan Larson, Foluke Akinradewo and Des nee Hooker all react in their own way to a key point versus Japan. (FIVB photo)

Heather Bown serves against Japan with the backdrop of a sellout crowd around her. (FIVB photo)

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Jordan Larson goes up for a block against Japan. (FIVB photo)

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1 2 3 4 5

USA 12 25 23 15

SRB 25 17 25 25

Serbia Snaps Team USA’s World Grand Prix Win Streak

KOMAKI, Japan (Aug. 14, 2011) - The U.S. Women’s Na onal Team had its fi ve-match win streak snapped as Serbia defeated the Americans 25-12, 17-25, 25-23, 25-15 on Aug. 14 to conclude Pool H ac on of the FIVB World Grand Prix in Komaki, Japan.

The U.S. dropped to 5-1 overall with 14 pool points through the fi rst six matches of the FIVB World Grand Prix preliminary round. Coun ng 11 victories to conclude the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix, the Americans had their 16-match win streak in FIVB World Grand Prix contests snapped.

Serbia used a 7-1 scoring run to propel to a 7-3 lead in the opening set and a 25-12 victory as the Americans commi ed eight errors. A er holding a slim 14-12 lead in the second set, the U.S. used a 7-2 scoring run to separate to a 21-14 advantage en route to a 25-17 victory. The Americans rallied from a 16-13 defi cit in the third set to e the score at 16-all, but Serbia used a 6-2 scoring run to break an 18-all e to help reach a 25-23 victory. Serbia gained a 6-2 lead in the fourth set and led by as many as 11 points at 21-10 in collec ng the 25-15 victory.

“Serbia played a very strong game today, especially in service and they a acked well in transi on,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. “As always, we are trying to get be er and Serbia taught us a few things tonight.”

Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) led the U.S. with 12 points with nine kills and three blocks. Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) came off the bench to provide 10 kills and an ace for 11 points. Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) recorded nine kills and a block for 10 points. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) charted six kills, two blocks and an ace for nine points. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) collected six kills, while Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) provided fi ve kills and an ace for six points. Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) rounded out the scoring with two kills, a block and ace for four points.

The U.S. managed to convert only 36.7 percent of its a acks for points with a .180 hi ng effi ciency due to 24 a ack errors. In contrast, Serbia converted 47.4 percent of its a acks with a .362 hi ng percentage. Berg handled 37 assists on 87 total set a empts, while Hodge produced a team-high 14 excellent recep ons on 29 a empts. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) tallied a team-high 12 digs and Tom added 10 digs.

Serbia held a 55-47 kill advantage and forced the Americans into 26 errors in the match to its own 17. Serbia charted a 9-7 edge in blocks, while the Americans produced a 4-2 ace advantage. Serbia also gained a 54-44 margin in digs. The U.S. service recep on produced a 37.7 excellent percent on 85 chances, while Serbia’s recep on handled a 32.8 percent on 67 a empts.

McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hi er, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Berg at se er. Davis was the libero for the match. Hodge subbed into the match for Larson in the second set and started the fi nal two sets. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) was a sub in the fi rst, third and fourth sets. Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) was part of a double-switch in the fourth set.

Serbia was led by Jovana Brakocevic’s 20 kills and two blocks for a match-high 22 points. Sanja Malgurski totaled 14 points and Milena Rasic added 13 points. Megan Hodge a acks versus one Serbian blocker. (FIVB photo)

Jordan Larson goes to her knees to pass a Serbia serve. (FIVB photos)

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Nancy Metcalf takes a sharp angle to hit around the block. (FIVB photo)

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Lindsey Berg sets versus Serbia. (FIVB photo)

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1 2 3 4 5

USA 25 25 25

GER 10 18 23

U.S. Women Start New Win Streak Versus Germany

HONG KONG (Aug. 19, 2011) - The U.S. Women’s Na onal Team used a 13-3 block advantage and 7-3 ace margin to defeat Germany 25-10, 25-18, 25-23 on Aug. 19 to begin Pool J of the FIVB World Grand Prix in Hong Kong.

The U.S. improved to 6-1 overall with 17 points and two matches remaining in the preliminary round.

The U.S. started the fi rst set with a 7-0 lead on the serve of Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) and she was on the service line as part of a 6-0 run that stretched the lead to 21-9 as the Americans won 25-10. Team USA totaled fi ve blocks and four aces in the opening set. The U.S. broke a 12-all e in the second set with a 7-1 run to take a 19-14 advantage and cruised to a 25-18 victory. Despite falling behind 6-0 to start the third set, the Americans worked themselves to a e at 9-all and used a key 3-0 scoring run to take a 22-19 advantage to help close out the set 25-23.

“We had very strong defense and did very well on the service line,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. “I am very sa sfi ed with my players’ performance today. They played be er than before and achieved our goal of keep improving. Germany is a very strong team and we are happy to win! We have to get ready now for tomorrow’s match against Italy.”

Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) led all scorers with 17 points on 15 kills via 32 a acks and one error, one block and one ace. Tom fi nished the night with eight kills, three blocks and three aces for 14 points. Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) charted a match-high six blocks to go with fi ve kills and an ace for 12 points. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) contributed nine kills and a block for 10 points. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) notched two kills and a block for three points. Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) rounded out the U.S. scoring with two aces and a block for three points.

With Berg providing 27 assists on 87 set a empts, the U.S. converted 35.8 percent of its a acks into points with a .275 hi ng effi ciency. Meanwhile, Germany managed just a 26.3 kill percent and a .068 hi ng effi ciency with 23 a ack errors. Larson contributed 17 excellent recep ons on 30 service recep on a empts to go with seven digs. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) tallied a team-high 12 digs, while Tom recorded 12 excellent recep ons on 16 a empts with seven digs.

Germany held a 40-33 dig advantage to off set the Americans’ 13-3 block advantage and 7-3 ace margin. Team USA commi ed just 18 errors (a ack errors, service errors, aces allowed), compared to Germany’s 32.

“There were good volleyball players on both sides,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) said. “We were good at serving, and I am sure the Hong Kong fans will appreciate the defense and a acks from both teams and enjoy the game we played.”

McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hi er, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Berg at se er. Davis was the libero for the match. Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) came in off the bench in the second set and served out the fi nal two points.

Germany’s Margareta Kozuch led her squad with 12 points on 10 kills and two aces, while Chris ane Furst added six kills and two blocks. Logan Tom passes against Germany (FIVB photo)

Foluke Akinradewo celebrates a point. (FIVB photo)

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Hugh McCutcheon talks with Foluke Akinradewo. (FIVB photo)

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1 2 3 4 5

USA 25 25 25

ITA 23 19 18

U.S. Women Take Convincing Win Over Italy

HONG KONG (Aug. 20, 2011) - The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball defeated Italy 25-23, 25-19, 25-18 with an 8-0 ace and 12-4 block advantages on Aug. 20 in Pool J of the FIVB World Grand Prix in Hong Kong..

The U.S., now 7-1 overall in the preliminary round, rallied from a 22-18 defi cit in the opening set to win 25-23 with four blocks and an ace in a 7-1 scoring run. Team USA broke a 13-all e in the second set by scoring eight of the next 10 points establishing a 21-15 advantage en route to a 25-19 victory. The Americans jumped to an 11-6 lead in the third set with fi ve unanswered points and rolled to the 25-18 victory.

“I am happy with our team performance today,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. “First reason is that Italy is a very strong team, but we can s ll play at a high level. It is good for us to improve. Secondly, our team was very connected and we worked together well during the game.”

Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) notched her match-high 18 points all on kills via 34 a acks with only one error for a .500 hi ng effi ciency. Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) chipped in 14 points with 11 kills on 17 errorless a acks for a .647 hi ng effi ciency, two blocks and an ace. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) contributed eight kills, three aces and two blocks for 13 points. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) charted four kills, four aces and two blocks for 10 points. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) tallied four kills and two blocks for six points. Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) collected three blocks in the match, while Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) rounded out the scoring with a kill off the bench.

Berg provided the Americans with 41 assists, which led to a 42.1 kill percent and .346 hi ng effi ciency with only eight a ack errors. Meanwhile, Italy converted 38.3 percent of its kills, but managed just a .226 hi ng effi ciency with 18 a ack errors. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) provided 10 digs and 10 excellent recep ons on 12 a empts. Larson chipped in 19 excellent recep ons on 29 a empts to go with seven digs. Tom handled 19 total service recep ons with 12 excellent passes.

The U.S. held a 27-25 advantage in digs and produced a 71.7 percent on service recep ons (43 excellent on 60 a empts). Italy was 49 of 68 on excellent service recep ons for a 60.3 percent.

“It was a compe ve match and both teams worked really hard,” U.S. Women’s Na onal captain Jennifer Tamas said. “We did well in spiking and transi on. We also did well at the service line in the second set.”

McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hi er, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Berg at se er. Davis was the libero for the match. Kim Glass came off the bench to serve in the fi rst and third sets.

Simona Gioli led Italy with 14 points, while Antonella Del Core and Lucia Bose added 10 points each.

“Congratula ons to the USA team,” Italy coach Barbolini Massimo said. “It is always diffi cult to play against USA. Our problems were the second line, spiking and blocking. We played be er than yesterday and hope we can enter the fi nal in Macau, as it is important to play other matches in high level.”

(Le ) Lindsey Berg sets Heather Bown. (Right) Des nee Hooker hits over the Italy block (FIVB photo)

Des nee Hooker (le behind a acker) and Heather Bown (right) form a blocking wall against Italy. (FIVB photo)

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(Le ) Logan Tom a acks from the back-row against Italy. (Right) Jordan Larson launches a monster jump serve. (FIVB photos)

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Nicole Davis reacts a er a point scored against Italy. (FIVB photo)

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1 2 3 4 5

USA 25 25 25

PER 13 18 15

New-Look U.S. Women’s Lineup Unstoppable Versus Peru

HONG KONG (Aug. 21, 2011) - The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team defeated Peru 25-13, 25-18, 25-15 with a new-look lineup on Aug. 21 in Pool J of the FIVB World Grand Prix in Hong Kong. The U.S., ranked second in the FIVB world ranking and defending FIVB World Grand Prix champions in the premier annual interna onal volleyball tournament, concludes the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix preliminary round with an 8-1 record and 23 points.

“We will fi rst set our eyes on the games next week and keep on working on the zone qualifi ca on for World Cup,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. “I aim to keep improving the team and to submit USA Volleyball and how we are going to play.”

The U.S. opened the fi rst set with a 3-0 lead and the advantage reached 17-8 on a 7-1 scoring run as the Americans captured the set 25-13 without only Peru to score consecu ve points. Team USA was not able to pull away from Peru in the second set un l breaking away from a 17-16 lead with an 8-2 rush to the fi nal 25-18 score that included three blocks down the stretch. A er holding a slim 9-8 advantage in the third set, the U.S. inched out to a 16-12 lead at the second technical meout and put the match away 25-15 thanks to a 7-0 run.

Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) tallied a match-high 15 points with 12 kills on 21 errorless a acks and three blocks. Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) charted 11 kills on 18 errorless a acks and three blocks for 14 points. Christa Harmo o (Hopewell, Pa.) contributed nine kills via 13 swings, one block and an ace for 11 points. Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) provided six kills and three blocks in the victory, while captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) scored three kills, three blocks and an ace for seven points. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) rounded out the scoring with two blocks.

McCutcheon started Hodge and Kim Glass at outside hi er, Tamas and Harmo o at middle blocker, Metcalf at opposite and Alisha Glass at se er. Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) was the libero for the match. Entering the match, only two of today’s star ng seven players had started a 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix match with Hodge star ng the fi rst three matches and Alisha Glass ge ng the star ng nod in the second match of the tournament.

McCutcheon indicated the change in lineup was two-fold. “The fi nals are coming up, and there are a lot of matches in a short period of me,” McCutcheon said. “And I also want to provide opportuni es for other players to develop and give them a chance to compete. They did well.”

Despite the lineup youth and few starts in the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix, Alisha Glass set the squad to a 48.2 kill percent and .412 hi ng effi ciency with only six a ack errors. Peru converted just 27.5 percent of its a acks with a .064 hi ng effi ciency and 23 a ack errors. Alisha Glass set the U.S. tables with 33 assists on 66 set a empts. Hodge turned in 10 excellent recep ons on 21 ateempts, while Miyashiro handed out 10 digs and fi ve excellent recep ons on six a empts.

The U.S. scored a 15-3 block advantage in the match to aid its 41-30 margin in kills. Both teams turned in two aces. Team USA’s off ense clicked thanks to a 55.0 excellent recep on percent on 40 a empts compared to Peru’s 53.7 percent. In addi on, the Americans held a 23-20 advantage in digs.

Hugh McCutcheon, Karch Kiraly, Dr. Sherwin Ho and Paula Weishoff cel-ebrate the victory over Peru and fi nishing 8-1 in the preliminary round (FIVB photo)

Kim Glass (10) is all smiles along with teammates Nancy Metcalf (le ) and Alisha Glass (right). (FIVB photo)

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(Le ) Alisha Glass sets against Peru. (Right) Tamari Miyashiro, in her fi rst start at libero during the FIVB World Grand Prix, is excited. (FIVB photos)

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Jennifer Tamas excited a er a point against Peru. (FIVB photo)

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1 2 3 4 5

USA 25 25 25

JPN 22 17 23

U.S. Women Ace Japan to Start Grand Prix Final Round

MACAU, China (Aug. 24, 2011) – The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team defeated Japan 25-22, 25-17, 25-23 with an 8-0 ace advantage as both teams opened up Pool B of the FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round on Aug. 24 in Macau.

Team USA opened up an early 9-4 lead in the fi rst set and led by as many as seven points at 17-10 before ending with a 25-22 victory. The Americans used a 6-1 scoring run to assume a 10-6 edge in the second set and pushed forward to a 25-17 victory thanks to six aces in the set. The U.S. went into the second technical meout of the third set leading 16-11, but Japan roared back to close to one at 16-15 forcing the Americans to rebuild their lead to 20-16 and held on for a 25-23 victory a er the Japanese saved three match points.

“I like the way the USA team played today,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. “We played with good energy and we were strong from the service line. Japan is always a challenging opponent with the speed at which they play, and we knew Japan would fi ght to the very end, and certainly it was the case today. They are a good team and we are happy to start with a win against strong opponent.”

Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) scored a match-high 19 points with 16 kills on 29 a acks with only two errors, two blocks and an ace. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) chipped in fi ve kills on 19 a acks, four blocks and four aces for 13 points. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) provided eight kills and a block for nine points. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) contributed five kills and two aces for seven points, while Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) totaled fi ve points with three kills, an ace and a block. Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) rounded out the scoring with a kill.

Berg provided 22 assists on 76 total set a empts leading to a 40.0 kill percent and .295 hi ng effi ciency as the team commi ed just 10 a ack errors. Meanwhile, Japan converted 37.7 percent of its a ack a empts for points with a .274 hi ng effi ciency. Larson contributed a team-high 13 excellent service recep ons on 34 a empts, while Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) picked up a team-high four digs. Tom chipped in eight excellent recep ons on 15 a empts.

McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hi er, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Berg at se er. Davis was the libero for the match. Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) was a serving sub in the fi rst set.

“I think it was a well-played match by both teams,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team captain Jennifer Tamas said. “We knew to play against a team with such a fast off ense like Japan it is important to serve aggressively, and I think we did a good job at that today. We are happy with the start and with this win.”

The U.S. controlled the service game with an 8-0 ace advantage. The American edged Japan 8-5 in blocks and limited their errors to 17 for the match. Team USA held a 41.8 service recep ons effi ciency, while Japan had diffi culty on serve-receive with only 18 excellent recep ons on 68 a empts.

Saori Kimura led Japan with 12 points, while Mai Yamaguchi contributed nine points in the loss.

Hugh McCutcheon, Karch Kiraly, Dr. Sherwin Ho and Paula Weishoff cel-ebrate the victory over Peru and fi nishing 8-1 in the preliminary round (FIVB photo)

Des nee Hooker stretches and takes advantage of her size and long arms to pick up a dig versus Japan. (FIVB photo)

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Des nee Hooker (19), Foluke Akinradewo (16) and Jordan Larson (11) . (FIVB photos)

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Logan Tom powers down an a ack versus Japan. (FIVB photo)

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1 2 3 4 5

USA 25 21 22 25 15

ITA 19 25 25 22 10

Hooker Leads U.S. Women to Five-Set Win Over Italy

MACAU, China (Aug. 25, 2011) - Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) scored an interna onal personal-best 30 points and the U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team rallied to defeat Italy 25-19, 21-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-10 on the second day of the FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round. Team USA jumped to a 7-2 lead in the opening set and built a 19-10 advantage before holding onto a 25-19 victory. Italy used a 6-2 scoring run to take a 9-6 advantage in the second set and went on to win 25-21 to even the match. Despite falling behind 3-0 to start the third set, Italy rallied to take a 10-8 lead and ba led to a 25-22 victory. The U.S. scored seven of the last 11 points of the fourth set to capture a 25-22 victory and force a fi h set. Team USA bolted to a 7-3 lead in the ebreaker and paced itself to a 15-10 victory using four blocks and four Italian errors. “I am proud of my team,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. “We had some moments that we weren’t at our best, yet our team s ll ba led and was able to fi nd the way to win. So we are very happy with the victory.” Hooker scored all 30 of her points on kills via 65 a empts with only fi ve errors, breaking her previous interna onal high point total of 28 points secured against Japan in the 2010 FIVB World Championship bronze-medal match. Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) charted seven kills, four blocks and an ace for 12 points. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) totaled eight points with seven kills and a block. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) scored fi ve kills and two aces for seven points. Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) came off the bench to spark the Americans with three kills and two blocks, including three points in the e-breaking set. Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) added four kills on nine a acks and a block off the bench, while Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) chipped in two kills, two blocks and an ace. Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) notched a block and ace for two points, while Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) rounded out the scoring with a kill. Berg set the U.S. to a 34.1 kill percent and .220 hi ng effi ciency (59-21-173) with 42 assists. Italy converted a slightly higher 36.7 kill percent, but commi ed 29 a ack errors to limit itself to a .199 hi ng effi ciency. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) tallied a team-high 15 excellent recep ons on 33 a empts without an error to go with a team-high nine digs. Tom added six excellent recep ons on 18 a empts. “Italy played really well today, they were really consistent,” Tamas said. “We worked so hard at the beginning of the match and had to focus on making good play a er good play. It was a good win for us, a close and tough ba le the whole me. I am really happy the way it went.” McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hi er, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Berg at se er. Davis was the libero for the match. Tamas started the fi nal three sets in place of Bown, while Hodge entered as a sub in the third set and started the fi nal two sets in place of Larson. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) and Metcalf were u lized as part of a double-switch in the second set. The U.S. held advantages of 5-0 in aces and 11-9 in blocks to off set Italy’s 64-59 margin in kills. Simona Gioli led Italy with 28 points via 26 kills and two blocks. Sara Anzanello added 13 points, followed by Mar na Guiggi’s 12 points.

Megan Hodge (11) and Jennifer Tamas (9) reject an Italian a ack and providing a spark for Team USA off the bench. (FIVB photo)

Jordan Larson, with the familiar tongue to the side during the play, lets her eye coordina on do the work with her arms, legs and hand provid-ing the power. (FIVB photo)

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Foluke Akinradewo eyes the ball for a kill. (FIVB photos)

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Des nee Hooker swings for one of her 30 points against Italy. (FIVB photo)

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1 2 3 4 5

USA 25 24 21 20

BRA 22 26 25 25

U.S. Women Lose to Brazil in Final Round Pool Finale

MACAU, China (Aug. 26, 2011) - The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team lost to top-ranked Brazil 22-25, 26-24, 25-21, 25-20 on Aug. 26 to conclude the FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round pool play at Macau, China. Both the Americans (2-1) and Brazilians (3-0) were assured spots into the semifi nals prior to the match, which decided the group winner and seeding into the semifi nal round.

The U.S. opened the fi rst set with a domina ng 6-0 advantage and the lead reached double-digits at 16-6 before the Americans reached the victory at 25-22 a er weathering a 10-3 Brazil scoring run. In the second set, Brazil started with a 5-1 lead and built a 22-14 advantage, only to have the Americans go on a 9-1 scoring run to e the set at 23-all. Brazil closed out the second set 26-24 to even the match. The third set remained close un l the late stages before Brazil used a 5-2 run to close the set with a 25-21 victory. Brazil gained a fi ve-point advantage at 19-14 in the fourth set a er a 4-1 run and went on to win 25-20. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) and Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) each scored team-high 16 points in the loss. Tom notched 12 kills, three aces and a block. Hooker charted 14 kills and two aces. Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) contributed seven kills, four blocks and an ace for 12 points, which was matched by Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) with 10 kills and two aces. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) tallied fi ve kills and three blocks, while Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) rounded out the scoring with a kill. “I’m happy with the way we played today, though not with the result,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon said. “We wanted to win and did everything we could, but we couldn’t turn a couple of plays at the right me. We made some improvements today that will help us in the upcoming matches, and I hope the two teams can play in the fi nal.” Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) was credited with 11 assists on 114 set a empts as the Americans converted 29.3 percent of their a acks as part of a .192 hi ng effi ciency (49-17-167). Brazil converted 38.3 percent of its a acks with a .281 hi ng effi ciency (64-17-167). Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) charted 28 excellent recep ons on 48 a empts, while Tom produced a team-high eight digs to go with seven excellent recep ons on 14 a empts. Larson added 13 excellent recep ons on 27 a empts. “I think we both played a good match, both sides put up a good fi ght,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) said. “It’s tough to lose to any team but we’re going to be ready for a ba le in tomorrow’s semi-fi nal, whoever the opponent will be.” McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hi er, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Berg at se er. Davis was the libero for the match. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) was used as part of a double switch in all four sets, the fi rst three set along with Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) and the fourth set with Hodge. The U.S. held advantages of 8-3 in aces and 8-7 in blocks. However, Brazil scored 64-49 advantage in kills and added a 39-16 margin in digs. Brazil’s Natalie Pereira paced the pool champions with 17 kills, three blocks and an ace for 21 points. Thaisa Menezes , Sheilla Castro and Fernanda Rodrigues all scored 14 points in the victory.

Megan Hodge (11) and Jennifer Tamas (9) reject an Italian a ack and providing a spark for Team USA off the bench. (FIVB photo)

Des nee Hooker providing both the a ack (le ) and the block (right) against Brazil. (FIVB photos)

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(Above) Nancy Metcalf a acks the Brazil defense. (Right) Jordan Larson swings away from the Brazil block. (FIVB photos)

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Lindsey Berg sets Foluke Akinradewo. (FIVB photo)

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1 2 3 4 5

USA 25 25 25

SRB 22 20 21

U.S. Women Sweeps Serbia to Reach Gold-Medal Match

MACAU, China (Aug. 27, 2011) - The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team is one win away from defending its FIVB World Grand Prix tle as Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) scored 20 points in leading the Americans over Serbia 25-22, 25-20, 25-21 on Aug. 27 during the FIVB World Grand Prix semifi nal round being held in Macau, China. The U.S. used a 4-0 run to take a 19-14 lead in the opening set and held on for a 25-22 victory. Team USA broke a 13-all e in the second set with a 4-1 scoring run and ended the period with the fi nal three points at 25-20. The Americans broke a 10-all e in the third set with a 6-1 run thanks to fi ve Serbia errors to go into the second technical meout leading 16-11, only to have Serbia rally to e the set at 20-all. However, the U.S. scored fi ve of the fi nal six points to close out the set 25-21. Hooker totaled her 20 points via 15 kills on 37 a acks and match-high fi ve blocks. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) added 10 kills on 19 errorless a acks, one block and one ace for 12 points. Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) contributed 10 points with six kills on 13 swings, three blocks and an ace. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) scored fi ve kills on 18 a acks, while Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) added four kills on seven a acks and a block. Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) rounded out the scoring with a kill. “Serbia had a remarkable run at this tournament to be here in the semifi nal,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. “They played wonderful volleyball for the whole four weeks. From the start today we knew it would be a diffi cult match. On our side we think we applied strong pressure from the service line, which enabled us to get our blockers and defense into some good posi ons.” Berg was credited with 15 assists to help the Americans convert 43.2 percent of its a acks with a .379 hi ng effi ciency. In contrast, Serbia converted 37.4 percent of its a acks with a .235 effi ciency. Larson secured 12 excellent recep ons on 27 service recep ons, both team highs. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) added four excellent recep ons and three digs. “Tonight every player on the team had a goal of playing as hard as we could,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) said. ”We wanted to get to the fi nal. Our goal for this tournament is to get be er as a team, and I think tonight we accomplished that.” McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hi er, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Berg at se er. Davis was the libero for the match. Alisha Davis (Leland, Mich.) was a sub in the third set. Team USA held a commanding 10-3 advantage in blocks and Serbia commi ed 22 errors in the match to the Americans’ 12 errors. Serbia held a 5-2 margin in aces a slim 43-41 advantage in kills. Jovana Brakocevic led Serbia with 19 points all on kills. Sanja Malgurski chipped in 16 points on 11 kills, three blocks and two aces in the loss. “USA played really well tonight,” Serbia coach Zoran Terzic said. “I am sa sfi ed with the way we played. We played three mes against the USA, and all three mes we played well, but the quality of USA was be er tonight. I have a lot of respect for the USA team, not only for the quality of the players, but also their a tude and the coaches.”

(Above) Fans, including a Logan Tom fan club, was cheering on the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team. (Le ) A fan shows her support with the Ameri-can fl ag. (FIVB photo)

Nicole Davis reaches to pass the ball as Jordan Larson watches. (FIVB photo)

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Des nee Hooker a acks while Foluke Akinradewo and Jordan Larson prepare to cover a poten al block by Serbia. (FIVB photo)

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Heather Bown hits a sharp angle against Serbia. (FIVB photo)

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1 2 3 4 5

USA 26 25 25

BRA 24 20 21

U.S. Women Defeats Brazil, Defend World Grand Prix TitleMACAU, China (Aug. 28, 2011) - The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team defended its 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix tle by defea ng top-ranked Brazil 26-24, 25-20, 25-21 on Aug. 28 in the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix gold-medal match held at the Macau East Asian Games Dome in Macau, China. The second-ranked Americans have now won the tournament four mes, with all four tles occurring in China (1995 in Shanghai, 2001 in Macau, 2010 in Ningbo and 2011 in Macau). Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas), the most valuable player of the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix, led the American a ack with a match-high 16 points with 15 kills and a block. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) chipped in 12 kills, one block and one ace for 14 points. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) scored 11 points with 10 kills on 30 a acks and a block. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) charted three kills, three blocks and an ace for seven points. Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) totaled six kills and a block for seven points. Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) rounded out the scoring with a block. The U.S. opened the fi rst set with a 9-3 lead, only to have Brazil rally to take the lead at 18-17. The Americans came back from a 21-20 defi cit to win 26-24 as the set was ed eight mes down the stretch. A er 13 es through 15-all in the second set, the U.S. broke away with a 4-0 run taking a 19-15 advantage and won 25-20 as Larson contributed fi ve kills in the late stages. The U.S. used a 6-0 scoring run to take a 9-4 lead in the third set and stretched the advantage to 17-10, but Brazil closed to two points at 22-20 to make the Americans fi ght for the 25-21 victory. Tom scored eight of her 14 points in the third set. “It is always a challenge to play Brazil team,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. “They are the best team in the world. For us, we had to play with a lot of discipline, focus on trying to work together and s ck to the game plan. Our team really performed very well today. I am very proud of them, not just for the victory, but in every match played throughout this long tournament our team made improvement. It is very good for us to see that we could perform at our best today when the best was needed.” Berg provided 19 assists as the Americans converted 38.7 percent of their a acks into points with a .311 hi ng effi ciency and only nine a ack errors. Brazil converted 32.5 percent of its a acks with a .211 hi ng effi ciency. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) contributed 16 excellent recep ons. “Congratula ons to both teams, it was a very compe ve match,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) said. “The goal we had in this en re tournament was to get be er as a team and I think we did. We are very fortunate and very excited to be here. We are just extremely happy for the progress we made.” McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hi er, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Berg at se er. Davis was the libero for the match. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) was a sub in all three sets, while Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) subbed into the match in the fi nal two sets. Natalie Pereira paced Brazil with 11 points, while Sheilla Castro added 10. “Congratula ons to the USA team, they played very, very well,” Brazil head coach Jose Roberto Guimaraes said. “They gave us a lesson of volleyball tonight. I agree with Fabiana that we were weak in our defense and blocking. We managed only two blocks in this en re match, and it is very hard to play as the USA team like this. It is diffi cult to play against the USA because they play at a very high level and they are very consistent.”

(Le ) Jordan Larson (11) puts up a block versus Brazil. (Right) Foluke Akinradewo (16) hits around the Brazil block. (FIVB photos)

Lindsey Berg sets with Heather Bown as an a ack op on. (FIVB photo)

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Logan Tom (right) puts up a block against Brazil. (FIVB photo)

Team USA celebrates the championship point. (FIVB photo)

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Des nee Hooker with the FIVB World Grand Prix trophy. (FIVB photo)

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1 2 3 4 5

USA 26 25 25

BRA 24 20 21

(Le ) Lindsey Berg takes a picture of Jordan Larson holding the FIVB World Grand Prix trophy during the award ceremony. (Right) Foluke Akinradewo takes a turn holding the trophy. (FIVB photo)

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FIVB President Jizhong Wei shakes the hand of Heather Bown (par ally obscured as Jennifer Tamas and Logan Tom watch. (FIVB photo)

A er receiving their medals, the U.S. Women watch as the American fl ag is raised and the Na onal Anthem is played. (FIVB photo)

Team USA on the podium with the American fl ag in the background ready to be raised. (FIVB photo)

(Clockwise star ng above): USA fan. Jordan Larson kisses the trophy with Foluke Akinradewo. Nicole Davis and Kim Glass with trophy and medals. Logan Tom and Heather Bown. (FIVB Photos)

Team USA goes onto the gold-medal podium step with arms raised as a unit in triumph. (FIVB photo)

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The U.S. Women’s Na onal Team posing for the media during the award ceremony. (FIVB photo)


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FIVB World Grand Prix MVP

FIVB Heroes

DESTINEE HOOKER

Des nee Hooker honored as an FIVB Hero. (FIVB photo)

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MACAU, China(Aug. 28, 2011) – Des nee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas), an opposite hi er on the U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team, earned the FIVB World Grand Prix most valuable player award a er leading the Americans to their second straight and fourth overall gold medal in the event. The second-ranked U.S. Women defeated top-ranked Brazil 26-24, 25-20, 25-21 on Sunday in the gold-medal match at the Macau East Asian Games Dome in Macau, China. The FIVB World Grand Prix is the premier annual interna onal tournament for women’s volleyball. Hooker fi nished the FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round with 101 points for second in overall scoring. She totaled 90 kills, eight blocks and three aces, according to offi cial FIVB stats. Hooker also ranked fourth Best Spik-er with a 42.1 kill percent (90 kills on 214 a acks), 11th in Best Blocker with 0.44 blocks per set and 13th in Best Server with 0.17 aces per set. She led the U.S. Women in scoring in four of the fi ve matches during the Final Round, which consisted of three pool play matches, the semifi nals and medal matches. During the en re tournament coun ng the nine preliminary round matches, Hooker totaled 228 points (199 kills, 21 blocks, 8 aces). She converted 44.3 percent of her a acks with a .356 hi ng effi ciency. She led the team in scoring in nine of the 14 matches, including a personal-interna onal high of 30 points against Italy on Aug. 25 (per unoffi cial Dat-aVolley Stats, she registered 34 points in the match). The U.S. Women reached the tle match by going 8-1 in the FIVB World Grand Prix preliminary round staged over three consecu ve weekends. The Americans defeated Japan and Italy to start its Final Round pool be-fore losing to Brazil in four sets. Team USA swept Serbia 25-22, 25-20, 25-21 in the semifi nals, following by its victory over Brazil. Hooker is the second American to win the FIVB World Grand Prix most valuable player in as many years as Foluke Akinradewo earned the honor in 2010 a er leading Team USA to the tournament’s gold medal.

During the World Grand Prix Final Round pool play, the FIVB honored Hooker and 12 other female volleyball players worldwide as FIVB Heroes.

“Des nee is a great athlete and a great compe tor, we love having her on our team,” U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. “As for her future, she has unlimited poten al and I expect she will con nue to improve and cement herself as one of the best players in the world.”

The FIVB recently began a wide-spread rebranding project, which includes a new corporate logo, as well as a whole new look and feel to its events. The new FIVB Heroes marke ng cam-paign, which has the athletes themselves at its core, is a key element of the project.

“We are asking our top athletes in both disciplines – Beach Vol-leyball and Volleyball – to step into the spotlight and to further promote volleyball as a highly athle c and professional sport played around the globe and with a strong brand behind it,” FIVB President Jizhong Wei said. “This is what we are aiming for. No one can tell the story of our sport be er than the athletes themselves. They are perfect role models – powerful, expressive and dynamic.”

