Daily Bulletin #1: NORCECA Women's Championship by USA Volleyball

Sunday, September 15

DAILY BULLETIN

BOLETIN DIARO Domingo, 16 de septiembre

Senior Women's NORCECA Continental Championship Omaha, Nebraska - Sept. 14-22, 2013

Programa de Entrenamiento / Training Schedule

Día / Day

September 14, 2013

September 15, 2013

Hora / Time

08:00 09:30 11:00 17:00 19:00 21:00 08:00 09:30 11:00 12:30 14:00 15:30 17:00 18:30 20:00 09:00 10:30 12:00

Competition Court-

Training Court 1-

Training Court 2-

LCA PUR CRC

CUB DOM

USA CAN MEX CRC DOM CUB PUR TRI LCA

PRELIMINARY INQUIRY 08:00 PUR CAN 08:45 LCA 09:30 TRI 10:15 CRC 11:00 USA 11:45 BREAK 12:30 DOM 13:15 CUB 14:00 MEX 14:45

USA MEX CAN

PRACTICAL CLINIC GENERAL TECHNICAL MEETING DOM MEX CAN

CRC USA CUB

LCA PUR TRI

WARM UP M1 WARM UP M2 WARM UP M3

TRI MEX DOM

PUR CAN LCA

WARM UP M4 WARM UP M5 WARM UP M6

DOM CAN CRC

CUB USA MEX

WARM UP M7 WARM UP M8 WARM UP M9

3rd HR3 2nd HR2* (or 2nd HR3) 1st HR2

3rd HR1 2nd HR3* (or 2nd HR2) 1st HR1

WARM UP M10 WARM UP M11 WARM UP M12

Winner of M10 Winner of M12* (or M11) Winner of M11* (or M12)

Loser of M11 Loser of M12

WARM UP M13 WARM UP M14 WARM UP M15

Loser of M12 Loser of M15

Loser of M14

September 16, 2013 15:00 17:00 19:00 09:00 10:30 12:00

CRC CUB USA

September 17, 2013 15:00 17:00 19:00 09:00 10:30 12:00

TRI PUR LCA

September 18, 2013 15:00 17:00 19:00

September 19, 2013

09:00 10:30 12:00

3rd HR2 2nd HR1 1st HR3

15:00 17:00 19:00

September 20, 2013

09:00 10:30 12:00

3rd HR1 1st HR2 1st HR1

15:00 17:00 19:00 09:00 10:30 12:00 September 21, 2013 15:00 17:00 19:00 M= Match

Loser of M11 Winner of M14 Winner of M15

NORCECA WOMEN’S CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013

O M A H A , N E B R A S K A 09 15

Group A/ Preliminary 3

D O M

C R C

T R I

RED

BLACK

BLUE

WHITE

RED

09/16/13

DOM

CRC

RED

WHITE

09/17/13

CRC

TRI

RED

BLACK

09/18/13

DOM

TRI

BLUE

WHITE

NORCECA WOMEN’S CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013

O M A H A , N E B R A S K A 09 15

Group B/ Preliminary 3

U S A

M E X

C U B

BLUE

GREEN

RED

WHITE

RED

BLUE

09/16/13

USA

MEX

BLUE

WHITE

09/17/13

MEX

CUB

GREEN

RED

09/18/13

CUB

USA

WHITE

RED

NORCECA WOMEN’S CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013

O M A H A , N E B R A S K A 09 15

P U R

Group C/ Preliminary 3

C A N

L C A

WHITE

RED

BLUE

RED

WHITE

BLUE

BLACK

09/16/13

PUR

LCA

WHITE

BLUE

09/17/13

CAN

LCA

RED

WHITE

09/18/13

PUR

CAN

RED

WHITE

Calendario y Formato de Competencia Competition Format and Match Schedule GROUP-A No.

Date

Time

1 4 7

16-Sep 17-Sep 18-Sep

16:00 16:00 16:00

No.

