COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 23, 2024) – The U.S. Men’s National Team suffered its first loss of the NORCECA Final Six as it fell to Canada 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-18) on Friday in Gatineau, Quebec.
The U.S. Men (3-1) will look to rebound at 1:30 p.m. PT on Saturday against Cuba (1-3).
Canada led the U.S. Men in kills (37-33), blocks (10-3) and aces (6-1),
The U.S. scored 25 points on Canada’s errors while Canada scored 21 points on U.S. errors.
U.S. outside hitter Cooper Robinson led all scorers with 15 points on 13 kills, one block and one ace. He was the only U.S. player who scored in double figures.
Middle blocker Micah Wong-Diallo was the second-leading U.S. scorer with six points on five kills and one block.
Outside hitter Nolan Flexen totaled five points on four kills and one block. Outside Will Rottman totaled four points on four kills.
Opposite Grant Sloane and middle Toby Ezeonu each scored three points on three kills. Substitute opposite Zach Rama scored a point on a kill.
Libero Mason Briggs led the team in digs with six. Robinson led in excellent receptions with 18.
Nicholas Slight started at setter but did not score.
U.S. Men’s Roster for the NORCECA Final Six
No. Name (Pos., Height, Hometown, School, USAV Region)
2 Cooper Robinson (OH, 6-7, Pacific Palisades, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
5 Grant Sloane (Opp, 6-8, Irvine, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
8 Nolan Flexen (OH, 6-9, Rio Rancho, N.M., UC-Irvine, Southern)
10 Zach Rama (Opp, 6-8, 2004, Phoenix, Ariz., UCLA, Arizona)
11 Alex Knight (OH, 6-6, Culver City, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
12 Micah Wong Diallo (MB, 6-9, Los Angeles, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
13 Will Rottman (OH, 6-5, Santa Barbara, Calif., Stanford, )
15C Mason Briggs (L, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California)
18 Bryce Dvorak (S, 6-4, Newport Beach, Calif., Pepperdine, Southern California)
20 Toby Ezeonu (MB, 6-7, North Brunswick, N.J., Penn State, Garden Empire)
22 Timothy McIntosh (L, 6-0, Miami, Fla., Sacred Heart, Florida)
23 DiAeris McRaven (MB, 6-5, Honolulu, Hawaii, Long Beach State, Aloha)
28 Nicholas Slight (S, 6-3, Storm Lake, Iowa, Grand Canyon Univ., Iowa)
30 Ben Braun (MB, 6-11, Rancho Mirage, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California)
Head Coach: Andy Read
Team Manager and Performance Analyst: Nate Ngo
Assistant Coach: Collin McMillan
Assistant Coach: Thomas Pestolesi
Physiotherapist: Benjamin Colletti
U.S. Men’s Schedule for the NORCECA Final Six
(All times PDT)
Matches will be livestreamed at youtube.com/@TheVolleyballCanada
Aug. 20 USA def Dominican Republic, 3-1 (28-26, 22-25, 25-19, 25-19)
Aug. 21 USA def Mexico, 3-2 (26-24, 23-25, 19-25, 25-13, 15-11)
Aug. 22 USA def Puerto Rico, 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-23)
Aug. 23 Canada def USA, 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-18)
Aug. 24 at 1:30 p.m. USA vs Cuba
Aug. 25 Medal matches