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 People open play Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Central at UT Arlington in opposition to 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.
Getting 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 outdoors 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 one among seven on the roster who received gold within the Tokyo Olympics together with Hancock, Poulter, Wong-Orantes, Larson, Thompson and Washington.
Washington, Plummer, Rettke and Lanier had been late arriving to the group’s coaching heart 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 had been coaching with the group earlier than the primary spherical.
The USA takes Wednesday and Thursday off earlier than enjoying Bulgaria on Friday, Poland on Saturday and defending champion Türkiye on Sunday. Volleyball World famous that group captain Eda Erdem, who didn’t olay for Türkiye within the first spherical, can be in Arlington.
Additionally price noting from Volleyball World that “star setter Joanna Wołosz, who didn’t play in Türkiye, will now be a part of the group for his or her matches in opposition to Serbia, Poland, Germany and the USA. The playmaker additionally missed your complete 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 possible will embrace 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 here are the standings after the primary spherical, together with match report and units report:
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 Middle, which was the location of final 12 months’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 will be seen on Volleyball World TV.
USA Arlington roster
Uniform No., Identify, Place, Ht., Hometown, Faculty
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)