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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 5, 2025) — The U.S. Women’s Sitting National Team moved to 4-0 at the 2025 Dutch Tournament with two more wins on Saturday in Assen, Netherlands. The U.S. began the day with a 3-0 victory over host Netherlands (25-14, 25-9, 25-20) before defeating Canada, 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-9).
“In our first match against Netherlands today, we started out a little slow but picked it up after we got behind. We had some really good play and leadership from Kaleo Kanahele. We really buckled down and got some good offense at that point to put the (first) set out of reach,” head coach Bill Hamiter said. “Netherlands has a young but very tall team that pushed us to execute and make sure that we had good location on sets and are attackers were swinging well. In the second set, we got some really play out of Whitney Dosty and some good serving out of Tia Edwards. In the third set, we were able to get some strong play out of both Jessie West and Kendra Hall, which was good to see.”
“We still need to work on some of our momentum shifts. Although volleyball is a game of momentum, right now we are having some big highs and big lows, so we are working hard to smooth that out. The win against Netherlands set us up for the finals tomorrow, which allowed for some different lineups that we ran against Canada,” Hamiter continued. “We had a couple of close sets. We had to come from behind in the first and second sets. I really like the way that the team stuck together. They kept up their energy and did a good job in closing those sets. We kind of ran away with the third set a little bit. We got some good blocking out of Courtney Baker and real energy out of Emma Schieck. It was a good day today and looking forward to tomorrow.”
MATCH STATISTICS VS. NETHERLANDS
MATCH STATISTICS VS. CANADA
vs. NETHERLANDS
The U.S. dominated with 34 kills to the host country’s nine and served 10 more aces (17-7). Each team registered 11 blocks.
Outside hitter MaKenzie Franklin led all scorers with 16 points with a match-high nine kills, a team-best three blocks and four aces. Whitney Dosty also served four aces and reached double figures with five kills and two blocks for 11 points. Setter Kaleo Kanahele recorded a match-high five aces and totaled 10 points with four kills and a block.
Nicky Nieves contributed five kills, a block and an ace for seven points, and Tia Edwards also recorded five kills, adding an ace for six points. Outside Emma Schieck totaled five points on four kills and a block.
vs. CANADA
The U.S. led Canada in all statistical categories, 31-18 in kills, 12-9 in blocks and 13-9 in aces.
Franklin again led the U.S. and shared match-high honors with 12 points, leading all players with seven kills and four blocks to go with an ace.
Eleven other players scored for the balanced U.S. attack. Dosty scored eight points on six kills and two aces. Edwards (four kills, one block, two aces) and Nieves (four kills and three blocks) each scored seven points.
Kendra Hall led the team with four aces and added a kill for five points and Courtney Baker totaled four points on two kills and two blocks.
Canada used a 6-0 run in the first set to take a 13-9 lead and maintained a four-point lead when it moved ahead 20-16. After a timeout, the U.S. responded by finishing the set on a 9-1 run.
The U.S. again trailed for most of the second set, twice trailing by four points, before evening the set at 17 apiece. Canada went up by three, 20-17. An Elam ace cut the deficit back to one, 20-19. After dropping the next point, the U.S. put together another strong finish, scoring six of the final seven points.
During the final run, Dosty recorded an ace and two important digs, the second of which led to a Nieves kill to end the set.
The U.S. took an early 9-3 lead in the third set and was never challenged, ending the match on an 11-2 run.
Roster
No Name (Position, Height, Hometown)
2 Bethany Zummo (L, 5-3, Dublin, Calif.)
8 Whitney Dosty (OH/OPP, 6-3, Tucson, Ariz.)
9 Tia Edwards (OH/MB, 5-7, Skiatook, Okla.)
10 Kari Ortiz (L, 5-6, Washington, D.C.)
12 Emma Schieck (OH, 5-7, Statesville, N.C.)
13 Gia Cruz (S, 5-5, San Antonio, Texas)
14 Kaleo Kanahele Maclay (S, 5-6, Oklahoma City, Okla.)
15 Kendra Hall (5-7, Westfield, Ind.)
16 Nicky Nieves (MB/OH, 5-10, Kissimmee, Fla.)
17 Jessie West (OH, 5-8, Edmond, Okla.)
18 Courtney Baker (OH, 5-9, Crofton, Ky.)
21 Annie Flood (S, 5-7, Salem, Ore.)
22 MaKenzie Franklin (OH, 6-0, Red Wing, Minn., North Country)
24 Raelene Elam (OH, 6-1, St. George, Utah, Northern California)
Head Coach: Bill Hamiter
Assistant Coach: Grace Campbell
Performance Analyst: Jeff Hicks
Athletic Trainer: Samantha Carter
Mental Performance Coach: Brooke Lamphere
Strength and Conditioning/Physical Therapist: Bobby Moore
Dietitian: Jacque Scaramella
Schedule
July 4
USA def. Italy, 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-22)
USA def. France, 3-0 (25-17, 25-5, 25-14)
July 5
USA def. Netherlands, 3-0 (25-14, 25-9, 25-20)
USA def. Canada, 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-9)
July 6
USA vs. Netherlands, 4:15 a.m. PT
USA vs. Italy, 10:00 a.m. PT