June 8, 2010
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Three former Penn State women's volleyball players are competing with the U.S. Women's National Team in the 26th Annual Montreux Volley Masters Tournament in Montreux, Switzerland. Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.), Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.) and Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) were selected to the 14-player roster by head coach Hugh McCutcheon.
The U.S. Women opened tournament play with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-21) sweep of Japan in Pool A on Tuesday, June 8. The team is back in action on June 9 at 10:30 a.m. ET (4:30 p.m. local time) against Germany before concluding pool play on June 11 against Russia at 3 p.m. ET (9 p.m. local time).
Hodge was second on the team against Japan tallying 12 points on 10 kills and two blocks, while Harmotto rounded out the scoring with three kills and a block for four points. McCutcheon started Harmotto at middle blocker and Hodge at outside hitter.
Fawcett, Harmotto and Hodge were four-year members of the Penn State women's volleyball team under head coach Russ Rose. Fawcett and Harmotto aided the Nittany Lions in back-to-back NCAA National Championships in 2007 and 2008, while Hodge guided PSU to an unprecedented third straight in 2009.
For more information on the U.S. Women's National Team, please visit www.usav.org.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster For Montreux Volley Masters
1 - Ogonna Nnamani (OH, 6-1, Bloomington, Ill., Stanford)
2 - Kristin Richards (OH, 6-1, Orem, Utah, Stanford)
3 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Aliquippa, Pa., Penn State)
4 - Angie Pressey (OH, 5-8, Lake Mary, Fla., California-Berkeley) 5 - Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Washington)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stckton, Calif., USC)
7 - Jill Collymore (Opp/OH, 5-10, Seattle, Wash., Washington)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Caif., Pacific)
13 - Alexis Crimes (MB, 6-3, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Long Beach State)
14 - Nicole Fawcett (Opp., 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)
15 - Courtney Thompson (S, 5-8, Kent, Wash., Washington)
17 - Mary (Nellie) Spicer (S, 5-9, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)
18 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Trainer: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)
Technical Coordinator: Jennifer Hirneisen
Team Leader: Jim McLaughlin
Team Doctor: Dr. William Stetson
Montreux Schedule
June 8
Cuba def. Netherlands, 25-18, 25-22, 17-25, 25-23
USA def. Japan, 25-23, 25-23, 25-21
China vs. Poland, 9 p.m. (3 p.m. ET)
June 9
USA vs. Germany, 4:30 p.m. (10:30 a.m. ET)
Netherlands vs. China, 6:30 p.m. (12:30 p.m. ET)
Russia vs. Japan, 9 [p.m. (3 p.m. ET)
June 11
Germany vs. Japan, 4:30 p.m. (10:30 a.m. ET)
Cuba vs. Poland, 6:30 p.m. (12:30 p.m. ET)
USA vs. Russia, 9 p.m. (3 p.m. ET)
June 12: Pool Crossover
3A vs. 4B
3B vs. 4A
1A vs. 2B
1B vs. 2A
June 13: Medal Round Matches
Match for 5th Place, 11a.m. (5 a.m. ET)
Bronze Medal Match, 1:30 p.m. (7:30 a.m. ET)
Gold Medal Match, 4 p.m. (10 a.m. ET)
For more information on the Penn State women's volleyball team, please visit www.GoPSUsports.com. The Penn State women's volleyball 2009 season is presented by Rockvale Outlets and The Outlets At Hershey.