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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 9, 2026) – The U.S. Women’s National Team fell to Poland, 3-2 (20-25, 25-20, 25-23, 18-25, 15-12) during Volleyball Nations League action in Osaka, Japan Thursday.
The U.S. (8-2) are back in action again tonight against Türkiye at 9 p.m. PT. All matches can be watched on VBTV.
While Poland had the advantage in kills (75-63), the U.S. outblocked Poland 16-8 and had a slim 4-3 margin in aces. The U.S. scored 22 points off Poland errors and Poland had 17 off the U.S.
“We just need to be cleaner on our side,” head coach Erik Sullivan said. “I love the way that we hung in there and fought. There were a bunch of moments in that match where I think it was easy to kind of give up, and we didn’t do that. We didn’t execute at the level we need to execute at to beat a team like Poland.”
Simone Lee-Wank led the U.S. with 15 points on 13 kills, one block and one ace. Five other players reached double figures. Molly McCage had 14 kills on four kills, three aces and a match-high seven blocks. Logan Eggleston had 13 kills and a block, and Stephanie Samedy scored 14 points on 12 kills and two blocks. O’Neal had 10 kills and three blocks.
Jordan Thompson collected eight points on seven kills and a block, and Madi Kubik-Banks had three kills. Setter Micha Hancock had a kill and a block.
No. Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, College, USAV Region)
1 Micha Hancock (S, 5-11, Edmond, Okla., Penn State, Oklahoma)
2 Jordyn Poulter (S, 6-2, Aurora, Colo., Univ. of Illinois, Rocky Mountain)
3 Avery Skinner (OH, 6-1, Katy, Texas, Univ. of Kentucky, Lone Star)
6 Morgan Hentz (L, 5-9, Lakeside Park, Ky., Stanford, Pioneer)
7 Asjia O’Neal (MB, 6-3, Southlake, Texas, Univ. of Texas, North Texas)
8 Lexi Rodriguez (L, 5-5, Sterling, Ill., Univ. of Nebraska Great Lakes)
10 Simone Lee-Wank (OH, 6-1, Menomonee Falls, Wisc., Penn State, Badger)
11 Saige Ka’aha’aina-Torres (S, 6-0 Honolulu, Hawaii, Univ. of Texas, Aloha)
12 Jordan Thompson (OPP, 6-4, Edina, Minn., Univ. of Cincinnati, North Country)
16 Dana Rettke (MB, 6-8, Riverside, Ill., Univ. of Wisconsin, Great Lakes)
24 Chiaka Ogbogu (MB, 6-4, Coppell, Texas, Univ. of Texas, North Texas)
27 Madi Kubik-Banks (OH, 6-4, West Des Moines, Iowa, Univ. of Nebraska, Iowa)
29 Molly McCage (MB, 6-3, Spring, Texas, Univ. of Texas, Lone Star)
33 Logan Eggleston (OH, 6-1, Brentwood, Tenn., Univ. of Texas, Southern)
34 Stephanie Samedy (OPP, 6-2, Clermont, Fla., Univ. of Minnesota, Florida)
Head Coach: Erik Sullivan
Assistant Coach: Tayyiba Haneef-Park
Assistant Coach: Brandon Taliaferro
Assistant Coach: Rob Browning
Statistician: Virginia Pham
Physiotherapist: Kara Kessans
Physical Trainers: Shannon Boone, Shawn Hueglin
Mental Performance Coach: Nicole Davis
Team Doctors: Lori Boyajian-O’Neill, James Suchy, Chris Koutures, Mark Hutchinson
Team Manager: Shannon Slatter
U.S. Women’s Schedule for the 2026 Volleyball Nations League
Matches will be shown live and on demand on VBTV.
(All times PDT)
Week 1: Quebec City, Quebec
June 3 USA def. Ukraine, 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-23)
June 4 Canada def. USA, 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 30-28)
June 5 USA def. France, 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 27-25, 23-25, 15-11)
June 7 USA def. Germany, 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-12)
Week 2: Pasig City, Philippines
June 16 USA def. Dominican Republic, 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-12)
June 18 USA def. Czechia, 3-0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-16)
June 20 USA def. Italy, 3-0 (27-25, 25-20, 25-16)
June 20 USA def. Serbia, 3-1 (25-22, 18-25, 25-16, 25-19)
Week 3: Osaka, Japan
July 7 USA def. Thailand, 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-20)
July 8 Poland def. USA, 3-2 (20-25, 25-20, 25-23, 18-25, 15-12)
July 9 at 9 p.m. vs. Türkiye
July 11 at 8 p.m. vs. Brazil
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The U.S. Women's National Team began the second week of the 2026 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-12) victory over the Dominican Republic on Tuesday in Pasig City, Philippines. The U.S. entered the match ranked seventh in the world with the Dominican Republic ranked 12th. The win was the sixth for the U.S. in seven all-time meetings between the teams in VNL play.