Date

Time

3 6 9

16-Sep 17-Sep 18-Sep

20:00 20:00 20:00

Teams vs vs vs

DOM CRC DOM

Set

Result per set (points) 2 3 4

CRC TRI TRI

GROUP-B Teams vs vs vs

USA MEX CUB

Set MEX CUB USA

GROUP-C No.

Date

Time

2 5 8

16-Sep 17-Sep 18-Sep

18:00 18:00 18:00

No.

Date

Time

19-Sep

16:00

No.

Date

Time

11 12

19-Sep 19-Sep

18:00 20:00

No.

Date

Time

20-Sep

16:00

No.

Date

Time

14 15

20-Sep 20-Sep

18:00 20:00

No.

Date

Time

21-Sep

16:00

No.

Date

Time

17 18

21-Sep 21-Sep

18:00 20:00

Teams vs vs vs

PUR CAN PUR

Set LCA LCA CAN

CLASSIFICATION 9 Teams vs

3rd HR2

Set 3rd HR3

QUARTERFINALS Teams 2nd HR1 1st HR3

vs vs

Set 2nd HR2* (or 2nd HR3) 2nd HR3* (or 2nd HR2)

FINAL CLASSIFICATION 7/8 Teams 3rd HR1

Set Winner of M10

SEMIFINALS Teams 1st HR2 1st HR1

vs vs

Set Winner of M12* (or M11) Winner of M11* (or M12)

FINAL CLASSIFICATION 5/6 Teams Loser of M11

Set Loser of M12

FINALS Teams Loser of M14 Winner of M14

vs vs

Set Loser M15 Winner M15

0-0

*NOTE1: For the Classification, Quarterfinal and Semifinal Rounds, according to the FIVB General Competition Regulations, it must be avoided that teams from the same group play each other. *NOTE2: According to the established competition format and the FIVB General Regulations, for the Classification, Quarterfinal and *NOTE3: Highest Ranking (HR) followed by a number (1, 2 or 3 )indicates the team's position among the teams from other pools with the same position (1st, 2nd or 3rd) in their group after the Group Preliminary Round based on the VIS point ratio result.

*NOTE4: Winner of M12 = Winner of Match #12, etc.

VOLLEYBALL • Team composition NORCECA WOMEN'S CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

CAN • Canada PLAYERS Shirt no

Last name

First name

Shirt name

Birthdate

1 L 2 3 C 6 7 8 9 10 18 19 22 25

Guimond Barclay Page French Murray-Methot Thibeault Love Field Marcelle Lundquist Cranston Charuk

Janie (L) Lisa (OPP) Brittney (OPP) Kelci (S) Marie-Pier (OH) Jaimie (MB) Tabitha (OH) Marisa (MB) Shanice (OH) Jennifer (S) Dana (OH) Lucille (MB)

Guimond Barclay Page French Murray-Methot Thibeault Love Field Marcelle Lundquist Cranston Charuk

4/11/1984 6/7/1992 2/4/1984 1/28/1990 3/23/1986 9/23/1989 9/11/1991 7/10/1987 5/28/1990 9/10/1991 12/5/1991 8/13/1989

Weight Height [kg] [cm]

OFFICIALS Team manager: Head coach: Assistant coaches: Doctor: Therapist/Trainer:

Julien Boucher (CAN) Arnd Ludwig (GER) Scott Koskie (CAN) Dr. Adrienne Leslie (CAN)

62 84 77 73 86 79 85 71 67 76 73 88

Spike [cm] 288 316 309 298 307 302 323 312 306 300 317 315

National selections

Block Club [cm] 288 297 292 279 291 286 307 297 286 284 308 296

Kopenicker Sport Club University of British Columbia Barbar D'X-Elles Trinity Western University Montichiari Volley Femminile E.S. Cannet Rocheville Caguas Criollas Istres Ouest Provence University of British Columbia Montana State University Colorado State University ZOK Split 1700

COLORS Main: Red 2nd: White Black 3rd:

Julie Dacquay (CAN)

165 188 184 183 185 188 196 189 180 178 191 188

Highest reach

9/15/2013 20:05

Oth

Tot.

