Beach Notebook: First-Time Winners in the Netherlands

Four U.S. beach volleyball athletes recently won their first international beach tournaments as both Terese Cannon/Delaney Mewhirter and Miles Evans/Troy Field took gold at the Nijmegen 1-star event on the FIVB World Tour Sept. 19.

U.S. Girls 18 Team Completes Pool Play Undefeated

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 23, 2021) – The U.S. Girls U18 National Team dominated against Puerto Rico on Thursday, winning 3-0 (25-9, 25-15, 25-9) at the FIVB World Championship in Durango, Mexico. The U.S. team’s next opponent, Nigeria, had to forfeit its matches due to visa issues. The undefeated U.S. (4-0) won its pool and…

U.S. Girls U18 Team Tops Romania at World Championship

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 22, 2021) – The U.S. Girls U18 National Team beat Romania on Wednesday, 3-1 (25-21, 25-11, 18-25, 25-16) at the FIVB U18 World Championship in Durango, Mexico. The U.S. Girls U18 Team (2-0) will continue pool play on Thursday against Puerto Rico (1-1) in a match scheduled for noon PT. Live…

Girls U18 Team Opens Worlds with Win over Thailand

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 21, 2021) – The U.S. Girls U18 National Team got its journey at the FIVB World Championship off to a strong start with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-23) win over Thailand on Tuesday in Durango, Mexico. The U.S. Girls (1-0) will continue preliminary-round pool play on Wednesday when it takes on…

U.S. Girls U18 Team Hoping for Golden Repeat

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 19, 2021) – The U.S. Girls U18 National Team will begin its defense of its 2019 FIVB World Championship title on Tuesday in Durango, Mexico. Twenty teams will compete in Durango on Sept. 20-29. They will be split into four five-team pools to open the tournament. The U.S. will share the…

U.S. Women Beat Canada for Bronze at Pan Am Cup

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 19, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s Pan American Cup Team rebounded from Saturday’s semifinal loss to win the bronze medal on Sunday by beating Canada, 3-0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-17) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. “I am very proud of this group,” U.S. Head Coach Karch Kiraly said. “After the disappointing loss…

U.S. Women to Play for Bronze at Pan American Cup

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 18, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s Pan American Cup Team will play for the bronze medal after falling to Mexico in the semifinals on Saturday, 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-19) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The U.S. Women (4-2) will play Canada (2-4) for third place. Canada lost its semifinal against…

U.S. Women Lose First Pan Am Cup Match

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 17, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s Pan American Cup Team lost its first match of the tournament on Friday, falling to the host Dominican Republic, 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-13). The U.S. Women end the round-robin preliminary round in second place with a 4-1 record. They will play third-place Mexico (3-2) at…

U.S. Women Unbeaten Heading into Match vs. Dominican Republic

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 16, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s Pan American Cup Team remained undefeated on Thursday with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-12, 25-17) win over Cuba in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The win sets up a showdown with the host country, which is also undefeated in the preliminary round robin at 4-0, on Friday…

U.S. Women Continue Winning Ways at Pan Am Cup

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 15, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s Pan American Cup Team remained undefeated on Wednesday after sweeping Canada (25-22, 25-16, 25-18) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The U.S. Women (3-0) will continue the preliminary round robin on Thursday when they play Cuba (0-3) at 2 p.m. PT. Live stream is available at…