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19th Edition
5 - 28 August 2011
 
 USA / USA - Team Composition

 
Team manager Sullivan, Kenneth
Head coach McCutcheon, Hugh
Assistant coach Kiraly, Charles (Karch)
Doctor Ho, Sherwin
Therapist / trainer Weishoff, Paula
Journalist
 
  No. Name Lastname Shirt Name Birthdate Height Weight Spike Block Club
  1 Kristin Lynn Hildebrand Hildebrand 30/06/1985 185 68 300 284 Yesilyurt
  2   Danielle Scott-Arruda Scott 1/10/1972 188 84 325 302 Praia Clube
  3 Tayyiba Haneef-Park Haneef-Park 23/03/1979 200 82 328 312 Igtisadchi Baku
  4   Lindsey Berg Berg 16/07/1980 173 75 287 274 GSO Villa Cortese
  5 Tamari Miyashiro Miyashiro 8/07/1987 170 70 284 266 Lokomotiv Nobosibirsk
  6   Nicole Davis Davis 24/04/1982 167 73 284 266 USA Women's Volleyball Team
  7 Heather Bown Bown 29/11/1978 188 90 301 290 Azerrail Baku
  8   Alisha Glass A. Glass 5/04/1988 184 72 305 300 Mayaguez Indias
  C 9 Jennifer Tamas Tamas 23/11/1982 191 82 315 301 Azerrail Baku
  10   Kimberly Glass K. Glass 18/08/1984 190 75 314 299 Guangdong Evergrande Club
  11 Jordan Larson Larson 16/10/1986 188 75 302 295 Dinamo Kazan
  12   Nancy Metcalf Metcalf 12/11/1978 186 73 314 292 Lokomotiv Baku
  13 Christa Harmotto Harmotto 12/10/1986 188 79 322 300 ASD Universal Volley
  14   Nicole Fawcett Fawcett 16/12/1986 191 82 310 291 Korea Expressway Corporation
  15 Logan Tom Tom 25/05/1981 186 80 306 297 Fenerbahce Acibadem
  16   Foluke Akinradewo Akinradewo 5/10/1987 191 79 331 300 Rabita BAKU (AZE)
  17 Mary Spicer Spicer 3/07/1987 175 65 292 280 Rabita Baku
  18   Megan Hodge Hodge 15/10/1988 191 80 320 297 Azerrail Baku
  19 Destinee Hooker Hooker 7/09/1987 193 73 320 304 Osasco Voleibol Clube
  20   Angela Forsett Forsett 6/06/1986 173 74 320 315 Sports Vereingung Schwechat
 C=Captain  L=Libero
 
Team profile
World No. 2 the U.S. will attempt to defend their World Grand Prix title, which they won for the third time in 2010. They were ninth in 2009 with a young squad.
The 2008 Olympic Games silver medallists turned in three podium finishes in 2010 with an overall 28-13 record – a 10-win improvement over 2009. 

After picking up silver at the Montreux Volley Masters, the U.S. took bronze at the Pan American Cup. Team USA used an 11-match winning streak to clinch the World Grand Prix, winning gold with an undefeated record in the Final Round. 

Foluke Akinradewo was named MVP and Best Blocker, while Alisha Glass earned Best Setter in her first senior FIVB event. Destinee Hooker was the fourth-best scorer in her first senior FIVB event and after just four weeks’ training with the team. 

During the 2010 World Championship, the U.S. went undefeated in their first-round pool but lost a four-set match to eventual champions Russia in the semifinals, followed by a tough-luck five-set loss to hosts Japan in the bronze-medal match. Logan Tom was selected as the Best Receiver, while Stacy Sykora earned Best Libero honors. 
Coach profile

In their second year under Hugh McCutcheon, USA won medals in three of four tournaments, claiming the bronze at the Pan American Cup and silver at the Montreux Volley Masters, before a relatively inexperienced squad clinched gold in the World Grand Prix. They finished fourth at the FIVB World Championship. McCutcheon led the U.S. men to a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games en route to being named the 2008 USOC National Coach of the Year. He compiled a 107-33 record in four years with the U.S. men's team. McCutcheon’s love for volleyball developed in New Zealand where he played on the junior and senior national teams.




 
 

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