In total, 13 female volleyball players have been selected as FIVB Heroes, and half are playing in Macau this week at the FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round. Joining Hooker as FIVB Heroes for female volleyball are: Milagros Cabral de la Cruz (Dominican Republic), Sheilla Castro (Brazil), Manon Flier (Netherlands), Ekaterina Gamova (Russia), Simona Gioli (Ita-ly), ), Joanna Kaczor (Poland), Yeon-Koung Kim (Korea), Saori Kimura (Ja-pan), Margareta Kozuch (Germany) Jelena Nikolic (Serbia), Yimei Wang (ChinaKenia Carcaces Opon (Cuba).

Hooker’s rise to interna onal fame started immediately a er her four-year career at the University of Texas where she earned American Volley-ball Coaches Associa on All-American fi rst or second-team status three mes. With just one month of training before her fi rst interna onal tour-

nament, Hooker helped the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team to the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix gold medal as she averaged 4.76 points and 2.46 digs per set. During the FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round last year, she was the fourth leading scorer with 76 points and was seventh in Best Spiker with a 38.7 kill percent. Hooker led or ed for team-high honors in eight of the 14 World Grand Prix matches last summer. For the en re 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix, she converted 41.8 percent of her a acks into kills with a .330 hi ng effi ciency.

Hooker proved her 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix success was not a fl uke and avoided a letdown during the 2010 FIVB World Championship held in Japan. She fi nished fi h overall in scoring with 219 points (185 kills, 23 blocks, 11 aces) during the premier event held every four years. Hooker reached 20 or more points in eight of the 11 matches, including the fi nal seven matches of the tournament. She scored a season-high 28 points during the World Championship bronze-medal match against Japan. Hooker converted 45.4 percent of her a acks for 11th place in Best Spik-er, while holding a .333 hi ng effi ciency. She ranked 16th in Best Blocker during the FIVB World Championship.

Hooker’s fi rst taste with the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team was during the 2008 spring season as she trained with the squad under then-head coach “Jenny” Lang Ping in an a empt to make the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team. During that me, Hooker took a break from her educa on at the Uni-versity of Texas and her highly successful indoor and outdoor track and fi eld season. Aside from her exploits on the college volleyball courts, she captured the NCAA Division I outdoor high jump champion three mes and won both the indoor and outdoor na onal NCAA tle in 2009.

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Des nee Hooker presented with the FIVB World Grand Prix most valuable player award. (FIVB photo)

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U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Stats2011 FIVB World Grand Prix

Compiled with Unoffi cial DataVolley Sta s cs Kills/ Kill A ack Total A ack Aces/ Blocks/ Digs/ Points/ Name Sets Kills Set PCT Errors A ack Eff . Aces Set Blocks Sets Digs Set Points SetRichards 0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Berg 42 7 0.17 36.8 5 19 .105 7 0.17 8 0.19 78 1.86 22 0.52Miyashiro 13 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 14 1.08 0 0.00Davis 46 1 0.02 100.0 0 1 1.000 0 0.00 0 0.00 128 2.84 1 0.02Bown 42 73 1.74 48.7 20 150 .353 9 0.21 22 0.52 21 0.50 104 2.48Alisha Glass 19 1 0.05 50.0 0 2 .500 0 0.00 2 0.11 15 0.79 3 0.16Tamas 7 8 1.14 36.4 4 22 .182 1 0.14 3 0.43 4 0.57 12 1.71Kim Glass 15 7 0.47 46.7 3 15 .267 1 0.07 3 0.20 11 0.73 11 0.73Larson 42 90 2.14 29.9 33 301 .189 20 0.48 18 0.43 81 1.93 128 3.05Metcalf 10 13 1.30 46.4 3 28 .357 0 0.00 3 0.30 6 0.60 16 1.60Harmo o 3 10 3.33 76.9 0 13 .769 1 0.33 1 0.33 2 0.67 12 4.00Tom 34 80 2.35 37.6 34 213 .216 17 0.50 12 0.35 84 2.47 109 3.21Akinradewo 44 94 2.14 48.2 16 195 .400 13 0.30 40 0.91 25 0.57 147 3.34Hodge 22 63 2.86 44.7 21 141 .298 9 0.41 10 0.45 34 1.55 82 3.73Hooker 45 203 4.51 44.5 40 456 .357 9 0.20 22 0.49 71 1.58 234 5.20TEAM 48 651 13.56 41.0 185 1,589 .293 89 1.85 144 3.00 574 11.96 884 18.42Opponent 48 596 12.42 35.5 280 1,681 .188 31 0.65 74 1.54 541 11.27 701 14.60

FIVB World Grand Prix Preliminary RoundsAug. 5: USA def. Serbia 25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 20-25, 15-10Aug. 6: USA def. Kazakhstan 25-15, 25-21, 25-12Aug. 7: USA def. China 25-20, 25-17, 25-16Aug. 12: USA def. Dominican Republic 25-22, 25-22, 25-10Aug. 13: USA def. Japan 25-22, 25-14, 25-18Aug. 14: Serbia def. USA 25-12, 17-25, 25-23, 25-15Aug. 19: USA def. Germany 25-10, 25-18, 25-23Aug. 20: USA def. Italy 25-23, 25-19, 25-18Aug. 21: USA def. Peru 25-13, 25-18, 25-15

FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round Pool B Aug. 24: USA def. Japan 25-22, 25-17, 25-23Aug. 25: USA def. vs. Italy 25-19, 21-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-10Aug. 26: Brazil def. USA 22-25, 26-24, 25-21, 25-20

FIVB World Grand Prix Semifi nalsAug. 27: USA def. Serbia 25-22, 25-20, 25-21

FIVB World Grand Prix Gold-Medal MatchAug. 28: USA def. Brazil 26-24, 25-20, 25-21

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Stacy Sykora Staying on Course for RecoveryA er 36 days of in-pa ent hospital care, Stacy Sykora made an emo onal return to her teammates just hours following her release from the hospital a er recovering from serious injuries sustained in a bus accident in Brazil on April 12.

On her fi rst day out of the hospital on May 19, Sykora went to what is familiar to her – the American Sports Centers where the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team trains in Anaheim, Calif.

Sykora (Burleson, Texas), the Best Libero at the 2010 FIVB World Volleyball Championship and a three- me U.S. Olympic Volleyball Team member, con nues her rehabilita on a er in-pa ent hospital care in both Brazil and the United States.

“To come here this morning and see my teammates – they are my family, they are my sisters, they are the people that I love to death,” Sykora said of returning to the gym for the fi rst me. “To come back to my family and my life and everything that I have ever known has been amazing. When you have a serious injury like this, everything means more to you than back in the day. This means so much to me. It is incredible how great it has been today. I can’t even tell how great it was. It was like I was on a number 10 of 10 of an emo onal happiness high today.”

The bus accident occurred in rainy condi ons as her Brazilian professional volleyball club Volei Futuro was traveling to the gymnasium to compete in the fi rst match of the best-of-three semifi nal round Superliga playoff . Based on reports, the bus pped onto its side a er hi ng a guardrail separa ng the highway

and an off -ramp. Sykora was the most seriously injured person traveling in the bus.

“I do not remember the accident,” Sykora said. “Luckily, there were only very few of us actually injured in the accident, and unfortunately I was the worst. I had hit my head that resulted in a cut on my forehead as well as an internal injury. I would like to keep the specifi cs of my injuries private, but am happy to share that I am expected to recover fully. This has been a scary situa on, but also an event in my life that I have learned a lot from.”

Yet, for the iconic member of the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team, Sykora is taking her con nued rehabilita on one step at a me.

“We are not going to rush it,” Sykora said. “I am spending three days a week at the hospital working on specifi c brain injury defi cit, such as minor issues I am having with my vision, cogni ve memory and so on. The other days of the week I am with my team in Anaheim and working with the sports medicine staff here. All-in-all, I am ge ng the gamete of therapy and can tell it is helping

every day! I remain pa ent and op mis c, but as you can imagine as an Olympian, it is hard to be pa ent and away from the sport that you love so much.”

Under the care of U.S. Women’s Na onal Team physician Dr. Chris Koutures and Na onal Team Athle c Trainer Jill Wosmek, Sykora’s rehab plan will seek to get her back into shape in more ways than one.

“The en re medical staff has been awed by Stacy’s hard work and tremendous progress - it is inspiring to talk with her and see how passionate she is about her recovery,” Dr. Koutures said.

Sykora, who was released from her Brazilian hospital on May 7 to return to the United States, had been con nuing her remarkable recovery at Casa Colina in Pomona, Calif. Sykora thinks she can possibly come back even stronger.

“If you ask me, I am going to be be er,” Sykora said. “I might not be great physically, you never know. I am saying I am going to

be be er because mentally I feel stronger. For me I have pictures and memories right now that make me remember every single day to take advantage of this day. This day is so important. It could be your last day to ever play again. I love volleyball so much. It is the only thing that I have done. When I got here in 1999, I have been here. It is the one thing I know and love and give everything for. I love the people on the team.”

Sykora received an out-pouring of well-wishes from not only her teammates and fans in the United States, but volleyball enthusiasts across the globe.

“It is absolutely incredible,” Sykora said about the worldwide support sent to her during her recovery. “I can’t even describe the happiness. It has made me feel so wonderful inside to know that so many people actually care about me.”

Sykora was able to travel back to her hometown of Burleson, Texas, in mid-June to see her family and friends. As for her future, volleyball remains in the picture.

“If you ask me to be a realist, I am going to do all I can, but if I can’t play again, it is what is supposed to happen. That is something I can’t help or change. That would be a sad day,” Sykora said. “I want to play for this USA Team. I don’t want to think of my future other than that un l I have to. I really feel like I am going to give 100 percent every day to come back. I am going to work my tail off every day in prac ce.”

Courtesy of FIVB

Story by Bill Kauff man, USA Volleyball associate director of communica ons

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Foluke AkinradewoMiddle Blocker * 6-3

Planta on, FloridaCollege: Stanford

Birth Date: Oct. 5, 1987Joined Team: May 2003

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – Montreux Volley Masters (Fourth)...Pan American Cup (Bronze)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold). 2010 – Pan American Cup (Bronze)…FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)…Tour of Brazil…FIVB World Championship (Fourth). 2009 – FIVB World Grand Prix (9th). 2008 – USA Tour of China…U.S. Olympic Team Exhibi on for Volleyball versus Brazil…FIVB World Grand Prix (Fourth Place). 2007 – Pan American Games (Bronze Medal). 2005 – Pan American Games (Fourth). 2003 – Pan American Cup (Fourth).

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Reserve at Montreux Volley Masters and did not register a set played…Tallied three kills on four a acks with a block in an exhibi on match versus Switzerland on June 8…Started seven of eight matches at Pan American Cup with fi ve matches of at least 11 points scored…Tallied 16 points versus Brazil on July 5…Converted 11 of 12 errorless a acks into kills in Pan Am Cup bronze-medal victory over Cuba…Converted nine of 11 errorless a empts versus Argen na in Pan Am Cup quarterfi nal to go with fi ve blocks…Held a .500 hi ng effi ciency during Pan Am Cup along with averages of 3.45 points and 0.77 blocks per set…Started 13 of 14 FIVB World Grand Prix matches, helping the U.S. win the tournament for the second straight year…Averaged 3.34 points, 2.14 kills, 0.91 blocks and 0.30 aces per set while hi ng at a .400 effi ciency…Scored 22 points versus Serbia on Aug. 5 with a .545 hi ng effi ciency, which including eight blocks…Reached 10 or more points in nine of the 13 matches played at the World Grand Prix…Ranked 12th in scoring in Final Round with 46 points, including an average of 0.72 blocks per set for third in Best Blocker. 2010 – Started all seven matches of the Pan American Cup averaging 3.35 points, 0.80 blocks, 2.35 kills, 0.20 aces and 0.50 digs per set…Converted 47 of 81 a acks into kills at Pan American Cup with just four errors for a .531 hi ng effi ciency…During fi ve Pan American Cup preliminary pool matches, provided USA a .692 hi ng effi ciency with just one error…Scored 13 points versus Puerto Rico on June 19 with 11 kills on 15 errorless a acks, to go with an ace and block…Contributed fi ve blocks versus Costa Rica as part of a 14-point match on June 21…Named most valuable player of the FIVB World Grand Prix a er leading the U.S. to the gold medal and 11 consecu ve victories to end the tournament…Averaged 3.50 points, 1.02 blocks and 2.35 kills per set while ranking second overall in total points during the FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round…Named Best Blocker of the FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round with a 1.47 block average…Converted 55.5 percent of a acks into kills at FIVB World Grand Prix as part of .477 hi ng effi ciency…Reached double-fi gure points in 11 of 14 matches during World Grand Prix, including a 20-point performance against Brazil on Aug. 27 in the Final Round…Tallied 18 points with 11 kills on 16 a empts and four blocks against China on Aug. 22…Blocked seven Italian a acks on Aug. 26 as part of 14-point match…Averaged 2.75 points while star ng three of four matches on Tour of Brazil…Started all 11 matches of the FIVB World Championship, averaging 2.61 points, 0.64 blocks and 1.94 kills per set…Converted 46.7 percent of a acks into points with a .313 hi ng effi ciency…Reached double-fi gure scoring in fi ve of 11 matches at World Championship, including 13 points versus Italy on Nov. 7. 2009 – Started all nine matches during the preliminary weekends of the FIVB World Grand Prix…Averaged 2.75 points per set during World Grand Prix, including 0.86 blocks per set for fi h place among all players…Converted 49 percent of a acks into points and held a .404 hi ng effi ciency during World Grand Prix with just 11 a ack errors…Scored 22 points, including nine blocks, versus Thailand on Aug. 16…Contributed 18 points versus Russia on Aug. 14…Converted 10 of 13 a acks into kills versus Germany on Aug. 9. 2008 – Scored 117 points to lead all players during an eight-match tour of China in March-April…Tallied 82 kills with a 59 kill percent and .479 a ack effi ciency to go with team-leading 23 blocks and 12 aces on Tour of China…Played three sets versus Brazil during three-match exhibi on series versus Brazil. Started fi nal two sets versus Brazil on June 11 and totaled three kills and two blocks…Played in 14 of 21 FIVB World Grand Prix sets in the Final Round…Averaged 2.86 points, 2.19 kills, 0.52

blocks and 0.14 aces over the course of the en re tournament with a .387 a ack effi ciency…During the Final Round, compiled 42 points with averages of 2.29 kills, 0.64 blocks and 0.07 aces per set…Scored a team-high 18 points versus Italy on July 12 with 14 kills on 29 swings and four blocks. 2007 – Averaged 3.44 points per set at Pan American Games while hi ng .513 on 76 swings and just six errors…Reached double-digit points in four of the fi ve Pan American Games, including 14 points against Puerto Rico on July 15 and Peru on July 19 in the bronze medal match...Hit 90 percent (9 kills, 10 a empts and no errors) versus Cuba on July 16. 2005 – Played on U.S. team that placed fourth at Pan American Games held in Dominican Republic…Recorded fi ve kills in semifi nal loss to Dominican Republic. 2003 – Competed for the U.S. at the Pan American Cup held in Dominican Republic.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 – Earned AVCA All-America First-Team honors and co-Player of the Year by Volleyball Magazine…Finished third na onally in hi ng percentage (.457) and fourth na onally in blocking (1.47 average per set), both marks which paced the Pac-10…Finished career with the best hi ng percentage ever recorded by an NCAA Division I player (.446), breaking the previous record (.423) by more than 20 points…Posted the second-best single-season hi ng percentage in Pac-10 and school history, coming in only behind the record of .499 she set in 2007…Helped Stanford to its third consecu ve Pac-10 tle and a third straight run to the na onal tle match…Led the team with 4.17 points per set and was third on the team with 3.19 kills per set. 2007 – Named American Volleyball Coaches Associa on Division I Na onal Player of the Year as she guided Stanford to a na onal runner-up fi nish...Posted the second-best hi ng percentage in NCAA history (.499), a mark which led the na on and sha ered both the Pac-10 and program records by more than 50 points…Averaged 4.11 kills, 1.21 blocks and 4.94 points per game…Tabbed as Honda Award fi nalist. 2006 – Selected AVCA All-America and was one of four fi nalist for the Honda Award in 2006…Led the Cardinal last season with a .431 hi ng percentage for third-best in the na on. Paced Stanford with 141 blocks to average 1.44 blocks per game. Averaged 3.90 kills per game with just 63 a ack errors on 740 swings. 2005 – Named AVCA All-America Second Team and AVCA Pacifi c Region Freshman of the Year…Selected Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-Pac-10…Finished third in the Pac-10 and 13th in the na on in hi ng percentage at .397, the third-best mark in school history…Averaged 3.92 kills per game and led the Cardinal in blocks with 1.09 per game.

OTHER USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: Akinradewo was the star ng middle blocker on the U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team that competed in the 2005 FIVB World Championships in Turkey. She was a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team that captured the 2004 NORCECA Con nental Women’s Junior Championship.

PERSONAL: Born Foluke A nuke Akinradewo on Oct. 5, 1987, in London, Ontario, Canada…Now calls Planta on, Fla., home…Parents are Ayoola and Comfort Akinradewo…Also has two brothers, Foluso (1982) and Fiyinfolu (1977)…A ended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale from 2001 to 2005 before enrolling at Stanford University…Majoring in human biology at Stanford and is expected to graduate in 2009…Holds tri-ci zenship with Canada, Nigeria and the United States…Began playing volleyball in 2002 and nearly quit the sport a couple months a er star ng…Favorite food is pizza…Favorite books are Harry Po er series and The Kite Runner…Favorite music is almost any type except country…Favorite musicians are John Mayer, The Fray and Damien Rice…Hobbies are online shopping, hanging out with friends and watching movies…Most admired people are her parents because they “have worked so hard to provide for our family and give us the best life possible. I think that they have succeeded in doing so. If I can grow up to be half of what they are, I think I’ll be pre y successful.”

Courtesy of FIVB

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Lindsey BergSe er * 5-8

Honolulu, HawaiiCollege: Minnesota

Birth Date: July 16, 1980Joined Team: January 2003

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 - FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold). 2010 – FIVB World Championship (Fourth). 2009 – Final Four Inter-con nental Cup (Silver)…NORCECA Con nental Championship (Fourth). 2008 – U.S. Olympic Team Exhibi on for Volleyball versus Brazil…FIVB World Grand Prix (Fourth Place)…Olympic Games (Silver Medal). 2007 – NORCECA Championship (Silver Medal)…FIVB World Cup (Bronze Medal). 2006 – World Grand Prix (Seventh Place). 2005 – Front Range Tour vs. Brazil…Pan American Cup…World Grand Prix…FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (gold medal)…NORCECA Con nental Champion-ships (gold medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal). 2004 – Yeltsin Cup…Montreux Volley Masters (Silver Medal)…Pan American Cup (Silver Medal)…World Grand Prix (Bronze Medal)…Olympic Games. 2003 – Montreux Volley Masters…Russia Tournament…Pan American Cup (Gold Medal)…World Grand Prix (Bronze Medal)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…Texas Tour…World Cup (Bronze Medal).

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Started 12 of 14 matches of the FIVB World Grand Prix and helped the Americans win their second straight tle…Aided the U.S. to a .293 team hi ng effi ciency with 7.57 sets per set…Added 78 digs (1.86 per set), eight blocks (0.19 per set) and seven aces (0.17 per set)…Scored three blocks and a kill versus Italy on Aug. 20..Helped Team USA hit .302 in gold-medal match versus Brazil on Aug. 28. 2010 – Played in 17 sets during the FIVB World Championship…Started the bronze-medal match versus Japan on Nov. 14, recording 26 assists, nine digs and a kill in a fi ve-set loss…Came off the bench to pro-vided 40 assists, 11 digs and a block in the semifi nal match versus Russia on Nov. 13. 2009 – Tallied 115 assists in 39 sets a er taking much of the year off to recover from surgery a er 2008 Olympic Games…Averaged 2.63 assists per set at Final Four Intercon nental Cup to rank second among all players…Added four kills, six blocks and two aces during the Final Four Cup, her fi rst tournament compe on of 2009…Totaled fi ve points (2 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace) and 10 digs versus Brazil on Sept. 9…Pro-vided 3.17 assists per set during NORCECA Con nental Championship in star ng all six matches and playing in 23 sets…Contributed 34 assists, two blocks, an ace and fi ve digs versus Dominican Republic on Sept. 26. 2008 – Named USA Volleyball Female Indoor Athlete of the Year…Started four of six sets played during three-match exhibi on series with Brazil, including three set starts on June 11…Started 43 sets of 51 sets played at World Grand Prix…Ranked seventh in se ng based on assists per set (6.58) during the FIVB World Grand Prix preliminary round…Scored three blocks in match versus Italy on July 12…Despite only nine set starts and 25 overall sets entered during the Olympics Games, played a key role at se er in leading USA to a silver medal at the Olympic Games…Started the fourth and fi h sets against Italy in the Olympic Games quarterfi nals, which led to scoring runs of 8-0 and 5-0 to begin each set to help USA advance to the medal round…Tallied three aces and a block in the victory over Italy, along with 21 assists…Served as co-captain for the team at the Olympic Games. 2007 – Provided 37 assists in mainly a reserve role at the NORCECA Championship…Started the fi nal three sets of the NORCECA Championship gold medal match against Cuba…Contributed four points, all aces, against Mexico on Sept. 18…Started 17 of 27 sets played at the FIVB World Cup with an average of 5.74 assists and 0.70 digs per set…Started fi rst six matches of the World Cup resul ng in a 6-0 record, in addi on to the fi nal match against Italy. 2006 – Named Best Se er dur-ing two of the three legs of the World Grand Prix (Macau and Bangkok)…Ranked as the second-best se er through the World Grand Prix Prelimi-

nary rounds…Averaged 9.59 assists per set (355 total assists) in the World Grand Prix…Helped U.S. to an overall .303 team a ack percentage for the en re World Grand Prix. 2005 – Star ng se er for the USA Women’s Na onal Team that captured the silver medal at the season-ending FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in Japan in November…The United States fi nished the tournament with a record of 4-1 as it earned wins over Ko-rea, 2004 Olympic gold medalist China, Poland and Japan along the way…Captured “Best Se er” honors and earned a gold medal as Team USA won its third-straight NORCECA Con nental Championship with a fi ve-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 11…The USA Women qualifi ed for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the win…Also named “Best Se er” as she earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Women qualifi ed for the 2006 World Championships…Named “Best Se er” at the Pan American Cup tour-nament in the Dominican Republic in June as the USA Women fi nished fourth and clinched a berth in the 2006 World Grand Prix. 2004 – Lind-sey made her fi rst Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece, as Team USA fi nished fi h overall… Earned “Best Se er” honors at the Pan American Cup in Mexico as Team USA earned a silver medal and a berth in the 2005 World Grand Prix. 2003 – Earned “Best Se er” honors at the Pan Ameri-can Cup in Mexico a er guiding the United States to a perfect 5-0 record and a berth in the 2004 World Grand Prix…Finished third in assists per set at the World Grand Prix in Italy with 11.42 assists per set…Helped the United States earn a bronze medal at the 2003 World Cup and a berth in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece…Played in a team-high 156 sets during the year as she saw ac on in all 44 matches…Led the team in total assists (1,093) and fi nished third on the team in digs (177).

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Berg was a three- me All-Big Ten selec on at the University of Minnesota (1999, 2000, and 2001)…She fi nished her colle-giate career in 2001 ranked third in the Big Ten in all- me assists (5,913).

PERSONAL: Born Lindsey Napela Berg on July 16, 1980 in Honolulu, Ha-waii… Parents are Dennis and Tina Berg…Also has a sister, Erin…Enjoys surfi ng and fashion design in her spare me…Her happiest moment in sports was winning the fi rst-ever USPV championship in 2002…Gradu-ated in December 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in business/marke ng.

Courtesy of NORCECA

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Heather BownMiddle Blocker * 6-3

Yorba Linda, CaliforniaCollege: Hawaii

Birth Date: Nov. 29, 1978Joined Team: January 2000

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 - FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold). 2010 –Pan American Cup (Bronze)…FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)…Tour of Brazil…FIVB World Championship (Fourth).2009 – Pan American Cup (Fourth); FIVB World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G (Gold)…Final Four Intercon nental Cup (Silver)…NORCECA Con nental Championship (Fourth). 2008 - U.S. Olympic Team Exhibi on for Volleyball versus Brazil…FIVB World Grand Prix (Fourth)…Olympic Games (Silver). 2007 – World Grand Prix (Eighth)…NORCECA Championship (Silver)…FIVB World Cup (Bronze). 2006 - Pan American Cup (Fourth). World Grand Prix (Seventh)…World Championships (Ninth Place). 2004 – Montreux Volley Masters (Silver)…World Grand Prix (Bronze Medal)…Olympic Games (Fi h). 2003 – Montreux Volley Masters…Russia Tournament…World Grand Prix (Bronze)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold)…Texas Tour…World Cup (Bronze). 2002 – Montreux Volley Masters…Russia Tour…Utah Tour vs. Italy…World Grand Prix (Sixth)…Italy Tour…World Championships (Silver). 2001 – Montreux Volley Masters…World Championships Qualifying (Gold)…World Grand Prix (Gold)…NORCECA (Gold)…World Grand Champions Cup. 2000 – Australia Tour...BCV Volley Masters...Brazil Trip...Grand Prix...Japan Tour...Olympic Games (Fourth)...Russia Trip. 1999 – World University Games.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Helped the U.S. to gold at the FIVB World Grand Prix by conver ng 48.7 percent of a acks with a .353 hi ng effi ciency…Averaged 2.48 points, 0.52 blocks and 1.74 kills per set at World Grand Prix…Tallied double-digit points in fi rst four matches of World Grand Prix, including a fi ve-block performance against Serbia. 2010 – Started six of seven matches during Pan American Cup, helping USA to the bronze medal…Averaged 3.22 points per set at Pan American Cup, including 2.11 kills, 0.94 blocks and 0.17 aces per set…Converted 53.5 percent of a acks into kills with a .437 hi ng effi ciency at the Pan American Cup…Ranked fi h in Best Blocker category at Pan American Cup…Averaged 3.10 points at the FIVB World Grand Prix helping the U.S. to the gold medal…Started all 14 matches at World Grand Prix compiling a .390 hi ng effi ciency (101-23-200) to go with 0.82 blocks and 0.22 aces per set…Scored 20 points against Italy on Aug. 13, including seven blocks with 12 kills on 23 a acks…Converted 49.3 percent of a acks into kills during World Grand Prix Final Round…Ranked 15th in scoring, sixth in serving and ninth in blocking during the Final Round…Averaged 2.00 points per set on Tour of Brazil…Started all 11 matches and played in all 40 sets during FIVB World Championship averaging 2.38 points per set on unoffi cial DataVolley stats, including 22 blocks in 40 sets for a 0.55 average…Converted 47.8 percent of a acks during World Championship, including 8-of-14 versus Russia in semifi nal match on Nov. 13…Turned in 7-of-8 hi ng versus Czech Republic on Nov. 6 without an error. Scored 10 points including six blocks versus Italy on Nov. 7. 2009 – Converted 48.9 percent of a acks into kills during 2009, producing a .426 hi ng effi ciency as part of 2.20 scoring average…Started two matches and played in seven sets of the Pan American Cup, yielding averages of 1.86 points and 0.57 blocks per set…Came off the bench to play in two sets of the FIVB World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G, contribu ng four kills on six errorless a acks as part of a 2.50 points per set average…Averaged 2.83 points per set during the Final Four Intercon nental Cup, including averages of 0.89 blocks, 1.83 kills and 0.11 aces, to rank fi h in blocking and ninth in scoring among all players…Scored 19 points (12 kills, 6 blocks, 1 ace), including a .524 hi ng effi ciency, versus Brazil in Final Four Cup gold-medal match on Sept. 13…Provided 14 points in semifi nal win over Dominican Republic on Sept. 12…Charted a .424 overall hi ng effi ciency during Final Four Cup…Started all six matches and played in 24 sets during NORCECA Con nental Championship…Averaged 1.79 points per set at NORCECA Championship, which included a 14-point performance (nine kills on 14 errorless a acks, 4 aces, 1 block) versus Cuba in the bronze medal match on Sept. 27. 2008 – Started all 10 sets in matches against Brazil on June 11 and June 14…Averaged 2.00 points per set in the two matches, including fi ve blocks in the opening match of the series…Converted 14 of 31 a acks into kills and produced .387 hi ng effi ciency…Averaged 2.29 points per set at the World Grand Prix, including averages of 1.55 kills, 0.60 blocks and 0.14 aces per set…Held a hi ng effi ciency of .371 for the tournament, including a .575 mark in the second preliminary round weekend…Ranked 12th in Best Blocker in the World Grand Prix preliminary rounds…Started all 33 sets during the Olympic Games helping the USA to a silver medal, its fi rst medal-stand appearance since 1992…Produced a hi ng effi ciency of .475, along with per set averages of 2.64 points, 1.97 kills, 0.55 blocks, 0.12 aces and 0.61 digs…Tallied a high of 18 points at the Olympics versus China on Aug. 15, which included 11 kills on 15 errorless a acks and four blocks…Charted 15 points in the Olympic Games opener versus Japan. 2007 – Limited to 16 sets during the World Grand Prix, averaging 2.63 points and 0.88 blocks per set…Hit .308 in the World Grand Prix on 52 a acks,

including a 15-point performance against Poland in the tournament opener on Aug. 3…Averaged 3.24 points per set and provided a .579 a ack percentage (kills minus errors divided by a acks) at the NORCECA Championship. Contributed 0.94 blocks and 2.18 kills per set during the NORCECA Championship…Recorded 22 kills with 14 kills on 19 swings and seven blocks against Cuba in the NORCECA gold medal match on Sept. 22…Started 29 of 41 possible sets at the FIVB World Cup and provided 2.83 points, 2.17 kills and 0.48 blocks per set…Contributed a .455 a ack percentage on 112 swings at the World Cup…Recorded a 0.56 kill percent during the World Cup, but failed to meet Best Spiker criteria of minimum 15 percent of team’s a empts. 2006 – Turned in eight points in three sets versus Poland on May 26. ...Played in 26 sets during the Pan American cup ne ng 75 points...Led in scoring against Cuba (14) and Venezuela (13) in the Pan American Cup...Averaged 0.61 blocks per set in the tournament…Averaged 3.38 points per set and a acked at a .424 clip in nine matches at the World Grand Prix…Reached double-fi gure scoring in all nine matches…Tallied 21 points in a four-set victory over Dominican Republic on Aug. 27 and 20 points in a sweep of Thailand on Sept. 1…Hit .778 without an error on 18 swings versus Thailand on Sept. 1…A acked at a .667 percentage on 12 errorless swings against China on Aug. 25, in addi on to six blocks…Named Best Blocker and Best Server for Group D of the World Grand Prix with matches against China, Brazil and Dominican Republic…Selected as Best Blocker in the World Grand Prix Group H segment including matches against Thailand, Korea and Russia…Averaged 3.53 points, 2.60 kills and 0.74 blocks per set at the World Championship…A acked at a .519 percentage during the World Championship with only 14 hi ng errors on 189 a empts…Ranked 16th in the World Championship in points scored, fi h in blocking. Despite not mee ng minimum qualifi ca on for the Best Spiker category due to lack of a empts, would have ranked fi rst in the category with a 60.8 kill percentage among players with a minimum of 75 a acks according to the FIVB sta s cs…Tallied a season-high 24 points with a .727 a ack percentage against Germany on Nov. 12 …Contributed eight blocks versus Netherlands on Nov. 1 as part of a 19-point match. 2005 – Heather did not compete with the USA Na onal Team in order to go back to school to fi nish her degree. 2004 – Earned second-straight Olympic appearance in Athens as Team USA fi nished in a e for fi h place…Finished fi h on the team in scoring with 48 total points on 36 kills, eight blocks and four service aces. 2003 – Helped the U.S. earn a bronze medal at the FIVB World Cup and a berth in the 2004 Summer Games…Finished fourth on the team in scoring (119 points) and second on the team in blocking (28 blocks) during the World Cup…On the season she fi nished third on the team in total blocks with 67 (0.53 per set) and service aces (19) and fi h in total points (318). 2002 – Won a silver medal at the FIVB World Championship…Started all 11 matches at the World Championship and averaged 12 points per match…Finished third among all players in blocking at the World Championship with 34… Finished World Grand Prix pool play third in kill percentage (.500), sixth in blocks per set (0.72), eighth in scoring (111 points) and 11th in service aces per set (0.22) among all players in the tournament. 2001 – Earned the Best A acker award at the NORCECA Zone Championships. 2000 – Finished the year ranked second in hi ng percentage (.312), aces (23) and blocks (67) among the starters…Played her fi rst interna onal match against top-ranked Russia, pos ng two kills in two sets played...Ended the Russia Trip with 10 kills, six digs and a block...Earned a star ng spot during the Japan Tour, leading the team with 53 kills, 13 digs, six blocks and a .369 hi ng percentage...Recorded 38 kills, 14 digs, fi ve blocks and a .312 hi ng percentage...Posted 22 kills and a .326 hi ng percentage on the Brazil Trip…Second on the team in blocks (22), aces (6) and hi ng percentage (.326) at the Olympic Games. 1999 – Star ng middle blocker on the World University Games team that posted a 4-2 record.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 1999 – AVCA First-Team All-American…AVCA All-District 7…Western Athle c Conference (WAC) Player of the Year…Led the na on with 2.25 block per game…Posted 411 kills, 230 blocks and a .364 hi ng percentage. 1998 – AVCA First-Team All-American…WAC Pacifi c Division Player of the Year…Helped the Wahine claim the WAC Tournament tle with a drama c fi ve-set victory

over BYU…Led the conference in hi ng percentage (.389) and blocks (1.69). 1997 – At UC Santa Barbara…First-Team All-Big West…Ranked ninth in the country in hi ng percentage with a .384 mark. 1996 – All-Big-West Freshman Team.

