Courtney Thompson
and Tama Miyashiro named to final two rounds of World Grand Prix; Krista
Vansant and Jenna Hagglund on Pan Am Games squad
- July 16: USA vs. Japan, 3:30 a.m. PT
- July 17: USA vs. Thailand, 3:30 a.m. PT
- July 18: USA vs. China, 4:30 a.m. PT
Team captain Courtney Thompson (3) will remain on the USA roster for the final two rounds of the 2015 World Grand Prix -FIVB |
Two former Washington
All-Americans—Olympians Courtney
Thompson and Tama Miyashiro—will
remain on the US National Team roster
for this weekend’s World Grand Prix
third round in Hong Kong, and for
the Finals the following week in Omaha,
Nebraska.
Thompson, the team
captain, played in all six matches of the first two rounds, helping lead
USA to a 6-0 record. Miyashiro, one of two liberos on the roster, played during
the July 11 win over Turkey.
USA Head Coach Karch Kiraly made four changes to the roster for the final two rounds of the 2015 World Grand Prix -FIVB |
Head coach Karch
Kiraly can choose 14 players from a roster of 25 for each round. Four
changes were announced for the final two rounds:
- OH Jordan Larson-Burbach (Nebraska) replaces Krista Vansant (Washington)
- MB Christa Dietzen (Penn State) replaces Cursty Jackson (Arizona)
- MB Foluke Akinradewo (Stanford) replaces Lauren Paolini (Texas)
- OPP Kelly Murphy (Florida) replaces Nicole Fawcett (Penn State)
Vansant, Jackson, Paolini and Fawcett are
on the roster for the Pan Am Games,
now underway in Toronto. Former
Washington All-American setter Jenna
Hagglund is also on the US Team for Pan Am. Both Vansant and Hagglund
played major roles for the US in the earlier similarly-named Pan Am Cup;
Vansant was MVP of that tournament, hosted by Peru and won by USA.
2015 U.S. Women’s
National Team Roster for FIVB World Grand Prix Weeks 3 & 4
2
|
Kayla Banwarth
|
L
|
5-10
|
Dubuque, Iowa
|
University of Nebraska
|
3
|
Courtney Thompson
|
S
|
5-8
|
Kent, Wash.
|
University of Washington
|
5
|
Tama Miyashiro
|
L
|
5-7
|
Kaneohe, Hawaii
|
University of Washington
|
8
|
Lauren Gibbemeyer
|
MB
|
6-2
|
St. Paul, Minn.
|
University of Minnesota
|
10
|
Jordan Larson-Burbach
|
OH
|
6-2
|
Hooper, Neb.
|
University of Nebraska
|
11
|
Megan Easy
|
OH
|
6-3
|
Durham, N.C.
|
Penn State University
|
12
|
Kelly Murphy
|
OPP
|
6-2
|
Wilmington, Ill.
|
University of Florida
|
13
|
Christa Dietzen
|
MB
|
6-2
|
Hopewell Twn, Penn.
|
Penn State University
|
15
|
Kim Hill
|
OH
|
6-4
|
Portland, Ore.
|
Pepperdine University
|
16
|
Foluke Akinradewo
|
MB
|
6-3
|
Plantation, Fla.
|
Stanford University
|
18
|
Molly Kreklow
|
S
|
6-0
|
Delano, Minn.
|
University of Missouri
|
21
|
Tori Dixon
|
MB
|
6-3
|
Burnsville, Minn.
|
University of Minnesota
|
23
|
Kelsey Robinson
|
OH
|
6-2
|
Bartlett, Ill.
|
University of Nebraska
|
25
|
Karsta Lowe
|
OPP
|
6-4
|
Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
|
UCLA
|
NOTES
- Although all three World Grand Prix matches in Hong Kong are in the middle of the night, Pacific Time, they should be available for online replay at universalsports.com/Olympics.
- Among those on the 25-player preliminary World Grand Prix roster who were not named to any of the 14-player competition rosters are setter Alicia Glass, libero Nicole Davis, outside hitter Cassidy Lichtman, outside hitter Kristin Hildebrand, opposite hitter Alix Klineman, outside hitter Michelle Bartsch and middle blocker Rachael Adams. Adams, Bartsch, Hildebrand and Lichtman are on the Pan Am roster. Carli Lloyd and Jenna Hagglund are the two setters; Natalie Hagglund is the libero.
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