The USA girls play the Dominican Republic in Rio de Janeiro at 1 p.m. Japanese Sunday to wrap up the primary spherical of Volleyball Nations League.
The Individuals, who opened with a four-set win over Thailand this previous Wednesday, then misplaced in 4 to China on Thursday and in 4 to host Brazil on Friday earlier than taking Saturday off.
Heading into Sunday, the USA stood in eleventh place. Six groups have three victories, Poland, Brazil, China, Canada, Italy and Japan. The Dominican Republic and Netherlands are 2-1 and the Individuals have the identical report as Türkiye, Serbia, Germany and France.
After time without work as the lads’s facet of VNL competes its first leg, the USA resums play in Arlington, Texas, Might 28 for matches in opposition to Canada, Bulgaria, Poland and Türkiye.
Talking of Canada, it beat Thailand on Saturday in Rio 25-21, 25-13, 20-25, 25-17 and stored its hopes of qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics alive. Kiera Van Ryk led Canada with 21 kills and a block. She’s main VNL with 85 factors.
Former Hawai’i standout Emily Maglio had 10 kills and 4 blocks and BYU product Alexa Grey had 1 kills, a block and an ace.
Canada opend VNL play with a four-set loss to Brazil, however then swept the Dominican Republic and beat China in 4.
Additionally Saturday, in Antalya, Türkiye, Poland swept the Netherlands, France beat Bulgaria in 4 and Italy dealt the house crew one other powerful loss, in 4 as Ekaterina Antropova had 17 kills, a block and 5 aces and Alice Degradi had 15 kills and a block. Melissa Vargas of Türkiye had 33 kills, seven digs and a block
Within the different matches in Rio, China beat Serbia in 4 and the Dominican Republic swept Korea.
Sunday’s schedule in Antalya included Brazil in opposition to Serbia, Japan vs. Poland and France vs. Türkiye.
In Rio, after the USA-DR match, Thailand performs Korea.
The USA males play Poland on Wednesday in Antalya.