PERSONAL: Born Heather Erin Bown on Nov. 29, 1978 in Orange, Calif. …Now calls Yorba Linda, Calif., home…Parents are Rosemary and Skip Bown…Also has a sister, Alicia…Hobbies are reading, listening to music, laughing and traveling…CSI is her favorite television show…States she is unique as “I’m very carefree and always available for my friends when they are in need.”

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Nicole DavisLibero * 5-4

Stockton, CaliforniaCollege: Southern California

Birth Date: April 24, 1982Joined Team: January 2004

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – Montreux Volley Masters (Fourth)...Pan American Cup (Bronze)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold). 2010 – Montreux Volley Masters (Silver Medal)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold Medal). 2009 – Tour of Egypt…Pan American Cup (Fourth)…FIVB World Grand Prix (Ninth)…Final Four Intercon nental Cup (Silver)…NORCECA Con nental Championship (Fourth). 2008 – Tour of China…U.S. Olympic Team Exhibi on for Volleyball versus Brazil…FIVB World Grand Prix (Fourth Place)…Olympic Games (Silver Medal). 2007 – FIVB World Grand Prix (Eighth Place)…NORCECA Championship (Silver Medal)…FIVB World Cup (Bronze Medal). 2006 – World Grand Prix (Seventh Place)…World Championships (Ninth Place). 2005 – Front Range Tour vs. Brazil…Pan American Cup…World Grand Prix…FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Con nental Championships (Gold Medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal).

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – SStarted all fi ve matches at the Montreux Volley Masters compiling an unoffi cial 4.45 digs per set average, including 24 in a four-set match to China on June 12…Also provided 25 digs in a fi ve-set win over Germany on June 9 and 21 digs versus Peru in a four-set win on June 7…Handled libero du es in all 27 sets for U.S. at Pan American Cup, averaging 2.41 digs per set…Passing helped the squad to a .325 hi ng effi ciency for the tournament…Tallied double-digit digs in three of the eight matches, including 11 in three-set win over Argen na…Averaged .284 digs per set at the FIVB World Grand Prix with 13 of 14 match starts in helping Americans win second consecu ve tle…Ranked fi h in Best Digger and third in Best Libero at FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round…Tallied six double-digit dig matches, including 18 versus Italy on Aug. 25 in a fi ve-set victory, followed by 15 digs against Brazil on Aug. 26 in four-set pool-play loss. 2010 – Named Best Libero at Montreux Volley Masters with 158 excellent passes on 250 a empts…Averaged tournament-leading 5.50 digs per set based on offi cial stats, nearly 2.0 digs per set more than second-place fi nisher…Tallied a 52.34 passing effi ciency on 107 a empts for fi h-best at Montreux Volley Masters…Recorded 20 digs versus China in the four-set gold-medal match on June 13, while producing 16 digs in a three-set victory over Cuba on June 12 in the Montreux semifi nals…Played in 14 sets during the FIVB World Grand Prix with three starts at libero…Averaged 3.50 digs per set at the FIVB World Grand Prix, including 17 in a four-set victory over Dominican Republic on Aug. 6. 2009 – Entered 86 sets during 2009 with a 2.66 dig average, the highest on the team…Libero for U.S. Women’s Na onal Team two-match tour of Egypt resul ng in two victories…Averaged 4.86 digs per set in two-match series against Egypt…Played in 21 sets of the Pan American Cup, averaging a tournament-best 3.90 digs per set to earn Best Digger…Held a 54.18 libero effi ciency ra ng at the Pan American Cup for third best among liberos…Contributed 20 digs in four-set match against Brazil…Star ng USA libero for Pool A of the FIVB World Grand Prix…Played total of 31 matches of the FIVB World Grand Prix…Tallied 25 digs in fi ve-set victory over Puerto Rico on Aug. 1…Averaged 5.00 digs per set in three match starts of the World Grand Prix, including 18 digs in three-set loss to Germany on July 31…Split me as USA libero during the Final Four Intercon nental Cup…Averaged 3.21 digs per set during Final Four Cup, including 22 digs in a fi ve-set loss to Brazil on Sept. 9…Entered three sets as a back-row sub during the NORCECA Con nental Championship. 2008 – Served as libero for eight-match tour of China…Tallied 112 digs and handled 213 serve receive chances with 54 percent posi ve recep ons leading to a 5-3 record with a young team compe ng…Served as libero in June 11 match versus Brazil and subbed into contest on June 13 and June 14 as part of three-match series…Served as libero for the en re FIVB World Grand Prix preliminary round in which USA won seven of nine matches and was a defensive specialist in the Final Round…Ranked fourth in the preliminary round in Best Digger with 2.33 digs per set, including four matches with at least double-digit digs…Served as USA libero at the Olympic Games, which resulted in a silver medal and

the country’s fi rst medal in women’s volleyball since 1992…Averaged 2.88 digs per set, sixth-best among all players in the Olympic Games…Tallied a 52 percent in excellent service recep ons, which along with her dig average, helped the U.S. to a .302 team hi ng effi ciency. 2007 – Averaged 2.53 digs per set as the U.S. libero for all three preliminary rounds during the World Grand Prix…Turned in a team-high 21 digs versus China in three games on Aug. 4…Paced Team USA to a silver medal at the NORCECA Championship as the team’s libero…Averaged 3.00 digs per set for third best at the NORCECA Championship…Tallied 54 excellent service recep ons on 84 a empts with only one error at the NORCECA Championship…Averaged 2.66 digs per set, fourth best at the FIVB World Cup, as the Team USA libero…Tallied 19 digs in four set win over Poland on Nov. 4. 2006 – Played in four matches during seven-match tour of Italy March 22 to April 2 with USA Na onal Training Team … Played in two sets versus Poland on May 26…Libero for the fi nal two weekends of the World Grand Prix…Ranked sixth in the Best Libero category in the World Grand Prix despite not playing the posi on the fi rst three matches…Ranked 10th in World Grand Prix in digs with 1.30 per set (185 total digs)…Turned in 15 digs in 31 sets as a back-row specialist coming off the bench during the World Championships, handling 46 service recep ons with a 41 posi ve percentage. 2005 – Split me with fellow libero Sarah Drury for the USA Women’s Na onal Team that captured the silver medal at the season-ending FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in Japan in November…The United States fi nished the tournament with a record of 4-1 as it earned wins over Korea, 2004 Olympic gold medalist China, Poland and Japan along the way…Earned a gold medal as Team USA won its third-straight NORCECA Con nental Championship with a fi ve-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 11…The USA Women qualifi ed for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the win…Also earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Women qualifi ed for the 2006 World Championships.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2003 – Davis concluded her stellar career with an incredible showing in the 2003 NCAA tournament…Davis, who averaged 4.2 digs per game during the regular season, averaged 5.2 digs per game during the postseason as the Trojans won their second-consecu ve na onal championship and fi nished the year with a perfect 35-0 record. 2002 – Davis proved to be one of the best liberos in the country by the end of her junior season as she helped guide USC to the 2002 NCAA championship...Played in all 32 matches and made 27 starts at libero (2002 marked the fi rst season the libero posi on was used in collegiate volleyball)...Averaged a team-leading 3.44 digs per game and fi nished sixth in the Pac-10...Averaged 3.05 digs throughout the NCAA Championships, including 13 and 14 digs against Florida and Stanford in the semifi nals and fi nals. 2001 – Davis played in all 29 matches and appeared in 99 games as a sophomore...She led the team and fi nished the season ranked ninth in the Pac-10 with 0.30 service aces per game...Also fi nished fourth on the team with 2.27 digs per game. 2000 – In her fi rst season, Davis played in 44 games and appeared in 23 matches... She averaged 1.30 digs per game.

PERSONAL: Born Nicole Marie Davis on April 24, 1982 in Stockton, Calif….Parents are Randy and Barbara Davis…She also has a brother named Christopher…Her happiest moment(s) in sports were winning back-to-back NCAA Division I volleyball championships with USC in 2002 and 2003…The person she admires most is her mother because of “the person she is, and has helped me become.”…Owns a black belt in karate…Favorite professional team is the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball…Favorite movie is “Dirty Dancing” and her favorite food is anything sweet…Enjoys watching football in her spare me…Favorite television show is Sex and the City… “My mom is my role model. She came from very li le and had a very successful career. She is a strong, independent woman, and a wonderful friend and mother.”

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Nicole Fawce Opposite * 6-4

Zanesfi eld, OhioCollege: Penn State

Birth Date: Dec. 16, 1986Joined Team: June 2009

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – Montreux Volley Masters (Fourth)...Pan American Cup (Bronze). 2010 – Montreux Volley Masters (Silver)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold). 2009 – FIVB World Grand Prix (9th)…Final Four Intercon nental Cup (Silver)…NORCECA Championship (4th).

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Averaged 3.00 points in 12 sets during the Montreux Volley Masters…Scored 15 points versus Germany on June 9 in three sets…Tallied 14 kills on 31 a acks against China on June 12…Averaged 1.58 digs per set at Montreux…Totaled 66 points and 3.14 scoring average a er star ng six of eight matches at Pan American Cup…Tallied 10 kills and fi ve blocks versus Brazil on July 5, in addi on to eight kills, four blocks and an ace versus Puerto Rico on July 2…Averaged 0.86 blocks during Pan Am Cup. 2010 – Played in 13 sets with one match start at the Montreux Volley Masters event in which the U.S. won the silver medal…Scored 10 points mainly as a double-subs tu on at the Montreux event which limited her court me…Started one match during FIVB World Grand Prix, tallying a kill versus Dominican Republic on Aug. 6. 2009 – Played 74 sets in fi rst year with 2.12 scoring average and .242 hi ng effi ciency…Played in 33 of 36 sets of the FIVB World Grand Prix with three match starts…Averaged 2.55 points per set during World Grand Prix, including averages of 2.06 kills and 0.42 blocks…First three matches as a member of the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team were starts with at least 11 points scored…Tallied double-double of 27 points and 11 digs versus Puerto Rico on Aug. 1, which ranked as the top U.S. scoring performance during the 2009 FIVB World Grand Prix…Scored 14 points against Netherlands…Averaged 2.13 points per set during Final Four Intercon nental Cup despite primarily used as a reserve…Scored seven points and provided 12 digs in only start of Final Four Cup against Dominican Republic on Sept. 11…Tallied 10 points (8 kills, 1 ace, 1 block) in three sets versus Peru on Sept. 10...Recorded 11 kills versus Brazil in Final Four gold-medal match on Sept. 13…Tallied 15 points and 13 digs in four-set victory over Canada at NORCECA Championship quarterfi nal on Sept. 25…Converted fi ve of 10 a acks into kills without an error against Cuba on Sept. 27.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 – Named AVCA Division I Na onal Player of the Year, third consecu ve AVCA All-America First-Team honor and fourth overall AVCA All-American award…Selected as Honda Award winner for overall best NCAA Division I volleyball player… Led Penn State to an undefeated record (38-0) and its second straight NCAA tle and sixth consecu ve Big Ten crown…Averaged 3.78 kills per set on .358 hi ng for the year, with her kills per game average ranking second on the team…Led Penn State with 40 service aces and also added in 219 total blocks for the year. 2007 – Selected to AVCA All-America First-Team and NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team a er guiding Penn State to the NCAA Division I Tournament championship...Unanimous selec on to All-Big Ten First-Team...Started all 36 matches of the season and played in 120 of 122 sets…During NCAA Tournament (20 sets), averaged 4.20 kills per game on .387 hi ng with 12 service aces, 22 digs and 26 blocks ...Held season average of 4.44 kills per set (533 total kills) and fi nished with a hi ng percentage of .313, good for 10th in the Big Ten. 2006 – Selected AVCA All-America First-Team and unanimous All-Big Ten First-Team…Selected

as Academic All-Big Ten...Played in all 35 matches of the year and 113 of 114 sets...Averaged 4.27 kills per set (483 total kills), good for second on the team and eighth in the Big Ten...Finished the season ranked fourth on the team and sixth in the conference in hi ng percentage (.331), the only pure le -side hi er in the league within the top six...Ended her second season with 979 career kills. 2005 – Selected as AVCA NCAA Division I Na onal Freshman of the Year and AVCA All-America Second-Team All-America…Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and All-Big Ten First-Team…Started all 34 matches in freshman season and set an NCAA Tournament record for hi ng percentage by a acking at a career-high .889 clip (16-0-18) against Long Island (12/3) in the second round...Led the Lions and ranked third in the Big Ten with an average of 4.51 kills per set (496 total kills) on .309 hi ng...Recorded 31 double-digit kill matches.

OTHER USA VOLLEYBALL EXPERIENCE: 2005 – Member of U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team that competed at the FIVB Women’s Junior World Championship. 2004 – Member of U.S. Junior Women’s Na onal Team that won gold medal at NORCECA Women’s Junior Con nental Championship. 2003 – Member of U.S. Girls’ Youth Team which par cipated in the FIVB Girls’ Youth World Championship in Poland.

PERSONAL: Born Nicole Marie Fawce on Dec. 16, 1986, in San Antonio, Texas...Nickname is Nic…Parents are Bob and Kim Fawce … Mother Kim played volleyball for Wright State…Brother is Joe Fawce ... Maternal grandfather was a pitcher for the Bal more Orioles in 1945...Majored in Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State University...Favorite musical group is Coldplay…Favorite professional team is the New York Yankees…Favorite book is Angels and Demons…Favorite television show is Grey’s Anatomy.

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Angie Forse Outside Hi er * 5-8Lake Mary, Florida

College: California-BerkeleyBirth Date: June 6, 1986

Joined Team: January 2008

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – Montreux Volley Masters (Fourth)...Pan American Cup (Bronze). 2010 – Tour of China…Montreux Volley Masters (Silver). 2009 – Pan American Cup (Fourth); FIVB World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G (Gold)…FIVB World Grand Prix (Ninth)…Final Four Intercon nental Cup (Silver)…NORCECA Con nental Championship (Fourth). 2008 – Tour of China

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Tallied 3.75 points per set with a .391 hi ng effi ciency during nine sets of ac on at the Montreux Volley Masters, including three match starts…Tallied 15 points versus Peru on June 7 with nine kills and six blocks…Started versus Trinidad & Tobago during Pan Am Cup on July 3, turning in fi ve kills and a block. 2010 – Started two of three matches on Tour of China with seven sets played…Averaged 1.86 points scored on Tour of China, including four blocks for a 0.57 average to go with 3.00 digs per set…Played in one set in a reserve role during Montreux Volley Masters. 2009 – Averaged 3.00 points per set in fi rst full season with the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team, playing in 34 sets with seven match starts…Played in three sets of the Pan American Cup, producing seven kills on seven a acks with one block against Guatemala and for the en re tournament…Played in four sets with one match start in the FIVB World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G, helping the U.S. to the gold and entry into the 2010 FIVB World Championship…Averaged 2.25 kills, 1.00 blocks and 0.25 aces per set for a 3.50 points average in the qualifi ca on event, along with 1.25 digs per set…Played in a set each against Germany (July 31) and Puerto Rico (Aug. 1) during the FIVB World Grand Prix…Named Best Scorer of the Final Four Intercon nental Cup by averaging 3.55 points per set…Scored 23 points (15 kills, 8 blocks) versus Peru in a four-set win on Sept. 10…Opened Final Four Cup with 19 points (15 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace) in fi ve-set loss to Brazil on Sept. 9…Averaged 2.20 digs per set during Final Four Cup…Recorded eight kills and a block in fi ve sets during the NORCECA Con nental Championship. 2008 – Tallied 20 points in limited ac on during a three-week, eight-match tour of China.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2007 – Selected as American Volleyball Coaches Associa on All-America First-Team a er leading California to its fi rst-ever NCAA Tournament semifi nal round appearance…Selected All-Pac-10 fi rst team…Provided 4.98 points per set including averages of 4.21 kills, 0.89 blocks and 0.23 aces per set…Added 2.82 digs per set…Despite a lack of height, fi nished collegiate career with 307 blocks (65 solo and 236 assisted)…Totaled 1,725 kills during four-year career for a 4.14 career kill average, along with 1,174 digs (2.82 average). 2006 – Named to

the AVCA All-America Second Team and was a fi rst-team All-Pac-10 selec on…Honorable men on Pac-10 All-Academic honors...Led the Bears in kills (487), kills per game (4.39, third in the Pac-10) and points (551.0, 4.96 points per game, fi h in the Pac-10)...Finished second on the team with 300 digs. 2005 – Named fi rst-team All-Pac-10, hi ng .251 and leading the Bears in kills (446, 10th on Cal’s single-season list) and kills per game (4.13)...was also honorable men on Pac-10 All-Academic...averaged 4.79 points per game (517.5 total). 2004 - Named fi rst-team All-Pac-10, the fi rst Cal freshman in school history selected all-conference, and a member of the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team...Ranked second on the Bears’ squad with 329 kills (3.74 kills per game, seventh in the Pac-10)...led Cal in kills in 13 of 29 matches.

OTHER USA VOLLEYBALL EXPERIENCE: Competed for the U.S. Women’s Na onal A2 program in 2007.

PERSONAL: Born Angela Pressey on June 6, 1986, in Tulsa, Okla…Parents are Paul and Elizabeth Pressey…Siblings are brothers Mathew (1988) and Phillip (1990) and sister Ashley (1984)…Father Paul Pressey played in the Na onal Basketball Associa on (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors, and is now an assistant coach for the New Orleans Hornets…Married Jus n Forse , current Sea le Seahawks running back, in June 2010...Majored in history at the University of California…A ended Lake Mary High School (Fla.), gradua ng in 200…Began playing club volleyball in 1998 with Orlando Volleyball Academy…Hobbies include shopping…Favorite types of music are gospel and R&B…Favorite professional team is the San Antonio Spurs…Favorite food is pasta…Happiest moment in life is helping her team reach the NCAA Division I Tournament semifi nals.

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Alisha GlassSe er * 6-0

Leland, MichiganCollege: Penn State

Birth Date: April 5, 1988Joined Team: May 2010

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – Montreux Volley Masters (Fourth)…Pan American Cup (Bronze)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold). 2010 – Tour of China…Pan American Cup (Bronze)…FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)…Brazil Tour…FIVB World Championship (Fourth).

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Started four of fi ve matches at the Montreux Volley Masters, helping the U.S. to a .251 team hi ng effi ciency…Turned in 27 digs during Montreux Volley Masters for a 1.80 dig average…Played in 25 of 27 sets at Pan American Cup, including seven of eight match starts…Helped team to an overall .325 hi ng effi ciency for the tournament, including a .525 hi ng effi ciency versus Cuba in the bronze-medal match…Averaged 1.92 digs per set at the Pan Am Cup…Averaged 3.21 assists per set with 19 sets played and two match starts in helping U.S. win the FIVB World Grand Prix…Helped U.S. hit .493 as a team in star ng se er role against Peru on Aug. 21. 2010 – Played in seven sets and started two of three matches on USA’s tour of China…Averaged 1.14 points, 1.86 digs and 0.43 blocks in interna onal debut…Scored four kills on six a acks in China…Started all seven match at the Pan American Cup helping USA to the bronze medal…Averaged 8.25 running sets per set, while adding averages of 2.40 digs, 0.45 blocks and 0.45 kills…Converted nine of 14 a acks into kills as part of .571 hi ng effi ciency…Named Best Se er at FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round a er helping the U.S. to the gold medal…Started fi nal 13 matches of tournament, leading to an 11-match win streak…Set USA to a .300 hi ng effi ciency and 40.7 kill percent during the World Grand Prix, including a .274 effi ciency and 39.1 kill percent during the Final Round…Averaged 0.83 points, 2.94 digs and 11.54 assists while hi ng .447 (19-2-38) during World Grand Prix according to unoffi cial DataVolley Stats…Started three of four matches on Brazil Tour…Finished the FIVB World Championship with 8.43 running sets average, third-best for the tournament a er leading the category heading into the fi nal match…Started 10 of 11 matches at the World Championship with a 7-3 record in those starts…Averaged 0.68 points per set and 3.12 digs per set at World Championship…Set USA to a .402 hi ng effi ciency against Thailand on Oct. 29 and a .392 mark versus Czech Republic on Nov. 6.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Named AVCA All-America First-Team as she set Penn State to consecu ve undefeated seasons and its unprecedented third consecu ve NCAA tle …Honda Award fi nalist … Ranked fourth in the na on in assists per set (11.90) guiding the Ni any Lions to a na on-leading .381 a ack percentage …Added 112 kills (0.92 per set), 103 blocks (0.84) and 286 digs (2.34)…Ranked fourth all- me in school history for career assists. 2008 – Tabbed AVCA First Team All-America and NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team as Penn State won its second consecu ve NCAA tle with an undefeated record ... AVCA Na onal Player of the Week (Nov. 18) ... Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 17) ... Directed the Penn State off ense to a record se ng and na on-leading .390 hi ng percentage ...Led the team, Big Ten and na on with 12.50 assists per set average (1,450 total assists) ... Ranked third on the team with 212 digs averaging 1.83 digs per set ... notched 114 total blocks, good enough for third on the team. 2007 – Selected

AVCA Second Team All-America and NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team ... Na onal and Big Ten Player of the Week (11/19) ... Started 35 of 36 matches and played in 114 of 122 games while direc ng the Penn State off ense to a na on-leading .350 hi ng percentage Led the team, ranked fourth in the Big Ten and 24th in the country with an average of 13.02 assists per game with 1,484 total assists. 2006 – Named Big Ten All-Freshmen Team ... Sports Imports/AVCA Na onal Player of the Week (9/11) ... Started all 35 matches and played in 113 of 114 games ... spent most of the season as a 5-1 se er, but also saw me as a 6-2 se er/hi er, a acking primarily on the right side ... Led the team and fi nished seventh in the Big Ten with 12.50 assists per game ... Ranked third on the squad with 1.14 blocks per game and fourth with 21 service aces and 2.04 digs per game ... Chipped in 1.16 kills per game ... Set the team to a Big Ten- and na on-best .323 hi ng percentage, the only team in the country to fi nish the season hi ng higher than .300 ... earned Na onal Player of the Week honors a er averaging 13.38 assists per game while leading the team to a .327 hi ng percentage against Missouri and Texas at the Texas Invita onal (9/7-8).

OTHER USA VOLLEYBALL EXPERIENCE: Member of the 2005 U.S. Girls’ Youth Na onal A2 Team and played on the USA Red squad that won the gold medal at the High Performance Championships in Aus n, Texas, where she also received the “Best Se er” award ... Started on the 2004 U.S. Girls’ Youth Na onal Team that won the gold medal in Puerto Rico at the NORCECA Games, where she was recognized as “Best Server”.

CLUB/PREP CAREER: Four-year le erwinner at Leland (Mich.) High School ... Named Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year ... Led squad to the 2006 Class D state championship, producing a single-match record of 48 kills in the tle match ... Named Miss Volleyball for the state of Michigan in 2006 ... Four- me fi rst team all-state, all-region dream team and all-conference ... Finished prep career as Na onal and State High School record holder in season aces (296), career aces (937) and career kills (3,584) ... Ranked sixth on PrepVolleyball.com’s “Senior Aces” list ... Named fi rst team all-state as a basketball player as a junior and senior ... Member of the Na onal Honor Society with a 3.7 grade point average.

PERSONAL: Born Alisha Rebecca Glass on April 5, 1988…Mother is Laurie Glass, who was also her high school volleyball coach…Grandfather Larry Glass was her high school basketball coach… Majored in kinesiology at Penn State University with a minor in human development and family studies.

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Kim GlassOutside Hi er * 6-2

Lancaster, PennsylvaniaCollege: Arizona

Birth Date: Aug. 18, 1984Joined Team: May 2007

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – Montreux Volley Masters (Fourth)...Pan American Cup (Bronze)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold). 2010 – Tour of Brazil. 2008 – U.S. Olympic Team Exhibi on for Volleyball versus Brazil…FIVB World Grand Prix (Fourth Place)…Olympic Games (Silver Medal). 2007 – FIVB World Grand Prix (Eighth Place)…FIVB World Cup (Bronze Medal).

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Started all fi ve matches of the Montreux Volley Masters, collec ng 64 points in 18 sets as part of a 3.56 scoring average… …Added 2.44 digs per set at Montreux...Tallied 20 points versus Germany with 18 kills on 36 swings and two aces on June 9…Added 17 points versus China on June 10 with 12 kills and fi ve blocks…Played in 19 sets during the Pan American Cup with one match start…Tallied nine points with seven kills and two aces versus Trinidad & Tobago on July 3..Converted 43.2 percent of a acks during Pan Am Cup with .351 hi ng effi ciency…Played in 15 sets with one match start at the FIVB World Grand Prix, which the U.S. won the gold medal…Proived fi ve kills and three blocks in only start of the tournament versus Peru on Aug. 21. 2010 – Played in seven sets with two match starts on Tour of Brazil, averaging 1.29 points per set. 2008 – Played six sets with fi ve set starts versus Brazil in three-match exhibi on series…Contributed six points in less than two sets versus Brazil in fi ve-set victory on June 13…Tallied eight kills and a block versus Brazil on June 14 in three sets of ac on…Started 39 of 48 sets played at the FIVB World Grand Prix compiling averages of 2.60 points, 1.92 kills, 0.38 blocks and 0.31 aces per set…Ranked third in Best Server during the FIVB World Grand Prix preliminary round with 0.36 aces per set…Tallied 14 points against Turkey on June 20 and Dominican Republic on June 28 to e for team-high honors…Served six aces versus Dominican Republic on June 28…Averaged 2.13 points in helping the U.S. to a silver medal at the Olympic Games…Youngest player on USA roster at Olympic Games, star ng 26 of a possible 33 sets and entered a total of 30 sets during the event…Contributed averages of 1.67 kills, 0.33 blocks, 0.13 aces and 1.73 digs per set during the Olympics, in addi on to a .271 hi ng effi ciency and 0.42 kill ra o…Tallied a team-high 20 points (15 kills, three blocks and two aces) in a fi ve-set victory over host China on Aug. 15 to secure a spot in the Olympic Games quarterfi nals. 2007 – Averaged 3.39 points per set at the FIVB World Grand Prix in her fi rst interna onal experience with the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team…Ranked 10th among all scorers at the World Grand Prix during the preliminary round…A acked at a .346 percentage with 2.61 kills per set on 211 swings…Averaged 0.97 digs, 0.39 aces and 0.39 blocks during the World Grand Prix…Started only four of 11 matches at the FIVB World Cup, but played in 29 sets with 26 set starts…Tallied World Cup per set averages of 2.45 points, 1.79 kills, 0.34 blocks, 1.21 digs and 0.31 aces…Contributed 12 points coming off the bench versus Cuba on Nov. 3 with nine kills on 16 swings…Scored 11 points against Thailand on Nov. 10 and Japan on Nov. 15.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Glass, a three- me American Volleyball Coaches Associa on All-American and four- me All-Pac-10 pick, is Arizona’s career leader in kills with 2,151 and ranks third all- me in the Pac-10 in the same category. She averaged 5.27 kills, 2.84 digs, 0.70 blocks and

0.40 aces per game for the Wildcats. For her career, Glass had double-digit kills in 105 of her 115 matches played, along with 20 or more kills 54 mes en route to a school-record 5.27 kills per game average. She holds the Arizona school record with 162 aces, and is third in career digs with 1,158. Glass provided 77 block solos, which ranks eighth all- me for the Wildcats. As a senior in 2005, Glass was selected AVCA All-America First-Team in leading Arizona to a fourth seed in the NCAA Tournament. She was tabbed AVCA All-America Second-Team and AVCA Na onal Freshman of the Year in 2002. Glass was honored as a AVCA All-American Third Team as a sophomore in 2003.

OTHER VOLLEYBALL EXPERIENCE: Glass is no stranger to interna onal compe on as she was a member of the U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team that competed in the 2001 FIVB World Junior Championships. She also par cipated on the U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team at the 2002 NORCECA Con nental Women’s Junior Championships. Glass played for Corozal in Puerto Rico’s Super League. She led the league in kills during the regular season and led her team to the tournament semifi nals.

PERSONAL: Born Kimberly Marie Glass on Aug. 18, 1984, in Los Angeles, Calif.…Parents are Sherman Glass and Kathryn Storms…Has four siblings, brothers Darryl and Marcus Glass, and sisters Shalana and Shaynce Glass… One of three athletes selected to model in the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edi on (see h p://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011_swimsuit/athletes/kim-glass/)…Modeled in the 2010 ESPN The Magazine “The Body” issue…Hobbies include poetry, bowling, shopping…Favorite foods are ribs and pancakes…Favorite book is The Magic of Thinking Big…Favorite movie is Coming to America...Admires her mother most.


