Aaron Russell
Outside Hitter, 6-9
July 20-24, 2022
Bologna, Italy
International Events, National Team Events
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Iran
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U.S. Men’s Schedule for the 2022 VNL (All times PDT)
All matches to be shown on VolleyballWorld.tv
Preliminary Round 1 – Brasilia, Brazil
June 7-11
USA def Slovenia, 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-14)
USA def Netherlands, 3-0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-16)
USA def Japan, 3-2 (17-25, 25-15, 25-21, 26-28, 15-9)
USA def Brazil, 3-1 (21-25, 27-25, 25-20, 25-20)
Preliminary Round 2 – Sofia, Bulgaria
June 22-26
USA def Serbia, 3-1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20)
Iran def USA, 3-0 (25-18, 29-27, 27-25)
USA def Bulgaria, 3-1 (25-12, 20-25, 26-24, 25-23)
Poland def USA, 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-22)
Preliminary Round 3 – Osaka, Japan
July 4-9
USA def Germany, 3-1 (25-21, 25-19, 22-25, 25-18)
USA def France, 3-2 (15-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-14, 15-8)
USA def Canada, 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-19)
USA def Argentina, 3-2 (29-27, 22-25, 20-25, 25-13, 17-15)
Final Round – Bologna, Italy
Quarterfinals
USA def. Brazil, 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-17)
Noon Pacific: Italy def. Netherlands, 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-13, 25-22)
9 a.m. Pacific: France def. Japan, 3-0 (26-24, 25-16, 25-20)
Noon Pacific: Poland def. Iran, 3-2 (25-21, 24-26, 25-18, 16-25, 15-7)
Semifinals
USA def. Poland, 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 15-13)
France def. Italy, 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-15)
Bronze Medal Match
Poland def. Italy, 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-20)
Gold Medal Match
France def. USA, 3-2 (25-16, 25-19, 15-25, 21-25, 15-10)
Outside Hitter, 6-9
Middle Blocker, 6-10
Opposite, 6-7
Middle Blocker, 6-8
Outside Hitter, 6-5
Libero, 5-9
Opposite, 6-9
Setter, 6-3
Outside Hitter, 6-5
Middle Blocker, 6-7
Outside Hitter, 6-5
Middle Blocker, 6-11
July 24, 2022
The U.S. Men's National Team took silver at the 2022 VNL Finals after a 3-2 loss to France. The U.S. won the third and fourth sets but could not complete the comeback in the fifth.
July 23, 2022
The U.S. Men's National Team swept Poland in three sets for a berth in the VNL championship match. The first two sets were close USA wins, and they ran away in the third with strong service pressure.
July 20, 2022
The U.S. Men's National Team beat Brazil in four sets for a spot in the VNL Finals semifinal round. They took control of the match late in the third set, rallying to claim the frame and using that momentum for an early lead in the fourth.
July 19, 2022
The U.S. Men’s National Team battled its way to the Volleyball Nations League Final Round and will have to keep playing hard if it hopes to advance to the semifinals
July 10, 2022
The U.S. Men’s National Team finished the Preliminary Round of the Volleyball Nations League the hard way with a 3-2 (29-27, 22-25, 20-25, 25-13, 17-15) win over Argentina on Sunday
July 9, 2022
The U.S. Men’s National Team rolled to a 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-19) victory over Canada in a Volleyball Nations League (VNL) match on Saturday in Osaka, Japan
July 7, 2022
The U.S. Men (8-2) hung tough and came away with a 3-2 (15-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-14, 15-8) win against France, the reigning Olympic gold medalist. Both teams secured slots in the VNL Final Round as the U.S. earned two points for the win and France earned one for losing in five.
July 5, 2022
It wasn’t always pretty, but the U.S. Men’s National Team will gladly take its 3-1 (25-21, 25-19, 22-25, 25-18) win over Germany in a Volleyball Nations League (VNL) match in Osaka, Japan
July 3, 2022
The U.S. Men’s National Team is in Osaka, Japan for the final four matches of the Volleyball Nations League Preliminary Round
June 26, 2022
Playing the No. 1 team in the world less than 24 hours after beating Bulgaria took its toll on the U.S. Men, who gave themselves chances to win but fell to Poland 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-22) on Sunday in Sofia, Bulgaria
June 25, 2022
The U.S. Men’s National Team held off multiple challenges from host Bulgaria to win their Volleyball Nations League (VNL) match on Saturday, 3-1 (25-12, 20-25, 26-24, 25-23) in Sofia
June 23, 2022
The U.S. Men’s National Team hung tough and had its chances but fell to Iran on Thursday, 3-0 (25-18, 29-27, 27-25) in the United States’ first loss of the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Sofia, Bulgaria.
June 22, 2022
Olympians T.J. DeFalco and Erik Shoji made their 2022 debuts with the U.S. Men’s National Team on Wednesday and helped it to a 3-1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20) FIVB Volleyball Nations League win over Serbia in Sofia, Bulgaria
June 17, 2022
The U.S. Men’s National Team has added four Olympians to its roster for the next round of Volleyball Nations League (VNL) on June 22-26 in Bulgaria
June 11, 2022
A new starting lineup came through with an exciting result as the U.S. Men’s National Team beat world No. 1 Brazil, 3-1 (21-25, 27-25, 25-20, 25-20) in a Volleyball Nations League match on Saturday in Brasilia, Brazil.
June 10, 2022
The U.S. Men’s National Team rebounded from a rough first set and outlasted a determined Japanese side to win its third straight Volleyball Nations League match 3-2 (17-25, 25-15, 25-21, 26-28, 15-9) on Friday in Brasilia, Brazil
June 9, 2022
The U.S. Men’s National Team put the pressure on early and never let up in its 3-0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-16) win over Netherlands on Thursday in a Volleyball Nations League match in Brasilia, Brazil.
June 8, 2022
Outside hitter Aaron Russell and opposite Kyle Ensing each scored 14 points on Tuesday as the U.S. Men’s National Team won its opening match of the 2022 Volleyball Nations League 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-14) over Slovenia
June 3, 2022
The U.S. Men’s National Team is in Brasilia, Brazil, this week for the first round of the FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL). U.S. Head Coach John Speraw and his staff have selected 14 players from the long list of 25 to compete in Brazil
May 13, 2022
USA Volleyball has revealed the 25-player U.S. Men’s National Team roster for the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2022