5 5 5 -

65 14 85 14 33 14 6 60 14 6 4 14

70 14 90 14 33 14 6 65 14 6 4 14

STATISTICS Data Age Height Spike 2-hand block National selections

Minimum

Average

Maximum

21.3 165 288 279 4

24.6 185 308 293 29

29.6 196 323 308 90

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VOLLEYBALL • Team composition NORCECA WOMEN'S CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

CRC • Costa Rica PLAYERS Shirt no

Last name

First name

Shirt name

1 3 L 4 6 C 7 9 10 11 12 14 16 18

Thompson Smith Murillo Chavez Gamboa Willis Lindo Gonzalez Willis Ramierz Vargas Vargas Castro Marin Fonseca Hines Cuza Sibaja Alfaro

Dionisia (S) Viviana (L) Johanna (MB) Angela (OH) Yulianna (S) Verania (OH) Paola (OPP) Daniela (MB) Monica (OPP) Irene Catalina (S) Mijal (MB) Evelyn (OH)

Thomspon Murillo Gamboa A. Willis Gonzalez V. Willis Ramirez Vargas Castro Fonseca Hines Sibaja

Birthdate

Weight Height [kg] [cm]

6/9/1978 2/6/1992 11/23/1987 1/26/1977 6/7/1995 9/23/1979 2/23/1987 5/4/1996 1/5/1996 10/10/1985 12/15/1993 2/5/1993

OFFICIALS Team manager: Head coach: Assistant coaches: Doctor: Therapist/Trainer:

Mario Barrantes (CRC) Horacio Nestor (CRC) Juan Ignacio (CRC) Fabian Diaz (CRC)

80 63 73 67 50 73 77 72 80 70 80 62

Spike [cm] 285 260 290 315 260 320 305 295 280 285 290 275

National selections

Block Club [cm] 275 250 280 305 250 310 295 285 267 280 280 265

Goicoechea Santa Barabara Goicoechea Goicoechea Santa Barbara Goicoechea UNED Santa Barbara San Jose UNED Goicoechea Santa Barbara

COLORS Main: Red 2nd: White 3rd:

Manuel Guzman (CRC)

169 164 180 186 170 184 186 184 174 180 184 174

Highest reach

9/15/2013 20:05

Oth

Tot.

8 8 8 8 8 4 -

150 100 60 150 150 150 50 150 100 100

158 100 60 158 158 158 50 158 104 100

STATISTICS Data Age Height Spike 2-hand block National selections

Minimum

Average

Maximum

17.4 164 260 250

25.1 178 288 279 100

36.6 186 320 310 158

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VOLLEYBALL • Team composition NORCECA WOMEN'S CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

CUB • Cuba PLAYERS Shirt no

Last name

First name

Shirt name

1 3 6 C 8 L 9 12 13 15 18 19 20

Vargas Rojas Lescay Borrell Luis Ruiz Cruz Perez Giel Ramos Vilches Matienzo Alvarez Rodriguez

Melissa (OPP) Alena (MB) Daymara (OH) Emily (L) Dayessi (OH) Dailirys (S) Rosanna (MB) Beatriz (S) Sulian Caridad (OH) Jennifer Yanet (OH) Heydi (MB)

Vargas Rojas Lescay Borrell Luis Cruz Giel Vilches Matienzo Alvarez Rodriguez

Birthdate

Weight Height [kg] [cm]

10/16/1999 8/9/1992 9/5/1992 2/19/1992 10/23/1996 9/12/1990 6/10/1992 1/29/1995 12/14/1994 11/19/1993 6/24/1993

OFFICIALS Team manager: Head coach: Assistant coaches:

Ariel Rodriguez (CUB) Juan C. Rodriguez (CUB) Regla Torres Herrera (CUB)

Doctor: Therapist/Trainer:

Tarik Valdes Torrens (CUB)

70 76 72 55 56 85 62 63 67 72 74

185 186 184 167 172 183 187 181 178 184 184

Highest reach Spike [cm] 311 320 308 302 299 310 320 312 315 310 310

National selections

Block Club [cm] 306 305 290 284 276 305 315 307 311 294 305

Cienfuegos La Habana Guantanamo Villa Clara Camaguey Villa Clara Ciego De Avila Cienfuegos La Habana Cienfuegos Cienfuegos

COLORS Main: Red 2nd: White Blue 3rd:

9/15/2013 20:05

Oth

Tot.

