COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 14, 2022) – Players and coaches from all four of the teams in the NCAA D1 Women’s Volleyball National Championship semifinals (Thursday night at 7 and 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN) have ties to USA Volleyball’s National Team Development Program and even to its national teams.
LOUISVILLE
Ayden Bartlett – 2017 Girls Youth A1 and 2019 Women’s Junior A1
Claire Chaussee – 2022 Women’s Collegiate National Team
Anna DeBeer – 2018 U20 Women’s National Training Team
Nina Moorer – 2019 Girls Youth A2
Hannah Sherman – 2017 Girls Select A3
Head Coach Dani Busboom Kelly – Member of the NTDP Scouting Network
Associate Head Coach Dan Meske – 2022 Winter Training Series coach
Director of Operations Sarah Drury Petkovic – Member of the U.S. Women’s National Team
PITT
Rachel Jepsen – 2021 Winter Training Series, 2021 Fall Training Series and 2021 Summer Training Series
Rachel Fairbanks – 2022 U21 Women’s National Team
Sabrina Starks – 2022 Women’s Collegiate National Team
Serena Gray – 2022 Women’s National Spring Training and 2016 U18 Women’s National Team
Head Coach Dan Fisher – NTDP Scouting Network, 2022 U21 Women’s National Team Head Coach, 2021 U20 Women’s National Team Head Coach
Fisher also coached the U.S. Women’s National Team at the 2015 Pan American Games (gold) and the 2016 Pan American Cup (bronze)
TEXAS
Keonilei Akana – 2019 Women’s Junior A1
Marina Crownover – 2018 Girls Select A1
Logan Eggleston – 2022 Women’s National Team Spring Training, 2021 Women’s Collegiate National Team, 2019 and 2018 U20 Women’s National Team, 2017 and 2016 U18 Women’s National Team
Jenna Ewert – 2017 Girls Youth A1 and 2016 Girls Youth A1
Bella Bergmark – 2016 Girls Youth A1
Zoe Fleck – 2022 and 2021 Women’s Collegiate National Team, 2018 U20 Women’s National Training Team, 2016 GYA1, 2017 GYA1, 2018 WJA1 and 2019 WJA1
Emma Halter – 2021 Fall Training Series and Summer Training Series
Devin Kahahawai – 2022 U21 Women’s National Team, 2021 U18 Women’s National Team and 2018 Girls Select A1
Asjia O’Neal – 2022 Women’s National Team Spring Training
Molly Phillips – 2019 and 2018 U20 Women’s National Team and 2016 U18 Women’s National Team
Marianna Singletary – 2022 U21 Women’s National Training Team and 2021 U18 Girls National Training Team
Madisen Skinner – 2022 Women’s National Team Spring Training and 2021 Women’s Collegiate National Team
Head Coach Jerritt Elliott – Head coach of the 2019 U20 Women’s National Team
Associate Head Coach David Hunt – 2022 Winter Training Series coach, 2019 Boys U19 Head Coach and 2011 Men’s Junior National Team Assistant Coach
Hunt has also been an assistant coach for the Men’s National Team and the Women’s National Teams.
Associate Head Coach Erik Sullivan – NTDP Scouting Network
Sullivan is a 2000 and 2004 Olympian at libero and served as team leader for the 2016 and 2020 U.S. Olympic Men’s Volleyball Teams
SAN DIEGO
Grace Frohling – 2022 Women’s Collegiate National Team
Gabby Goddard – 2017 Girls Youth A2
Annika Hester – 2019 and 2018 Girls Youth A1
Alex Hoglund – 2016 Girls Select A2
Anna Jaworowski – 2019 Girls Youth A2 and 2017 Girls Select Skills
Associate Head Coach Alfee Reft – NTDP Scouting Network and 2022 Women’s National Team Spring Training
Reft has also served as an assistant coach for the Women’s National Team and as a player was an alternate for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Men’s Volleyball Team