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Tayyiba Haneef-ParkOpposite * 6-7

Laguna Hills, CaliforniaCollege: Long Beach State

Birth Date: March 23, 1979Joined Team: May 2001

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – Montreux Volley Masters (Fourth Place). 2009 – Pan American Cup (Fourth); FIVB World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G (Gold). 2008 – FIVB World Grand Prix (Fourth Place)…Olympic Games (Silver Medal). 2007 – Pan American Games (Bronze Medal)…FIVB World Grand Prix (Eighth Place)…NORCECA Championship (Silver Medal)…FIVB World Cup (Bronze Medal). 2006 – Pan American Cup (Fourth Place)… World Grand Prix (Seventh Place)…World Championships (Ninth Place). 2005 – Front Range Tour vs. Brazil…Montreux Volley Masters…World Grand Prix…FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Con nental Championships (Gold Medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal). 2004 – Yeltsin Cup…Montreux Volley Masters (Silver Medal)…World Grand Prix (Bronze Medal)…Olympic Games. 2003 – Montreux Volley Masters…Russia Tournament…World Grand Prix (Bronze Medal)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…Texas Tour…World Cup (Bronze Medal). 2002 – Japan Tour…Montreux Volley Masters…Russia Tour…Utah Tour vs. Italy…World Grand Prix (sixth place)…Italy Tour…World Championships (Silver Medal). 2001 – Montreux Volley Masters…World Championship Qualifying Tournament.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Started all fi ve matches and played in 21 of 22 sets at the Montreux Volley Masters, compiling 3.57 points per set with a 40 kill percent…Averaged 2.71 kills, 0.62 blocks and 2.33 digs per set at Montreux. 2009 – Averaged 0.79 points per set during the Pan American Cup, playing 19 sets with one start in seven tournament matches…Turned in a hi ng effi ciency of .434 for the Pan American Cup…Started all three matches of the FIVB World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G and helped the U.S. win gold and entry into the 2010 FIVB World Championship…Averaged 3.43 points per set at the World Championship qualifi ca on event, including 2.43 kills, 0.57 blocks and 0.43 aces per set. 2008 – Led USA in scoring in seven of 14 matches at the FIVB World Grand Prix, including a tournament-high 23 points versus China on July 13…Averaged 3.87 points, 3.40 kills, 0.33 blocks and 0.13 aces per set over the course of the en re World Grand Prix…Ranked fourth in the preliminary round and seventh in the Final Round in Best Spiker…Ranked sixth in preliminary round and eighth in Final Round in Best Scorer…Second-leading USA scorer at the Olympic Games with 102 points, an average of 3.40 points per set and sixth among all Olympic Games par cipants…Added set averages of 2.73 kills, 0.40 blocks and 0.27 aces in leading the U.S. to a silver medal at the Olympic Games…Scored 12 or more points in six of the eight Olympic Games matches, including a high of 19 points versus Japan in the pool opener on Aug. 9…Charted 17 points versus Italy in the quarterfi nal round, along with 12 points in a semifi nal sweep of Cuba. 2007 – Averaged a team-leading 4.06 points per set during the Pan American Games while accumula ng 51 kills, nine aces, fi ve blocks and 42 digs (2.63 per set)…Selected as the Best Server of the Pan American Games with a 0.56 service ace average…Tallied four double-digit point matches at Pan American Games including 18 against Puerto Rico on July 15, 15 points versus Peru on July 19 in bronze medal match…Played all 36 sets at the opposite posi on during the FIVB World Grand Prix, fi nishing the preliminary rounds as the tournament’s second leading scorer with 146 points…Averaged 4.06 points and 3.67 kills per set while hi ng .320 for the tournament…Led the U.S. in scoring in fi ve of nine matches during the World Grand Prix, including a season-high 22 points in a three-set upset of top-ranked Russia on Aug. 4…Contributed 2.00 points per set during the NORCECA Championship despite being injured…Hit .370 with 22 kills in 12 sets at the NORCECA Championship…Started 38 of 41 possible sets World Cup providing averages of 3.76 points, 3.32 kills and 0.26 blocks per set…Ranked 10th among all players in Best Scorer category and third in Best Spiker…Led team in scoring in six of 11 World Cup matches and reached double-fi gure scoring in all 10 matches played (did not play fi nal match versus Italy)…Sparked Team USA comeback versus Brazil on Nov. 7 with 26 points via 24 kills on 47 swings, one block and an ace…Added 18 points versus Cuba on Nov. 3, with 18 kills on 33 swings. 2006 - Played in every game of the Pan American Cup,

scoring 75 points in the tournament…Averaged 3.76 points per set during the World Grand Prix…Led the U.S. in scoring in three of the fi rst four matches of the World Grand Prix. Tallied 24 points versus Dominican Republic on Aug. 16, 22 points versus China on Aug. 25 and 19 points against Italy on Aug. 18…Scored 155 points in 43 sets, including 143 kills, three aces and nine blocks…Averaged 3.60 points, 3.33 kills and 1.33 digs per set…Ranked 16th among all World Championship players in points scored … Scored 20 points versus Netherlands on Nov. 1…Led U.S. in scoring during the World Championships in four matches. 2005 – Emerged as a force to be reckoned with on the le side a er she made the switch from opposite to outside hi er early in the year…With Athens outside hi ers Logan Tom, Keba Phipps, Tara Cross-Ba le and Ogonna Nnamani all absent from the Na onal Team for a variety of reasons (beach volleyball, re rement and illness), Haneef made the move to the le and soon became a factor in her new posi on…Tayyiba played a key role as the USA Women captured the silver medal at the season-ending FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in Japan in November…The United States fi nished the tournament with a record of 4-1 as it earned wins over Korea, 2004 Olympic gold medalist China, Poland and Japan along the way…She scored a match-high 21 points in a four-set win over Poland on Nov. 18 and fi nished seventh among all players in total points with 70 points on 62 kills, four blocks and four aces…Tayyiba was named the “Best Scorer” at the NORCECA Con nental Championships following the Americans’ stunning fi ve-set win over Cuba in the gold medal match on Sept. 11 that earned Team USA a trip to the upcoming Grand Champions Cup in Japan…She was also the team’s leading scorer in eight of the 26 matches she played in this season…Also earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Women qualifi ed for the 2006 World Championships. 2004 – Made her fi rst-ever Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece…She was a starter on a team that fi nished ed for fi h overall a er losing to Brazil in the quarterfi nals…She fi nished 11th overall among all players in scoring with 96 points on 84 kills, six blocks and six aces…Pounded Cuba for a na onal-team record 41 points on 38 kills, two service aces and one block in a fi ve-set loss at the Yeltsin Cup on April 23. Her 38 kills and 87 swings were also records. 2003 – Helped the United States earn the bronze medal at the 2003 World Cup and a berth in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece…Finished fi h on the team in scoring at the World Cup with 101 total points on 93 kills, six blocks and two service aces…For the season she fi nished fourth on the team in total kills (277) and sixth in total points (312)…She also added 108 digs, 25 blocks and 11 aces. 2002 – Won a silver medal at the 2002 Women’s Volleyball World Championships…Started all 11 matches at the World Championships and averaged 10.3 points per match…Saw extensive ac on on the Japan Tour with the U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Training Team…Led the Training Team with 86 kills. 2001 – Saw limited ac on in six matches early in the 2001 summer season, compe ng in the BCV Volley Masters in Montreux, Switzerland, and in the World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico...Recorded 13 kills in 19 sets and posted a hi ng percentage of .269…Also trained with the U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball A2 team in 1998, 1999 and 2001.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Named to the AVCA All-America fi rst team in 2001 a er leading Long Beach State in kills per game (5.03) as a senior…Guided Long Beach State to a 33-1 record and a runner-up fi nish at the 2001 NCAA championships…Three- me All-Big West Conference fi rst-team selec on…Posted a hi ng percentage of .406 and also averaged 2.31 digs and 0.73 blocks per game as a senior…Was also a three- me All-American high jumper at Long Beach State…Competed at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, fi nishing 10th with a jump of 5-10 ¾.

PERSONAL: Born Tayyiba Mumtaz Haneef on March 23, 1979 in Upland, Calif….Parents are Mobarik and Patricia Haneef…Husband is Anthony Park…Brother Arshad (1977)…Graduated in May 2001 with a degree in communica on studies...Cousin Tari Phillips formerly played center for the New York Liberty of the Women’s Na onal Basketball Associa on. Courtesy of Newsport

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Christa Harmo oMiddle Blocker * 6-2

Hopewell, PennsylvaniaCollege: Penn State

Birth Date: Oct. 12, 1986Joined Team: April 2009

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – Montreux Volley Masters (Fourth)...Pan American Cup (Bronze)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold). 2010 – Montreux Volley Masters (Silver)…Pan American Cup (Bronze). 2009 – Tour of Egypt…Pan American Cup (Fourth); FIVB World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G (Gold)…FIVB World Grand Prix (9th)…Final Four Intercon nental Cup (Silver)…NORCECA Con nental Championship (Fourth).

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Played in 11 sets with three match starts at the Montreux Volley Masters…Tallied 12 points versus Germany on June 9, including eight kills and three blocks. Averaged 0.64 blocks as part of 2.09 points per set at Montreux…Played in six sets during Pan American Cup with one match start…Tallied six kills on nine a empts versus Trinidad & Tobago on July 3, in addi on to two blocks for eight points…Converted 13 of 21 a acks into kills during Pan American Cup with .524 hi ng effi ciency…Reserve in 13 of 14 FIVB World Grand Prix matches, being ac ve in just one match – a start against Peru on Aug. 21…Scored 10 kills on 13 errorless a acks versus Peru with an ace for 12 points. 2010 – Averaged 2.61 points per set while star ng all fi ve matches of the Montreux Volley Masters in which the U.S. earned the silver medal…Converted 56.3 percent of a acks into kills with a .479 hi ng effi ciency (40-6-71) for the tournament…Tallied 15 points in the gold-medal match against China, including 13 kills on 21 swings o go with two blocks…Averaged 2.14 points per set at Pan American Cup with one match start and seven sets played…Converted six of seven a acks into kills versus Trinidad & Tobago on June 20. 2009 – Charted a 2.26 scoring average with a .389 hi ng effi ciency in fi rst interna onal season with the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team, playing in every single tournament with 18 starts and 69 sets played…Tallied match-high 18 points versus Egypt on April 10, producing 16 kills on 25 a empts with just two errors for a 64 percent on kill a empts…Started six of seven matches at the Pan American Cup, producing a 2.29 scoring average over 21 sets…Held a .381 hi ng effi ciency and 0.67 blocks per set average at the Pan American Cup…Started all three matches of the FIVB World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G event and contributed 1.11 points per set while conver ng eight of 16 a acks into kills…Started fi rst two matches of the FIVB World Grand Prix and played in a total of six sets during the opening weekend of the event…Contributed fi ve points with three kills on fi ve a acks and two blocks versus Germany on July 31…Named Best Blocker during Final Four Intercon nental Cup a er averaging 0.95 blocks per set as part of a 2.40 scoring average…Converted 54 percent of her a acks into points during Final Four Cup, including a .396 hi ng effi ciency with two matches against top-ranked Brazil…Provided 16 points in Final Four Cup opener against Brazil in which she tallied 10 kills with a .600 hi ng effi ciency, fi ve blocks and an ace…Tallied 10 points in a rematch with Brazil in the gold-medal match of the Final Four Cup on Sept. 13…Contributed seven blocks as part of 9-point match against Dominican Republic on Sept. 12 during Final Four Cup semifi nals…Tallied 25 points in nine sets played during NORCECA Con nental Championship…Scored fi ve kills on six errorless a acks to go with fi ve blocks against Costa Rica on Sept. 24…Recorded six kills on eight a acks with an ace in start versus Mexico on Sept. 22.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 – Led Penn State to second consecu ve NCAA Division I tle with an undefeated season…Named American Volleyball Coaches Associa on All-America First-Team a er leading the na on with a .486 hi ng effi ciency…One of four fi nalists for the Honda Award for volleyball…Earned fourth consecu ve All-Big Ten Conference

award…Averaged 1.47 blocks per set for third-best in the na on…Added 2.43 kills per set…Assisted Penn State to sixth consecu ve Big Ten Conference tle…Selected as the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American of the Year as selected by College Sports Informa on Directors of America (CoSIDA)…Spending spring semester student-teaching elementary-aged students in England. 2007 – Selected AVCA All-America First-Team and one of four fi nalists for the Honda Award for volleyball…Led Penn State to the NCAA Division I Tournament championship tle…Named ESPN The Magazine Third-Team Academic All-America…Started all 366 matches and played in 121 of 122 sets…Ranked second in the na on in a ack effi ciency with a .492 mark…Ranked sixth na onally with a 1.65 block average, providing a team-high 200 total blocks for seventh-best all- me at the school…Hit .548 during the NCAA Tournament with 3.00 kills per set in postseason ac on…Hit .917 (11-0-12) versus Michigan State on Sept. 21. 2006 – Selected AVCA All-America Second-Team as she ranked fi rst on the team in blocks with 1.58 per game (14th in na on), second in hi ng effi ciency with a .405 percentage (10th in na on) and was third on the team in kills with 2.85 per game… 2005 – Selected AVCA All-America honorable men on as a freshman…One of only four freshmen to ever be named All-Big Ten First-Team…Selected to AVCA/NACWAA Showcase All-Tournament team in fi rst collegiate matches…Started the fi rst 29 matches of the year before knee injury forced her to miss last Big Ten weekend and NCAA Tournament…Set Penn State single match record for blocks with 13 against Southern California on Aug. 31…Led team in blocking with 1.50 per set…Recorded 25 matches with three or more blocks, including 14 matches with fi ve or more blocks…Ranked third in the Big Ten Conference with a .356 a ack percentage…Ranked second on team with 2.96 kills per set.

OTHER USA VOLLEYBALL EXPERIENCE: Member of the 2004 U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team that won the NORCECA Women’s Junior Con nental Championship in Winnipeg, Canada ... Selected to the 2005 U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team that competed in Ankara, Turkey, at the FIVB Under-20 World Championships.

PERSONAL: Born Christa Deanne Harmo o on Oct. 12, 1986, in Sewickley, Pa…Parents are Robert and Constance Harmo o…Father played basketball at Juniata College…Has younger brothers Nathan and Nolan …Majored in elementary educa on at Penn State…Nicknames are Mo and Chri…Hobbies include snowboarding, art and scrapbooking…Favorite musical group is Sugarland…Favorite subject in school is math…Favorite pro sports team is Pi sburgh Steelers…Favorite athlete is Hines Ward of Pi sburgh Steelers…Favorite food is gnocchi’s…Favorite book is “Mind Gym” by Gary Mack with David Casstevens…Favorite TV show is Desperate Housewives…Favorite actor is Jack Nicholson…Favorite actress is Sandra Bullock…Favorite place to visit is Hilton Head, S.C.


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Megan HodgeOutside Hi er * 6-3

Durham, North CarolinaCollege: Penn State

Birth Date: Oct. 15, 1988Joined Team: February 2010

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 - Pan American Cup (Bronze)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold). 2010 – China Tour…Montreux Volley Masters (Silver)…Pan American Cup (Bronze)…FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)…Tour of Brazil…FIVB World Championship (Fourth).

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Led U.S. in scoring at Pan American Cup with 85 points and 4.05 points per set…Recorded 17 kills, one block and eight digs versus Brazil on July 5…Tallied 18 points versus Dominican Republic in Pan Am Cup semifi nal…Converted 45 percent of a acks at Pan Am Cup with .287 hi ng effi ciency…Started four matches during the FIVB World Grand Prix helping the U.S. win the gold medal…Averaged 3.73 points, 1.55 digs and 0.41 aces per set while hi ng .298 in the tournament…Scored 15 points in each of the fi rst three matches of the preliminary round, including a 10-kill, three-block, two-ace performance against China…Tallied 12 points in a reserve role versus Serbia…Tallied 15 points versus Peru with 12 kills on 20 errorless a acks and three blocks…Subbed into fi ve-set rally over Italy and provided 11 digs. 2010 – Averaged team-leading 5.29 points per set in star ng all three matches of USA’s tour of China…Scored 15 points in exhibi on versus Evergrande on Feb. 2 with 15 kills and nine digs…In pro debut, notched 15 points versus Hong Kong on Jan. 30 with 12 kills on 18 swings and just one error to go with three blocks and fi ve digs…Hit at a .382 effi ciency on China Tour and converted 48.5 percent of a acks into kills…Averaged 3.00 digs per set on China Tour…Totaled a team-leading 5.00 points per set in star ng all fi ve matches at the Montreux Volley Masters in which the U.S. won the silver medal…Converted 42.6 percent of a acks into kills at Montreux while adding averages of 0.61 blocks and 1.67 digs per set…Finished Montreux as the fourth leading scorer among all players…Scored double-fi gures in all fi ve Montreux matches, including a 26-point performance (23 kills, 3 blocks) in a four-set win over Germany on June 9…Tallied 19 points versus Russia on June 11 and 18 points versus China on June 13 in the Montreux gold-medal match…Averaged 3.60 points, 1.87 digs, 3.27 kills, 0.20 aces and 0.13 blocks during the Pan American Cup, despite missing two matches as she traveled to accept her Honda-Broderick Cup award for best female collegiate athlete in any sport for the 2009-2010 season…Converted 13 of 18 errorless a acks into points for a .722 hi ng effi ciency against Puerto Rico on June 19…Contributed match-high 16 points with a .414 hi ng effi ciency on 29 a acks versus Cuba in bronze-medal match of Pan American Cup on June 26…Contributed 3.31 points per set in 16 sets played at the FIVB World Grand Prix in which the U.S. won the gold medal…Tallied 17 points and 15 digs versus Germany on Aug. 7, followed by a 15-point, 20-dig match against Poland on Aug. 8…Started FIVB World Grand Prix with 14 points and 13 digs in a win over Dominican Republic…Averaged 3.47 points per set while star ng two of four matches on Tour of Brazil…Scored 22 points versus Brazil on Sept. 25, followed by a 20-point match on Sept. 26 in a reserve role…Played in two sets during the FIVB World Championship against Kazakhstan on Nov. 2, scoring a kill on three a acks to go with a dig.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Selected co-Honda Broderick Cup Award winner for the best female collegiate athlete in all sports…Named Honda Award winner for Volleyball, AVCA Division I Na onal Player of the Year and ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year as Penn State won its third consecu ve NCAA Division I tle, second of which with an undefeated record… Selected for the fourth me as an AVCA All-America First-Team choice…Named Big Ten Player of the Year for the second me…Tallied 2,142-career kills leading to a 141-5 career record at Penn State…Finished season with 560 kills as part of a 4.67 kill average and .371 a ack percentage…Ranked second on the squad in digs with 295 (2.46 per set). 2008 – Led Penn State to second consecu ve

NCAA Division I tle with an undefeated record…Chosen AVCA First Team All-America, NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player and Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten ... Named ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic All-American ... Started all 38 matches appearing in 115 sets ... Led the team with 470 kills and a 4.09 kills per set average ... Finished second on the squad with 242 digs and averaged 2.10 digs per game. 2007 – Selected Honda Award Finalist, NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player and AVCA First Team All-America as Penn State won the NCAA tle … Selected Sports Imports/AVCA Na onal Player of the Week (9/10) ... Started all 36 matches and 122 games ... Ranked fi rst on the team and third in the Big Ten with 4.60 kills per game ... Recorded 561 total kills for the season ... Set a new season high with 26 kills in the na onal championship match against Stanford (12/15). 2006 – Selected AVCA First Team All-America and AVCA Na onal Freshman of the Year ... Big Ten Player of the Year ... Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten ... First player in Big Ten history to earn First Team AVCA All-America honors as a freshman ... Became only player ever in Big Ten history to claim both Big Ten Player and Freshman of the Year honors ... First-ever player to earn Gatorade Na onal High School Volleyball Player of the Year honors and AVCA Na onal Freshman of the Year honors in consecu ve seasons ... Led the Big Ten and the team in points per game (5.57) and kills per game (4.83) ... Ranked second on the team with 39 service aces and 303 digs, an average of 2.66 digs per game ... Her 551 kills ranks sixth on the Penn State single-season record chart and is the highest for the rally-scoring era ... Average of 4.83 kills per game places her third on the all- me single-season list and ranked her 17th in the country.

OTHER USA VOLLEYBALL EXPERIENCE: Member of the 2006 U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team…Member of 2004 and 2005 U.S. Girls’ Youth Na onal Team ... Voted the Most Valuable Player and “Best A acker” at the 2004 NORCECA Girls’ Youth Con nental Championship in Cataño, Puerto Rico ... Competed with the U.S. Girls’ Youth Na onal Team at the FIVB Girls’ Youth World Championship in Macau, China in 2005.

PERSONAL: Born Megan Hodge on Oct. 15, 1988, in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands…Parents are Michael and Carmen Hodge…Both her parents played for the Virgin Islands Na onal Volleyball Team…Mother played volleyball at George Washington University, while father played at University of Virgin Islands…Brother Michael… Majored in business management at Penn State University…From 1996-2002, was a member of the Bouncing Bulldogs Jump Rope Demonstra on team and was a silver medalist in the 12-14 age division at the World Championship in Ghent, Belgium, as a member of the USA Jump Rope Team.

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Des nee HookerOpposite * 6-4

San Antonio, TexasCollege: Texas

Birth Date: Sept, 7, 1987Joined Team: May 2010

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 - FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold). 2010 - FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)…Tour of Brazil…FIVB World Championship (Fourth).

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 - Named Most Valuable Player of the FIVB World Grand Prix as she helped the Americans win the event for the second year in a row…Ranked second during the FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round with 101 total points scored (90 kills, 8 blocks, 3 aces), while fi nishing fourth in Best Spiker with a 42.1 kill percent…During the en re tournament including preliminary rounds, totaled 228 points (234 based on unoffi cial DataVolley Stats) and held a .357 hi ng effi ciency…Averaged 5.20 points, 4.51 kills, 0.49 blocks and 1.58 digs per set based on unoffi cial DataVolley stats…Scored 15 or more points in 11 of the 13 matches she played in, including a personal interna onal-high 30 points versus Italy (34 based on unoffi cial DataVolley stats) on Aug. 25…Converted 16 of 23 errorless a acks against China on Aug. 7 with three blocks for 19 points in a 3-0 win…Tallied 15 kills and fi ve blocks in 20-point semifi nal win over Serbia, followed by 16 points versus Brazil in the gold-medal match. 2010 – Playing in her fi rst offi cial tournament with the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team, averaged 4.76 points and 2.46 digs in helping the U.S. win the FIVB World Grand Prix…Ranked fourth in Best Scorer during FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round with 76 points while ranking seventh in Best Spiker with a 38.69 kill percent…Led or ed for team-high point honors in eight of 14 matches at World Grand Prix…For the en re World Grand Prix, converted 41.8 percent of a acks into kills with a .330 hi ng effi ciency…Played in 50 of 52 sets, star ng the fi nal 13 matches of the tournament…Reached double-fi gure kills in 12 of 14 matches at World Grand Prix, including 25-point performances against Germany on Aug. 7 and versus China on Aug. 22…Named MVP of the Hong Kong World Grand Prix preliminary round weekend…Contributed 24 points versus China on Aug. 28…Held a .516 hi ng effi ciency 16-0-31) versus Italy on Aug. 26 as part of a 17-point performance…Averaged 3.29 points per set while playing two of four matches of Tour of Brazil…Totaled 17 points in a reserve role against Brazil on Sept. 29, including 13 kills and four blocks…Started all 11 matches and 40 sets of the FIVB World Championship…Finished fi h in scoring at the FIVB World Championship with 219 points (185 kills, 23 blocks, 11 aces) according to FIVB stats…Converted 45.3 percent of a acks into kills for 11th place at the World Championship, in addi on to a .333 hi ng effi ciency on 418 a acks…Also ranked 16th in Best Blocker at the World Championship…Reached 20 or more points in eight of the 11 matches, including the fi nal seven matches of the tournament…Scored 28 points in the bronze-medal match against Japan on Nov. 14…Totaled 27 points versus Thailand in the tournament opener (Oct. 29), 24 points versus Italy (Nov. 7), 23 points versus Russia (Nov. 13) and 21 points versus Cuba (Nov. 3), Netherlands (Nov. 9) and Brazil (Nov. 10)…Back-to-back double-doubles (kills and digs) versus Netherlands (21-14) and Brazil (21-10). 2008 – Helped the U.S. to a 5-3 record on a tour of China playing teams within the Chinese Volleyball Club system.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Selected American Volleyball Coaches Associa on (AVCA) All-America First-Team and Volleyball Magazine All-America First Team and advancing University of Texas to the championship

match of the NCAA Division I Tournament before losing to Penn State…Named Most Outstanding Player at the NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship…Selected Big 12 Player of the Year…Finished season with 526 kills (5.26 per set), 47 aces (0.45 per set), 87 blocks (0.84 per set) and 633 points (6.09 per set)…Finished Texas career with 1,821 kills (third most) and a 4.27 kills average (third-best)…Won the 2009 NCAA Indoor High Jump championship and the 2009 NCAA Outdoor High Jump championship, becoming just the second female in NCAA history to win three NCAA Outdoor High Jump tles and the fi rst female high jumper to sweep the indoor and outdoor crowns since 2004. 2008 – Named AVA All-America First-Team, Volleyball Magazine All-America First-Team and Honda Award fi nalist as one of the top four volleyball players in NCAA Division I…Helped team to the NCAA Division I Championship semifi nals as she led the Big 12 in points per set (4.89), ranked second in kills per set (4.1) and seventh in hi ng percentage (.322). 2007 – Selected AVCA All-America Second-Team and Volleyball Magazine All-America Second-Team…Started 15 of 29 matches and ranked fi rst on the team in solo blocks (31) and kills per game (4.52)…Logged double-digit kills in 27 of 29 matches…Placed third at the NCAA Indoor High Jump event…Won the NCAA Outdoor High Jump championship. 2006 – AVCA All-America honorable men on as a freshman a er tallying 373 kills for a 3.49 kill average…Tallied double-fi gure kill totals in 19 of 31 matches, including 15 of fi nal 17 matches…Finished third in the USA Outdoor Championship in the high jump…Finished third in the NCAA Indoor High Jump event…Won the NCAA Outdoor High Jump championship.

CLUB/PREP CAREER: A 2006 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 recruit ... ranked No. 8 recruit na onally by PrepVolleyball.com ... 2005 San Antonio Express-News High School Girls’ Athlete of the Year as a three-sport all-state standout in volleyball, basketball and track and fi eld at Southwest High School ... 2005 San Antonio Express-News Co-Sportswoman of the Year (with her sister, former NCAA track champion Marshevet Hooker) ... all-state, all-region, all-district volleyball outside hi er standout as a junior and senior... averaged 22.8 points, 16.2 rebounds and 7.3 blocks during her fi nal season of high school basketball at Southwest HS ... impressively, was named the team MVP for each squad during her high school career ... 2005 Track and Field News All-American in the high jump ... two- me Texas state champion in the high jump with a then-personal best of 6-0.50 ... captured the high jump in the high school girls’ division at the 2004 and 2005 Texas Relays, as well as the 2004 and 2005 Texas state championships ... four- me Academic All-American.

PERSONAL: Born Des nee Dante’ Hooker on Sept. 7, 1987, in Frankfurt, Germany…Parents are Ricky and Marve a Hooker…Sister is Marshevet, who was an NCAA champion, All-American and Big 12 champion in the long jump, sprints and relays at University of Texas from 2004-2006 before turning professional and compe ng in the 2008 Olympics…Graduated high school early to compete one season with sister in track and fi eld at University of Texas...Was a Darrell K. Royal Endowed Centennial Presiden al Scholarship Recipient at University of Texas…majored in applied learning and development at University of Texas.

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Jordan LarsonOutside Hi er * 6-2Hooper, NebraskaCollege: Nebraska

Birth Date: Oct. 16, 1986Joined Team: June 2009

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – Montreux Volley Masters (Fourth)...Pan American Cup (Bronze)...FIVB World Grand Prix. 2010 – Pan American Cup (Bronze)…FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)…Tour of Brazil…FIVB World Championship (Fourth). 2009 – Pan American Cup (Fourth)…FIVB World Grand Prix (Ninth)…NORCECA Con nental Championship (Fourth). 2004 – NORCECA Women’s Junior Con nental Championship. (Gold). 2003 – FIVB Girls’ Youth World Championship.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Averaged 2.15 points per set at the Montreux Volley Masters with just one match start and 20 sets played in…Scored 21 points versus China in the bronze-medal match on June 12, which included 14 kills on 38 swings, fi ve blocks, two aces and 15 digs…Started in seven of eight matches at the Pan American Cup with 23 sets played…Averaged 3.22 points and 1.83 digs per set at Pan American Cup…Totaled 15 points in semifi nal match versus Dominican Republic, in addi on to 14 kills and 10 digs versus Brazil in pool play…Started 13 of 14 matches of the FIVB World Grand Prix and helping the U.S. win the tournament for the second straight year…Averaged 3.05 points, 1.93 digs, 2.14 kills, 0.48 aces and 0.43 blocks per set…During FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round, ranked 11th in Best Scorer, 11th in Best Spiker, third in Best Server, fi h in Best Receiver and 14th in Best Blocker for an all-around

performance…Scored 12 points in three-set victory over Brazil in World Grand Prix gold-medal match…Scored 10 or more points in eight World Grand Prix matches while Serving at least four aces in three matches. 2010 – Started all seven matches and 21 of 22 sets at Pan American Cup, helping Team USA to the bronze medal…Averaged team-leading 3.62 points per set and scored in double-digits in six of the seven matches…Tallied double-double of 14 points and 10 digs versus Costa Rica on June 21…Started all 14 matches of the FIVB World Grand Prix in which the U.S. won the gold medal…Averaged

2.75 points and 2.73 digs per set during the FIVB World Grand Prix, including 10 matches with double-fi gure scoring…Tallied 17 points versus Italy on Aug. 13 with 11 kills and fi ve blocks…Ranked 18th in scoring during FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round with 47 points, while also ranking 11th in Blocking, 16th in Serving and 10th in Digging…Averaged 1.65 points per set on Tour of Brazil, including two match starts…Started all 11 matches and 40 sets of the FIVB World Championship while averaging 3.2 points, 2.48 digs, 2.70 kills and 0.43 blocks per set…Tallied 17 points against both Cuba on Nov. 3 and Japan on Nov. 14…Scored 15 points against Brazil on Nov. 10…Tallied double-doubles (kills and digs) in four matches, including

the fi nal three against Brazil, Russia (semifi nals) and Japan (bronze-medal match). 2009 – Averaged 2.73 points and 1.06 digs per set in fi rst season with U.S. Women’s Na onal Team, which included 19 match starts and 79 sets played…Started six of seven matches at the Pan American Cup with 21 sets played…Contributed 77 points at the Pan American Cup as part of a 3.67 scoring average with a 3.29 kill average…Added 0.81 digs and 0.29 ace average…Scored in double-fi gures in fi ve Pan American Cup matches, including individual high 18 points versus Puerto Rico on June 30…Produced hi ng effi ciency of .688 (12 kills, 1 error, 16 a acks) in fi rst match with the senior na onal team against Costa Rica on June 26…Started eight of nine matches during the preliminary rounds of the FIVB World Grand Prix, compe ng in a total of 35 of 36 sets…Averaged 2.20 points and 0.63 digs per set during World Grand Prix…Reached double-fi gure scoring in four matches, including 12 points against Dominican Republic on Aug. 7 and Netherlands on Aug. 8…Contributed 10 points in three-set loss to Brazil on Aug. 2…Started fi ve of six matches at NORCECA Con nental Championship, compiling 2.70 points and 1.96 digs per set…Tallied 15 points and 12 digs versus Canada on Sept. 25…Contributed 14 points and 14 digs in fi ve-set loss to Cuba on Sept. 23.

OTHER USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2004 - Led the U.S. Junior Na onal Team to a gold medal at the 2004 NORCECA Women’s Junior Con nental Championship, earning MVP and Best Receiver Awards. 2003 – Member of the U.S. Girls’ Youth Na onal Team that par cipated in the FIVB Girls’ Youth World Championship, earning the tournament’s Top Server honor.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Three- me AVCA All-American…Compiled 1,600-career kills and 1,410-career digs at University of Nebraska. 2008 – Named AVCA All-America First-Team a er averaging 3.95 kills, 3.17 digs and 0.34 service aces per set as a senior leading the Huskers to the NCAA na onal semifi nals...Chosen Big 12 Player of the Year, as well as the league’s defensive player of the year, marking the fi rst me any player has earned both honors in one year…Held team-high 16 double-doubles this season, including 10 in NU’s last 12 contests. 2007 – Named AVCA All-America Third-Team a er averaging 3.45 kills, 3.18 digs, 0.51 aces and 0.63 blocks per set. 2006 – Chosen AVCA All-America First-Team as a sophomore in leading the Huskers to the NCAA Na onal tle…Averaged 4.13 kills and 3.50 digs per set. 2005 – Named AVCA Central Region Freshman of the Year, Big 12 Freshman of the Year and AVCA All-Central Region honorable men on…Started 34 matches helping the Huskers to the NCAA runner-up fi nish…Averaged 2.82 kills, 2.79 digs and 0.71 blocks per set.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS: Earned fi rst team Super-State honors in each of her fi nal three prep seasons at Logan View High School (Nebraska)…Named Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 pick and was ranked the No. 2 player in the country by Prepvolleyball.com. 2005 - Selected All-American while playing for Nebraska Juniors at the USA Junior Olympic Girls’ Volleyball Championship. 2004 - Selected All-American while playing for Nebraska Juniors at the USA Junior Olympic Girls’ Volleyball Championship…Led Logan View to a 25-2 record and a berth in the Class C-1 state semifi nals…Established a C-1 record with 501 kills, hi ng .490 with 49 blocks as a senior…Selected Nebraska Gatorade High School Player of the Year honors…Earned Lincoln Journal Star’s Female High School Athlete of the Year for 2003-2004…Selected All-State Second Team in high school girls’ basketball a er leading team to a 21-2 record with averages of 14.8 points and nine rebounds per game. 2003 – Selected All-American while playing for Nebraska Juniors at the USA Junior Olympic Girls’ Volleyball Championship…Paced LVHS to a 25-3 record and a state fi nal appearance, totaling 357 kills on .424 hi ng while serving 158 aces and se ng a C-1 state record with 15.08 kills per game.

PERSONAL: Born Jordan Quinn Larson on Oct. 16, 1986, in Fremont, Neb…Parents are Pat and Kae Clough and Kevin Larson…Married Luke Burbach in May 2009…Majored in communica on studies at University of Nebraska.