2 1 15 50 1 25 3 25 10 -

STATISTICS Data Age Height Spike 2-hand block National selections

Minimum

Average

Maximum

13.9 167 299 276

19.7 181 311 300 12

23.0 187 320 315 50

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VOLLEYBALL • Team composition NORCECA WOMEN'S CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

DOM • Dominican Republic PLAYERS Shirt no

Last name

First name

Shirt name

Birthdate

1 4 5 L 7 8 12 14 16 17 18 C 19 20

Vargas Valdez Fersola Norberto Castillo Marte Frica Arias Perez Echenique Medina Rivera Brens Peña Isabel Mambru Casilla de La Cruz Binet Stephens Martinez

Annerys (MB) Marianne (MB) Brenda (L) Niverka (S) Candida (MB) Karla (S) Prisilla (OH) Yonkaira (OH) Gina (OPP) Bethania (OH) Ana Yorkira (OH) Brayelin (OH)

Valdez Fersola Castillo Marte Arias Echenique Rivera Peña Mambru de La Cruz Binet Martinez

8/7/1981 1/16/1992 6/5/1992 10/19/1990 3/11/1992 5/16/1986 12/29/1984 5/10/1993 1/21/1986 5/13/1987 2/9/1992 9/11/1996

Weight Height [kg] [cm]

OFFICIALS Team manager: Head coach: Assistant coaches: Doctor: Therapist/Trainer:

Alexandre Ceccate (BRA) Marcos Kwiek (BRA) Wagner Rocha Pacheco (BRA) Wilson Sanchez (DOM)

70 60 55 71 68 65 67 70 65 70 58 72

Spike [cm] 327 315 245 295 320 300 309 320 330 330 280 330

National selections

Block Club [cm] 320 310 230 283 315 290 305 310 315 320 260 320

Seleccion Nacional Mirador San Cristobal Deportivo Nacional San Cristobal Deportivo Nacional San Pedro Mirador Los Cachorros Deportivo Nacional Samana Mirador

COLORS Main: Red 2nd: Blue White 3rd:

Ruben Dario Andisin (DOM)

196 191 167 178 194 180 183 187 182 188 174 200

Highest reach

9/15/2013 20:05

Oth

Tot.

36 29 10 15 29 17 11 16 26 22 16

11 6 6 6 6 11 6 6 6 -

216 56 126 69 80 101 121 56 179 190 47 89

263 85 142 90 115 124 143 78 185 222 69 105

STATISTICS Data Age Height Spike 2-hand block National selections

Minimum

Average

Maximum

17.0 167 245 230 69

24.0 185 308 298 135

32.1 200 330 320 263

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VOLLEYBALL • Team composition NORCECA WOMEN'S CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

LCA • Saint Lucia PLAYERS Shirt no

Last name

First name

Shirt name

Birthdate

1 C 2 L 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12

Edward Isidore Edward Laurencin Casimie Hamilton Noel Dujon Mann Wilson

Natalie (OH) Sancha (L) Latoya (OH) Indira (OPP) Lisa (MB) Dania (OH) Dala (OH) Gifta (S) Samantha (MB) Cindy (S)

NATALIE SANCHA TOYA INDIRA CASIMIE HAMILTON NOEL GIFTA MANN CINDY

1/28/1984 10/24/1989 5/24/1984 5/22/1985 7/24/1996 10/30/1986 1/20/1996 8/26/1975 11/15/1980 5/12/1987

