U.S. Men Improve to 3-1 at 2025 NORCECA Final Six

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 9, 2025) – The U.S. Men’s National Team is 3-1 at the NORCECA Final Six after defeating Suriname 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-11) on Thursday in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

The U.S. (3-1) will play Puerto Rico (4-0) in front of the home crowd Friday night at 6 p.m. PT. Select matches will be streamed on the Puerto Rico Volleyball Federation’s YouTube page.

The U.S. dominated Suriname in all aspects, leading in kills (38-19), blocks (5-0) and aces (10-1).

Keoni Thiim led the U.S. with 14 points on 11 kills and three aces. Patrick Rogers had seven kills, and Cam Thorne scored eight on six kills and two blocks. Trent Moser had five kills, two blocks and an ace. Ryan McElligott had seven points on three kills, one block and three aces.

Owen Rose had three kills and an ace. Nathan Flayter and two kills and two aces, and Tre Jordan had a kill.

Roster

Name (Pos., Height, Hometown, School/Club, USAV Region)
1 Ryan Merk (L, 6-1, Chicago, Ill., Penn State, Great Lakes)
2 Kainoa Wade (OPP, 6-10, Kailua, Hawaii, Univ. of Hawaii, Aloha Region)
3 Justin Todd (MB, 6-8, Honolulu, Hawaii, Univ. of Hawaii, Aloha Region)
4 Nathan Flayter (S, 6-4, Hales Corner, Wisc., McKendree, Badger)
5 Cam Thorne (MB, 6-4, Hollywood, Fla., UCLA, Florida)
6C Sebastiano Sani (OH, 6-8, Aliso Viejo, Calif., UC San Diego, Chesapeake)
8 Jalen Phillips (OPP, 6-5, Anaheim, Calif., CSUN, Southern California)
9 Ryan McElligott (S, 6-6, Mundelein, Ill., Loyola Chicago, Great Lakes)
11 Kellen Larson (L, 5-9, Irvine, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California/Southern Nevada)
17 Trent Moser (OH, 6-8, Gilbert, Ariz., BYU, Arizona)
18 Patrick Rogers (OH, 6-7, Rutherford, N.J., Ball State, Garden Empire)
20 Keoni Thiim (OH, 6-0, Honolulu, Hawaii, BYU, Aloha Region)
22 Owen Rose (MB, 6-8, Merrick, N.Y., Penn State, Garden Empire)
23 Tre Jordan (MB, 6-10, Mesa, Ariz., Univ. of Hawaii, Arizona)

Coaches
Head Coach: Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coach: Luka Slabe
Assistant Coach: Reid Priddy
Performance Analyst/Team Manager: Nate Ngo
Athletic Trainer: Aaron Ngor

Schedule

All times Pacific
Oct. 6: Mexico def. USA, 3-2, (22-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-22, 15-11)
Oct. 7: USA def. Canada, 3-1 (25-18, 25-10, 23-25, 25-18)
Oct. 8: USA def. Dominican Republic, 3-1 (22-25, 30-28, 25-17, 25-20)
Oct. 9: USA def. Suriname, 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-11)
Oct. 10: USA vs. Puerto Rico, 6 p.m.
Oct. 11: Semifinals
Oct. 12: Medal and classification matches