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Nancy MetcalfOpposite * 6-1

Hull, IowaCollege: Nebraska

Birth Date: Nov. 12, 1978Joined Team: January 2000

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 - Pan American Cup (Bronze)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold). 2010 – Pan American Cup (Bronze)…Tour of Brazil…FIVB World Championship (Fourth). 2009 – Pan American Cup (Fourth); FIVB World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G (Gold)…FIVB World Grand Prix (Ninth)…Final Four Intercon nental Cup (Silver)…NORCECA Con nental Championship (Fourth). 2006 – Pan American Cup (Fourth Place)…World Grand Prix (Seventh Place)…World Championships (Ninth). 2005 – Front Range Tour vs. Brazil…Pan American Cup…World Grand Prix…FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Con nental Championships (Gold Medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal). 2004 – Montreux Volley Masters (Silver Medal)…Pan American Cup (Silver Medal)…World Grand Prix (Bronze Medal)…Olympic Games. 2003 – Montreux Volley Masters…Russia Tournament…Pan American Cup (Gold Medal)…World Grand Prix (Bronze Medal)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…Texas Tour…World Cup (Bronze Medal). 2002 – Japan Tour…Montreux Volley Masters…Russia Tour…Utah Tour vs. Italy…World Grand Prix (sixth place)…Italy Tour…World Championships (Silver). 1999 – World University Games.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Averaged 2.93 points and 1.14 digs per set during Pan American Cup…Tallied 15 kills versus Cuba in Pan Am Cup bronze-medal match with a 68.2 kill percent and .591 hi ng effi ciency while adding two blocks and two aces for 19 points…Played in 10 sets with one start during the FIVB World Grand Prix in which the U.S. won the gold…Contributed 11 kills on 18 errorless a acks with three versus Peru on Aug. 21 in start of the tournament. 2010 – Averaged 2.45 points and 2.10 digs in star ng six of seven matches at Pan American Cup in which USA won the bronze medal…Tallied 10 points in sweep of Mexico on June 23…Contributed nine points and seven digs in bronze-medal win over Cuba on June 26 during Pan American Cup…Started two of four matches on Tour of Brazil averaging 1.88 points per set…Suited versus Kazakhstan during the FIVB World Championship, turning a block as part of a double-switch. 2009 – Posted a team-leading 301 points and 3.81 scoring average during the 2009 season…Averaged team-leading 4.65 points per set with 93 points scored at the Pan American Cup…Started six of seven matches at the Pan American Cup adding averages of 3.75 kills, 0.65 blocks, 1.60 digs and 0.25 aces per set…Scored 20 points versus Mexico on June 28, 19 points against Brazil on July 3 and 17 points against Puerto Rico on June 30 at the Pan American Cup…On the FIVB World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament –NORCECA Pool G roster, but did not play…Started fi nal six matches and served as captain of fi nal two preliminary weekends of FIVB World Grand Prix…Averaged team-leading 4.25 points per set at the World Grand Prix…Compiled a 37 percent kill ra o during the World Grand Prix with a .241 hi ng effi ciency…Scored 20 points versus Dominican Republic on Aug. 7 and 19 points versus Russia on Aug. 14…Played in just two sets versus Netherlands and scored 14 points on Aug. 8…Averaged 2.63 points per set as the USA fi nished with silver medal at Final Four Intercon nental Cup…Scored 13 points in four-set victory over Dominican Republic during Final Four Cup semifi nals…Tallied 12 points in fi ve-set loss to Brazil on Sept. 9 to open Final Four Cup…Added 2.81 digs per set during Final Four Cup…Contributed a team-leading 3.52 kills per set while star ng all six matches of the NORCECA Con nental Championship…Scored 25 points and 10 digs with a .417 hi ng effi ciency against Dominican Republic on Sept. 26, followed by a 17-point match against Cuba on Sept. 27…Chalked up 16 points versus Cuba in pool play on Sept. 23. 2006 – Led the team in scoring against Peru (15), Barbados (12), Puerto Rico (27) and the Dominican Republic (12) in the Pan American Cup...Ranked sixth in the best spikers category with a .425 hi ng percentage…Averaged a team-leading 4.19 points per set at the World Grand Prix and ranked third among all players in the tournament through the end of the nine-match preliminary round…Led the U.S. in scoring in four matches at the World Grand Prix, including a 27-point outburst against Korea on Sept. 2…Tallied 20 kills in four sets versus Brazil on Aug. 26…Averaged 4.25 points, 3.74 kills, 0.30 blocks

and 1.33 digs per set during World Championships…Ranked fi h in total points scored at World Championships, leading all U.S. scorers…Ne ed 25 points, all on kills, against Kazakhstan on Oct. 31, in addi on to 20 points against China on Nov. 8, 20 points versus Netherlands on Nov. 1. 2005 – Leading scorer for the U.S. in 25 of the 36 matches she competed in during the year…Played a key role as Team USA captured the silver medal at the season-ending FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in Japan in November…The U.S. fi nished the tournament with a record of 4-1 as it earned wins over Korea, 2004 Olympic gold medalist China, Poland and Japan along the way…Led team in scoring in four of the fi ve matches and fi nished as the tournament’s second-leading scorer with 85 points on 77 kills and eight blocks…Named the Most Valuable Player of the NORCECA Con nental Championships following the Americans’ stunning fi ve-set win over Cuba in the gold medal match on Sept. 11 that earned Team USA a trip to the upcoming Grand Champions Cup in Japan…Named the MVP and Best Scorer of the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (NORCECA D) in August a er helping the USA qualify for 2006 World Championships…Led all players in scoring through the preliminary rounds of the World Grand Prix with 187 points on 159 kills, 24 blocks and four service aces in nine matches, leading the second-best players (Katarzyna Skowronska of Poland and Cornelia Dumler of Germany) by a whopping 62 points…Eclipsed the 30-point mark twice during the Grand Prix, was also the “Best Scorer” of this year’s Pan American Cup tournament in Santo Domingo as the United States qualifi ed for the 2006 World Grand Prix by fi nishing in fourth place…Played professionally for Original Marines Arzano in Italy. 2004 – Made fi rst-ever Olympic appearance in Athens...Reserve on a team that fi nished ed for fi h overall a er losing to Brazil in the quarterfi nals…Finished third overall among all scorers at the Montreux Volley Masters with 84 points (71 kills, 10 blocks, three aces) as Team USA captured the silver medal. 2003 – Helped the U.S. earn bronze medal at the 2003 World Cup and berth in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens…Finished sixth on the team with 89 total points in 11 matches (85 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace) as the U.S. went 8-3…Second on the team in total kills (373), third in total points (421) and ed for third in service aces (19)…Added 127 digs, 29 blocks and a hi ng percentage of .279 in 153 sets…Played professionally for Despar Perugia in Italy. 2002 – Saw extensive ac on on the Japan Tour with the U.S. Women’s Na onal Training Team…Led the Training Team in scoring (106 points) and service aces (13) and fi nished second in kills (83) on the exhibi on tour…Earned silver medal at the World Championships in Germany.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2001 – AVCA First-Team All-American…NCAA Today’s Top VIII Award… Big 12 Player of the Year… First-Team All-Big 12…ASICS/Volleyball Magazine First-Team All-American…Finished career in Nebraska history third for career kills (1,603), third for a acks (3,741), ninth for block assists (376), and 10th with total blocks (412). 2000 – Redshirted the 2000 season a er training with Na onal Team. 1999 – AVCA First-Team All-American…Big 12 Player of the Year… NCAA Pacifi c Region All-Tournament Team… Set Nebraska’s school record for kills per game (5.09) and a acks per game (12.17)…Broke the Huskers’ single-match record for kills with 39. 1998 – AVCA First-Team All-American… ASICS/Volleyball Magazine Second-Team All-American…NCAA Pacifi c Region All-Tournament MVP…First-Team All-Big 12. 1997 – Played in 24 matches…Averaged 1.29 kills per game.

PERSONAL: Born Nancy Jean Meendering in Sioux Center, Iowa, to parents Harry and Dee Meendering…Husband’s name is Jason…Has two sisters, Kris and Barb, and one brother, Eric…Graduated from Nebraska in December 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in adver sing…Enjoys watching basketball and football…Her happiest moment in sports was bea ng Florida in fi ve games in the 2001 Regional Championships of the NCAA Tournament…Nancy and Jason recently opened a Scooter’s Coff eehouse franchise in Lincoln, Neb.


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Tamari MiyashiroLibero * 5-7

Kaneohe, HawaiiCollege: Washington

Birth Date: July 8, 1987Joined Team: January 2010

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – Montreux Volley Masters (Fourth Place)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold). 2010 – Tour of China…Montreux Volley Masters (Silver)…Pan American Cup (Bronze).

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Reserve libero at Montreux Volley Masters…Played one set during exhibi on match versus Switzerland on June 8, compiling fi ve digs…Played in 13 sets with one start during the FIVB World Grand Prix…Compiled eight digs in star ng role against Peru on Aug. 21…Averaged 1.08 assists per set during World Grand Prix. 2010 - Played in seven sets over three-match Tour of China…Averaged team-leading 4.00 digs per set on Tour of China, including 13 digs versus Evergrande on Feb. 2…Provided a total of 12 digs in 15 sets as a back-row subs tu on during the Montreux Volley Masters…Tallied fi ve digs each against Russia (June 11) and China (June 13) in the gold-medal match…Designated libero in one of seven matches at Pan American Cup, compiling seven digs versus Costa Rica on June 21.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Selected AVCA All-American Second Team…Totaled 517 digs as a senior with a 4.92 dig average while playing in 30 matches and 105 sets…Holds University of Washington school record for career digs with 2,382 and 5.36 digs per set. 2008 – Named Na onal Defensive Player of the Year by UnderArmour/Volleyball Magazine ... Second team AVCA All-America ... First-team All-Pac-10 ... Led the Pac-10 and fi nished 16th in the na on in digs (5.14 dps) ... Played in all 114 sets and all 32 matches. 2007 – Named Na onal Defensive Player of the Year by Asics/Volleyball Magazine ... Selected third team AVCA All-American and honorable men on Asics/Volleyball Magazine All-American ... First-Team All-Pac-10 ... one of three Huskies to see ac on in every game ... second in the conference and 32nd na onally in digs at 5.65 digs per set ... her 622 digs is the third-best single-season mark in UW history. 2006 – Sea le Regional All-Tournament Team ... All-Pac-10 honorable men on ... Pac-10 All-Freshman team ... played in all 34 matches as Washington’s libero averaging 5.57 digs per game. 2005 – Redshirted

CLUB/PREP CAREER: Played club volleyball for the Asics Rainbows under Aven Lee and Luis Ramirez ...Club team placed eighth at the 2002 Davis Fes val and ninth at the 2001 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior Na onal Championships earning all-tournament team 15’s club…A four-year le erwinner and team captain at Kalani High School ... Four- me fi rst

team all-league selec on and three- me Player of the Year ...2004 Hawaii Gatorade Player of the Year ...Four- me All-State selec on, earning fi rst team honors as a junior and senior ...MVP of the state tournament as a senior ...Led team to three league tles and a third place state fi nish as a junior ...Team placed fi h in the state tournament as a freshman and senior ...also earned three le ers in basketball.

PERSONAL: Born Tamari Miyashiro on July 8, 1987, in Honolulu, Hawaii…Parents are Joey and Gordon Miyashiro…Brothers Imai, Ainoa and Kaulana…Sister is Tehani…Mother played volleyball at University of Hawaii, while father played football at Northern Michigan.

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Kris n RichardsOutside Hi er * 6-1

Orem, UtahCollege: Stanford

Birth Date: June 30, 1985Joined Team: September 2005

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 - Montreux Volley Masters (Fourth). 2010 – Montreux Volley Masters (Silver). 2009 – Pan American Cup (Fourth); FIVB World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G (Gold)…FIVB World Grand Prix (Ninth)…NORCECA Con nental Championship (Fourth). 2008 – Pan American Cup (Fi h Place)…U.S. Olympic Team Exhibi on for Volleyball versus Brazil…FIVB World Grand Prix (Fourth Place). 2005 – Montreux Volley Masters (7th Place)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Eighth Place).

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Averaged 1.40 points and 2.73 digs per set during Montreux Volley Masters in which she started one match but played in 15 sets in the tournament…Contributed 13 points with 11 kills and 12 digs versus China on June 10…Tallied 15 digs versus Cuba on June 11...On 14-player roster for opening weekend of FIVB World Grand Prix, but did not see ac on. 2010 – Played a total of fi ve sets in two matches of the Montreux Volley Masters event, record a total of four points and four digs. 2009 – Averaged 2.94 points per set while playing in 48 sets during 2009 season…Started six matches and played 20 total sets of the Pan American Cup, averaging 3.30 points and 1.35 digs per set…Converted 40.4 percent of a acks into kills at Pan American Cup…Played a reserved role at FIVB World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G, but generated 4.00 points per set coming off the bench in three sets…Tallied 11 points with nine kills on 14 a empts in two sets versus Barbados on July 7…Started six of nine matches during the preliminary weekends of the FIVB World Grand Prix, compe ng in 24 of 36 possible sets…Averaged 2.54 points and 1.00 digs per set at the World Grand Prix…Tallied 14 points versus Puerto Rico on Aug. 1, followed by 13 points versus Dominican Republic on Aug. 7…Provided two kills on two a empts against Costa Rica on Sept. 24 in only set of ac on during NORCECA Con nental Championship. 2008 – Contributed 73 points in 26 sets to help the U.S. fi nish fi h at Pan American Cup and earn 2009 World Grand Prix berth…Averaged 2.81 points, 2.38 kills, 0.31 blocks and 0.77 digs per set at the Pan American Cup…Tallied 15 points in loss to Puerto Rico on June 5…Hit .710 against Argen na, the bronze medalist at the

Pan American Cup, with 10 kills on 14 errorless swings in a June 1 victory…Started two of three sets played versus Brazil on June 13 compiling three kills and an ace…Started two of four sets played at the FIVB World Grand Prix compiling two kills on nine a acks and an ace. 2005 – Par cipated at the Montreux Volley Masters and FIVB World Grand Prix events. 2003 – Member of USA Na onal A2 program. 2002 – Member of U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team. 2001 – Traveled with U.S. Women’s Na onal Team player and served as a prac ce player at the Montreux Volley Masters tournament...Member of U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team. 2000 – Captain of U.S. Girls’ Youth Na onal Team…Traveled to Switzerland with U.S. Girls’ Youth Na onal Team.

COLLEGE: Two- me American Volleyball Coaches Associa on All-American while compe ng as an outside hi er at Stanford University (2003-2006)... Concluded collegiate career in 2006 ranked among the top 10 in several career categories with the Cardinal. Holds the Stanford record for career digs (1,597) and career dig average (3.44 per set), while ranking third in career a acks (4,350). Ranks fi h with 1,819-career kills and 3.92 kills per set…Served 126 aces for fi h place, while her 0.27 aces per set ranks ed for seventh…Played in a 464 total games for ninth place at Stanford. 2006 - Earned All-American Honorable Men on by Volleyball Magazine and was a Third Team honoree by the AVCA...Named to the All-Pac-10 Team for the fourth-straight season. 2005 - First-Team AVCA All-American and ASICS/Volleyball All-American…Also named First-Team AVCA Pacifi c Region…Named to the All-Pac-10 First Team for a third-straight season…Finished fi rst on the team in kills (544, 4.90 kpg, third in the Pac-10, 19th in the country) as a starter in 32 matches…Her 544 kills is sixth-best for a single season in school history. 2004 - Played in 132 games…Volleyball Magazine All-American…NCAA All-Tournament selec on…NCAA Regional All-Tournament choice…Pac-10 First Team selec on…Averaged 3.68 kills and 3.80 digs per game. 2003 - Volleyball Magazine Na onal Freshman of the Year…AVCA Pacifi c Region Freshman of the Year…Pac-10 Freshman of the Year…All-Pac-10 selec on…Averaged 3.38 kills and 3.03 digs per game.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE: Four-year le erwinner at Timpanogos High School in Orem, Utah…Captained her team during her junior and senior seasons…Four- me all-region selec on and all-state honoree…2000 & 2002 Region MVP…2000 Student Sports Na onal Sophomore of the Year…2001 & 2002 All-American…2001 & 2002 Utah Gatorade Player of the Year…The 2002 State MVP…2003 Na onal Gatorade Player of the Year…2001 & 2002 Academic all-region selec on…Led her team to a state championship in 2002-03…Played club for the Players Volleyball Club, and helped her team win the 2002 Na onals…Voted MVP.

PERSONAL: Born Kris n Richards on June 30, 1985…Daughter of Dave and Lori Richards…has one sister (Lauren) and two brothers (Andrew and Taylor)…Sister, Lauren, played volleyball at BYU and is now coaching at American University…Both her father and mother played volleyball at BYU…Father, Dave, also played on the U.S. Na onal Team from 1978 to 1980...Graduated from Stanford in 2007 with a bachelor of arts degree in urban studies...Played volleyball since age eight...Rehabilited two consecu ve knee surgeries in nine months...Happiest moment in sports was winning the NCAA Division I na onal championship in 2004...Happiest moments in life were gradua ng from Stanford and her sister’s marriage...Hobbies include skiing, photography, sleeping, outdoors and beach volleyball...Admires her mother most because she has endured a lot growing up and is an amazing individual...Favorite athlete is Karch Kiraly...Favorite movie is Wedding Crashers and favorite television shows are Family Guy and Friends...Favorite book is Tuesday’s with Morrie...Favorite music is country and favorite musical group is Bloc Party...Favorite food is pizza.


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Danielle Sco -ArrudaMiddle Blocker * 6-2

Baton Rouge, LouisianaCollege: Long Beach StateBirth Date: Oct. 1, 1972Joined Team: May 1994

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2009 – Pan American Cup (Fourth)…FIVB World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G (Gold)…NORCECA Con nental Championship (4th). 2008 – U.S. Olympic Team Exhibi on for Volleyball versus Brazil…FIVB World Grand Prix (Fourth Place)…Olympic Games (Silver Medal). 2007 – Pan American Games (Bronze Medal)…FIVB World Grand Prix (Eighth Place)…NORCECA Championship (Silver Medal)…FIVB World Cup (Bronze Medal). 2006 – World Grand Prix (Seventh Place)…World Championships (Ninth Place). 2005 – Front Range Tour vs. Brazil…Montreux Volley Masters…FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Championships (Gold Medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal). 2004 – Montreux Volley Masters (Silver Medal)…World Grand Prix (Bronze Medal)…Olympic Games. 2003 – Montreux Volley Masters…Russia Tournament…Pan American Cup (Gold Medal)…World Grand Prix (Bronze Medal)… NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…Texas Tour…World Cup (Bronze Medal). 2002 – Utah Tour vs. Italy…

World Grand Prix (sixth place)…Italy Tour…World Championships (Silver Medal). 2001 – World Championships Qualifying (fi rst place)…World Grand Prix (fi rst place)…NORCECA (fi rst place)…World Grand Champions Cup. 2000 – BCV Volley Masters...Brazil Trip...Grand Prix...NIKE Americas’ Volleyball Challenge...Olympic Games (Fourth Place). 1999 – Brazil Tour…Pan American Games…NORCECA Championship ... World Cup. 1996 – Grand Prix…Olympics. 1995 – Canada Cup…Grand Prix…Pan American Games…World Cup. 1994 – Goodwill Games…Grand Prix…World Championships. 1991 – Pan American Games.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Played in 48 sets in limited ac on, compiling 2.23 points per set with 0.73 blocks per set and a 44.9 kill percent…Scored 59 points in seven matches (started six matches) at the Pan American Cup, including 22 blocks as part of a 1.00 average to earn the Best Blocker of the Tournament…Hit at a .342 effi ciency at the Pan American Cup and converted 46.6 percent of a acks into kills…Started all three matches of the FIVB World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G third-round compe on in Orlando, averaging 2.29 points in seven sets played…Helped U.S. qualify for the 2010 FIVB World Championship in the NORCECA Pool G event by conver ng eight of 11 a acks into kills…Averaged 1.68 points per set during NORCECA Con nental Championship in fi ve starts and 19 sets played…Totaled 11 points with a .444 hi ng effi ciency against Dominican Republic on Sept. 26. 2008 – Played and started 12 of 15 possible sets in three-match series versus Brazil June 11-14…Averaged 2.58 points per set, including 0.83 blocks and 0.25 aces per set…A acked at a .400 effi ciency (kills minus errors divided by a acks) with 18 kills on 35 swings versus Brazil…Over 46 sets at the FIVB World Grand Prix, averaged 3.13 points, 2.30 kills, 0.76 blocks and 0.07 aces per set…Converted 60.2 percent of her a acks into kills at World Grand Prix, including a .545 hi ng effi ciency, but did not qualify for the Best Spiker award in the Final Round due to minimum a empts…Scored 58 points in the World Grand Prix Final round, including 22 points versus Japan on July 10…Ranked ninth in blocking during the Final Round…Compiled 85 points in eight Olympic Games matches helping Team USA to silver medal, its fi rst medal since 1992…Averaged 2.83 points, 2.17 kills, 0.57 blocks and 0.10 aces per set while compiling a kill percent of 0.54 and kill effi ciency of .438…Totaled 22 points in Olympic Games opener against Japan on Aug. 9…Added 19 points versus host China on Aug. 15, followed by a 17-point performance with 15 kills on 20 a acks against Italy in the quarterfi nal round on Aug. 19. 2007 – Flag bearer for the U.S. delega on at the Pan American Games…Averaged 3.38 points and 1.00 digs per set at Pan American Games while a acking at a .342 clip…Started all 36 sets for Team USA at FIVB World Grand Prix, averaging 2.89 points, 2.11 kills and 0.69 blocks…A acked at a .381 mark during the World Grand Prix on 155 swings…Averaged 3.31 points per set at the NORCECA Championship while a acking at a .453 percentage…Turned in 2.25 kills, 0.88 blocks and 0.19 aces per set at NORCECA Championship…Moved to outside hi er for the NORCECA gold medal match and provided 14 kills on 32 swings, three blocks and an ace…Started 35 of 41 possible sets at FIVB World Cup while averaging 3.14 points, 2.11 kills, 0.89 blocks and 0.14 aces per set…At the World Cup, ranked third in Best Blocker and 25th in Best Scorer…Provided a USA team-high .464 a ack percentage during the World Cup on 140 a acks…Reached double-fi gure scoring in eight of 11 matches at the World Cup, including 17 points in a sweep of Korea…Credited with four or more blocks in 11 of the World Cup matches, including six versus Thailand on Nov. 10. 2006 – Averaged 2.64 points per set in nine World Grand Prix matches, despite star ng just four matches…Turned in fi ve double-digit point performances in the Grand Prix, including 16 points in a three-set victory over Thailand on Sept. 1…Tallied 11

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kills and four blocks for 15 points against China on Aug. 25…Compiled a .579 a ack percentage for the World Grand Prix…Produced a .764 hi ng percentage with 13 kills against Thailand on Sept. 1, followed by a .714 a ack percentage with 10 kills on 14 swings against Russia on Sept. 3…Averaged 2.91 points, 2.31 kills, 0.51 blocks and 0.09 aces per set during 35 sets of ac on at the World Championships…A acked at a .417 percentage during the World Championships. Produced 17 points against Netherlands on Nov. 1 and 16 points versus Turkey on Nov. 16 in the ninth-place match. 2005 – Danielle played a key role as the USA Women captured the silver medal at the season-ending FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in Japan in November…The United States fi nished the tournament with a record of 4-1 as it earned wins over Korea, 2004 Olympic gold medalist China, Poland and Japan along the way…She fi nished second among all players in total blocks (17) and blocks per set (1.06)…Danielle scored a match-high-tying 21 points as Team USA upset Cuba in fi ve sets to win its third-straight NORCECA Championship gold medal on Sept. 11…Blasted 15 kills with four blocks and two aces as the Americans fi nished the tournament with a record of 5-1…Played professionally for Pallavolo Chieri in Italy. 2004 – Made her third-straight Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece, as the USA Women fi nished ed for fi h overall a er losing to Brazil in the tournament quarterfi nals…Finished ed for fi rst on the team in total blocks in Athens with 15 and ed for seventh among all players. 2003 – Helped the United States earn a bronze medal at the 2003 World Cup and a berth in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece…Finished fi rst on the team and eighth among all players with 152 total points in 11 matches (110 kills, 40 blocks, 2 aces) as the United States went 8-3…On the season Sco played in 128 of a possible 163 sets and fi nished fi rst on the team in blocks (89)

and hi ng percentage (.486)…Ranked second on the squad in total points (433) and points per set (3.38), third in total kills (326) and ed for fi h in service aces (18)…Named to the USA Volleyball 75th Anniversary Women’s 1978-2003 All-Era Team in May…Played professionally for Pallavolo Chieri in Italy. 2002 – Won a silver medal at the 2002 Women’s Volleyball World Championships…Started all 11 matches at the World Championships and averaged 10.6 points per match…Captured Best Blocker honors at the World Championships a er leading all players with 38 total stuff s…Played professionally for the Pioneer Red Wings in Japan’s V-League…Earned the league’s Best Blocker honor for the past season. 2001 – Named Most Valuable Player of the World Grand Prix a er earning Best Scorer and Best Blocker awards…Played professionally for A.D.C. BCN in Brazil. 2000 – Finished the season as the team leader in kills (423), blocks (140) and hi ng percentage (.347)…Earned the MVP honor at the NIKE Americas’ Volleyball Challenge a er pos ng 36 kills, 17 digs, 15 blocks and a .359 hi ng percentage in 12 games played...Sparked the team to an Olympic berth with nine stuff blocks in the championship match against Canada...Led the team in kills (60) and blocks (15) at the BCV Volley Masters...Posted a career-high 10 blocks versus Brazil...Led the team with 18 kills and eight blocks in a four-set upset of Brazil...Led the team in kills (133), blocks (37) and hi ng percentage (.332) at the Grand Prix…Led the team and the Olympic Games in blocking with 33 stuff s…Added 101 kills, 32 digs, fi ve aces and a .343 hi ng percentage. 1999 – Led the team in total kills (92) and blocks (17) en route to a bronze medal at the Pan American Games…Posted a season high 24 kills on the Brazil Tour…Helped the team qualify for the World Cup with 46 kills and 13 blocks at the NORCECA Championship ... Her 39 blocks ranked among the top fi ve at the World Cup ... Also posted 97 kills and seven aces. 1996 – Earned the star ng middle blocker posi on in the fi nal two Olympic Games matches, leading the team in kills versus Germany for seventh place. 1995 – Helped Team USA claim the World Grand Prix tle with victories over Cuba, Brazil and China. Saw extensive playing me off the bench. 1994 – Joined the team on a full- me basis in the summer of 1994, earning a spot on the roster for the Goodwill Games, Grand Prix and World Championships…Paced the team with 22 kills in a victory over Germany. 1991 – Member of Pan American Games.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: A three- me American Volleyball Coaches Associa on First-Team All-American…Finished career as all- me NCAA career hi ng percentage leader (.421)…Posted 1,778 kills, 693 digs and 604 blocks in her career at Long Beach State…Earned All-Big West honors in basketball, becoming the fi rst Big West student-athlete to earn all-conference accolades in two sports in one season. 1993 – Led the 49ers to the NCAA Championships…AVCA and Volleyball Magazine Na onal Player of the Year…Honda Award recipient as na on’s best female volleyball player… Big West Conference Player of the Year…Led the country in hi ng percentage. 1992 – AVCA and Volleyball Monthly First-Team All-American…AVCA All-Northwest Region…Big West Conference Player of the Year ... Helped the 49ers reach the na onal semifi nals ... Led the country in hi ng percentage. 1991 – AVCA First-Team All-American. Asics/Volleyball Monthly Second-Team All-American… Helped the 49ers reach the NCAA Championship match.

PERSONAL: Born Danielle Racquel Sco on Oct. 1, 1972, in Baton Rouge, La…Parents are Charles Young and Vera Sco …She has one brother (Charles) and one sister (Stefanie)…Lists her mother and father as the people she admires most because they are “awesome role models”…Lists “The Color Purple” as her favorite movie and the Los Angeles Lakers as her favorite sports teams…Offi cial Danielle Sco web site is www.Danielle-Sco .com.

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Nellie SpicerSe er * 5-9

Barrington, IllinoisCollege: UCLA

Birth Date: July 3, 1987Joined Team: February 2008

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – Montreux Volley Masters (Fourth)...Pan American Cup (Bronze). 2010 – Montreux Volley Masters (Silver)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)...Tour of Brazil. 2009 – Tour of Egypt…Pan American Cup (Fourth); FIVB World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G (Gold)…Final Four Intercon nental Cup (Silver). 2008 – Tour of China.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Played signifi cantly at Montreux Volley Masters with 20 sets played with just one start, that in bronze-medal match against China…Averaged 1.25 digs and 0.45 points per set while turning in a .625 hi ng effi ciency (6-1-8)…Started one match at Pan American Cup with 15 total sets played…Tallied 10 assists versus Trinidad & Tobago on July 3 with three aces and a kill. 2010 - Started all fi ve matches at se er during the Montreux Volley Masters, leading the Americans to the silver medal…Tallied 174 running sets (10.88 set average) during Montreux on 408 a empts leading to a 43 kill percent based on a empts…Averaged 1.50 digs to go with 11 points scored (4 kills, 2 aces, 5 blocks) in 16 sets played at the Montreux event…Tallied three kills, three blocks and an ace for seven points to go with three digs versus Japan on June 8 at Montreux…Contributed a 2.00 assist average in eight sets during the FIVB World Grand Prix in which the U.S. won the gold…Started two of four matches on Tour of Brazil. 2009 – Star ng se er for U.S. Women’s Na onal Team versus Egypt on April 10, leading Team USA to a .314 hi ng effi ciency and 43 kill percent…Scored six kills on 10 errorless a acks versus Egypt, in addi on to one block…Started all seven matches of the Pan American Cup, playing in 28 sets…Averaged 3.60 assists, 0.65 points, 0.45 digs and 0.25 aces per set at Pan American Cup…Started versus Barbados on July 7 during FIVB World Championship Qualifi ca on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G, producing 18 assists and two kills on two a empts…Tallied 12 assists in 12 sets during Final Four Cup in which she started one of fi ve matches at se er…Tallied two kills and a block in a reserve role against Peru on Sept. 10…Charted nine digs in a match versus Dominican Republic on Sept. 11. 2008 – Played in four sets during an exhibi on tour of China as Team USA prepared for the Olympic Games.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Three- me American Volleyball Coaches Associa on All-America First-Team selec on…Finished career ranked second-all- me at UCLA with 6,000 assists and third in digs with 1,299. 2008 – Named AVCA All-America First-Team…Led Bruins to NCAA Sweet 16 appearance with a 22-11 record…Set UCLA to a .238 team a ack percentage while averaging 10.77 assists per set…Added 136 kills (1.12 per set), 297 digs (2.45 per set) and 72 blocks (0.60 per set). 2007 – Named AVCA All-America First-Team…Ranked 25th in the na on in assist average (12.92) and fourth on the team in digs with 3.07 per set…Added 91 total blocks and 21 aces to rank fourth on the team. 2006 – Earned AVCA All-America First-Team while se ng 1,721 assists, the third highest single-season total in school history…Averaged 13.66 assists per set, along with averages of 1.13 kills, 2.52 digs and 0.74 blocks…Set senior middle blocker Nana Meriwether to the na on’s best hi ng percentage. 2005 – Averaged 12.62 assists

per set while playing 113 games for the Bruins as a freshman…Added 0.96 kills, 0.67 blocks, 0.28 aces and 2.80 digs per set…Selected All-Pac-10.

OTHER USA VOLLEYBALL EXPERIENCE: 2005 – Par cipated on the U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team that competed at the FIVB Women’s Junior World Championship. 2004 – Helped the U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team to the gold medal at the NORCECA Women’s Junior Con nental Championship. 2000 – Began playing club volleyball for Sports Performance.

PERSONAL: Born Mary Nelson Spicer on July 3, 1987, in Barrington, Ill…Parents are Barbara and Thomas Spicer…Brothers are Tommy (1981), Ma and Charlie (1987)…Sisters are Megan (1977), Betsy (1979) and Annie (1983). Twin brother is Charlie…Sister Betsy played for Grand Rapids in the USPV…Graduated from UCLA with a degree in sociology in 2009…Graduated from Barrington High School in 2005…Hobbies are movies, ea ng, dancing, reading and being with her family…Favorite food is Mexican…Favorite Books are Angels & Demons and Without Remorse…Favorite musical category is alterna ve…Favorite musical group/performer is The New Pornographers and Tyrone Wells…Favorite Athlete is Wade Brookbank-Rockford Icehogs…Favorite Movies are Gone Baby Gone, Love Actually, Last of the Mohicans and ELF…Favorite Actor and Actress are Leonardo DiCaprio and Meryl Streep…Most admired person is her pops because “he did amazing things in his life but never wanted praise or glory. He was the hardest worker I have ever known.”…Happiest moment in life is “any me my en re family is together – so fun with my li le nieces and nephew running around.”


