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It’s not a match that the U.S. Women’s National Team enjoys talking about, but they know it will be tough to avoid it. On Aug. 18, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, the U.S. Women lost to Serbia in the semifinals of the Olympic Games in a tough five-set match. The U.S. won the first set, but Serbia took the next two. The U.S. won the fourth set 25-16 and led the fifth set 11-8 before Serbia came back to win 15-13.
The U.S. Women’s National Team assured itself the chance to play for a medal with a 3-0 (25-11, 25-20, 25-19) quarterfinal sweep of the Dominican Republic at the Olympic Games on Wednesday in Tokyo.
The U.S. Women will play Dominican Republic at 9 p.m. PT on Tuesday (1 p.m. Wednesday in Tokyo) in the Olympic quarter finals. The winner will play the winner of Italy/Serbia in the semifinals and is guaranteed a chance to play for a medal. The loser will go home.
Six host cities; final in Yokohama, Japan Schedule All times Eastern First Round Pool C in Kobe, Japan Sept. 29: USA def. Azerbaijan, 29-27, 25-21, 25-21 Sept. 30: USA def. Trinidad & Tobago, 25-11, 25-12, 25-11 Oct. 2: USA def. Korea, 19-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-18 Oct. 3: USA def. Thailand, 25-17, 25-16, 23-25, 21-25, 15-11…
The U.S. Women’s National Team played Italy on Monday knowing it had already qualified for the quarterfinals at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Focused on improved serving and passing, the U.S. Women beat the European side, 3-2 (21-25, 25-16, 25-27, 25-16, 15-12) in their final pool play match.
By any name, a team from Russia can be a bear. The U.S. Women’s National Team encountered a grizzly in pool play on Friday, falling to the team from the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), 3-0 (25-20, 25-12, 25-19) at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
There is a saying that goes, “It’s hard to beat a team three times a season.” The U.S. Women’s National Team found out it was hard, but not impossible, to defeat Turkey for a third time this season when it beat the European side, 3-2
Roster # – Name (Position, Height, College, Hometown) 1 – Jordyn Poulter (S, 6-2, University of Illinois, Aurora, Colorado) 4 – Justine Wong-Orantes (L, 5-6, University of Nebraska, Cypress, California) 7 – Lauren Carlini (S, 6-2, University of Wisconsin, Aurora, Illinois) 8 – Krystal Rivers (OPP, 5-11, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama) 10 – Simone…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 7, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s National Team swept South Korea (25-16, 25-12, 25-15) on Monday and is now the only unbeaten team at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Women (8-0) will finish the third group of the 2021 VNL against Italy (2-6) on Tuesday at…
News U.S. Women Advance to VNL Semis, Sweep Serbia (6/29) U.S. Women Rally Past Turkey in VNL Final 6 (6/27) U.S. Women’s National Team VNL Final Six Roster # – Player (Position, Height, College, Hometown) 1 – Micha Hancock (S, 5-11, Penn State, Edmond, Oklahoma) 3 – Carli Lloyd (S, 5-11, California, Bonsall, California) 4…
