An Arlington overhaul.
The USA ladies’s 14-player roster for the second spherical of Volleyball Nations League contains eight gamers who didn’t compete within the first spherical.
The Individuals open play Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Central at UT Arlington towards Canada.
The roster contains setter Micha Hancock; libero Morgan Hentz; reverse Jordan Thompson; middles Dana Rettke, Asjia O’Neal and Haleigh Washington; and outsides Kathryn Plummer and Khalia Lanier.
Coming back from the primary week, when the USA went 2-2, setter Jordyn Poulter, outsides Ali Frantti and Avery Skinner, libero Justine Wong-Orantes and out of doors Jordan Larson (featured right here final month).
Ogbogu (Coppel) and O’Neal (Southlake), who performed at Texas, and Skinner (Katy), who performed at Kentucky and Baylor, all grew up in Texas.
Ogbogu is considered one of seven on the roster who gained gold within the Tokyo Olympics together with Hancock, Poulter, Wong-Orantes, Larson, Thompson and Washington.
Washington, Plummer, Rettke and Lanier have been late arriving to the crew’s coaching middle in Anaheim as a result of their Italian season was nonetheless in progress. Hentz was within the gymnasium however then returned to the Atlanta Vibe for the Professional Volleyball Federation semifinals. Hancock and Thompson have been coaching with the crew earlier than the primary spherical.
The USA takes Wednesday and Thursday off earlier than taking part in Bulgaria on Friday, Poland on Saturday and defending champion Türkiye on Sunday. Volleyball World famous that crew captain Eda Erdem, who didn’t olay for Türkiye within the first spherical, will likely be in Arlington.
Additionally value noting from Volleyball World that “star setter Joanna Wołosz, who didn’t play in Türkiye, will now be a part of the crew for his or her matches towards Serbia, Poland, Germany and america. The playmaker additionally missed all the 2023 version of the VNL and can reappear within the match after two years.”
Within the first spherical in Rio de Janiero, the USA defeated Thailand in 4 units, misplaced to China and Brazil in 4 setes every, after which swept the Dominican Republic.
Canada, which hasn’t been to the Olympics since 1996, has excessive hopes of clinching a spot in Paris. Coach Shannon Winzer’s roster probably will embody some former NCAA gamers, incuding Alexa Grey (BYU) and Layne Van Buskirk (Pittsburgh). Grey had 69 kills in Canada’s first 4 matches.
Standings, schedule
Listed below are the standings after the primary spherical, together with match document and units document:
1. Poland, 4-0, 12-0
2. Brazil, 4-0, 12-2
3. China, 3-1, 10-5
4. Canada, 3-1, 10-5
5. Italy, 3-1, 9-5
6. Japan, 3-1, 9-5
7. Türkiye, 2-2, 9-7
8. USA, 2-2, 8-7
9. Netherlands, 2-2, 7-7
10. Dominican Republic, 2-2. 6-7
11. Germany, 1-3, 5-9
12. Servia, 1-3, 5-9
13. France, 1-3, 3-10
14. Korea, 1-3, 3-10
15. Thailand, 0-4, 3-12
16. Bulgaria, 0-4, 1-12
Tuesday in Macao. China, Thailand performs the Dominican Republic and Brazil performs Japan. Then in Arlington, Poland performs Serbia at 4 p.m. Central earlier than the USA vs. Canada in UTA’s Faculty Park Heart, which was the location of final yr’s VNL finals.
Wednesday in China, Italy performs France, the Netherlands performs China and Korea performs Bulgaria. In Arlington, Germany performs Türkiye and the Dominican Republic performs Italy.
All matches may be seen on Volleyball World TV.
USA Arlington roster
Uniform No., Identify, Place, Ht., Hometown, College
1. Micha Hancock (S, 5-11, Edmond, Okla., Penn State)
2. Jordyn Poulter (S, 6-2, Aurora, Colo., Illinois)
3. Avery Skinner (OH, 6-1, Katy, Texas, Kentucky, Baylor)
4. Justine Wong-Orantes (L, 5-6, Cypress, Calif., Nebraska)
5. Ali Frantti (OH, 6-1, Spring Grove, Sick., Penn State)
6. Morgan Hentz (L, 5-9, Lakeside Park, Ky., Stanford)
10. Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
12. Jordan Thompson (Opp, 6-4, Edina, Minn., Cincinnati)
15. Haleigh Washington (MB, 6-3, Colorado Springs, Colo., Penn State)
16. Dana Rettke (MB, 6-8, Riverside, Sick., Wisconsin)
18. Asjia O’Neal (MB, 6-3, Southlake, Texas, Texas)
22. Kathryn Plummer (OH, 6-6, Aliso Viejo, Calif., Stanford)
24. Chiaka Ogbogu (MB, 6-2, Coppell, Texas, Texas)
29. Khalia Lanier (OH, 6-2, Scottsdale, Arizona, USC)