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Jennifer TamasMiddle Blocker * 6-4Milpitas, California

College: Pacifi cBirth Date: Nov. 23, 1982Joined Team: June 2001

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – Montreux Volley Masters (Fourth)...Pan American Cup (Bronze)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold). 2010 – Montreux Volley Masters (Silver Medal)…FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold Medal)…Tour of Brazil…FIVB World Championship (Fourth). 2008 – U.S. Olympic Team Exhibi on for Volleyball versus Brazil…FIVB World Grand Prix (Fourth)…Olympic Games (Silver). 2007 – Pan American Cup (Fourth)…World Grand Prix (Eighth)…NORCECA Championship (Silver)…FIVB World Cup (Bronze). 2006 – Pan American Cup (Fourth)... World Grand Prix (Seventh)…World Championships (Ninth). 2005 – Front Range Tour vs. Brazil…Pan American Cup…World Grand Prix…FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold)…NORCECA Con nental Championships (Gold)…World Grand Champions Cup. 2003 – Pan American Games (Bronze). 2002 – Pan American Cup.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Started all fi ve matches of the Montreux Volley Masters, compiling 2.14 points and 0.64 digs per set with a .446 hi ng effi ciency…Scored 10 or more points in last four matches of the Montreux Volley Masters…Converted 11 of 15 a acks versus Germany on June 9…Started all eight matches of the Pan American Cup, averaging 2.19 points, 0.48 blocks and 0.41 digs per set…Held a .467 hi ng effi ciency during Pan Am Cup with 54.7 kill percent…Converted 70 percent (7-10) a acks for kills versus Cuba in bronze-medal match as part of .500 hi ng effi ciency and 10-point performance with three blocks…Played in seven sets with one start while serving as captain of squad that won the FIVB World Grand Prix…Scored seven points versus Peru in only start of the tournament, while adding fi ve kills against Italy in the Final Round pool match on Aug. 25. 2010 – Served as captain of the U.S. team that won the silver medal at the Montreux Volley Masters…Averaged 2.59 points at the Montreux Volley Masters while star ng four of the fi ve matches and 17 of the 18 sets…Converted 56.4 percent of a acks with a .455 hi ng effi ciency during the Montreux Volley Masters, including a .688 hi ng effi ciency (12-1-16) versus Russia on June 11 leading to 16 points…Averaged 0.71 blocks during the Montreux event…Served as captain of the U.S. squad that won the FIVB World Grand Prix…Played in three sets during the World Grand Prix compiling two points versus Germany on Aug. 7 and three points versus Thailand on Aug. 14…Averaged 2.21 points per set and converted 51.2 percent of a acks while star ng three of four matches on Tour of Brazil…Played in seven sets during the FIVB World Championship…Scored nine points with 7-of-11 errorless hi ng in addi on to two blocks in bronze medal match against Japan on Nov. 14…Scored fi ve points in fi nal set versus Brazil on Nov. 10, including 4-of-4 hi ng. 2008 – Started versus Brazil on June and compiled six kills and match-high seven blocks in fi ve-set victory…Started fi nal two sets versus Brazil on June 14 and

tallied three kills and three blocks…Averaged 2.71 points against Brazil, including 1.43 blocks and a .350 a ack effi ciency…Started eight of nine sets played in the opening preliminary weekend of the World Grand Prix…Averaged 3.11 points with 2.78 kills and 0.33 blocks per set…Compiled a .511 hi ng effi ciency on 45 swings and just two errors…Played a reserve role at the Olympic Games to assist the USA to a silver medal, its fi rst medal-stand appearance since 1992…Contributed key points coming off the bench versus Venezuela on Aug. 13, which included four blocks and three kills in three sets…Added three kills and a block off the bench versus Poland on Aug. 17. Tallied six kills on 18 a acks during the Olympics to go with fi ve blocks in six sets played (four started). 2007 – Averaged 2.40 points per set during Pan American Cup and only non-libero to play in all 25 sets…Produced 15 points, including interna onal career-high fi ve blocks, versus Dominican Republic on June 29…Started seven of nine matches at World Grand Prix, averaging 1.70 points per set…A acked at a .411 clip during the World Grand Prix on 56 swings…Averaged 2.86 points per set mainly as a reserve at the NORCECA Championship…Charted 16 points with nine kills, four aces and three blocks versus Cuba in the NORCECA gold medal match on Sept. 22…Started 18 sets and three matches at the FIVB World Cup…Averaged 2.11 points, 1.47 kills and 0.58 blocks per set during the World Cup…Recorded a .386 a ack percentage on 57 swings at the World Cup…Tallied a tournament-best 13 points versus Thailand on Nov. 10. 2006 – Averaged 3.33 points in 24 sets over seven matches of a tour of Italy March 22 to April 2…Played one set versus Poland on May 26, recording one kill...Scored in every match of the Pan American Cup with 10 points against Venezuela and 13 points against Argen na...Scored 61 total points at Pan American Cup…Averaged 2.29 points per set during World Grand Prix, including 11-point matches against Dominican Republic on Aug. 16 and Brazil on Aug. 26…Produced four blocks in matches against Dominican Republic and Brazil…Played in 14 sets of the World Championships with eight individual set starts…Compiled 24 points on 18 kills and six blocks, including a personal tournament high 10 points coming off the bench against Kazakhstan on Oct. 31. 2005 – Selected as a member of the USA Women’s Na onal Team that captured the silver medal at the season-ending FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in Japan in November…The United States fi nished the tournament with a record of 4-1 as it earned wins over Korea, 2004 Olympic gold medalist China, Poland and Japan along the way…Earned a gold medal as Team USA won its third-straight NORCECA Con nental Championship with a fi ve-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 11…The USA Women qualifi ed for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the win…Also earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Women qualifi ed for the 2006 World Championships. 2003 – Earned a bronze medal as a member of the USA Women’s Pan American Games Team in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2003 – Capped her brilliant career by being selected as an American Volleyball Coaches Associa on (AVCA) First-Team All-American…Became the fi rst four- me All-American in school history…Also captured Big West Conference Player of the Year honors…Named First-Team All-Big West Conference for the fourth-straight season…Recorded a .340 hi ng percentage with 5.63 kills, 2.09 digs and 1.20 blocks per game as a senior. 2002 – Earned American Volleyball Coaches Associa on (AVCA) Second-Team All-America honors for the second-straight year…Also earned First-Team All-Big West Conference honors for the third-straight season…Averaged 4.99 kills and 1.32 blocks per game…Finished her junior season third in the Pacifi c career record book in kills (1,501) and seventh in total blocks (486). 2001 – AVCA Second Team All-American…Third Team ASICS/Volleyball Magazine All-American…Led the Tigers and Big West with 601 kills, 4.73 kills per game and a .313 hi ng percentage…Big West All-Conference Team…AVCA All-West Team for second year. 2000 – AVCA Second-Team All-American…Volleyball Magazine Honorable Men on All-American…AVCA All-West Team and District Freshman of the Year…Broke 15-year old record for single-season hi ng percentage at .402…Named Big West Freshman of the Year and First Team All-Big West…Named Big West Player of the Week twice (Oct. 9 and Nov. 20)…Had career-high 21 kills and nine digs against UCLA on Dec. 8.

PERSONAL: Born Jennifer Claire Joines on Nov. 23, 1982, in Santa Clara, Calif….Parents are David and Jody Joines…Married Chris Tamas on Aug. 22, 2009…Has a younger brother, John…Majored in communica ons and business at Pacifi c…Enjoys music, singing and dance.

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Logan TomOutside Hi er * 6-1Salt Lake City, UtahCollege: Stanford

Birth Date: May 25, 1981Joined Team: January 2000

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 - FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold). 2010 - FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)…FIVB World Championship (Fourth). 2008 – U.S. Olympic Team Exhibi on for Volleyball versus Brazil…FIVB World Grand Prix (Fourth)…Olympic Games (Silver). 2007 – FIVB World Cup (Bronze). 2004 – World Grand Prix (Bronze)…Olympic Games. 2003 – Montreux Volley Masters…Russia Tournament…Pan American Cup (Gold)…World Grand Prix (Bronze)… NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold)…Texas Tour…World Cup (Bronze). 2002 – Montreux Volley Masters…Russia Tour…Utah Tour vs. Italy…World Grand Prix (sixth place)…World Championships (Silver). 2001 – Montreux Volley Masters…World Championships Qualifying (Gold)…World Grand Prix (Gold). 2000 – BCV Volley Masters...Brazil Trip...Grand Prix...Japan Tour...Olympic Games...Russia Trip. 1999 – Junior World Championships. 1998 – Dominican Republic Trip…Junior NORCECA World Championship Qualifi er…NORCECA World Championship Qualifi er. 1997 – Junior Brazil Trip…Junior Canada Tour.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Helped the U.S. win its second straight FIVB World Grand Prix by averaging 3.21 points, 2.47 digs, 2.35 kills, 0.50 aces and 0.35 blocks per set…Tallied 17 points and 19 digs versus Brazil in Final Round pool play, then followed with 12 points versus Serbia in semifi nals and 13 points and 12 digs against Brazil in gold-medal match…Ranked ninth in World Grand Prix Final Round in scoring (58 points), second in Best Server (0.39 aces per set), 10th in Best Spiker (34.1 percent) and 10th in Best Digger (0.83 digs per set). 2010 – Averaged 3.38 points, 2.59 digs, 2.77 kills, 0.36 blocks and 0.26 aces in helping the U.S. to the FIVB World Grand Prix gold medal…Tallied 20 points versus Italy on Aug. 13 in fi rst match with the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team since the 2008 Olympic Games…Averaged 3.42 points and 2.89 digs during the FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round…Reached 20 points versus Poland on Aug. 25 in fi ve-set win…Reached 15 points and 13 digs in fi ve-set win over Brazil on Aug. 27…Tied for ninth in scoring during FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round, in addi on to fi h in receiving (43.26 effi ciency percent), seventh in digging and 15th in Blocking…Started all 11 matches and 40 sets for the U.S. at the FIVB World Championship…Provided eight double-doubles (kills and digs) as she averaged 3.28 kills and 3.30 digs, in addi on to a 3.85 point averaged…Named Best Receiver of the FIVB World Championship compiling 178 excellent service recep ons on 287 a empts for a 57.49 effi ciency percent…Scored 20 points against both Cuba (Nov. 3) and Germany (Oct. 31) at the World Championship…Ranked 17th in scoring at the World Championship, along with 13th in Best Digger. 2008 – Started and played all fi ve sets in June 11 exhibi on versus Brazil, compiling a match-high 23 points on 20 kills, two aces and a block…Totaled two kills versus Brazil in limited ac on on June 13…Averaged 3.45 points, 2.78 kills, 0.43 blocks, 0.25 aces and 1.38 digs per set at the FIVB World Grand Prix…Finished the World Grand Prix Final Round as the second leading scorer in the tournament with 78 points and converted 35.1 percent of her a acks for 14th place…Averaged 0.23 aces per set in the Final Round for seventh place and held a 50.00 effi ciency ra ng for seventh place in Best Receiver category…Recorded 20 points versus China on July 13 and 19 points versus Japan on July 10 in the World Grand Prix

Final Round…Named Best Scorer at the 2008 Olympic Games with a total of 124 points scored as part of a 3.76 scoring average per set…One of two Americans to start all 33 sets during the Olympic Games, the most of any compe tor at the event…Averaged 2.91 kills, 0.24 aces, 0.58 blocks and 2.09 digs per set while compiling a 51.0 excellent service recep on percent…Ranked eighth in the Olympic Games in Best Blocker…Scored 25 points in the pool fi nale against Poland on Aug. 17 with 18 kills on 39 swings, six blocks and an ace to go with 13 digs…Contributed 19 points versus Italy in the Olympic Games quarterfi nals on Aug. 19, including 14 kills, three blocks and two aces…Charted 14 kills, two blocks and two aces as part of an 18-point performance versus China on Aug. 15…Added 11 points, 10 digs and 15 excellent service recep ons on 19 errorless a empts in a three-set win over Cuba in the semifi nals. 2007 – Named one of three FIVB World Cup MVP nominees…Averaged 4.10 points per set at World Cup in her fi rst interna onal tournament with Team USA in nearly three years… Averaged 3.35 kills, 0.65 blocks, 1.95 digs and 0.10 aces per set at the World Cup while star ng 40 of 41 sets...Provided a .306 a ack percentage on 317 swings during the World Cup…Tied for third best scorer at World Cup, 13th in Best Spiker, sixth in Best Blocker and 13th in Best Digger…Led Team USA in scoring in seven of 11 matches with a personal high of 23 points versus Serbia on Nov. 14…Added 18 points versus Cuba on Nov. 3. 2004 – Made her second-straight Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece, helping Team USA to a fi h-place fi nish…Named MVP and Best Server of the World Grand Prix a er leading all players in scoring with 224 points in 13 matches (179 kills, 24 blocks and 21 service aces). 2003 – Helped U.S. earn the bronze at the FIVB World Cup and a berth in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games…Finished second on the team and 14th overall with 138 total points in 11 matches (109 kills, 17 blocks, 12 aces) as the United States went 8-3…On the year she led Team USA in points (571), points per set (3.71), kills (432), and service aces (67)…Ranked second in blocks (73) and digs (281)…Named Best Receiver at the Montreux Volley Masters and the Pan American Cup…Captured Best Server honors at the Yeltsin Cup in Russia… 2002 – Won silver medal at the 2002 FIVB World Championship, star ng all 11 matches and averaging a team-leading 14 points per match…Finished sixth among all players in the world with 154 total points. 2001 – Played a big key as the women won the World Grand Prix for the fi rst me since 1995…Posted 14 kills and two blocks in the championship match as the U.S. beat China…Had a team-high nine blocks as the women beat Russia 3-2 to advance to the championship match…Led the U.S. with 17 kills as it defeated Brazil in four games to advance to the semifi nal round…Led U.S. in scoring in each of its three wins as it qualifi ed for the 2002 World Championship by sweeping the qualifi ca on tournament with wins over Mexico, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. 2000 – Finished her fi rst full year on the na onal team leading the team in aces (30) and fi nishing second in kills (396) and blocks (58)...Played like a veteran at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, pos ng 96 kills, 64 digs, 17 blocks and eight aces...Put down three of the last fi ve points in the USA’s fi ve-set victory over Korea in the quarterfi nals...Second on the squad Courtesy of FIVB

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with 105 kills and 70 digs at the World Grand Prix...Posted a team-leading 35 kills on the Australia Tour...Led the team with 66 kills, 47 digs, eight blocks and fi ve aces on the Russia Trip...In 16 sets on the Japan Tour had 47 kills, 33 digs, 13 blocks and four aces...Second on the squad with 38 kills on the Brazil Trip. 1999 – Led the team and ranked second in the tournament in scoring at the Women’s Junior World Championships. 1998 – Played with the na onal team at the NORCECA World Championship Qualifi er and the Dominican Republic Tour…Also led the junior team to the NORCECA World Championship Qualifi er tle. 1997 – Played in her fi rst interna onal compe on with the junior na onal team on the Brazil Trip.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: A ended Stanford University 1999-2002 and is one of only three players ever to earn American Volleyball Coaches Associa on (AVCA) All-America First-Team all four years. 2002 – Named AVCA Na onal Player of the Year for the second straight year and earned fi rst-team AVCA All-America honors en route to guiding Stanford to the NCAA Division I na onal championship match, where the Cardinal lost to USC…Captured Pac-10 Player of the Year honors for the second straight year and fi rst-team All-Pac-10 honors for the fourth straight season…Won the Honda Award as the top female collegiate athlete in volleyball. 2001 – Named AVCA Na onal Player of the Year and earned fi rst-

team AVCA All-America honors en route to guiding Stanford to the NCAA Division I tle with a sweep of Long Beach State…Led the Cardinal in kills (621, a school record), kills per game (5.09), digs (426) and service aces (66) and fi nished third in total blocks (112)…Captured the Honda Award as the top female collegiate athlete in volleyball. 2000 – Returned to Stanford on Oct. 10 a er compe ng for the U.S. at the Sydney Olympic Games…Despite playing in only 16 out of 31 matches, s ll led the team in kills (328), kills per game (5.86), digs per game (3.20 and service aces (23)…Earned AVCA fi rst-team All-America honors. 1999 – Only the fourth freshman to earn AVCA First-Team All-America honors...Asics/Volleyball Freshman of the Year…First-Team All-Pac-10…Pac-10 Freshman of the Year…Helped the Cardinal reach the NCAA championship match with 438 kills, 254 digs, 86 blocks, 43 aces and a .324 a ack percentage.

PERSONAL: Born Logan Maile Lei Tom on May 25, 1981 in Napa, Calif…Parents are Melvyn and Kris ne Tom…Also has a brother named Landon…Majored in interna onal rela ons at Stanford…Logan’s father Melvyn played in the Na onal Football League as defensive end with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Bears…Selected as one of eight fi nalists for the 2003 Women’s Sports Founda on Sportswoman of the Year Award in the team category.

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Hugh McCutcheonHead Coach * 3rd Year

Home: Christchurch, New ZealandResides: Irvine, Calif.

Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) is in his third year as head coach of the U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team. The year 2010 was characterized by a markedly improved won-loss record and medals in three of four tournaments.

Team USA fi nished the 2010 season with a 28-13 record – a 10-match improvement in the victory column from last season. The U.S. claimed the silver medal at the Montreux Volley Masters and the bronze at the Pan American Cup in June 2010. Using a star ng lineup of two rookies and four players with less than two years experience, the Americans earned the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix gold medal. The 2010 season was capped by a fourth-place fi nish at the FIVB World Championship.

Through his fi rst two years, McCutcheon has developed a unit built around both established veterans and young players capable of compe ng on the interna onal scene. The team has a 46-27 record in two years, despite transi oning to new techniques employed by McCutcheon and his staff . In addi on, McCutcheon has brought in over 50 players into the gym for evalua on and over half have been part of an interna onal trip represen ng the USA.

In his fi rst year leading the squad, McCutcheon was able to evaluate 30 players in interna onal compe ons along with training several other players who were new or returning to the program. With the mix of youth and veterans, Team USA fi nished 2009 with an 18-14 record and provided vast experience for a young roster. During the year, McCutcheon also took on the role of spokesperson for Human Op ons, which aims to create awareness of domes c violence.

The squad qualifi ed for the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix and 2010 FIVB World Championship based on results in 2009. The U.S. won the FIVB World Championship – NORCECA Group G third-round pool to advance to the FIVB World Championship to be end at the end of 2010. It also placed fourth at the Pan American Cup held June 26-July 4 at Miami with several newcomers gaining their fi rst interna onal experience. Later in the year, the Americans placed ninth at the FIVB World Grand Prix u lizing a roster of only three Olympians. The U.S. earned the silver medal at the Final Four Intercon nental Cup, losing to Brazil in the tle match. Team USA ended the year with a fourth-place fi nish at the NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship with all three losses coming in fi ve-set heartbreakers.

Less than four months a er leading the U.S. Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team to a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing en route to being named the 2008 USOC Na onal Coach of the Year, McCutcheon accepted the head coach posi on of the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team for the 2009-2012 Olympic quadrennial, USA Volleyball Chief Execu ve Offi cer Doug Beal announced on Dec. 15, 2008.

“This is a great opportunity for me to further develop professionally. I’m excited by the challenges this change presents, and I’m op mis c that some of the knowledge we’ve acquired with the men’s program can translate to the women,” McCutcheon said in regards to changing roles to the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team. “There will be diff erences in systems and aspects of developing team culture but, at the end of the day, the fundamental principles of volleyball are not gender-specifi c.”

“Hugh proved throughout the past quadrennial his abili es as a great coach, mo vator and program manager,” Beal said. “The direc on he provided allowed our men to steadily climb into posi on to be champions. Rarely has a team been so good so o en under such intense pressure as they were in Beijing. I look forward to him bringing his talents, abili es, personality and philosophy to our women’s program! USA Volleyball is indeed fortunate and pleased to be able to retain Hugh within our na onal team structure.”

Beal notes this is not an uncommon situa on in interna onal or professional volleyball. There are many examples of coaches moving from one gender to the other, most notably Jose Roberto Guimaraes (Ze Roberto), who led the Brazilian men’s team to the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games, and matched that success by leading the Brazilian women to the gold medal in Beijing.

“Successful coaches are successful coaches,” Beal said. “I have every confi dence that Hugh can learn the diff erences that surely exist between genders and apply his philosophy to our women’s team in a posi ve way.”

As the head coach of the U.S. Men’s Na onal Team at the 2008 Olympic Games, McCutcheon, 39, and Team USA went undefeated in Beijing to claim its third Olympic Games gold medal and its fi rst podium fi nish since 1992. He compiled

a 107-33 record in four years with the U.S. Men’s Na onal Team program, which ended 2008 ranked second in the FIVB World Ranking.

The U.S. enjoyed one of its best seasons ever in 2008 under McCutcheon’s guidance as the team won all three of its major tournaments of the year. Team USA secured its fi rst-ever FIVB World League championship in July 2008 a er a bronze medal fi nish in the same event in 2007, the fi rst me the Americans earned back-to-back medals in the annual event. The U.S. started the 2008 campaign in domina ng fashion by sweeping all fi ve matches at the NORCECA Men’s Con nental Olympic Qualifi er to earn its berth in the 2008 Olympics.

The U.S. Men opened the 2007 season with a third-place fi nish at World League. McCutcheon handed the team over to assistant coach Ron Larsen for the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The United States fi nished 4-1 in the event, with its only loss coming to hometown favorite Brazil in the gold-medal match.

McCutcheon and his men won the gold medal in the 2007 Americas’ Cup, defea ng a young Brazilian team in the fi nal. Then the United States hosted and won the 2007 NORCECA Men’s Con nental Championship in Anaheim, Calif. McCutcheon was presented with the inaugural Jim Coleman Award as the tournament’s most outstanding coach.

In 2006, the U.S. Men encountered some bumps in the road to Beijing. Nevertheless, the team fi nished the season with a winning record at 18-14. In April 2006, McCutcheon and the team moved their center of opera ons from Colorado Springs, Colo. The move had many benefi ts as it put the team in the center of the men’s volleyball universe in Southern California and also removed the eff ects of Colorado’s high al tude on the team’s serves.

But injuries and the disrup on caused by moving the team caught up with Team USA at FIVB World League, where it did not advance from pool play and fi nished ed for 10th. That was followed by another 10th-place fi nish at the 2006 FIVB

World Championships in Japan. The U.S. Men’s world ranking slipped from fi h to eighth.

However, 2006 ended on a high note for McCutcheon, who married U.S. Women’s Na onal Team player and 2004 Olympian Elisabeth “Wiz” Bachman on Dec. 9 in Minneapolis.

The U.S. Men’s Team fl ourished in McCutcheon’s fi rst year as head coach in 2005 by going 27-6 and winning fi ve medals in fi ve tournaments. The team earned a silver medal at the USOC Interna onal Sports Invita onal in San Diego, Calif., gold medals at the Americas’ Cup in Brazil, the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament in Puerto Rico and the NORCECA Con nental Championship in Canada and another silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in Japan.

McCutcheon, a former Brigham Young University assistant coach, joined USA Volleyball as a full- me assistant coach for the men’s na onal team program in April 2003.

McCutcheon was no stranger to the organiza on. In the summers of 2001 and 2002, respec vely, he served as a volunteer assistant coach for the men’s na onal team, helping out during the 2001 World League, the 2002 World Championships and on fi ve interna onal tours.

He has also served as the head coach of the USA Boys Youth Na onal Team in 2000 and 2001. McCutcheon was the top assistant coach and recruiter for BYU from 1995- 2001 under head coach Carl McGown. During that me, the Cougars posted a record of 138- 44 and captured two NCAA men’s volleyball championships (1999 and 2001).

A er leaving BYU, McCutcheon was the head coach of the Vienna Hotvolleys in Austria for two seasons. In his fi rst season there, the Hotvolleys won the 2001-02 Inter-Liga, Austrian Cup and Austrian League championships. He also coached the fi rst Austrian team to ever beat an Italian A1 opponent.

McCutcheon’s love for volleyball developed in New Zealand where he played on the junior and senior na onal teams from 1986-90 before coming to the United States. He was also a member of New Zealand’s na onal team in 1996 and represented his country on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in 1997.

He played for BYU from 1991-1993 a er transferring from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. In 1993 he earned honorable men on All-America honors. In 1992 he earned Academic All-Conference honors from the Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federa on.

A er receiving his bachelor’s degree in physical educa on from BYU in 1993, McCutcheon played professionally for two years in Finland and Japan before returning to BYU to complete his master’s degree in exercise science in 1998.

In 1999, McCutcheon received an MBA from BYU’s Marrio School of Management.

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Karch KiralyAssistant Coach * 3rd Year

Home: San Clemente, Calif.

Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.), the most decorated player in the history of volleyball and an interna onal legend – both indoor and on the beach – was named an assistant coach of the U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team in April of 2009.

U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) hired Kiraly as an assistant coach for the program which won the 2008 Olympic Games silver medal in Beijing.

“We all know how great Karch was as a player, and I strongly believe that he will have similar success in this game as a coach,” McCutcheon said. “His addi on to our staff is a huge boon for this program. His knowledge, experience and drive will be invaluable.”


In his two years on the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team staff , the Americans have a 46-27 record in two years, despite transi oning to new techniques employed by the coaching staff .

During his fi rst year with the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team, Kiraly assisted the squad to an 18-14 overall record. The team had 30 players compete in at least one interna onal compe on, as well as several other newcomers and veterans returning to the team that only trained at the American Sports Centers in Anaheim.

The 2009 squad qualifi ed for the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix and 2010 FIVB World Championship based on results in 2009. The U.S. won the FIVB World Championship – NORCECA Group G third-round pool to advance to the FIVB World Championship to be end at the end of 2010. It also placed fourth at the Pan American Cup held June 26-July 4 at Miami with several newcomers gaining their fi rst interna onal experience. Later in the year, the Americans placed ninth at the FIVB World Grand Prix u lizing a roster of only three Olympians. The U.S. earned the silver medal at the Final Four Intercon nental Cup, losing to Brazil in the tle match. Team USA ended the year with a fourth-place fi nish at the NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship with all three losses coming in fi ve-set heartbreakers.

Kiraly, 48, has been recognized by many as the greatest volleyball player ever. He is the only volleyball player –male or female – to win Olympic Games gold medals in both the indoor and beach volleyball disciplines. Further, Kiraly is the fi rst volleyball player – and one of only two ever – to win three gold medals in the sport.

“Two things intrigue me most about this posi on; the fi rst is the opportunity to work under Coach McCutcheon, one of – if not THE – best coaching minds on the planet,” Kiraly said. “The second is the phenomenal poten al that exists on the women’s side of American volleyball. High school and club volleyball for women are so advanced in popularity and skill level here in the United States. College volleyball has an NCAA Tournament of 64 teams for its own version of March Madness, along with hundreds of outstanding players.”

Kiraly s ll maintains infl uence on the beach and has been instrumental in its further growth across the United States. He has been ac ve in spearheading the development of the U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball, which was created in partnership with USA Volleyball for the specifi c purpose of providing an opportunity for adult players to pursue a crowning achievement on a na onal stage for beach volleyball. In partnership with the Eleva on Group, Kiraly has backed the crea on of the Corona Wide Open, a new fes val and grassroots-based beach volleyball series that will have eight tour stops throughout the United States in 2009, and qualify teams for the U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball.

USA Volleyball Chief Execu ve Offi cer Doug Beal, who served as the head coach of

the Kiraly-led 1984 U.S. Olympic team that won the gold medal, views the pairing of McCutcheon with Kiraly as an exci ng synergy of volleyball individuals for the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team and the sport.

“By having Karch join Hugh’s staff brings about an exci ng me for the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team and USA Volleyball,” Beal said. “Both have long-term poten al of being not only great coaches, but being wonderful volleyball ambassadors with ancillary benefi ts to all areas of our sport on this very expanded pla orm as U.S. Women’s Na onal Team coaches. I’m posi ve that Karch will bring to this posi on the same quali es that made him so great on the court and on the sand – a unique focus, a total commitment to excellence and an unswerving drive to be the best and make everyone around him the best.”

Kiraly has been ac ve in the coaching fi eld and other volleyball endeavors since he fi nished his playing career in 2007. He founded the Karch Kiraly Volleyball Academy in 2007, which delivers fundamental training principles, physical and mental prepara on, and game-like challenges for female volleyball players ages 13-17.

Kiraly said his desire to learn and acquire new skills led him into his current career path. And despite a short coaching resume, he will u lize his own knowledge coupled with a vast coaching cadre to bounce ideas off .

“I have a hunger to grow and to learn, so coaching is a natural extension of a life-long love of the game of volleyball,” Kiraly said. “I have immersed myself in coaching the same way I did with playing and with television commentary – by trying to over-prepare and by asking lots of ques ons. I have also been blessed to have had great coaching as a player and to be able to pick up the phone and bounce coaching ideas off mentors like Bill Neville and Marv Dunphy among many others. The United States has a superb cadre of coaches, some of the best minds of volleyball ever, and I aspire to join that group.”

As a player, the Federa on Interna onale de Volleyball (FIVB) named Kiraly as the greatest men’s volleyball player of the sport’s fi rst century, ci ng his performance and courage in leading the U.S. Men’s Team to an unprecedented string of championships including the famed “Triple Crown of Volleyball” consis ng of gold medals at the 1984 Olympic Games, the 1985 FIVB World Cup and the 1986 FIVB World Championship. Kiraly also captained the U.S. Men’s Team to their second consecu ve gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. The FIVB also named him “Best Player in the World in 1986 and 1988.

A er his two Olympic Games gold-medal performances, Kiraly went on to play professional volleyball in the Italian League from 1990 to 1992. He won the World Club Championship with his team Il Messaggero in 1991 and was named the most valuable player. His team also won the Italian League championship in the 1990-91 season.

A er years of domina ng the game on the hard court indoors, Kiraly returned to the sand and became equally dominant in beach volleyball. He and partner Kent Steff es captured the 1996 Olympic Games gold medal in beach volleyball as the sport made its Olympic debut in Atlanta.

Before re ring at the end of 2007, Kiraly had won 148 beach volleyball tournaments (144 domes c, 3 FIVB interna onal events), more than any other player in history. He won at least one tournament in 24 of his 27 seasons of playing beach volleyball, claiming tles with 13 diff erent partners during his four-decade long career. Kiraly was named the AVP (Associa on of Volleyball Professionals) Most Valuable Player six mes.

Kiraly was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2001.

Domes cally, Kiraly has been bestowed many honors for his volleyball skills. The United States Olympic Commi ee recognized him in 2008 with induc on into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame on June 19 in Chicago. The American Volleyball Coaches Associa on (AVCA) inducted Kiraly into its 2005 Hall of Fame Class. In 1992, UCLA re red the All-American’s jersey and inducted him into the UCLA Hall of Fame. Kiraly led the Bruins to a 124-5 record from 1979-82, including three NCAA tles and a runner-up fi nish. In 2009, Kiraly was inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame and the College Sports Informa on Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America® Hall of Fame.

Kiraly’s introduc on to the sport occurred at the age of six. He earned his A and AA ra ng on the beach at the age of 15 and his AAA ra ng at 17. A er leading Santa Barbara (Calif.) High School to the Southern California Championship tle in 1978, Kiraly par cipated on the U.S. Junior Na onal Team in 1978 and 1979 leading into his collegiate career at UCLA.

Kiraly now lives in San Clemente, Calif., with his wife, Janna, and sons Kris an and Kory.

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Paula Weishoff Assistant Coach * 1st Full Year

Home: Irvine, Calif.

Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.) was added to the U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team as an assistant coach, which was announced by U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) on Dec. 14, 2010. She formally starts with the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team on May 1 and will remain in the role through the 2012 Olympic Games.

“We are very excited to have Paula join our staff ,” McCutcheon said. “She is a wonderful volleyball coach and we expect her knowledge and experience to be invaluable. We could not have hired a be er person for this job.”

Weishoff (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.), a three- me Olympian for the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team, will con nue to serve as head women’s volleyball coach at the University of California, Irvine while holding her Na onal Team posi on. Weishoff recently completed her second year as head coach at UC Irvine this fall.

“The chance to be able to work with Hugh, Karch (Kiraly), Jamie (Morrison), the rest of the USA Volleyball staff and players is an incredible opportunity,” Weishoff said. “When Hugh came to me and asked if I wanted to come help coach the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team, I thought ‘Wow, what a privilege.’ It is a chance to maybe go and coach at an Olympics. I have played at the Olympics, but I have not coached at an Olympics.”

Weishoff put much thought into the decision before taking on the extra coaching role outside of the UC Irvine athle c department. Before accep ng her larger role with the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team, she fi rst wanted the blessing of her supervisors at UC Irvine.

“The fact my athle c director was so suppor ve of this whole decision and being 100 percent on board helped make the decision easier,” Weishoff said. “The athle c administra on here thinks it can only one, help the sport of volleyball and two, the sport of volleyball here at UCI. Many other athle c directors may have hesitated because of the eff ect it would have on our team. So the ability to coach both is kind of a unique situa on.”

“We are excited that Paula has this opportunity,” UC Irvine Athle c Director Mike Izzi said. “We have several head coaches working with U.S. Na onal teams and I think the knowledge that they gain working with these elite athletes and coaches not only make them be er coaches, but benefi ts our program as well.”

John Speraw, the head men’s volleyball coach at UC Irvine, held a similar dual role as an assistant coach with the U.S. Men’s Na onal Team and helped the squad to a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games.

“We are delighted to welcome Paula to our Na onal Team staff as she will be a tremendous asset to the team, not only because of her remarkable playing career, but also her experience and success as a coach at all levels,” USA Volleyball Chief Execu ve Offi cer Doug Beal said. “She has already spent a signifi cant amount of me with Hugh, (assistant coach)

Karch Kiraly and the team during the fi rst two years of the quadrennial, so I envision this as a seamless transi on in 2011 as the team works toward qualifi ca on for the 2012 Olympic Games.”