Weight Height [kg] [cm]

OFFICIALS Team manager: Head coach: Assistant coaches:

Jean Morille (LCA) Florian Combie (LCA) Shane Roachford (LCA)

75 67 65 65 60 65 56 64 70 59

Spike [cm] 293 274 267 294 290 282 290 275 290 274

National selections

Block Club [cm] 278 265 256 282 256 274 280 267 274 264

Le Club Volleyball Le Club Volleyball Le Club Volleyball Le Club Volleyball Jetsetters Volleyball DSP Volleyball Jetsetters Volleyball Le Club Volleyball Le Club Volleyball Jetsetters Volleyball

COLORS Main: Blue 2nd: White Black 3rd:

Doctor: Therapist/Trainer:

188 166 167 179 178 173 175 174 188 165

Highest reach

9/15/2013 20:05

Oth

Tot.

2 2 1 2 5 2

STATISTICS Data Age Height Spike 2-hand block National selections

Minimum

Average

Maximum

17.1 165 267 256

27.0 175 283 270 1

38.1 188 294 282 5

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VOLLEYBALL • Team composition NORCECA WOMEN'S CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

MEX • Mexico PLAYERS Shirt no

Last name

First name

Shirt name

2 L 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 C 14 17

Lopez Resendiz Lopez Leon Rangel Aguilera Perales Isiordia Sainz Carranza Rios Orellana

Lizette (L) Claudia Lizbeth (S) Gema (MB) Andrea (OPP) Andrea (MB) Alejandra (S) Alejandra (OH) Lizbeth (OH) Dulce (MB) Claudia (OH) Zaira (OPP)

Lopez Resendiz Leon Rangel Aguilera Perales Isiordia Sainz Cabrales Rios Orellana

Birthdate

Weight Height [kg] [cm]

5/14/1990 5/21/1994 3/11/1991 5/19/1993 9/24/1993 8/11/1992 4/17/1994 12/14/1995 6/29/1990 9/22/1992 5/3/1989

OFFICIALS Team manager: Head coach: Assistant coaches:

Ivan Leonel Lopez (MEX) Claudio Torres (MEX) Francisco Jimenez (MEX)

Doctor: Therapist/Trainer:

Daniela Vera (MEX)

62 72 61 57 74 57 72 55 83 54 63

164 172 181 180 183 170 184 178 178 174 183

Highest reach Spike [cm] 277 275 292 297 291 263 283 295 275 282 295

National selections

Block Club [cm] 252 251 275 289 284 250 274 285 252 262 287

Baja California Jalisco Nuevo Leon Nuevo Leon Nuevo Leon Nuevo Leon Baja California Baja California Nuevo Leon Tamaulipas Jalisco

COLORS Main: Green 2nd: White Red 3rd:

9/15/2013 20:05

Oth

Tot.

1 1 3 -

7 10 6 4 14 7 7 13 15

7 10 6 4 15 8 7 16 15

STATISTICS Data Age Height Spike 2-hand block National selections

Minimum

Average

Maximum

17.8 164 263 250

21.1 177 284 269 8

24.4 184 297 289 16

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VOLLEYBALL • Team composition NORCECA WOMEN'S CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

PUR • Puerto Rico PLAYERS Shirt no

Last name

First name

Shirt name

1 L 6 C 7 8 9 11 14 15 17 18 22 23

Seilhamer Rosa Enright Ruiz Cruz Ocasio Valentin Miranda Ocasio Morales Gonzalez Rivera

Debora (L) Yarimar (OH) Stephanie (OH) Ania (OPP) Aurea (OH) Karina (OPP) Natalia (S) Genesis (OPP) Sheila (MB) Lynda (MB) Laura (OH) Wilmarie (S)

Seilhamer Rosa Enright Ruiz Cruz Malpica Valentin Miranda Ocasio Morales Gonzalez Rivera

Birthdate

Weight Height [kg] [cm]

