Posted by GEVA Web Editor on August 27, 2001 at 09:15:16:
In Reply to: Volleyball Leadership Articles posted by GEVA Web Editor on August 27, 2001 at 09:07:04:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, July 10, 2001
USA Women's National Volleyball Team Begin Quest To Qualify For 2002 Women's
World Championship Friday At Qualifying Tournament In Puerto Rico
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO - The USA Women's National Volleyball Team will
begin their quest to qualify for the 2002 Women's Volleyball World
Championships on Friday when they begin play in the 2002 Women's World
Championship Qualification Tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The USA
will look to be one of the two teams from Pool L to earn a bid to the 2002
Women's Volleyball World Championships, which will be held in Germany,
August 30 to September 15, 2002. This weekend's (July 13-15) qualifying
tournament will see the USA face Mexico, Costa Rica, and Puerto Rico in a
round robin format with the top two finishers qualifying for the 2002 World
Championships.
"First of all we need to get qualification to go to the World
Championships," said Toshiaki Yoshida, USA Women's National Team Head Coach.
"We will face Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica. We will have to play our
best volleyball to make sure we qualify for the World Championships. We are
happy to now have Danielle Scott who just joined the team yesterday. I
think having her back will help our team and I think we should be able to
play pretty good this weekend."
A total of 24 teams will qualify for the 2002 Women's Volleyball World
Championships. Two teams received automatic berths to the World
Championships, Cuba by virtue of being the defending World Champions from
1998 and Germany by virtue of being the host country for the 2002 World
Championships. The other 22 teams trying to qualify for the event must
qualify through qualification tournaments hosted by the Confederation of
which it is a member. The NORCECA Confederation, of which the United States
is a member, is allotted five qualified spots for the 2002 World
Championships. Cuba has already qualified in one of the five spots by
virtue of winning the last World Championships in 1998. The other four
NORCECA teams that will qualify for the 2002 World Championships will be the
top two finishers of both Pool K and Pool L. The team finishing in third
place in both Pool K and Pool L will also have one other chance to qualify
for the 2002 World Championships. The highest ranked third place team
between Pool K and Pool L (through the FIVB point system) will face
Venezuela (third place of Pool M) with the winner qualifying for the final
spot in the 2002 World Championships. Please visit the FIVB website at
www.fivb.org for more information on qualification procedures for the 2002
Women's Volleyball World Championships.
Please see below for the complete schedule of the 2002 Women's World
Championship Qualification Tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2002 Women's World Championship Qualification Tournament
July 13-15, 2001
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Pool L
USA
Mexico
Costa Rica
Puerto Rico
Schedule:
Date Match Time
Friday, July 13 Mexico vs. USA 6:00 p.m.
Friday, July 13 Costa Rica vs. Puerto Rico 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 14 Costa Rica vs. USA 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 14 Mexico vs. Puerto Rico 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 15 Costa Rica vs. Mexico 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 15 USA vs. Puerto Rico 5:00 p.m.
Please see below for the roster of the USA Women's National Team competing
in the 2002 Women's World Championship Qualification Tournament:
USA Women's National Volleyball Team Roster
2002 Women's World Championship Qualification Tournament
July 13-15, 2001 - San Juan, Puerto Rico
No. Name Position Ht. (ft.) University Hometown
1 Sarah Butler MB/OPP 6'2" West Texas A&M University Amarillo, Texas
2 Danielle Scot MB 6'3" Long Beach State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana
3 Kelly Campbell S 6'1" University of Colorado Corona del Mar, California
5 Stacy Sykora L 5'10" Texas A&M University Burleson, Texas
6 Elisabeth Bachman MB 6'3" UCLA Farmington, Minnesota
7 Heather Bown MB 6'3" UC Santa Barbara/Hawaii Yorba Linda, California
9 Tayyiba Haneef MB 6'6" Long Beach State University Laguna Hills,
California
10 Nicole Branagh OH 6'2" University of Minnesota Orinda, California
11 Robyn Ah Mow S 5'9" University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii
13 Tara Cross-Battle OH 6'0" Long Beach State University Long Beach,
California
15 Logan Tom OH 6'1" Stanford University Salt Lake City, Utah
16 Sarah Noriega OPP 6'3" Loyola Marymount University Ulysses, Kansas
Staff:
Head Coach: Toshiaki Yoshida
Assistant Coach: Kevin Hambly
Coach/Player: Tara Cross-Battle
Technical Coordinator: Monica Paul
Team Manager: Tom Pingel
Trainer: Emery Hill
For more information please contact Cecil Bleiker, Coordinator, Public
Relations and Publicity for USA Volleyball at: (719) 228-6800 or e-mail:
Cecil.Bleiker@usav.org. This release is also available on the following
websites : www.usavolleyball.org and http://usocpressbox.org.
USA Volleyball is the National Governing Body for the sport of Volleyball in
the United States and as such is recognized by the United States Olympic
Committee and the FIVB (Federation Internationale de Volleyball) as the
organization primarily responsible for increasing participation and
awareness of the sport of Volleyball in the United States. USA Volleyball's
efforts are aided by the many member organizations with which it is
affiliated, such as 38 Regional Volleyball Associations, the Amateur
Athletic Union, NCAA, YMCA, National Federation of State High School
Associations, the American Volleyball Coaches Association and the United
States Youth Volleyball League.
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