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USAV Selects Collegiate National Team-Japan Roster
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado March 25, 2019 – USA Volleyball is
proud to announce its 12-player U.S. Women’s Collegiate National
Team – Japan Tour roster comprised of current collegiate
players.
Setters named to the CNT-Japan Tour are Mica Allison (University
of Illinois, White Heath, Illinois) and Saige Kaahaaina-Torres (University
of Utah, Honolulu, Hawaii). The two opposites selected
are Taylor Bannister (LSU, Missouri City, Texas) and Kenzie
Koerber (University of Utah, Chino Hills, California). The
libero will be CC McGraw (University of Minnesota, Prior Lake,
Minnesota).
Middles selected to the elite CNT-Japan squad are Heather
Gneiting (Brigham Young University, Pleasant Grove,
Utah), Taylor Morgan (University of Minnesota, Blaine,
Minnesota) and Katie Myers (University of Maryland, Westerville,
Ohio). The outside hitters named to the roster are Brooke Botkin (University
of Southern California, Houston, Texas), Dani Drews (University
of Utah, Sandy, Utah), McKenna Melville (UCF, Egan, Minnesota)
and Jacqueline Quade (University of Illinois, Fort Wayne,
Indiana).
The squad will tour May 19-30 in Japan where it will have a
series of training sessions and matches. The tour is unique in
that the U.S. will play against Nippon Sport Science University,
one of the best collegiate volleyball teams in Japan, as well as
Japan’s Women’s 20 and World University Games teams. Below is
the tentative match schedule:
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May 22: vs.
Nippon Sport Science University in Tokyo
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May 23: vs. Japan
Women’s U20 Team at NEC in Kawasaki
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May 24: vs. Japan
World University Games Team in Kawasaki
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May 25: vs. Japan
World University Games Team at NEC in Kawasaki
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May 26: vs. Japan
Women’s U20 Team at Japan National Training Center in Kita,
Tokyo
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May 28: vs.
Okayama Seagulls in Okayama
Heather Olmstead, head coach of the Brigham Young University
women’s volleyball team, will serve as the CNT-Japan Tour head
coach.
“I’m excited to represent USA this summer along with 12
student-athletes from across the country,” Olmstead said. “This
roster is full of experience and skill at every position. We’re
looking forward to competing at a high level and experiencing
the Japanese culture.”
The CNT-Japan Tour will have Jaylen Reyes and Krista Vansant as
assistant coaches. Reyes is currently assistant coach at
University of Nebraska, while Vansant is an assistant coach with
Indiana University. TJ Read, the director of volleyball
operations at UCF, will serve as the program’s technical
coordinator. |