Girls U18 Team to Play for Bronze after Loss to Italy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 28, 2021) – The U.S. Girls U18 National Team will play for the bronze medal at the FIVB World Championship after losing to Italy in the semifinals on Tuesday, 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-22) in Durango, Mexico. The Girls U18 Team (6-1) will play Serbia (6-1) for third place at 3 p.m....
Both Women’s Pairs Advance at World Tour Finals
Kelly Claes/Sarah Sponcil and Alix Klineman/April Ross advanced to the FIVB World Tour Finals playoffs Friday. They'll play each other in the quarterfinals Saturday, October 9.
Bruce Wilde Dies at Age 90
USA Volleyball sends its condolences to the family and friends of Bruce Wilde, who died on Oct. 2 at age 90 in Princeton, Idaho.
Gibb’s Career Ends at World Tour Finals
Jake Gibb played the final match of his career as he and Taylor Crabb lost to Italy's Paolo Nicolai/Daniele Lupo Thursday at the FIVB World Tour Finals in Cagliari, Italy.
Mixed Results on Day One of World Tour Finals
Three American teams combined for a 2-3 record on day one of the FIVB World Tour Finals Wednesday. Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil went 1-0 and are second in their pool, while Jake Gibb and Taylor Crabb went 1-1.
Three U.S. Pairs Take on Stacked World Tour Finals Field
Three U.S. Beach National Team pairs - Klineman/Ross, Claes/Sponcil and Gibb/Crabb - will compete at the FIVB World Tour Finals October 6-10 in Cagliari, Italy. It will be Gibb's final international tournament.
U.S. Girls U18 Team Takes Bronze at World Championship
The U.S. Girls U18 National Team beat Serbia, 3-1 (25-23, 25-18, 26-28, 25-18) on Wednesday to take the bronze medal at the FIVB World Championship in Durango, Mexico.The U.S. U18 Team finished the tournament at 7-1. Russia beat Italy to win the gold medal.
U.S. Girls U18 Team Tops Turkey for Trip to Semis
The U.S. Girls U18 National Team never gave up against an equally tough team from Turkey and came away with a 3-2 (19-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-21, 15-9) quarterfinal victory on Monday at the FIVB World Championship in Durango, Mexico.
U.S. Girls U18 Team Battles for Ticket to Quarterfinals
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 26, 2021) – The U.S. Girls U18 National Team faced its toughest test so far at the FIVB World Championship and came away with a hard-fought victory over Argentina, 3-2 (26-24, 23-25, 21-25, 25-18, 15-7) on Sunday in Durango, Mexico. The U.S. (5-0) advances to the quarterfinals to face Turkey (4-1)...
Beach Notebook: First-Time Winners in the Netherlands
Four U.S. beach volleyball athletes recently won their first international beach tournaments as both Terese Cannon/Delaney Mewhirter and Miles Evans/Troy Field took gold at the Nijmegen 1-star event on the FIVB World Tour Sept. 19.