Weishoff states that she is fortunate that everyone involved is willing to work with the dual role, one that keeps her a part of the UC Irvine staff while assis ng with the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team.

“I think it is important that people know that I am s ll part of the UCI staff , and I am not leaving the team to go on just a volleyball trip,” Weishoff said. “This is something that has been planned. We have talked with the players, Doug Beal, Mike Izzi and the rest of my administra on. Everyone is willing to make this happen. In that sense, I am lucky everyone is on board.”

Despite doubling up the workload, Weishoff is prepared for the extra hours to handle both roles.

Weishoff is no stranger to the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team and High Performance pipeline. She served as an assistant coach with Team USA this past fall while the squad fi nished fourth at the FIVB World Championship. Last year Weishoff served as an assistant coach for the 2009 Pan American Cup team.

As a respected coach within the USA Volleyball High Performance pipeline, Weishoff led the U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team to the gold medal at the 2008 NORCECA Women’s Junior Con nental Championship, which qualifi ed Team USA into the 2009 FIVB World Championship. She also led U.S. squad at the U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team at the 2009 FIVB Women’s Junior Con nental Championship held in Mexico. Weishoff has served as the U.S. Women’s A2 Team head coach in 2003 and 2007.

“Whether it’s coaching at a camp or with the U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team at the FIVB World Championship, Paula has been a driving force behind the success of our Na onal High Performance program over the past 10 years,” said Tom Pingel, managing director of USA Volleyball’s Indoor High Performance Department. “As her infl uence and input con nues at the High Performance level, it’s only fi ng that she will also add the USA Women’s Na onal Team to her already impressive coaching resume.”

At UC Irvine, Weishoff helped guide the Anteaters to a 22-8 overall record in her fi rst season in 2009, along with an 11-5 record in the Big West Conference. UC Irvine narrowly missed receiving a berth in to the 2009 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship tournament as an at-large team. UC Irvine garnered two American Volleyball Coaches Associa on (AVCA) All-America honorable men on selec ons in Weishoff ’s fi rst year, marking the fi rst me in school history the Anteaters had mul ple All-Americans in the same season.

Prior to accep ng the UC Irvine posi on, Weishoff posted 146 victories in fi ve seasons as the head coach at Concordia University, Irvine. She was tabbed as the 2008 AVCA NAIA Na onal Coach of the Year a er the Eagles reached the championship match before falling to Fresno Pacifi c University to conclude the year with a 31-6 record. Weishoff guided Concordia to the NAIA na onal fi nals twice and the semifi nals on two other occasions.

Weishoff , a 1998 Volleyball Hall of Fame inductee, was named to USA Volleyball’s 1978-2002 All-Era Team. To many, Weishoff is regarded as one of the greatest female athletes in the history of the sport and certainly one of her genera on’s most dominant middle blockers and servers. Weishoff is the only two- me U.S. Olympic medalist in women’s indoor volleyball, having won the silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games, and the bronze in the 1992 Olympic Games. She played on the 1996 U.S. Olympic Games Team in Atlanta

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Jamie MorrisonAssistant Coach/Technical

Coordinator * 3rd Year

Home: Dana Point, Calif.

Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.) was named the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team assistant coach/technical coordinator on March 7, 2009, a similar role he held with the 2008 Olympic Games gold-medal winning U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team.


In his two years on the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team staff , the Americans have a 46-27 record in two years, despite transi oning to new techniques employed by the coaching staff .

During his fi rst year with the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team, Morrison assisted the squad to an 18-14 overall record. The team had 30 players compete in at least one interna onal compe on, as well as several other newcomers and veterans returning to the team that only trained at the American Sports Centers in Anaheim.

The 2009 squad qualifi ed for the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix and 2010 FIVB World Championship based on results in 2009. The U.S. won the FIVB World Championship – NORCECA Group G third-round pool to advance to the FIVB World Championship to be end at the end of 2010. It also placed fourth at the Pan American Cup held June 26-July 4 at Miami with several newcomers gaining their fi rst interna onal experience. Later in the year, the Americans placed ninth at the FIVB World Grand Prix u lizing a roster of only three Olympians. The U.S. earned the silver medal at the Final Four Intercon nental Cup, losing to Brazil in the tle match. Team USA ended the year with a fourth-place fi nish at the NORCECA Women’s Con nental Championship with all three losses coming in fi ve-set heartbreakers.

For the 2005-2008 Olympic Games quadrennial, Morrison was part of Hugh McCutcheon’s U.S. Men’s Na onal Team staff that guided the Americans to the 2008 Olympic Games gold medal in inspiring fashion. Team USA defeated Brazil in four sets in the championship match and progressed through the Olympic Games without losing a match.

“I am extremely excited, honored and thankful to be a part of the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team and have the opportunity to coach some of the greatest athletes in the world,” Morrison said. “Hugh and I have worked closely over the past four years and I have the utmost respect for him as a coach, mentor and friend. I am thrilled to join him in this new venture and I would like to thank him for giving me this opportunity.”

“Jamie’s hire is huge for our program,” said McCutcheon, who accepted the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Head Coach posi on in December 2008. “He will allow us to hit the ground running from an organiza onal perspec ve, and we also retain one of the best young coaches in the country. Jamie has wonderful quan ta ve and analy cal abili es, and he

sees the game very well. I could not be happier.”

Morrison was responsible for match video analysis and sta s cs with the U.S. Men’s Na onal Team and implemen ng the data into training session plans and match- me decisions. He was also charged with crea ng technological advances to aid in training, scou ng and overall team func onality.

In addi on to the 2008 Olympic Games gold medal, the U.S. Men’s Na onal Team won its fi rst-ever FIVB World League tle in 2008. As a result, the United States Olympic Commi ee selected the squad as its Team of the Year for 2008.

The U.S. Men’s Na onal Team compiled a 107-33 record in major interna onal compe ons during Morrison’s tenure on staff . Among other major team accomplishments in the past four years have been gold medals at the 2008 NORCECA Con nental Olympic Qualifi ca on Tournament, 2006 and 2008 Pan American Cup, 2007 NORCECA Con nental Championship and 2005 and 2007 America’s Cup. Team USA also won the silver at the 2007 Pan American Games and the bronze at the 2007 FIVB World League Finals.

“The last four years were a learning process for both the players and coaching staff ,” Morrison said. “The lessons learned in the process of qualifying and while at the Olympics are invaluable going forward into the next quadrennial.”

“Jamie has been a tremendous asset providing technical support and coaching knowledge to our Men’s Na onal Team over the past four years,” USA Volleyball Chief Execu ve Director Doug Beal said. “He will certainly provide Hugh with great staff con nuity and level of comfort in his own transi on to the women’s team.”

Both McCutcheon and Morrison will be making the transi on from the men’s interna onal game. However, Morrison does not view this as a hindrance to the coaching of the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team.

“I believe some of the knowledge we have gained over the past four years will translate to the women’s game and aid in taking the Women’s Na onal Team to the next level,” Morrison said. “At the same me, I fully understand that there are subtle diff erences in the game as well as culture, and I am excited to learn and grow.”

Morrison is not totally unfamiliar with women’s volleyball. He spent one season as an assistant coach at the University of Southern California working with both the men’s and women’s volleyball programs immediately before his tenure with the U.S. Men’s Na onal Team. He assisted the Women of Troy to the semifi nal round of the NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship in 2004. Morrison also was an assistant coach at Concordia University Irvine, under the direc on of then-head coach Paula Weishoff , for two seasons and assisted the Eagles to a NAIA Na onal Tournament championship match appearance and runner-up fi nish in 2008.

Prior to working at USC, Morrison served three years as an assistant and volunteer assistant coach with both the men’s and women’s volleyball programs at UC Santa Barbara. As an undergraduate at UC Santa Barbara, he competed on the school’s club volleyball team and worked various Gaucho volleyball camps.

Morrison, who also interned in the San Francisco 49ers public rela ons department, earned his bachelor’s degree in business economics from UC Santa Barbara in 2002 with an emphasis in accoun ng and a minor in sports management. He prepped at Dana Hills High School where he played volleyball and basketball.

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Jill WosmekAthle c Trainer * Third Year

Home: Silver Lake, Minn.

Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.) is in her third year as the full- me cer fi ed athle c trainer for the U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team as part of USA Volleyball’s sports medicine program. She has six years experience in the athle c training fi eld in four collegiate athle c departments.

With USA Volleyball, Wosmek is in charge of evalua ng and assessing injuries, design and implementa on of treatment and rehabilita on plans, and providing injury preven on methods to the U.S. Women’s Na onal Team players. As a traveling member of the staff , her daily du es include pre-prac ce treatments, lengthy core and dynamic warm-up with the team, monitor prac ce, rehabilita on, post-prac ce treatments, designing and implemen ng the weight training program and providing recovery treatments.

Wosmek worked two academic seasons (August 2007 to May 2009) as the athle c trainer for the Penn State University women’s and men’s volleyball teams. During her me, the Ni any Lion women’s volleyball team won two NCAA Division I tles and the men’s volleyball team won a NCAA Na onal Collegiate Volleyball Championship tle. Wosmek also was an Approved Clinical Instructor for the athle c training students at Penn State.

Prior to Penn State, Wosmek served as an assistant athle c trainer at the

University of South Carolina-Aiken where she worked with the school’s 13 athle c programs from August 2005 un l June 2007. She was a graduate assistant at the University of Minnesota from 2003 to 2005 with primary athle c training coverage for the women’s rowing both tennis teams. Wosmek started in the athle c training fi eld as an athle c training student while an undergraduate at Minnesota State University, Mankato between August 1999 to May 2003.

Wosmek was a three-sport athlete at Glencoe-Silver Lake High School par cipa ng in volleyball, basketball and so ball. She con nued her athle c experience by compe ng in four sports at the intramural level.

Wosmek, a member of the Na onal Athle c Trainers’ Associa on (NATA) since 2001, completed the NATA Board of Cer fi ca on in June of 2003. She graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a bachelor of science degree in athle c training, a CAAHEP accredited program, in 2003 with a minor in corporate and community fi tness and wellness.

Wosmek earned her master’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Minnesota in May of 2005. She successfully defended her master’s thesis Concepts Related to the Protonics Neuromuscular Reposi oning System and Suppor ng Case Reports and had it published.

Wosmek was a Lippinco Williams and Wilkins Book Reviewer. She edited approximately 15 chapters for kinesiology books for the company between 2007 and 2008.

Wosmek has addi onal training in advanced manual therapy techniques, ortho c evalua on and design, biomechanical analysis, sport nutri on, sport psychology, and strength and condi oning.

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2010 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team for Exhibi on vs. Evergrande# Name Pos Ht Hometown College1 Bryn Kehoe S 5-10 North Bend, Ohio Stanford2 Cheryl Weaver MB 6-2 Washington, D.C. Long Beach State4 Angie Pressey OH 5-8 Lake Mary, Fla. California5 Jessica Fine L 5-6 Tarzana, Calif. UCLA6 Alisha Glass S 6-0 Leland, Mich. Penn State7 Tama Miyashiro L 5-7 Kaneohe, Hawaii Washington8 Ka e Kimmich OH 6-4 Lakeside, Calif. Pepperdine10 Mekana Barnes MB 6-0 Highlands Ranch, Colo. Colorado State11 Megan Hodge OH 6-3 Durham, N.C. Penn State13 Ellen Herman OH 6-1 Toledo, Ohio Ohio14 Heather Hughes OH 6-2 Fallbrook, Calif. Loyola Marymount16 Tracy Stalls MB 6-4 Denver, Colo. Nebraska18 Jill Collymore OH 5-10 Bellevue, Wash. WashingtonHead Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)Assistant Coach/Technical Coordinator/Team Leader: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)Athle c Trainer: Aaron Brock (Storm Lake, Iowa)

2010 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Roster for Montreux Volley Masters# Name Pos Ht Hometown College1 Ogonna Nnamani OH 6-1 Bloomington, Ill. Stanford2 Kris n Richards OH 6-1 Orem, Utah Stanford3 Christa Harmo o MB 6-2 Aliquippa, Pa. Penn State4 Angie Pressey OH 5-8 Lake Mary, Fla. California5 Tamari Miyashiro L 5-7 Kaneohe, Hawaii Washington6 Nicole Davis L 5-4 Stockton, Calif. Southern California7 Jill Collymore OPP 5-10 Sea le, Wash. Washington8 Cynthia Barboza OH 6-0 Long Beach, Calif. Stanford9 Jennifer Tamas MB 6-4 Milpitas, Calif. Pacifi c13 Alexis Crimes MB 6-3 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Long Beach State14 Nicole Fawce OPP 6-4 Zanesfi eld, Ohio Penn State15 Courtney Thompson S 5-8 Kent, Wash. Washington17 Nellie Spicer S 5-9 Barrington, Ill. UCLA18 Megan Hodge OH 6-3 Durham, N.C. Penn StateHead Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)Assistant Coach: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)Athle c Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)Technical Coordinator: Jennifer HirneisenTeam Leader: Jim McLaughlinTeam Doctor: Dr. William Stetson

2010 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Roster for Pan American Cup# Name Pos Ht Hometown College1 Ogonna Nnamani OPP 6-1 Bloomington, Ill. Stanford2 Alisha Glass S 6-0 Leland, Mich. Penn State3 Christa Harmo o MB 6-2 Aliquippa, Pa. Penn State5 Stacy Sykora L 5-10 Burleson, Texas Texas A&M6 Tamari Miyashiro L 5-7 Kaneohe, Hawaii Washington7 Heather Bown MB 6-3 Yorba Linda, Calif. Hawaii8 Cynthia Barboza OH 6-0 Long Beach, Calif. Stanford11 Jordan Larson OH 6-2 Hooper, Neb. Nebraska12 Nancy Metcalf OPP 6-1 Hull, Iowa Nebraska15 Courtney Thompson S 5-8 Kent, Wash. Washington16 Foluke Akinradewo MB 6-3 Planta on, Fla. Stanford18 Megan Hodge OH 6-3 Durham, N.C. Penn StateHead Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)Athle c Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)Technical Coordinator: Jamie MorrisonTeam Leader: Mary WiseInterna onal Referee: Julie Voeck

U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Roster for FIVB World Grand Prix# Name Pos Ht Hometown College1 Ogonna Nnamani OPP 6-1 Bloomington, Ill. Stanford2 Alisha Glass S 6-0 Leland, Mich. Penn State5 Stacy Sykora L 5-10 Burleson, Texas Texas A&M6 Nicole Davis L 5-4 Stockton, Calif. Southern California7 Heather Bown MB 6-3 Yorba Linda, Calif. Hawaii8 Cynthia Barboza OH 6-0 Long Beach, Calif. Stanford9 Jennifer Tamas MB 6-4 Milpitas, Calif. Pacifi c11 Jordan Larson OH 6-2 Hooper, Neb. Nebraska14 Nicole Fawce OPP 6-4 Zanesfi eld, Ohio Penn State15 Logan Tom OH 6-1 Salt Lake City, Utah Stanford16 Foluke Akinradewo MB 6-3 Planta on, Fla. Stanford17 Nellie Spicer S 5-9 Barrington, Ill. UCLA18 Megan Hodge OH 6-3 Durham, N.C. Penn State19 Des nee Hooker OPP 6-4 San Antonio, Texas TexasHead Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)Assistant Coach: Jim Stone (Columbus, Ohio)Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)Athle c Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)Team Leader for Poland/Thailand: Reed Sunahara (Cincinna , Ohio)Team Leader for Hong Kong/Ningbo: Laurel Iversen (Kalaheo, Hawaii)

U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Roster for Tour of Brazil# Name Pos Ht Hometown College1 Ogonna Nnamani OPP 6-1 Bloomington, Ill. Stanford2 Alisha Glass S 6-0 Leland, Mich. Penn State5 Stacy Sykora L 5-10 Burleson, Texas Texas A&M6 Nicole Davis L 5-4 Stockton, Calif. Southern California7 Heather Bown MB 6-3 Yorba Linda, Calif. Hawaii8 Cynthia Barboza OH 6-0 Long Beach, Calif. Stanford9 Jennifer Tamas MB 6-4 Milpitas, Calif. Pacifi c10 Kim Glass OH 6-2 Lancaster, Pa. Arizona11 Jordan Larson OH 6-2 Hooper, Neb. Nebraska12 Nancy Metcalf OPP 6-1 Hull, Iowa Nebraska13 Lauren Paolini MB 6-4 Ann Arbor, Mich. Texas16 Foluke Akinradewo MB 6-3 Planta on, Fla. Stanford17 Nellie Spicer S 5-9 Barrington, Ill. UCLA18 Megan Hodge OH 6-3 Durham, N.C. Penn State19 Des nee Hooker OPP 6-4 San Antonio, Texas TexasHead Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)Assistant Coach: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)Technical Coordinator: Chelsea Ni aAthle c Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)Interna onal Referee: Hansen Leong

U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Roster for FIVB World Championship# Name Pos Ht Hometown College1 Ogonna Nnamani OPP 6-1 Bloomington, Ill. Stanford2 Alisha Glass S 6-0 Leland, Mich. Penn State4 Lindsey Berg S 5-8 Honolulu, Hawaii Minnesota5 Stacy Sykora L 5-10 Burleson, Texas Texas A&M6 Nicole Davis L 5-4 Stockton, Calif. Southern California7 Heather Bown MB 6-3 Yorba Linda, Calif. Hawaii8 Cynthia Barboza OH 6-0 Long Beach, Calif. Stanford9 Jennifer Tamas MB 6-4 Milpitas, Calif. Pacifi c11 Jordan Larson OH 6-2 Hooper, Neb. Nebraska12 Nancy Metcalf OPP 6-1 Hull, Iowa Nebraska15 Logan Tom OH 6-1 Salt Lake City, Utah Stanford16 Foluke Akinradewo MB 6-3 Planta on, Fla. Stanford18 Megan Hodge OH 6-3 Durham, N.C. Penn State19 Des nee Hooker OPP 6-4 San Antonio, Texas TexasHead Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)Athle c Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)Team Doctor: Dr. William BrinerTeam Manager: Ken Sullivan

2010 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Rosters

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2010 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Stats Kills/ Kill A ack Total Hi ng Service Aces/ Stuff Blocks/ PointsName Sets Kills Set PCT Errors A ack Eff . Aces Set Blocks Sets Points SetFoluke Akinradewo 120 257 2.14 51.4 50 500 .414 12 0.10 107 0.89 376 3.13Cynthia Barboza 94 93 0.99 32.7 29 284 .225 4 0.04 8 0.09 105 1.12Mekana Barnes 6 6 1.00 50.0 3 12 .250 3 0.50 5 0.83 14 2.33Heather Bown 110 209 1.90 50.0 55 418 .368 21 0.19 81 0.74 311 2.83Jill Collymore 11 28 2.55 53.8 10 52 .346 2 0.18 5 0.45 35 3.18Alexis Crimes 1 0 0.00 0.0 0 1 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Nicole Davis 32 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Nicole Fawce 14 10 0.71 35.7 9 28 .036 1 0.07 0 0.00 11 0.79Jessica Fine 6 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Alisha Glass 129 46 0.36 52.3 7 88 .443 11 0.09 44 0.34 101 0.78Kim Glass 7 8 1.14 25.0 7 32 .031 1 0.14 0 0.00 9 1.29Christa Harmo o 25 51 2.04 56.7 8 90 .478 0 0.00 11 0.44 62 2.48Ellen Herman 4 9 2.25 36.0 6 25 .120 1 0.25 2 0.50 12 3.00Megan Hodge 75 252 3.36 39.4 93 639 .249 10 0.13 32 0.43 294 3.92Des nee Hooker 97 398 4.10 42.6 101 935 .318 21 0.22 64 0.66 483 4.98Heather Hughes 6 23 3.83 42.6 13 54 .185 0 0.00 1 0.17 24 4.00Bryn Kehoe 4 4 1.00 57.1 0 7 .571 2 0.50 0 0.00 6 1.50Ka e Kimmich 5 10 2.00 31.3 4 32 .188 1 0.20 0 0.00 11 2.20Jordan Larson 129 281 2.18 34.3 84 820 .240 26 0.20 65 0.50 372 2.88Nancy Metcalf 29 48 1.66 35.0 20 137 .204 2 0.07 15 0.52 65 2.24Tamari Miyashiro 25 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Ogonna Nnamani 54 97 1.80 39.9 40 243 .235 3 0.06 31 0.57 131 2.43Lauren Paolini 5 3 0.60 30.0 4 10 -.100 3 0.60 1 0.20 7 1.40Angie Pressey 8 8 1.00 23.5 8 34 .000 1 0.13 4 0.50 13 1.63Kris n Richards 5 2 0.40 18.2 2 11 .000 1 0.00 1 0.20 4 0.80Nellie Spicer 36 6 0.17 60.0 2 10 .400 4 0.11 5 0.14 15 0.42Tracy Stalls 9 12 1.33 54.5 2 22 .455 4 0.44 5 0.56 21 2.33Stacy Sykora 115 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Jennifer Tamas 41 71 1.73 57.3 12 124 .476 4 0.10 23 0.56 98 2.39Courtney Thompson 27 0 0.00 0.0 1 1 -1.00 6 0.22 1 0.04 7 0.26Logan Tom 79 239 3.03 37.5 97 637 .223 18 0.23 29 0.37 286 3.62Cheryl Weaver 9 22 2.44 56.4 5 39 .436 0 0.00 8 0.89 30 3.33TEAM 160 2,199 13.74 41.4 665 5,306 .289 164 1.03 549 3.43 2,912 18.20Opponent 160 2,068 12.93 36.8 1,008 5,625 .188 142 0.89 272 1.70 2,482 15.51

2010 U.S. Women’s Na onal Team Results (28-13)

China Tour (at Guangzho, China)Jan. 30: def. Hong Kong 4-0 (scrimmage)Jan. 31: lost to Evergrande 1-3 (scrimmage)Feb. 2: lost to Evergrande 0-3 (Exhibi on)

Montreux VolleyMasters (Switzerland)June 8: def. Japan 3-0June 9: def. Germany 3-1June 11: lost to Russia 1-3June 12: def. Cuba 3-0 (semifi nal)June 13: lost to China 1-3 (fi nal)

Pan American Cup (Mexico)June 18: def. Peru 3-0June 19: def. Puerto Rico 3-0June 20: def. Trinidad & Tobago 3-0June 21: def. Costa Rica 3-0June 22: def. Mexico 3-0June 25: lost to Dominican Republic 1-3 (semifi nal)June 26: def. Cuba 3-0 (Bronze Medal)

FIVB World Grand PrixAug. 6: def. Dominican Republic 3-1 (Pool B at Poland)Aug. 7: lost to Germany 1-3 (Pool B at Poland)Aug. 8: lost to Poland 1-3 (Pool B at Poland)Aug. 13: def. Italy 3-1 (Pool D at Thailand)Aug. 14: def. Thailand 3-0 (Pool D at Thailand)Aug. 15: def. Puerto Rico 3-1 (Pool D at Thailand)Aug. 20: def. Germany 3-0 (Pool G at Hong Kong)Aug. 21: def. Thailand 3-0 (Pool G at Hong Kong)Aug. 22: def. China 3-1 (Pool G at Hong Kong)Aug. 25: def. Poland 3-2 (Final Round at Ningbo, ChinaAug. 26: def. Italy 3-0 (Final Round at Ningbo, China)Aug. 27: def. Brazil 3-2 (Final Round at Ningbo, China)Aug. 28: def. China 3-0 (Final Round at Ningbo, China)Aug. 29: def. Japan 3-0 (Final Round at Ningbo, China)

Brazil TourSept. 25: lost to Brazil 2-3Sept. 26: lost to Brazil 2-3Sept. 28: lost to Brazil 0-3Sept. 29: lost to Brazil 1-3

FIVB World ChampionshipOct. 29: def. Thailand 3-1 (1st round)Oct. 30: def. Croa a 3-0 (1st round)Oct. 31: def. Germany 3-0 (1st round)Nov. 2: def. Kazakhstan 3-0 (1st round)Nov. 3: def. Cuba 3-1 (1st round)Nov. 6: def. Czech Republic 3-0 (2nd round)Nov. 7: lost to Italy 1-3 (2nd round)Nov. 9: def. Netherlands 3-0 (2nd round)Nov. 10: lost to Brazil 1-3 (2nd round)Nov. 13: lost to Russia 1-3 (semifi nal)Nov. 14: lost to Japan 2-3 (bronze match)

Extra Stats

Digs on China Tour: Miyashiro 28 (4.00); Hodge 21 (3.00); Pressey 21 (3.00); Hughes 14 (2.33); Herman 9 (2.25); A. Glass 13 (1.86); Fine 11 (1.83); Kehoe 7 (1.75); Kimmich 3 (0.60); Barnes 3 (0.50); Stalls 4 (0.44); Weaver 3 (0.33). USA Totals: 119 (10.82). China Opponent Totals: 92 (8.36).

Digs at Montreux: Davis 80 (4.44); Barboza 29 (1.81); Hodge 30 (1.67); Spicer 24 (1.50); Nnamani 23 (1.35); Thompson 16 (1.14); Miyashiro 12 (0.80); Richards 4 (0.80); Tamas 12 (0.71); Harmo o 8 (0.44); Fawce 3 (0.23); Jill Collymore 0 (0.00); Crimes 0 (0.00); Pressey 0 (0.00). USA Totals: 211 (11.72). Opponent Totals: 194 (10.78).

Digs at Pan American Cup: Sykora 63 (3.32); A. Glass 48 (2.40); Miyashiro 7 (2.33); Larson 44 (2.10); Metcalf 42 (2.10); Barboza 28 (2.00); Hodge 28 (1.87); Thompson 13 (1.00); Akinradewo 10 (0.50); Harmo o 3 (0.43); Nnamani 4 (0.31); Bown 4 (0.22). USA Totals: 226 (10.27). Opponent Totals: 218 (9.91).

Digs at FIVB World Grand Prix: Sykora 161 (4.13); Davis 49 (3.50); Hodge 51 (3.19); A. Glass 153 (2.94); Larson 139 (2.73); Tom 101 (2.59); Hooker 123 (2.46); Tamas 3 (1.00); Fawce 3 (1.00); Akinradewo 46 (0.88); Spicer 6 (0.75); Bown 33 (0.67); Barboza 14 (0.39); Nnamani 2 (0.20). USA Totals: 561 (10.79). Opponent Totals: 594 (11.42).

Digs at Brazil Tour: Hooker 20 (2.86); Sykora 44 (2.59); Alisha Glass 35 (2.19); Hodge 32 (1.88); Bown 5 (1.67); Nnamani 13 (1.63); Larson 25 (1.47); Barboza 14 (1.27); Metcalf 8 (1.00); Tamas 13 (0.93); Kim Glass 6 (0.86); Spicer 10 (0.83); Akinradewo 3 (0.25); Paolini 1 (0.20). USA Totals: 192 (11.92). Opponent Totals: 227 (13.35).

Digs at FIVB World Championship: Sykora 181 (4.53); Tom 132 (3.30); Alisha Glass 106 (3.12); Larson 99 (2.48); Hooker 76 (1.90); Berg 23 (1.35); Akinradewo 29 (0.81); Bown 29 (0.73); Tamas 5 (0.71); Hodge 1 (0.50); Barboza 4 (0.24); Nnamani 0 (0.00); Metcalf 0 (0.00). USA Totals: 455 (11.38). Opponent Totals: 437 (10.93).

Season Dig Totals: Davis 129 (4.03); Sykora 449 (3.90); Tom 233 (2.95); Alisha Glass 355 (2.75); Pressey 21 (2.63); Larson 307 (2.38); Hughes 14 (2.33); Hooker 219 (2.26); Herman 9 (2.25); Hodge 163 (2.17); Miyashiro 47 (1.88); Fine 11 (1.83); Kehoe 7 (1.75); Metcalf 50 (1.72); Spicer 40 (1.11); Thompson 29 (1.07); Barboza 89 (0.95); Kim Glass 6 (0.86); Tamas 33 (0.80); Richards 4 (0.80); Nnamani 48 (0.78); Akinradewo 88 (0.73); Bown 71 (0.65); Paolini 3 (0.60); Kimmich 3 (0.60); Barnes 3 (0.50); Harmo o 11 (0.44); Stalls 4 (0.44); Fawce 6 (0.43); Weaver 3 (0.33); Jill Collymore 0 (0.00); Crimes 0 (0.00). USA Totals 1,764 (11.03). Opponent Totals: 1,762 (11.01).

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2010 USA Women’s Na onal Team Schedule/Results (28-13)Date Opponent (Record) Result City Pts Leader (*DataVolley) A end

Tour of China1/30 Hong Kong (scrimmage) W, 25-11, 25-17, 25-16, 25-6 Guangzhou, China Hodge, Stalls - 15 NA1/31 Evergrande (scrimmage) L, 24-26, 23-25, 25-21, 24-26 Guangzhou, China Jill Collymore - 16 NA2/2 Evergrande (exhibi on) L, 20-25, 14-25, 19-25 Guangzhou, China Megan Hodge – 15 NA

26th Montreux Volley Masters6/8 Japan W, 25-23, 25-23, 25-21 Montreux, Switzerland Ogonna Nnamani - 18 6506/9 Germany W, 19-25, 35-33, 25-20, 25-22 Montreux, Switzerland Megan Hodge - 27 9006/11 Russia L, 25-22, 13-25, 23-25, 18-25 Montreux, Switzerland Megan Hodge - 16 1,8006/12 Cuba (semifi nals) W, 25-18, 25-23, 29-27 Montreux, Switzerland Megan Hodge - 14 N/A6/13 China (gold-medal match) L, 25-23, 27-29, 22-25, 20-25 Montreux, Switzerland Cynthia Barboza - 20 N/AMontreux Final Standings: Gold - China; Silver - USA; Bronze - Cuba; 4. Russia; 5. Poland; 6. Netherlands; 7T. Japan; 7T. Germany

Ninth Women’s Pan American Cup6/18 Peru W, 27-25, 25-22, 25-22 Tijuana, Mexico Heather Bown - 14 5006/19 Puerto Rico W, 25-13, 25-17, 25-14 Tijuana, Mexico Hodge/Akinradewo - 13 9006/20 Trinidad & Tobago W, 25-17, 25-9, 25-11 Rosarita, Mexico Barboza/Larson - 10 2536/21 Costa Rica W, 25-11, 25-10, 25-2 Rosarita, Mexico Ogonna Nnamani - 19 1186/22 Mexico W, 25-14, 25-16, 25-15 Tijuana, Mexico Megan Hodge - 12 2,5006/25 Dominican Republic (semis) L, 25-22, 23-25, 22-25, 16-25 Tijuana, Mexico Larson/Akinradewo - 12 3,0006/18 Cuba (bronze-medal match) W, 25-15, 25-20, 25-17 Tijuana, Mexico Megan Hodge - 16 3,000Pan American Cup Final Standings: Gold - Dominican Republic; Silver - Peru; Bronze - USA; 4. Cuba; 5. Argen na; 6. Puerto Rico; 7. Canada; 8. Brazil; 9. Mexico; 10. Trinidad & Tobago; 11. Costa Rica.

FIVB World Grand Prix Preliminary Rounds8/6 Dominican Republic W, 26-24, 22-25, 25-14, 25-19 Gdynia, Poland Des nee Hooker - 16 3,0008/7 Germany L, 23-25, 22-25, 25-16, 23-25 Gdynia, Poland Des nee Hooker - 25 1,1008/8 Poland L, 25-16, 24-26, 19-25, 23-25 Gdynia, Poland Des nee Hooker - 19 5,0008/13 Italy W, 26-28, 26-24, 25-23, 25-15 Bangkok, Thailand Heather Bown/Logan Tom - 20 3,1008/14 Thailand W, 25-18, 25-21, 25-13 Bangkok, Thailand Heather Bown - 15 5,4008/15 Puerto Rico W, 21-25, 25-22, 25-12, 25-15 Bangkok, Thailand Foluke Akinradewo - 14 3,2008/20 Germany W, 25-15, 25-18, 25-13 Hong Kong, China Des nee Hooker - 21 3,9938/21 Thailand W, 25-16, 25-16, 25-16 Hong Kong, China Jordan Larson - 15 6,1308/22 China W, 25-19, 25-10, 22-25, 25-22 Hong Kong, China Des nee Hooker - 25 10,402FIVB World Grand Prix Preliminary Round Standings: 1. Brazil (24 points, 8-1); 2. USA (21 points, 7-2); 3. Poland (21 points, 7-2); 4. Japan (19 points, 6-3); 5. Italy (19 points, 6-3); 6. China (19 points, 6-3); 7. Netherlands (13 points, 5-4); 8. Dominican Republic (7 points, 3-4); 9. Germany (7 points, 2-7); 10. Thailand (6 points, 2-7); 11. Puerto Rico (4 points, 1-8); 12. Chinese Taipei (2 points, 1-8)

FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round8/25 Poland W, 13-25, 18-25, 28-26, 25-19, 15-12 Ningbo, China Logan Tom - 20 6,6008/26 Italy W, 25-23, 25-20, 25-14 Ningbo, China Des nee Hooker - 17 6,4008/27 Brazil W, 22-25, 25-19, 30-28, 17-25, 15-13 Ningbo, China Akinradewo/Hooker - 20 6,3008/28 China W, 25-21, 27-25, 25-22 Ningbo, China Des nee Hooker - 24 7,8008/29 Japan W, 26-24, 25-20, 25-23 Ningbo, China Des nee Hooker - 17 6,500FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round Standings: Gold - USA (13 points, 5-0); Silver - Brazil (11 points, 3-2); Bronze - Italy (7 points, 2-3); 4. China (6 points, 2-3); 5. Japan (4 points, 2-3); 6. Poland (4 points, 1-4); 7. Netherlands; 8. Dominican Republic; 9. Germany; 10. Thailand; 11. Puerto Rico; 12. Chinese Taipei.