10/4/1985 6/20/1988 12/15/1990 7/11/1982 1/10/1982 8/1/1985 9/12/1989 6/5/1996 11/17/1982 5/20/1988 5/8/1989 2/14/1997

OFFICIALS Team manager: Head coach: Assistant coaches: Doctor: Therapist/Trainer:

Elliot Matias (PUR) Jose Mieles (PUR) Anthony Melendez (PUR) Esai Velez (PUR)

61 62 56 68 63 76 61 59 74 94 66 58

Spike [cm] 245 295 300 305 310 298 244 233 310 302 280 294

National selections

Block Club [cm] 240 285 292 284 290 288 240 231 292 296 274 288

Cataño Mayaguez Caguas Bayamon Carolina Caguas Ponce National Team Juncos Guaynabo Juncos National Team

COLORS Main: White 2nd: Red Blue 3rd:

Victor Correa (PUR)

166 178 179 182 180 192 170 176 195 188 172 178

Highest reach

9/15/2013 20:05

Oth

Tot.

7 15 23 26 7 21 15

54 64 41 13 118 63 26 63 28 23

54 71 56 13 141 89 33 84 28 38

STATISTICS Data Age Height Spike 2-hand block National selections

Minimum

Average

Maximum

16.6 166 233 231

25.4 180 285 275 51

31.7 195 310 296 141

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VOLLEYBALL • Team composition NORCECA WOMEN'S CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

TRI • Trinidad & Tobago PLAYERS Shirt no

Last name

First name

Shirt name

1 2 3 4 6 8 10 L 11 12 16 C 17 18

Kinsale Collins Thompson Billingy Jack Ramdin Clifford Makila Forde Esdelle Gloud Lindsay

Andrea (OH) Zahra (OH) Channon (OH) Kelly-Anne (OH) Sinead (MB) Darlene (MB) Courtnee (L) York (OPP) Renele (S) Krystle (OPP) Abigail (MB) Rechez Gisele (OH)

Kinsale Collins Channon Billingy Jack Ramdin Clifford York Forde Krystle Abigail Lindsay

Birthdate

Weight Height [kg] [cm]

12/24/1989 8/31/1996 3/29/1994 5/15/1986 11/8/1993 8/5/1989 7/6/1990 1/7/1995 8/6/1990 8/1/1984 7/15/1987 1/19/1994

OFFICIALS Team manager: Head coach: Assistant coaches:

Essiel Seecharan (TRI) Fracisco Cruz (CUB) Nicholson Drakes (TRI) Candice Thomas (TRI)

65 70 72 80 65 89 65 72 74 67 88 57

Spike [cm] 315 185 315 316 289 286 280 315 304 329 316 260

National selections

Block Club [cm] 297 179 303 303 290 281 273 303 295 299 299 240

Technocrats Glamorgan UTT Technocrats UTT Glamorgan UTT Glamorgan Technocrats UTT UTT Holy Name

COLORS Main: Black 2nd: White Red 3rd:

Doctor: Therapist/Trainer:

188 175 185 187 189 187 165 188 187 186 183 164

Highest reach

9/15/2013 20:05

Oth

Tot.

3 1 25 92 50 75 62 68 78 10 5

STATISTICS Data Age Height Spike 2-hand block National selections

Minimum

Average

Maximum

17.0 164 185 179

22.6 182 293 280 39

29.1 189 329 303 92

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VOLLEYBALL • Team composition NORCECA WOMEN'S CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

USA • United States PLAYERS Shirt no

Last name

First name

Shirt name

1 7 8 9 C 10 12 L 13 14 15 17 20 24

Glass Lichtman Gibbemeyer Hildebrand Larson - Burbach Banwarth Harmotto Fawcett Murphy Paolini Hagglund Hill

Alisha (S) Cassidy (OH) Lauren (MB) Kristin Lynn (OH) Jordan Quinn (OH) Kayla (L) Christa (MB) Nicole (OPP) Kelly (OPP) Lauren (MB) Jenna (S) Kimberly (OH)

