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June 24-25, 2021
Rimini, Italy
International Events, National Team Events
2021 Volleyball Nations League Final Round
Teams
USA
Turkey
Brazil
Japan
Semifinals
USA def. Turkey, 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-20)
Brazil def. Japan, 3-1 (25-15, 25-23, 29-31, 25-16)
Championship Match
June 25: USA def. Brazil, 3-1 (26-28, 25-23, 25-23, 25-21)
Third-Place Match
June 25: Turkey def. Japan, 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-17)
U.S. Women’s National Team Roster for June 24
No. Player (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 Micha Hancock (S, 5-11, Edmond, Okla., Penn State Univ.)
2 Jordyn Poulter (S, 6-2, Aurora, Colo., Univ. of Illinois)
4 Justine Wong-Orantes (L, 5-6, Cypress, Calif., Univ. of Nebraska)
10 Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Univ. of Nebraska)
11 Annie Drews (OPP, 6-4, Elkhart, Ind., Purdue Univ.)
12 Jordan Thompson (OPP, 6-4, Edina, Minn., Univ. of Cincinnati)
14 Michelle Bartsch-Hackley (OH, 6-3, Champaign, Ill., Univ. of Illinois)
15 Kim Hill (OH, 6-4, Portland, Ore., Pepperdine, Univ.)
16 Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson (M, 6-3, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Stanford Univ.)
22 Haleigh Washington (M, 6-3, Colorado Springs, Colo., Penn State Univ.)
23 Kelsey Robinson (OH, 6-2, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Univ. of Nebraska)
24 Chiaka Ogbogu (M, 6-2, Coppell, Texas, Univ. of Texas)
Head Coach: Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coaches: Luka Slabe, Erin Virtue, Tama Miyashiro
Technical Coordinator: Jeff Liu
Athletic Trainer: Kara Kessans
Team Manager: Jimmy Stitz
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 24, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s National Team is headed to its third straight final of the FIVB Volleyball Nations League after defeating Turkey in Thursday’s semifinal, 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-20) in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Women (15-1) will play longtime rival Brazil (14-2) in Friday’s final at 10:30 a.m. PT....
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 20, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s National Team had its only loss of the FIVB Volleyball Nations League preliminary round in its last match as it fell to China on Sunday, 3-0 (25-10, 25-20, 25-17) in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Women (14-1), ranked No. 1 in the world, had already qualified...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 19, 2021) – Russia pushed the U.S. Women’s National Team, but the U.S. Women pushed back and defeated the Europeans, 3-1 (25-21, 25-27, 25-23, 25-15) on Saturday at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Women (14-0), will close out the VNL Preliminary Round against China (9-5) on...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 18, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s National Team hosted a block party on Friday and Poland was the only guest. Fourteen blocks later, the U.S. Women had won their 13th-straight match at the FIVB Volleyball Nation’s League, 3-0 (29-27, 29-27, 25-14) in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Women (13-0) will play Russia...
