Americans Well-Positioned After Two Big Beach Wins
Kelly Claes/Sarah Sponcil and Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena picked up wins at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Thursday.
Gibb/Bourne Remain Undefeated in Tight Match versus Switzerland
The newly-formed U.S. Olympic beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb and Tri Bourne got another chance to improve on their budding chemistry Wednesday while beating Switzerland’s Adrian Heidrich/Mirco Gerson 2-0 (21-19, 23-21) at Shiokaze Park.
And Then There Was One; U.S. Women are Last Undefeated Team at VNL
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 7, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s National Team swept South Korea (25-16, 25-12, 25-15) on Monday and is now the only unbeaten team at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Women (8-0) will finish the third group of the 2021 VNL against Italy (2-6) on Tuesday at...
USAV Announces U.S. Olympic Women’s Volleyball Team
USA Volleyball is proud to announce the 12 women who will compete for the U.S. at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, pending approval from the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
U.S. Women Pick up Speed, Beat Germany at VNL
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 6, 2021) – After a slow start in the first set, the U.S. Women’s National Team got its groove back and beat Germany, 3-0 (25-23, 25-13, 25-13) on Sunday at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Women (7-0) maintain their first-place tourney lead over 16 other teams....
Olympic Qualification Ends with Another Claes/Sponcil Gold
Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil won the J&T Banka Ostrava Beach Open Sunday for their second consecutive FIVB Beach World Tour gold medal. The tournament also marked the end of Olympic qualification.
U.S. Men Rebound with Win over Australia at VNL
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 5, 2021) – The U.S. Men’s National Team rebounded from losses to Russia and Poland with a sweep of Australia (25-23, 25-20, 25-17) on Saturday at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Men finish the second round of VNL at 3-3. They get three days off while...
Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena Qualify for Tokyo
Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena mathematically clinched their berth to Tokyo 2020 Saturday. It'll be the pair's second consecutive Olympic appearance.
Dave Gentile Elected USA Volleyball Board Chair
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 4, 2021) – David Gentile of Kansas City, Mo., was elected as the 18th USA Volleyball Board of Directors chair during the national governing body’s board meeting held online on June 1. “I am honored and privileged to serve as the next USA Volleyball chair of the Board of Directors,” Gentile...
U.S. Men Fall to Poland in Anderson’s Return to Court
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 4, 2021) – Veteran Matt Anderson returned to the U.S. Men’s National Team lineup on Friday, but the team couldn’t find its rhythm and fell to Poland 3-0 (25-17, 28-26, 25-17) at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Men (2-3) will finish their second group against Australia...