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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 13, 2025) – The U.S. Men’s National Team collected its second sweep in two days at the 2025 World ParaVolley World Cup, defeating Canada 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-16) at the Turnstone Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The U.S. (2-0) plays Italy (0-1) at 5 p.m. later today. All matches will be streamed live on the Turnstone YouTube channel.
The U.S. led Canada in kills (27-16), but Canada had the edge in blocks (8-5). The U.S. had seven aces to Canada’s five.
Zach Upp and Eric Duda each scored 12 points, with Upp collecting 10 kills, one ace and a block. Duda had 10 kills, a block and an ace. James Stuck led the team with three blocks and added two kills and an ace for six points.
Ben Aman had an ace and two kills, and Jason Roberts had an ace and a kill. John Kremer had two aces.
The U.S. jumped out to a 7-1 lead in set one, led by Duda with two kills. An Aman ace increased the lead to nine at 11-2. Stuck finished the set with a kill at 25-17.
Set two was more of a battle, with Canada leading by three at 22-19. A Canada error, Duda ace and Roberts block evened it at 22. At 23-23, a Canadian attack error gave the U.S. match point, and Upp ended it with one of his signature aces.
“We had a couple early unforced errors [in the second set], and we kept saying we needed to stay within ourselves, a little bit of ‘sharpening your sword,'” said U.S. head coach Greg Walker. “We lost track and overplayed some balls when all we needed to do was have Team Canada just play it, and we would have had a lot of success with them making errors. Our last couple practices, we’ve been working on that–when we hit 18, we want to have no more than 2-3 unforced errors on the way to 25. This last year has been about us having five-point pushes (at the end of each set).”
The U.S. broke a 9-9 tie in the third set with four straight points to make it 13-9, and then scored six straight for a 19-10 lead. The U.S. rolled through the rest of the set.
Roster
No. Name (Position, Height, Hometown)
2 Dan Regan (OH, 6-0, St. Louis, Mo.)
3 Nick Dadgostar (L, 6-0, Sidney, Neb.)
4 Ben Aman (OH, 6-5, Edmond, Okla.)
5 Eric Duda (S/OH, 6-5, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
6 Alex Wilson (OPP/OH, 6-6, Saugerties, N.Y.)
7 Robbie Gaupp (OH, 6-4, Gatesville, Texas)
8 James Stuck (S/OH, 6-5, New Kensington, Pa.)
10 Robbie Onusko(OH, 6-0, Daytona Beach, Fla.)
14 John Kremer (L, 5-9, Buford, Ga.)
17 Zach Upp (OH, 6-5, Bartlett, Ill.)
20 Jason Roberts (OH, 6-3, Moncks Corner, S.C.)
22 Brett Parks(OH, 6-0, Miami, Fla.)
23 Will Curtis (S/L, 6-0, Cumberland, Maine)
49 Sam Surowiec (OH, 6-2, Everett, Wash.)
Head Coach: Greg Walker
Assistant Coach: Julie Allen
Assistant Coach: Jeffrey Smith
Strength Coach: Bobby Moore
Physical Therapist: Whitney Padgett
Team Manager: Brian Farr
Tech Coordinator: Drew Graystone
Sport Psychologist: Taylor Gabler
Schedule
All times Pacific
Oct. 12: USA def. Thailand, 3-0 (25-23, 25-14, 25-22)
Oct. 13: USA def. Canada, 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-16)
Oct. 13: USA vs. Italy, 5 p.m.
Oct. 14: USA vs. Poland, 3 p.m.
Oct. 15: USA vs. Kazakhstan, 3 p.m.
Oct. 16: USA vs. France, 5 p.m.
Oct. 17: Playoff rounds
Oct. 18: Medal Matches