U.S. Girls U19 National Team Concludes 2025 Worlds Pool Play with Win Over Türkiye

Colorado Springs, Colo. (July 7, 2025) – The U.S. Girls U19 National Team came back from an eight-point deficit in the fourth set to defeat Türkiye, 3-1 (25-19, 20-25, 25-22, 25-23) on Monday at the 2025 FIVB Girls U19 World Championship in Osijek, Croatia.

The U.S. (3-2) advanced to the round of 16 against Germany (4-1), tomorrow, July 8, at 12:15 p.m. PT. Watch on VBTV or on the Volleyball World YouTube channel.

The U.S. finished with a 10-3 advantage in aces and a small edge in kills (50-48). Though the U.S. Girls U19 squad gave up one more block (12-11), it out-blocked Türkiye, 4-1 in the fourth set.

Outside hitter Suli Davis led all players with 15 kills, two blocks and a match-best four aces. She led the team with 10 successful receptions and contributed 10 digs.

Libero Lily Hayes led the U.S. with 18 digs and five successful receptions. Setter Genevieve Harris finished with 41 assists. Middle blocker Jordan Taylor led the U.S. with five blocks, adding nine kills and an ace for 15 points.

Outside hitter Cari Spears and opposite Henley Anderson each scored 11 points. Spears posted 10 kills and an ace, while Anderson totaled seven kills, three blocks and an ace in addition to 10 digs.

“Preparing for this game, we knew what to expect and what to execute on,” Davis said. “We had much support, love and inspiration from (U.S. National Team middle blocker) Dana Rettke and our loved ones this morning. Using this motivation, we were able to finish the match strong and set ourselves up for the next stage of the tournament.”

In set one, Taylor recorded two kills and a block to help stake the U.S. to a 7-3 lead that forced Türkiye to use a quick timeout. A Davis ace stretched the lead to eight points, 11-3. Türkiye pulled within three points, 19-16, but the U.S. scored the next three points out of a timeout.

In spite of a great pancake save by Türkiye, a Spears kill on the next swing and then a block by Anderson pushed the lead back to five points. Spears led all players with six kills while Davis added five points on three kills and both of her team’s aces.

A Taylor kill gave the U.S. a 7-4 lead in the second set but Türkiye took the lead with a 5-1 run. A block later extended the Türkiye lead to three points, 15-12. A Taylor kill on a slide and a Harris ace brought the U.S. within one, 18-17, but three consecutive U.S. errors gave Türkiye breathing room with a four-point advantage. Anderson led the team with five kills on three kills and the team’s two blocks.

Spears tooled the block to give the U.S. a 9-5 lead in the third set before Türkiye used a 6-1 run to take the lead. The U.S. responded with its own 6-1 stretch to regain a four-point lead, 16-12 and forced a timeout. Anderson scored three times during the run, Wiest served an ace, and Spears made a strong hustling save on a point that ended with a Türkiye hitting error.

A scrambling effort by the U.S. led to a Taylor block that extended the lead to five points, but back-to-back blocks highlighted a 4-0 Türkiye run that cut the lead back to one, 19-18. The set was tied twice after that, but Davis provided a huge block and a kill to set up two set points at 24-22 and a hitting error ended the set. Davis finished the set with four kills and the block, and Spears recorded three kills and an ace.

Türkiye took early control of the fourth set by scoring the first four points and seven of the first nine, prompting a U.S. timeout. The lead grew to eight points, 15-7, before the U.S. used a 13-5 run to tie the set.

A Davis ace and kill from the back row brought the U.S. to within two points, 20-18, for the first time since the opening two points of the set. A Taylor block closed the gap to one when Davis served another ace to even the set at 20-20.

Taylor scored on a slide to tie the set at 21 and a Nichols kill put the U.S. ahead for the first time in the set. Taylor set up set point with an ace and a 24-21 lead. After Türkiye saved two match points, Wiest ended the match with a kill.

Davis scored nine points in the final set on six kills, a block and two aces. Taylor (two kills, two blocks, one ace) and Wiest (three kills, one block, one ace) each contributed five points.

2025 U19 National Team Roster for World Championship

(Name, Pos., Birth Year, Height, Hometown, School, Region)
3 Jordan Taylor (MB, 6-5, 2007, Houston, Texas, University of Minnesota, Lone Star)
5 Lily Hayes (L, 5-9, 2007, Tampa, Fla., Berkeley Prep HS, Florida)
6 Suli Davis (OH, 6-1, 2007, Euless, Texas, Brigham Young University, North Texas)
8 Abbey Emch (MB, 6-3, 2007, New Waterford, Ohio, University of Pittsburgh, Ohio Valley)
10 Isabelle Hoppe (S, 5-8, 2008, Gibsonia, Pa., Pine Richland HS, Ohio Valley)
11 Kelly Kinney (OH/OPP, 6-2, 2007, West Palm Beach, Fla., The Kings Academy, Florida)
12 Genevieve Harris (S, 5-11, 2007, Raleigh, N.C, Cardinal Gibbons HS, Carolina)
13 Gabrielle Nichols (MB, 6-3, 2007, Winston Salem, N.C., Penn State University, Carolina)
16 Cari Spears (OH, 6-3, 2007, Dallas, Texas, University of Texas, North Texas)
17 Lameen Mambu (OH, 6-0, 2007, Chantilly, Va., Georgia Tech, Chesapeake)
19 Henley Anderson (OPP/OH, 6-3, 2007, Dripping Springs, Texas, Dripping Springs HS, Lone Star)
20 Devyn Wiest (OH, 6-3, 2007, Peoria, Ariz., University of Utah, Arizona)

Alternates
1 Izzy Mogridge (S, 5-11, 2007, Lutz, Fla., Berkeley Prep HS, Florida)
2 Charlotte Vinson (OPP, 6-2, 2007, Muncie, Ind., Yorktown HS, Hoosier)
4 Kalyssa Blackshear (MB/OPP, 6-4, 2007, Torrance, Calif., University of Louisville, Southern California)
7 Ayanna Watson (OH/OPP, 6-3, 2007, Henderson, Nev., Bishop Gorman HS, Southern California)
9 Natalie Wardlow (MB/OPP, 6-5, 2007, Lincoln, Neb., Lincoln Southeast HS, Great Plains)
15 Logan Bell (L, 5-11, 2007, Beech Grove, Ind., Roncalli HS, Hoosier)
18 Aniya Warren (L, 5-8, 2007, Lockport, Ill., Benet Academy, Great Lakes)

Coaches
Head Coach: Keegan Cook (Minnesota)
Assistant Coach: Alyssa D’Errico (Utah)
Assistant Coach: April Sanchez (New Mexico)
Performance Analyst: Jon Wong (Florida State)
ATC: Cherryl Bueno (Coast to Coast AthletiCare)
Team Lead: Courtney Smith (NTDP)

2025 FIVB Girls U19 World Championship Schedule
All times Pacific/Osijek, Croatia
Matches live on VBTV and Volleyball World YouTube

July 2: USA def. Spain, 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-23)
July 3: USA def. Peru, 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-18)
July 4: Poland def. USA, 3-2 (25-23, 23-25, 25-17, 25-27, 16-14)
July 6: Bulgaria def. USA, 3-2 (25-15, 16-25, 27-25, 13-25, 15-5)
July 7: USA def. Türkiye, 3-1 (25-19, 20-25, 25-22, 25-23)
July 8: Round of 16, 12:15 p.m.: USA vs. Germany
July 11: TBA Playoffs/Quarterfinals
July 12: TBA Playoffs/Semifinals
July 13: Finals