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.
U.S. Girls 18 Team Completes Pool Play Undefeated
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 23, 2021) – The U.S. Girls U18 National Team dominated against Puerto Rico on Thursday, winning 3-0 (25-9, 25-15, 25-9) at the FIVB World Championship in Durango, Mexico. The U.S. team’s next opponent, Nigeria, had to forfeit its matches due to visa issues. The undefeated U.S. (4-0) won its pool and...
U.S. Girls U18 Team Tops Romania at World Championship
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 22, 2021) – The U.S. Girls U18 National Team beat Romania on Wednesday, 3-1 (25-21, 25-11, 18-25, 25-16) at the FIVB U18 World Championship in Durango, Mexico. The U.S. Girls U18 Team (2-0) will continue pool play on Thursday against Puerto Rico (1-1) in a match scheduled for noon PT. Live...
Girls U18 Team Opens Worlds with Win over Thailand
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 21, 2021) – The U.S. Girls U18 National Team got its journey at the FIVB World Championship off to a strong start with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-23) win over Thailand on Tuesday in Durango, Mexico. The U.S. Girls (1-0) will continue preliminary-round pool play on Wednesday when it takes on...
Beach NTDP Fall Training Series Rosters Announced
Some of USA Volleyball’s top young beach athletes will hit the sand in late September/early October for the Beach National Team Development Program (NTDP) Fall Training Series. Camps will be held in both Gulf Shores, Alabama, and Manhattan Beach, California.