Just Call Women’s Sitting Team, ‘Golden Girls’

Becky Murdy
Assistant, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: 719-228-6800
E-Mail: becky.murdy@usav.org

Three U.S. Women Earn Individual Honors: Katie Holloway was voted tournament Most Valuable Player and best spiker while Heather Erickson was named best server and Kaleo Kanahele best setter.

“The team had a great tournament,” team captain Katie Holloway (Lake Stevens, Wash./UCO Resident Athlete) said. “We didn’t lose a set the entire tournament showing our consistency of play. Everyone played well.”

Holloway led the team with 17 points coming from 12 kills, three aces and a pair of blocks, while Monique Burkland (Ardmore, Okla./UCO Resident Athlete) charted 10 points from six aces and four kills. Nichole Millage (Champaign, Ill./UCO Resident Athlete) connected on six kills, two aces and a block for nine points and libero, Bethany Zummo (Dublin, Calif./UCO Resident Athlete) posted a 91 percent good and 70 percent excellent pass percentages.

Head Coach Bill Hamiter (Bethany, Okla.) started Heather Erickson (Fayetteville, N.C./UCO Resident Athlete) and Holloway at outside, Kari Miller (Washington, D.C.) and Burkland at middle, and Kaleo Kanahele (Oklahoma City, Okla.) and Millage at setter/rightside the first two sets and subbed Angela DeHaan (Yuba City, Calif.) for Kanahele in the third set.

Team USA had previously qualified for London 2012, so when Brazil defeated Canada in their semifinal match on Friday, Brazil qualified for London as well.

"It will be wonderful to have two teams representing our zone in London," stated Hamiter.

U.S. Women’s Sitting Team Roster for Para Panamerican Tournament 
Name (Hometown)
Katie Holloway (Lake Stevens, Wash./UCO Resident Athlete) 
Heather Erickson (Fayetteville, N.C./UCO Resident Athlete) 
Angela DeHaan (Yuba City, Calif.) 
Kaleo Kanahele (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 
Nicole Nieves (Kissimmee, Fla.) 
Bethany Zummo (Dublin, Calif./UCO Resident Athlete) 
Monique Burkland (Ardmore, Okla./UCO Resident Athlete) 
Kari Miller (Washington, D.C.) 
Nichole Millage (Champaign, Ill./UCO Resident Athlete)

Staff
Head Coach: Bill Hamiter (Bethany, Okla.)
Therapist/Trainer: Kazuma Akehi 

Tournament Schedule
Sept. 28, 5 p.m. ET: USA def. Canada 25-9, 25-20, 25-22
Sept 29, 11 a.m. ET: USA def. Colombia 25-0, 25-2, 25-3
Sept. 29, 8 p.m. ET: USA def. Brazil 25-17, 25-20, 25-15
Sept. 30: 6 p.m. ET: USA def. Colombia 25-0, 25-0, 25-1
Oct. 1: 3 p.m. ET USA def. Brazil 25-13, 25-12, 25-15

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