Lora Webster
Middle Blocker, 5-11
Colorado Springs, Colo. (June 13, 2024) – The U.S. Women’s Sitting Team guaranteed itself a spot in Sunday’s final match of the World ParaVolley Super 6 with a 3-0 (25-11, 25-7, 25-8) win over home team France on Friday.
The U.S. (4-0) will face China (3-1) in the gold-medal match. China secured its place with a 3-0 win over Italy on Friday. Before the final, the U.S. has one more round-robin match against Canada (currently 1-2) on Saturday at 11 a.m. PT.
Against France, coach Bill Hamiter used a new lineup, starting Lexi Shifflett-Patterson, Nicky Nieves, Whitney Dosty, Emma Schieck, MaKenzie Franklin, Tia Edwards and Sydney Satchell (libero).
MATCH STATISTICS (PDF)
The new lineup had no trouble with the less-experienced French team, pulling together strings of unanswered points in each set and notching 21 aces. The U.S. also led France in kills (25-2) and blocks (9-6).
Dosty scored five of her nine points on aces, adding four kills to the mix. Franklin and Edwards led the team in scoring with 10 points apiece; Franklin had a team-high six kills and four blocks, and Edwards had five kills, four aces and a block. Elam scored nine points in the second and third sets on four kills, two blocks and three aces.
Schieck had four aces, including two in a row late in set three; she added three kills. Setter Shifflett-Patterson had three points on three aces and helped the team to a .628 hitting percentage. Nieves scored seven points with three kills, two blocks and two aces. Satchell had solid game defensively at libero.
After the match, Shifflett-Patterson looked back on the match against China and the team’s outlook.
“It was an intense game last night,” she said. “We’re excited to be here and looking at a lot of different lineups this tournament.
All matches are livestreamed on World ParaVolley’s YouTube channel.
No., Name, Pos., Ht., Hometown, USAV Region
1 Lora Webster (MB, 5-11, Point Lookout, N.Y., Garden Empire)
2 Bethany Zummo (L, 5-3, Dublin, Calif., Northern California)
3 Alexis Shifflett-Patterson (S/L, 5-4, Waseca, Minn., North Country)
5 Katie (Holloway) Bridge (OH, 6-3, Lake Stevens, Wash., Puget Sound)
6 Heather Erickson (OPP, 6-0, Fayetteville, N.C., Carolina)
7C Monique Matthews (MB/OH, 6-0, Ardmore, Okla., Oklahoma)
8 Whitney Dosty (OH/OPP, 6-3, Tucson, Ariz., Arizona)
9 Tia Edwards (OH/MB, 5-7, Skiatook, Okla., Oklahoma)
10 Sydney Satchell (L, 5-2, Windsor, Conn., New England)
12 Emma Schieck (OH, 5-7, Statesville, N.C., Carolina)
14 Kaleo Kanahele Maclay (S, 5-6, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oklahoma)
16 Nicky Nieves (MB/OH, 5-10, Kissimmee, Fla., Florida)
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 Coaches: Leo Filho, Michelle Goodall
Athletic Trainer: Kat King
Performance Analyst: Jeffery Hicks
Team Psychologist: Adam O’Neil
Athletic Performance Coach: Bobby Moore
Team Manager: Patrick Lawrence
Schedule
All times Pacific
June 11
USA def. Brazil, 3-1 (25-18, 24-26, 25-21, 25-22)
June 12
USA def. Italy, 3-1 (25-14, 25-11, 23-25, 25-10)
June 13
USA def. China, 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-19)
June 14
USA def. France, 2-0 (25-11, 25-7, 25-8)
June 15
USA vs. Canada, 11 a.m.
June 16
Placement matches
Athletes
Bethany Zummo
Libero, 5-3
Alexis (Lexi) Shifflett-Patterson
Setter/Libero, 5-4
Katie Holloway Bridge
Outside Hitter, 6-3
Heather Erickson
Opposite, 6-0
Monique (Burkland) Matthews
Middle, 6-0
Whitney Dosty
Outside Hitter/Opposite, 6-3
Tia Edwards
Middle/Outside Hitter, 5-6
Sydney Satchell
Libero, 5-2
Emma Schieck
Outside Hitter, 5-7
Kaleo Kanahele Maclay
Setter, 5-6
Nicky Nieves
Middle Blocker, 5-10
MaKenzie Franklin
Outside Hitter, 6-0
Raelene Elam
Outside Hitter, 6-1
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