The USA ladies completed the primary spherical of Volleyball Nations League with a sweep of the Dominican Republic.
Now it’s the boys’s flip.
A USA staff of reserves — the Olympians and coach John Speraw are staying dwelling — goes to Antalya, Türkiye, and opens play Wednesday towards Poland. The remainder of the boys’s area will get going Tuesday. In Antalya, Bulgaria performs France and Türkiye faces Canada, and in Rio de Janeiro, the place the ladies simply wrapped up, Argentina performs Japan and Cuba performs Brazil.
Wednesday earlier than the USA match, the Netherlands performs Slovenia and in Rio, Germany performs Italy and Iran performs Serbia.
The USA ladies grinded to a 25-23, 25-20, 25-18 victory Sunday over the Dominicans as Avery Skinner had 18 kills and 10 digs. The opposite outdoors, Jordan Larson, had 9 kills, hit .350, and had two aces to go along with 13 digs. Sarah Parsons, who had an ace and a solo block, and Chiaka Ogbogu had seven kills every. Ogobogu had 5 solo blocks.
Setter Jordyn Poulter had 11 digs and two kills.
The USA, which opened with a four-set win over Thailand, misplaced in 4 to each China and Brazil.
Actually a really blended week with a few disappointing losses to China after which to Brazil,” USA coach Karch Kiraly stated. “We actually struggled to generate the type of offense we want to and aspire to perform in zone 2 and zone 1, overhead, behind the setter, entrance row and again row.
“So there stays loads of work to be performed on that entrance.”
Many of the 14 gamers in Rio acquired court docket time and, for that matter, Kiraly used one lineup towards Thailand after which virtually a totally completely different one towards China.
The staff is headed again to the coaching fitness center in Anaheim.
“We’ve had plenty of folks arrive within the fitness center within the final seven working days or so, folks like Haleigh Washington and Khalia Lanier and Kathryn Plummer and Kelsey Prepare dinner from Imoco Conegliano, the perfect staff on the planet, and Dana Rettke, too. So you’ll count on to see some completely different faces for week two in Texas.”
The second spherical of VNL is at UT Arlington, the positioning of final 12 months’s finals. The USA performs Canada — Canada’s a scorching staff proper now,” Kiraly stated — on Could 28, has two days off, after which performs Bulgaria, Poland and Türkiye.
“We’ll solely have a few days to observe this week the place we are able to combine these folks. It should come quick and livid and we’ve acquired our work reduce out for us, however I’m excited that we’ll have all people who’s with our program collectively Wednesday for the primary time for a staff assembly and a observe.”
Kiraly stated the Serbians might be in Anaheim and they’re going to scrimmage the Individuals on Friday after which they’ll head to Arlington on Sunday.
The 12-player, one-alternate USA males’s Olympics roster is staying again in Anaheim for the primary spherical, Speraw stated (Click on right here for our story in regards to the USA roster).
“We will get some expertise for some gamers who haven’t many alternatives to compete in VNL, however the roster has some expertise in Jake Hanes, Josh Tuaniga and Kyle Dagostino.
“This is a crucial week for us when it comes to restoration and preparation for the blokes on the Olympic staff,” Speraw stated. “And in addition for these younger gamers to go get wins in VNL to make sure that we qualify for the VNL finals.
“This summer time’s VNL goes to require a whole and complete staff effort from your complete 30-man VNL roster.”
Speraw stated that Andy Reed goes to function the pinnacle coach in Türkiye whereas Speraw stays with the Olympians.