Glass Lichtman Gibbemeyer Hildebrand Larson-Burbach Banwarth Harmotto Fawcett Murphy Paolini Hagglund Hill

Birthdate

Weight Height [kg] [cm]

4/5/1988 5/25/1989 9/8/1988 6/30/1985 10/16/1986 1/21/1989 10/12/1986 12/16/1986 10/20/1989 8/22/1987 5/28/1989 11/30/1989

OFFICIALS Team manager: Head coach: Assistant coaches: Doctor: Therapist/Trainer:

Sullivan III, Kennet (USA) Kiraly, Karch (USA) Sunahara, Reed (USA) Hebert, Michael (USA) Gregory, Andrew (USA) Wosmek, Jill (USA)

72 68 71 68 75 75 79 82 79 73 68 72

184 185 187 185 188 178 188 191 188 193 178 193

Highest reach Spike [cm] 305 299 307 300 302 295 322 310 315 317 292 320

National selections

Block Club [cm] 300 279 293 284 295 283 300 291 307 299 290 310

Mayaguez Indias Volleyball Franches-Montagnes Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Yesilyurt Dinamo Kazan Dresdner SC ASD Universal Volley Korea Expressway Corporation Bayamon Vaqueras Igtisadchi Baku UGSE Nantes USA Women's Volleyball Team

COLORS Main: Blue 2nd: Red White 3rd:

9/15/2013 20:05

Oth

Tot.

11 11 -

8 8 -

91 17 17 89 110 17 93 64 5 35 5 5

102 17 17 89 129 17 101 64 5 35 5 5

STATISTICS Data Age Height Spike 2-hand block National selections

Minimum

Average

Maximum

23.8 178 292 279 5

25.5 187 307 294 49

28.2 193 322 310 129

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Visit Omaha NORCECA Women's Continental Championship Teams Eager for NORCECA Competition to Start OMAHA, Nebraska (Sept. 15, 2013) – The NORCECA Women’s Continental Championship, set for Sept. 16-21 in the Midwestern United States city of Omaha, Neb., was declared ready to go by its control committee president Mr. Cristobal Marte Hoffiz after today’s preliminary inquiries, final inspection and general technical meeting. The biennial tournament, in its 23rd edition dating back to 1969, features three round-robin pools of three teams. Matches are set for 4 p.m. CT, 6 p.m. CT and 8 p.m. CT each day. • Pool A: Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Trinidad & Tobago • Pool B: United States, Cuba and Mexico • Pool C: Puerto Rico, Canada and St. Lucia Quarterfinal round matches are on Sept. 19, followed by semifinals on Sept. 20. The gold- and bronze-medal matches conclude the tournament on Sept. 21. The winner of the tournament earns a spot in the season-ending FIVB Grand Champions Cup this November in Japan. All matches can be viewed live online at http://bit.ly/1efZUwU through the USA Volleyball web site. Cuba has won the NORCECA Women’s Continental Championship a record 13 times. The U.S., the defending champions, has won the tournament six times and missed the podium just twice in the previous 22 editions. Dominican Republic won the event in 2009 and has reached the podium the last six events. Mexico won the first two editions of the event in 1969 and 1971. Canada Head Coach Arnd Ludwig “We have had a pretty good long summer with a lot of practice. The team worked really hard and I hope the hard work that we put in the last month will pay off at this tournament. Our goal is to make the semifinals this year. I think definitely the U.S. will be one of my top favorites if I have to pick the winner of this tournament.” Costa Rica Head Coach Horacio Nestor “Our preparations began in the Central American Games followed by the Pan American Cup. We have had fine preparations, but we need more international games. Costa Rica always has been in the last places, and at this moment we hope to stay in the fifth to seventh places.” Cuba Head Coach Juan C. Rodriguez “My team is very new, we are coming with a very young team. My coaching difficulty in this tournament is to analyze what the position of Cuba is in NORCECA. My team is preparing for the U23 World Championship in Mexico next month by trying to do their best in this tournament. I tell my team to tell my team every day to improve in the games.” Dominican Republic Head Coach Marcos Kwiek “We are very happy to be in the United States. This is the second time we have played in the United States, the first time was the Pan American Cup in Miami. We look forward to have a well-balanced, strong event. It is an event that gives us a vacancy into the Grand Champions Cup in Japan. We come here from the World Grand Prix, where we did very well and it was a good tournament for us. We are well prepared. All the players are in good health. We look forward to have a good tournament.” Mexico Head Coach Claudio Torres “The tournament is very strong. The teams have lots of experience in competition. Our team is very young. We try to gain experience with more competition. We have our players who can get more experience for the World Championship.”

