The USA girls improved to 3-0 with a 3- victory Tuesday over Slovenia within the Street to Paris Volleyball Qualifier in Lodz, Poland.
Annie Drews had 11 kills, eight digs and an ace as 12 of the Individuals on the 14-player roster noticed motion within the 25-13, 25-13, 20-25, 25-13 victory.
There are 4 extra pool-play matches left for the USA (all instances Jap):
Wednesday, September 20, vs. Korea, 8:30 a.m.
Friday, September 22, vs. Italy, 2:45 p.m.
Saturday, September 23 vs. Poland, 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, September 24, vs. Germany, 11:30 a.m.
All matches may be seen on Volleyball World TV. Use “VOLLEYBALLMAG” for a reduction.
Coach Karch Kiraly put reserves into the match in opposition to Slovenia within the second set and left them in for the third when Slovenia received. Within the fourth, most notably, he re-inserted beginning setter Lauren Carlini instead of Ashley Evans.
Chiaka Ogbogu had 5 kills and 7 blocks because the USA held a 15-10 blocks benefit. Kathryn Plummer had eight kills, six digs and a block. Kelsey Cook dinner had seven kills, seven digs, a block and an ace and Jordan Larson had 5 kills, seven digs and two blocks.
Libero Justine Wong-Orantes had 10 kills and Carlini had two kils, a block, an ace and three digs.
After Tuesday’s motion, the USA was tied atop Pool C with Italy, Poland and Germany, all 3-0. Korea, Thailand, Colombia and Slovenia are all 0-3. The highest two groups at event’s finish will clinch a spot within the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In Pool A, taking part in in Ningbo, China, China and Serbia are 3-0, the Netherlands and Dominican Republic are 2-1, Canada and Czechia are 1-2, and Ukraine and Mexico are 0-2.
Pool B, in Tokyo, additionally has a three-way tie on the prime with Japan, Türkiye and Brazil all 3-0. Belgium, Aregentina and Puerto Rico are 1-2, and Bulgaria and Peru are 0-3.