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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 8, 2025) – The U.S. Women’s National Team earned its first win of the opening week of Volleyball Nations League play with a 3-0 (25-13, 28-26, 25-17) victory over Korea on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The U.S. (1-3) will next head to Serbia for week two of Volleyball Nations League, facing the host nation on June 18 at 11 a.m. PDT.
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The U.S. Women dominated up front with a 14-3 advantage in blocks and also posted a double-digit lead in kills (43-31). Korea held a slight edge in aces (5-4).
Middle blocker Amber Igiede led all players with 16 points, eight of which came on blocks. She registered seven kills and one ace.
Opposite Madisen Skinner and outside hitter Sarah Franklin shared the match lead with 13 kills. Skinner added a block and an ace, while Franklin also served an ace. Opposite Logan Lednicky rounded out the double-digit scorers for the U.S. with 10 points on seven kills and three blocks. Lednicky also led the U.S. with 10 digs.
“We worked on pushing ourselves to get to a higher level so we can continue that for the rest of VNL. We have had spurts of really good things, but I think where we have improved the most over the week is in bringing more consistency for every single point,” commented Franklin, who was encouraged by the young team playing together for the first time. “Everyone is really open with trying new things and being with new people. Everyone on the team is ready to get on the court and contribute in any way possible.”
The U.S. took control of the first set early, jumping out to a 13-6 lead and building a double-digit advantage late. Skinner and Franklin each scored six points on five kills and an ace.
A block gave Korea an 8-7 lead in the second set before the U.S. ran off six consecutive points. McCage, who back set Franklin for a kill during the run, extended the lead to five points, 13-8.
Korea bounced back to even the score at 18, the first of eight late ties in the set. Back-to-back blocks by Igiede and Lednicky gave the U.S. the set, 28-26. Franklin recorded six kills with Skinner (five kills) and Igiede (two kills, three blocks) each adding five points.
The U.S. Women used that momentum to jump out to an 11-6 lead in the third set and force a Korea timeout. Igiede’s sixth block and a Lednicky block made it 13-6. The lead eventually grew to 12 points before a late 6-1 Korea run made the score appear closer than it was. Igiede led all the U.S. with seven points in the set on four blocks, two kills, and an ace.
No. Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, College, USAV Region)
6 Morgan Hentz (L, 5-9, Lakeside Park, Ky., Stanford Univ., Pioneer)
9 Madisen Skinner (OH, 6-2, Katy, Texas, Univ. of Kentucky and Univ. of Texas, Lone Star)
13 Amber Igiede (MB, 6-3, Baton Rouge, La., Univ. of Hawaii, Bayou)
14 Anna Dodson (MB, 6-5, Fort Collins, Colo., UCLA, Rocky Mountain)
17 Zoe Jarvis (previously Fleck) (L, 5-6, Granada Hills, Calif., UCLA and Univ. of Texas, Southern California)
21 Roni Jones-Perry (OH, 6-0, West Jordan, Utah, BYU, Intermountain)
22 Sarah Franklin (OH, 6-4, Lake Worth, Fla., Univ. of Wisconsin, Florida)
24 Olivia Babcock (Opp, 6-4, Los Angeles, Calif., Pitt, Southern California)
27 Ella Powell (S, 6-0, Fayetteville, Ark., Univ. of Washington, Delta)
28 Logan Lednicky (Opp, 6-3, Sugar Land, Texas, Univ. of Texas A&M, Lone Star)
29 Molly McCage (MB, 6-3, Spring, Texas, Univ. of Texas, Lone Star)
32 Saige Ka’aha’aina-Torres (S, Honolulu, Hawaii, Univ. of Texas, Aloha)
33 Logan Eggleston (OH, 6-2, Brentwood, Tenn., Univ. of Texas, Southern)
43 Serena Gray (MB, 6-2, Temple City, Calif., Pitt, Southern California)
Head Coach: Erik Sullivan
Assistant Coach: Mike Wall
Second Assistant Coach: Brandon Taliaferro
Second Assistant Coach: Tayyiba Haneef-Park
Second Assistant Coach: Joe Trinsey
Team Manager: Rob Browning
Team Doctors: William Briner, James Suchy, Chris Lee, Andrew Gregory
Physiotherapist: Kara Kessans
Physical Trainers: Shawn Hueglin, Shannon Boone
Mental Performance Coach: Andrea Becker, Katy Stanfill
Performance Analyst: Virginia Pham
Week 1 Schedule: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Matches will be shown live and on-demand on VBTV. CBS Sport Network and the Big Ten Network will also air matches.
All times PDT
June 4 Italy def. USA, 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 30-28)
June 5 Brazil def. USA, 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-19)
June 6 Czechia def. USA, 3-2 (23-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-20, 27-25)
June 8 USA def Korea, 3-0 (25-13, 28-26, 25-17)
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