Puerto Rico Head Coach Jose Mieles “The Puerto Rico team’s major goal is to win the tournament and qualify to the FIVB Grand Champions Cup in Japan. The team has been working very hard the last three weeks after finishing participation in the FIVB World Grand Prix. The team is ready for the competition here in Omaha, which includes a couple players who were not available this summer. The big goal is to qualify for the World Grand Champions Cup and win the NORCECA for the first time for Puerto Rico.” St. Lucia Head Coach Florian Combie “It is a wonderful opportunity to participate in the NORCECA Continental Championship for us. We are looking forward to giving our best. We know there are a lot of strong teams in this confederation. But this is an opportunity to see how we stack up against these strong teams and hopefully to see how we stack up. Most people see volleyball on television, but unless a player really has faced the opposition they get a reality check as to what is expected.” Trinidad & Tobago Head Coach Francisco Cruz “We have had lots of difficulties in Trinidad & Tobago for training and for everything. But finally we finished the preparation and I have expectations for our team to have better position to the last NORCECA. In Trinidad & Tobago, we are very young in NORCECA. At the last NORCECA, we finished in the last position, the eighth position. And now we hope to get a better a position, maybe seventh or eighth place.” United States Head Coach Karch Kiraly “I think our preparation for the NORCECA Championship has been quite good considering that the turnaround time was really quick. We got back from World Grand Prix and a long five-week stint there with lots of learning and battling. We spent less than two weeks at home, and we had a great scrimmage and got in a USA uniform about a week ago. So we are really excited to be playing on USA soil. It is not often we get that chance. We have a few goals, and that is to continue our improvement. We have made lots of strides this year in 2013 by integrating a number of players who have not spent much time in a USA uniform prior to 2013. And now we have more integration as we have somebody back with us in Jordan Larson-Burbach, who did not get to play much this year prior to this tournament. She spent a few weeks with us here and there in training. This was a year of recharging for her, so we are excited to kind of bring it slowly but surely back together and looking forward to the future. We are looking forward to the opportunity to play against a great slate of team in this zone, which has lots of deep competition with Dominican Republic after they came off a nice finish in London last year with a four-way tie for fifth place and making the quarterfinals. Of course we also have Puerto Rico, Cuba and Canada. So there are lots of good teams to face and to battle here, and give all these teams a chance to see how we measure up and see how well we can play point-by-point one play at a time. Year by Year Podiums Year: Gold – Silver – Bronze 1969: MEX - CUB – USA 1971: MEX - CUB – AHO 1973: CUB - CAN – USA 1975: CUB - USA – MEX 1977: CUB - USA – CAN 1979: CUB - USA – MEX 1981: USA - CUB – MEX 1983: USA - CUB – CAN 1985: CUB - USA – CAN 1987: CUB - USA – CAN 1989: CUB - CAN – USA

Year: Gold – Silver – Bronze 1991: CUB - USA – CAN 1993: CUB - USA – CAN 1995: CUB - USA – CAN 1997: CUB - USA – DOM 1999: CUB - USA – CAN 2001: USA - CUB – DOM 2003: USA - CUB – DOM 2005: USA - CUB – DOM 2007: CUB - USA – DOM 2009: DOM - PUR – CUB 2011: USA – DOM - CUB