Tour of Brazil9/25 Brazil L, 25-19, 17-25, 26-24, 15-25, 11-25 Maringa, Brazil Megan Hodge - 22 NA9/26 Brazil L, 26-24, 17-25, 22-25, 25-20, 10-15 Maringa, Brazil Hodge/Nnamani - 20 NA9/28 Brazil L, 20-25, 12-25, 22-25 Londrina, Brazil Foluke Akinradewo - 9 NA9/29 Brazil L, 22-25, 20-25, 25-18, 20-25 Londrina, Brazil Des nee Hooker - 17 NA

FIVB World Championship10/29 Thailand W, 23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-21 Matsumoto, Japan Hooker - 27 1,74010/30 Croa a W, 25-16, 25-13, 25-23 Matsumoto, Japan Hooker - 15 2,15010/31 Germany W, 25-23, 26-24, 25-17 Matsumoto, Japan Tom - 20 1,78011/2 Kazakhstan W, 25-17, 25-19, 25-19 Matsumoto, Japan Hooker - 15 1,08011/3 Cuba W, 30-28, 25-23, 22-25, 25-23 Matsumoto, Japan Hooker - 21 4,17011/6 Czech Republic W, 25-20, 25-20, 25-13 Nagoya, Japan Hooker - 20 2,75211/7 Italy L, 16-26, 26-24, 25-27, 25-27 Nagoya, Japan Hooker -24 2,30911/9 Netherlands W, 25-17, 25-22, 25-18 Nagoya, Japan Hooker - 21 38211/10 Brazil L, 19-25, 26-24, 19-25, 23-25 Nagoya, Japan Hooker - 21 1,35111/13 Russia L, 16-25, 25-13, 19-25, 21-25 Tokyo, Japan Hooker - 23 5,80011/14 Japan L, 25-18, 23-25, 25-21, 19-25, 8-15 Tokyo, Japan Hooker - 28 12,000FIVB World Championship Final Standings: Gold - Russia; Silver - Brazil; Bronze - Japan; 4. USA; 5. Italy; 6. Turkey; 7. Germany; 8. Serbia; 9. Poland; 10. China; 11. Netherlands; 12. Cuba.

* Match leaders are based on DataVolley Sta s cs and not offi cial P-2 stats.

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Overall

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Argen na 12-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0

Australia 10-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-0 5-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Azerbaijan 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Bahamas 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Barbados 6-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Brazil 33-57 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-1 5-1 0-0 2-1 1-1 1-0 3-2 0-1 4-6 1-2 0-0 0-1 3-3 1-6 1-1 1-2 1-5 0-2 2-3 0-3 1-2 1-4 0-4 1-5 0-1

Brazil JNT 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Bulgaria 7-1 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Cameroon 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Canada 69-10 1-0 1-1 2-0 6-0 3-0 1-0 7-3 5-2 2-0 0-0 1-0 6-1 15-0 1-0 2-0 5-2 1-1 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 3-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

China 33-85 6-1 3-11 0-0 0-1 1-6 0-2 1-1 0-7 3-6 2-6 0-5 0-6 4-0 2-5 0-1 0-4 0-2 2-3 1-2 0-3 0-4 2-2 1-2 0-2 0-2 2-0 0-0 3-0 1-2

Croa a 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0

Costa Rica 13-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 3-0 1-0 1-0

Cuba 53-91 8-2 4-1 0-1 0-11 0-12 2-2 2-2 8-3 2-3 2-4 0-5 1-1 2-6 2-5 0-3 0-5 0-5 0-3 3-2 3-2 5-0 2-4 1-2 0-1 3-2 1-2 0-2 3-0 1-1

Cuba ‘B’ 5-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Czech Rep. 4-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0

Domin. Rep. 34-11 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 7-0 5-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 3-0 1-1 1-1 1-2 3-1 1-1 2-2 1-1 1-1

Egypt 4-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0

El Salvador 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

France 11-0 6-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Germany 59-14 12-0 5-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 8-3 0-0 1-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 4-2 2-0 3-0 4-1 3-1 0-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 3-1 2-0

Greece 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Guatemala 3-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Hai 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Hungary 4-2 3-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Italy 30-24 1-0 0-0 9-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 5-0 0-0 0-1 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-1 3-4 2-1 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-3 0-0 2-1 2-0

Jamaica 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Japan 98-112 8-6 1-14 4-10 8-11 9-4 12-3 1-9 8-6 4-6 1-9 1-8 5-2 5-2 3-1 0-1 1-6 3-3 4-5 0-2 0-1 3-0 1-0 1-2 0-0 1-0 3-0 0-0 2-1 2-0

Kazakhstan 5-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0

Kenya 6-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Korea 7-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Mari us 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Mexico 22-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-0

Netherlands 26-11 2-0 1-0 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 5-1 2-0 0-2 2-0 1-0 3-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0

Neth. An lles 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Nicaragua 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

No. Korea 12-1 11-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Peru 27-5 0-0 3-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 6-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 3-0

Poland 12-4 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 1-2 1-0 2-0 3-0 0-0 1-1 0-0

Puerto Rico 27-2 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 4-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 3-1 2-0 1-0

Romania 6-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 5-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

#Russia 31-68 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-3 0-7 0-0 0-5 1-9 3-4 4-1 2-2 1-2 2-0 5-4 0-3 0-6 0-1 0-5 5-0 2-6 0-3 1-1 0-0 0-2 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0

#Russia ‘B’ 1-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Serbia 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1

So. Korea 23-24 1-0 1-3 0-4 4-1 2-0 4-2 0-0 0-2 1-1 0-2 0-2 2-1 3-1 2-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Spain 3-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Switzerland 5-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0

Thailand 13-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 3-0 0-0

Taiwan 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Tunisia 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Trinidad 5-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0

Turkey 6-2 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ukraine 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-2 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Venezuela 3-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Virgin Is. 3-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Yugoslavia 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 670-502 70-9 22-30 25-20 24-33 22-31 32-15 16-20 40-32 38-22 15-22 15-27 25-20 57-16 23-19 10-12 27-30 24-19 24-26 21-10 17-18 29-15 20-16 26-15 16-12 26-11 22-11 18-14 28-13 21-7

1983* 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Results Not Counted: 1983 - Pan American Games; 1994 - Tour Of Asia & Goodwill Games; 2006 - Poland or Azteca Cup Results w/training team and junior members compe ng

# Includes Matches Played Vs. USSR, CIS and Russia.

U.S. Women’s Volleyball Record vs. Opponents (1983-present)

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All-Time USA Women’s Indoor Volleyball Olympians1964 (Tokyo)5th PlacePa BrightJean GaertnerLou GallowayBarbara HarwerthLinda MurphyGail O’RourkeNancy OwenMary Jo PepplerMary PerrySharon PetersonVerneda ThomasJane WardHead Coach: Dr. W.P. BurroughsManager: Ida Litschauer

1968 (Mexico City)8th PlacePa BrightKathryn HeckFanny HopeauNinja JorgensenLaurie LewisMiki McFaddenMarilyn McCreavyNancy OwenBarbara PerryMary PerrySharon PetersonJane WardHead Coach: Harlan Cohen

1980 (Moscow)Did Not Compete (USA Boyco )Janet BaierCarolyn BeckerRita Crocke Pa y DowdellLaurie FlachmeierDebbie GreenFlo HymanLaurel BrasseyDebbie LandrethDiane McCormickTerry PlaceSue WoodstraHead Coach: Arie SelingerAssistant Coach: Toshi YoshidaManager: Ruth Becker

1984 (Los Angeles)Silver MedalJeanne BeaupreyCarolyn BeckerLinda ChisholmRita Crocke Laurie FlachmeierDebbie GreenFlo HymanRose MagersKim RuddinsJulie VollertsenPaula Weishoff Sue WoodstraHead Coach: Arie SelingerAssistant Coach: John CorbelliAssistant Coach: Marlon Sano

1988 (Seoul)7th PlaceDeitre CollinsCaren KemnerLaurel KesselTammy LileyLiz MasakayanJayne McHughMelissa McLindenKim OdenKeba PhippsKim RuddinsAngela RockLiane SatoHead Coach: Terry LiskevychAssisant Coach: Debbie Landreth BrownAssistant Coach: Kent Miller

1992 (Barcelona)Bronze MedalJanet CobbsTara Cross-Ba leLori Endico Caren KemnerRuth LawansonTammy LileyElaina OdenKim OdenLiane SatoPaula Weishoff Teee WilliamsYoko Ze erlundHead Coach: Terry LiskevychAssistant Coach: Greg GiovanazziAssistant Coach: Kent MillerTechnical Coordinator: David SimsMedical Consultant: Dan McDonough

1996 (Atlanta)7th PlaceTara Cross-Ba leLori Endico Caren KemnerKris n KleinTammy LileyBev OdenElaina OdenDanielle Sco Paula Weishoff Teee WilliamsElaine YoungsYoko Ze erlundHead Coach: Terry LiskevychAssistant Coach: Aldis BerzinsAssistant Coach: Jeanne Beauprey ReevesTechnical Assistant: Dave Fleming

2000 (Sydney)4th PlaceRobyn Ah MowHeather BownTara Cross-Ba leMickisha HurleySarah NoriegaDemetria SanceDanielle Sco Stacy SykoraCharlene TagaloaLogan TomKerri WalshAllison WestonHead Coach: Mick HaleyAssistant Coach: Toshi YoshidaAssistant Coach: Jeri EstesTechnical Coordinator: Monica PaulTrainer: Emery Hill, Jr.Team Doctor: Dr. David WeinsteinTeam Manager: Bob Gambardella

2004 (Athens)5th PlaceRobyn Ah Mow-SantosElisabeth BachmanLindsey BergHeather BownTara Cross-Ba leTayyiba HaneefNancy MetcalfOgonna NnamaniKeba PhippsDanielle Sco Stacy SykoraLogan TomHead Coach: Toshi YoshidaAssistant Coach: Kevin HamblyAssistant Coach: Tara Cross-Ba leTechnical Coordinator: Robyn RomanskyTrainer: Emery Hill, Jr.Team Leader: Tom Pingel

2008 (Beijing)Silver MedalRobyn Ah Mow-SantosLindsey BergHeather BownNicole DavisKim GlassTayyiba Haneef-ParkJennifer JoinesOgonna NnamaniDanielle Sco -ArrudaStacy SykoraLogan TomKim WilloughbyHead Coach: “Jenny” Lang PingAssistant Coach: Sue WoodstraAssistant Coach: Li YongAssistant Coach: Tom HoganTechnical Coordinator: Diane FrenchTrainer: Emery Hill, Jr.Team Leader: Joan Powell

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Interna onal Volleyball Fact SheetIntroduc on: Volleyball has major interna onal compe ons every year and, at its highest level, is a physically demanding sport played by some of the world’s most elite athletes. Of course, volleyball is also a popular recrea onal ac vity enjoyed by more than 38 million persons in the United States (more than any team sport but basketball) and more than 800 million persons globally, making it the world’s most popular par cipant sport. This fact sheet is designed to provide more understanding about interna onal volleyball and its major compe ons, includ-ing the Olympic Games.

Interna onal Governing Body: The interna onal governing body for volleyball is the Federa on Interna onale de Volleyball (FIVB), headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. The FIVB is the world’s largest sports federa on, with more than 200 member na ons. Under the direc on of its president, Dr. Ruben Acosta of Mexico, the FIVB oversees the administra on of volleyball throughout the world and is responsible for producing several major events, including the Olympic Games, World Champion-ships, World Cup, World League and World Grand Prix.

Na onal Governing Body: The na onal governing body (NGB) for volleyball in the United States is USA Volleyball, formerly known as the United States Volleyball Associa on. Founded in 1928, USA Volleyball is responsible for the administra on of all forms of volleyball in the United States, including producing the annual USA Open Volleyball Championships, Junior Olympic Championships and the USA Outdoor Na onal Championships. As mandated by the 1978 Amateur Sports Act, USA Volleyball is responsible to the U.S. Olympic Commi ee (USOC) and the FIVB for training and nomina ng the teams which represent the United States in the Olympic Games and other important volley-ball compe ons worldwide.

Major Compe ons: The four major events on the interna onal volleyball calendar are the Olympic Games (men and women, indoor and beach), World Championships (men and women, indoor and beach), World Cup (men and women, indoor), World League (men, indoor) and World Grand Prix (women, indoor). All events are conducted quadrennially, with the excep ons of the annual World League/Grand Prix and the biennial Beach World Championships.

World Rankings: Following the decision of the FIVB Board of Administra on, a new system of point a ribu on based on a new scale has been implemented for the FIVB World Ranking of Volleyball Na onal Teams. The following compe ons are now included:

• Senior World Championships included for four years - 25 percent reduc on each year. Points are also granted for the qualifi ca on matches, to the best non-qualifi ed teams.

• Olympic Games included for four years - 25 percent reduc on each year. Points are also granted for the qualifi ca on matches, to the best non-qualifi ed teams.

• World Cup included for two years - 50 percent reduc on the second year.

• Senior Con nental Championships included for two years - 50 percent reduc on the second year; points are also granted for the qualifi ca on matches to the best non-qualifi ed teams.

• Men’s World League / Women’s World Grand Prix in-cluded for one year. Women (Points) - as of 8/29/11 Men (Points) as of 7/11/111. Brazil (200) 1. Brazil (205)2. USA (174) 2. Russia (161)3.Russia (162.5) 3. USA (134)4. Japan (143.5) 4. Italy (131.5)5. Italy (114.5) 5. Serbia (119.5)6. Serbia (110) 6. Cuba (118.5)7. China (101) 7. Bulgaria (113.5)8. Cuba (83) 8. Poland (102.5)9. Poland (66.5) 9. Argen na (89.5)10. Thailand (65.5) 10. Germany (64.5)11. Germany (64.5) 11. France (52.0)12. Turkey (63.5) 12. China (51.5)13. Netherlands (47) 13. Japan (44.5)14. Korea (45) 14. Egypt (42.5)15. Dominican Republic (42.5) 15T. Puerto Rico (38.5)16. Peru (38.5) 15T. Venezuela (38.5)17. Algeria (37.5) 17T. Cameroon (37)18. Kazakhstan (36.5) 17T. Czech Republic (37)19. Puerto Rico (34) 19. Iran (33.5)20. Canada (28.5) 20. Spain (33)21. Czech Republic (26.5) 21. Mexico (32.5)22. Argen na (24) 22T. Canada (29.5)23. Costa Rica (22.5) 22T. Korea (29.5)24T. Croa a (21.5) 24. Tunisia (27.5)24T. Kenya (21.5) 25. Finland (25.5)26. Tunisia (21) 26. Algeria (24.5)27. Mexico (19.5) 27. Australia (23.5)28. Cameroon (18) 28. Dominican Republic (19.5)29. Trinidad & Tobago (17) 29T. Netherlands (18.5)30T. Senegal (16.5) 29T. Morocco (18.5)30T. Azerbaijan (16.5) 31T. Colombia (18)30T. Belgium (16.5) 31T. Portugal (18)33T. Romania (16) 33T. Panama (16.5)33T. Belarus (16) 33T. Slovakia (16.5)35. Venezuela (15.5) 35. Romania (15.5)36. Colombia (15) 36T. Indonesia (14.5)37. Chinese Taipei (13) 36T. India (14.5)38. Uruguay (13) 38T. Estonia (14)39. Bulgaria (12.5) 38T. Slovenia (14)40. Botswana (12) 40T. Chile (13.5) 40T. Belgium (13.5)

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Olympic Games: Volleyball made its debut in the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. Twelve teams in both the men’s and women’s draw earn the right to compete:

Past Olympic Champions (Men) 1964: Soviet Union (USA, ninth) 1968: Soviet Union (USA, seventh) 1972: Japan, (USA, DNQ) 1976: Poland (USA, DNQ) 1980: Soviet Union (USA, DNQ) 1984: USA 1988: USA 1992: Brazil (USA, third) 1996: Netherlands (USA, ninth)2000: Yugoslavia (USA, 11th)2004: Brazil (USA, fourth)2008: USA

Past Olympic Champions (Women)1964: Japan (USA, fi h)1968: Soviet Union (USA, eighth)1972: Soviet Union (USA, DNQ)1976: Japan (USA, DNQ)1980: Soviet Union (USA, DNP)1984: China (USA, second)1988: Soviet Union (USA, seventh)1992: Cuba (USA, third)1996: Cuba (USA, seventh)2000: Cuba (USA, fourth)2004: China (USA, fi h)2008: Brazil (USA, second)

World Championships: The World Championships are held every four years in the second year a er the Olympics. The site, usually separate for the men’s and women’s compe ons, is determined by the FIVB based on bids received from interested ci es. The 24 berths for the men and women are gained in the following manner (2006 informa on is provided in parenthesis where available):• Host country• Defending World Champions• FIVB determined the appropriate number of qualifi ca- on spots for each con nent/zone based on performance at the

2002 World Championships and the number of teams registered for the 2006 World Championships. Each con nent/zone played a World Championships Qualifi ca on Tournament in early 2002.

Past World Champions (Men) 1949: Soviet Union (USA, DNP) 1952: Soviet Union (USA, DNP) 1956: Czechoslovakia (USA, sixth)1960: Soviet Union (USA, seventh)1962: Soviet Union (USA, DNP)1966: Czechoslovakia (USA, 11th)1970: East Germany (USA, 18th)1974: Not held 1978: Soviet Union (USA, 19th)1982: Soviet Union (USA, 13th)1986: USA1990: Italy (USA, 13th)1994: Italy (USA, third)1998: Italy (USA, ninth)2002: Brazil (USA, ninth)2006: Brazil (USA, 10th)2010: Brazil (USA, sixth)

Past World Champions (Women)1952: Soviet Union (USA, DNP)1956: Soviet Union (USA, ninth)1960: Soviet Union (USA, sixth)1962: Japan (USA, DNP)1966: Japan (USA, second)1970: Soviet Union (USA, 11th)1974: Japan (USA, 12th)1978: Cuba (USA, fi h)1982: China (USA, third)1986: China (USA, 10th)1990: Soviet Union (USA, third)1994: Cuba (USA, sixth)1998: Cuba (USA, 13th)2002: Italy (USA, second)2006: Russia (USA, ninth)2010: Russia (USA, fourth)

World Cup: The World Cup is held every four years, in the year prior to the Olympic Games. Though originally held at various sites, it has been hosted by Japan since 1977. Prior to 1991, the World Cup took place in the year immediately following the Olympics. The 12 berths in the World Cup for men and women are gained in the following manner:

• Host country (Japan- Men and Women)• Defending World Cup champion• Winners of the fi ve zone championships• The highest-placed team (of each zone) not qualifi ed for the Olympic Games in accordance with the ranking of the zone championships.

Past World Cup Champions (Men)1965: Soviet Union (USA, DNP) 1969: East Germany (USA, DNP)1973: Soviet Union (USA, seventh)1977: Soviet Union (USA, 10th) 1981: Soviet Union (USA, DNQ) 1985: USA 1989: Cuba (USA, fourth) 1991: Soviet Union (USA, third) 1995: Italy (USA, fourth)1999: Russia (USA, fourth)2003: Brazil (USA, fourth)2007: Brazil (USA, fourth)

Past World Cup Champions (Women)1973: Soviet Union (USA, sixth)1977: Japan (USA, seventh)1981: China (USA, fourth)1985: China (USA, DNQ)1989: Cuba (USA, DNQ)1991: Cuba (USA, fourth)1995: Cuba (USA, seventh)1999: Cuba (USA, ninth)2003: China (USA, third)2007: Italy (USA, third)

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Zone Championships: The volleyball world is divided into fi ve interna onal zones.The United States is in the NORCECA (North America Central America Caribbean) Zone, with championships held every other year at various sites. The other zones are Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. The frequency of zone championships compe on varies in each of the fi ve sec ons. Any na on in a par cular zone may par cipate in its zone cham-pionships whenever such a compe on is conducted.

Past NORCECA Champions (Men)1969: Cuba (USA, third) 1971: Cuba (USA, second) 1973: USA 1975: Cuba (USA, third) 1977: Cuba (USA, fi h) 1979: Cuba (USA, fi h) 1981: Cuba (USA, second) 1983: USA 1985: USA 1987: Cuba (USA, second) 1989: Cuba (USA, third) 1991: Cuba (USA, second) 1993: Cuba (USA, second) 1995: Cuba (USA, second) 1997: Cuba (USA, second)1999: USA2001: Cuba (USA, second)2003: USA2005: USA2007: USA2009: Cuba (USA, second)

Past NORCECA Champions (Women)1969: Mexico (USA, bronze)1971: Mexico (USA, DNP)1973: Cuba (USA, third)1975: Cuba (USA, second)1977: Cuba (USA, third)1979: Cuba (USA, second)1981: USA1983: USA1985: Cuba (USA, second)1987: Cuba (USA, second)1989: Cuba (USA, third)1991: Cuba (USA, second)1993: Cuba (USA, second)1995: Cuba (USA, second)1997: Cuba (USA, second)1999: Cuba (USA, second)2001: USA2003: USA2005: USA2007: Cuba (USA, second)2009: Dominican Republic (USA, fourth)

World League and World Grand Prix: The World League fea-tures the top 12 men’s volleyball teams in the world in compe - on for a total purse that has grown to $15 million since the in-

augural season in 1990. Teams are divided into three, four-team pools and each country playing the other teams in their pool four mes (twice at home, twice on the road). The winner and runner-up in each pool advance to a seeded playoff round. The regular season is usually played in May and June with playoff s in early July.

The World Grand Prix is the women’s counterpart to the World League, and off ers a total purse of $2 million to its 12-team fi eld. Teams play in diff erent four-team pools each weekend, at round-robin tournaments hosted by ci es throughout Asia. The three teams with the best records join the host country for the Grand Prix Finals. The regular season is played in August and early-September with playoff s in mid-September.

World League Champions 1990: Italy (USA, fourth in pool)1991: Italy (USA, third in pool)1992: Italy (USA, fi rst in pool, third overall)1993: Brazil (USA, fi h in pool) 1994: Italy (USA, fourth in pool) 1995: Italy (USA, fourth in pool) 1996: Netherlands (USA, DNP) 1997: Italy (USA, DNP) 1998: Cuba (USA, DNP)1999: Italy (USA, DNP)2000: Italy (USA, fi rst in pool, sixth overall)2001: Brazil (USA, third in pool, ed-ninth overall)2002: Russia (USA, DNP)2003: Brazil (USA, DNP)2004: Brazil (USA, DNP)2005: Brazil (USA, DNP)2006: Brazil (USA, third in pool)2007: Brazil (USA, third in fi nals)2008: USA2009: Brazil (USA, sixth)2010: Brazil (USA, eighth)2011: Russia (USA, seventh)

World Grand Prix Champions1993: Cuba (USA, seventh regular season)1994: Brazil (USA, fi h regular season)1995: USA1996: Brazil (USA, fi h)1997: Russia (USA, eighth)1998: Brazil (USA, eighth)1999: Russia (USA, DNP)2000: Cuba (USA, sixth)2001: USA2002: Russia (USA, sixth)2003: China (USA, third)2004: Brazil (USA, third)2005: Brazil (USA, eighth)2006: Brazil (USA, seventh)2007: Netherlands (USA, eighth fi nal, seventh preliminary)2008: Brazil (USA, fourth)2009: Brazil (USA, ninth)2010: USA2011: USA

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Volleyball GlossaryAce - a served ball that directly results in a point.

Bagel - winning a game 25-0.

Block - an a empt by a player or players to interrupt the ball before, as or just a er it crosses the net.

Bump (Pass) - technique of playing the ball using forearms, hands together, to direct the ball.

Bump (Set) - a forearm pass used as a set.

Carry - a fault called if the ball comes to rest in the course of contact by one player.

Chickenwing - a last-ditch way to dig a ball using your elbow and a bent arm.

Court - the playing surface divided into two equal areas by a net. In its offi cial form, volleyball is played on a rectangular court 18 meters (59 feet 0.75 inches) long and 9 meters (29 feet 6.475 inches) wide; the women’s net placed at 2.24 meters (7 feet 4.125 inches) high and the men’s net at 2.44 meters (8 feet) high.

Coverage - most o en, refers to backing up a teammate’s hit when the block is up and the ball comes back.

Cross Court/Cut Shot - an off ensive hit when a player, instead of hi ng with power, slices the ball just over and nearly parallel to the net.

Dig Lips - defending more than once and successfully an opponent’s hard spike as if the a acker was saying beforehand where the hit was going and you read their lips.

Dig - to pass a very hard hit spike; a ball brought up (saved) with any part of the body, par cularly from a spike a empt.

Dink - a very so ly-hit spike; ball played just over the net or the blockers hands.

Down-Referee - secondary referee. He/she stands on the fl oor at the opposite end of the net as the up-referee. Also known as the second offi cial.

Dump - when the se er, instead of se ng the hi ers, a acks the ball over the net.

Facial Disgracial - a spike that hits the opposing blocker or fl oor defender in the face.

Foot fault - stepping on the court or out of bounds before serving the ball.

Free Ball - a ball the opponent cannot a ack and must yield by passing over the net.

Husband and Wife - when a serve drops untouched between two receivers who fail to move.

Joust - when two players on opposing sides a empt to block the ball by vying to push it onto each other’s side of the net.

Kill - an a ack that results in an immediate point.

Paint Brush - a wipe off shot by the spiker (painter) on a blocker.

Pancake - a one-handed fl oor defensive technique where the hand is extended and slid along the fl oor, palm down, and the ball rebounds off the back of the hand, rather than the fl oor.

Pass - the fi rst of three contacts on the off ensive side - overhead or forearm.

Perimeter Defense - backrow defenders work in the area a meter in from the backline and sidelines up to the three-meter line.

Pipe - a ball set in the middle of the court, on the three-meter line, for a backrow player to hit.

Quick - the fi rst of the three a ack op ons. The a acker contacts the ball immediately a er it is released from the se er’s hands.

Red card - a severe sanc on given by the up-referee.

Roof - to block a spike, usually straight down and for a point.

Screening - an a empt by a player to conceal the start of a teammate’s serve by obstruc ng an opponent’s line of sight. Screening is illegal.

Seams - the space between the blockers and between back-court defenders.

Set – the act of ge ng the ball into the posi on for the hi ers to a ack the ball. Usually done overhead with two hands.

Se er – the team quarterback. A empts to “set” every second contact for his/her hi ers to a ack.

Serve - the act of pu ng the ball into play.

Shank - to pass the ball badly.

Six Pack - another term for ge ng a spiked ball in the face on defense. A “Twelve Pack” actually knocks down the defender. In the past the defender was then obligated to buy the spiker a six pack of his/her desired beverage (roots are found in doubles sand play).

Sizzle the Pits - a spike that goes under, and past, the armpits of a big block.

Slide - a movement from an a acker’s serve receive posi on past another into a third; usually the ball is hit while “sliding out” towards the sideline.

Spiked Ball - a ball hit forcibly from a height not less than the top of the net. Also known as a bury, crush, hammer, kill, put-away or slam.

Stuff - a block in which the ball goes straight down to the fl oor with no hope of being picked up by an opposing player.

Tool - when a ball is inten onally spiked off a blocker’s hands to make it go out of bounds.

Touch - when the ball lands out of bounds, but not before contac ng one of the players.

Up-referee - the main referee. He/she stands upon a special chair. Also known as the fi rst referee.

Yellow card - a fi rst sanc on given by the up-referee, cost the sanc oned team a point.

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USA Volleyball – 2011 Fact SheetName: USA VolleyballLoca on: Colorado Springs, Colo.Founded: 1928Membership: Approximately 262,000

Mission: USA Volleyball is the Na onal Governing Body (NGB) for all disciplines of volleyball in the United States and is offi cially recognized by the Federa on Interna onale de Volleyball (FIVB) and the United States Olympic Commi ee (USOC). As mandated by the Amateur Sports Act, USA Volleyball is responsible for the growth of the sport in America at the grassroots and most elite levels. USA Volleyball is the parent organiza on of the USA Na onal Teams.

Chief Execu ve Offi cer: Doug BealHead Coach USA Women: Hugh McCutcheon (Third Year with Women’s Team)Head Coach USA Men: Alan Knipe (Third Year with Men’s Team)

Major 2011 Na onal Team Events:

Senior Women’s Senior Men’s Montreux Volley Masters (June 7-12, Montreux, Switzerland) FIVB World League (May 27-July 10, Various Countries) Pan American Cup (June 29-July 9, Mexico) Pan American Cup (June 11-19, Canada) FIVB World Grand Prix (Aug. 5-29, Various Countries) Olympic Test Event (July 20-24, London) NORCECA Con nental Championship (Sept. 10-18, Puerto Rico) NORCECA Con nental Championship (Aug. 27-Sept. 4, Puerto Rico) Pan American Games (Oct. 14-20, Guadalajara, Mexico) Pan American Games (Oct. 24-29, Guadalajara, Mexico) FIVB World Cup (Nov. 4-18, Various Ci es in Japan) FIVB World Cup (Nov. 20-Dec. 4, Various Ci es in Japan) NORCECA Olympic Qualifi ca on Tournament (Dec. 10-18, TBA)

Indoor High Performance and USAV Juniors (Youth and Junior) Beach USAV Girls’ Junior Na onal Championships (June 25-July 4, Atlanta) FIVB SWATCH World Championships (June 13-19, Rome) USAV Boys’ Junior Na onal Championships (June 29-July 6, Minneapolis) FIVB Youth World Championships (June 22-26, Umag, Croa a) FIVB Women’s Junior World Championship (July 21-30, Peru) USA Beach Junior Tour Championship (July 23, Chicago) USAV High Performance Championships (July 26-30, Tucson, Ariz.) FIVB Junior World Championships (Aug. 31-Sept. 4, Halifax, Canada) FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship (Aug. 1-10, Brazil) U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball (Sept. 2-4, Cincinna , Ohio) FIVB Girls’ Youth World Championship (Aug. 12-21, Turkey) NORCECA Beach Tour (Sept. 21-26, Chula Vista, Calif.) FIVB Boys’ Youth World Championship (Aug. 19-28, Argen na) USAV Tour (TBA)

Other Events Si ng BIH (May 27-29, Sarajevo) USA Volleyball Open Na onal Championships (May 28-June 4, Dallas) U.S. Women’s Si ng Team Tour (Women’s, June 14-19, China) Si ng Con nental Cup (Men, July 9-17, England) World University Games (Men’s Indoor, Aug. 12-22, China) World University Games (Beach, Aug. 13-18, China) Si ng Con nental Cup (Women, Sept. 3-11, Ukraine)

About USA Volleyball: Founded in 1928, USA Volleyball is a Colorado incorporated non-profi t organiza on recognized by the United States Olympic Commi ee (USOC) and the Federa on Interna onal de Volleyball (FIVB) as the Na onal Governing Body for the sport of Volleyball in the United States. USA Volleyball is responsible for both the Olympic disciplines of indoor volleyball and beach volleyball. USA Volleyball has over 260,000 registered members, 12,000 teams and 5,300 clubs na onwide. With an annual budget in excess of $17 million dollars, USA Volleyball supports the USA men’s and women’s senior na onal team programs, youth and junior na onal teams, na onal championship events, coaching educa on and cer fi ca on programs, grassroots development, and programs for the disabled and Paralympic Teams. USA Volleyball has a rich tradi on of success as evidenced by winning an Olympic medal in every Olympic Games since 1984 and capturing numerous World Cup, World Championship and Con nental Championship tles. USA Volleyball is commi ed to and works toward opportunity for all to par cipate. It is an advocate for all Americans endeavoring to assure universal access to opportuni es at all levels of the game. For more informa on please visit www.usavolleyball.org.

Other: USA Volleyball consists of 40 regional volleyball associa ons which manage grassroots playing opportuni es for the USA Volleyball membership and is affi liated with 36 member organiza ons (i.e. NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, YMCA) that provide playing opportuni es at a variety of levels.

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