Aug. 16, 2010
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Former Nittany Lion women's volleyball player Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) guided the U.S. Women's National Team to three victories in Pool D Play of the 18th FIVB World Grand Prix in Bangkok, Thailand over the weekend.
The U.S. women, now 4-2 in the World Grand Prix and in fifth place with 12 points, opened the second weekend of play with a 3-1 (26-28, 26-24, 25-23, 25-15) win against Italy on Friday, Aug 13. Glass tallied one kill while registering 80 running sets as the starting setter.
Team USA moved on to Thailand on Saturday, Aug. 14 and earned a 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-13) sweep. Glass handled 49 running sets and had three blocks and two kills for five points in the victory.
The U.S. women closed out Pool D play with a 3-1 (21-24, 24-22, 25-12, 25-15) triumph against Puerto Rico on Sunday, Aug. 15. In addition to her 52 running sets, Glass posted one block and one ace.
Next week, the U.S. women travel to Hong Kong for the final preliminary round weekend. The U.S. takes on Germany on Aug. 20, Thailand on Aug. 21 and China on Aug. 22. At the conclusion of next weekend's preliminary round, the top five teams in the overall standings, plus China, advance to the six-team FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round held on Aug. 25-29 at Ningbo, China.
Fans in the U.S. can watch all remaining USA matches on Universal Sports (www.universalsports.com) on a tape delayed same-day coverage.
Glass, as well as Nicole Fawcett and Megan Hodge who are also members of the U.S. Women's National Team, were four-year members of the Penn State women's volleyball team under head coach Russ Rose. Fawcett aided the Nittany Lions in back-to-back NCAA National Championships in 2007 and 2008, while Hodge and Glass closed out their Nittany Lion careers guiding PSU to an unprecedented third straight national title in 2009.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for 2010 World Grand Prix
1- Oganna Nnamani (Opp., 6-1 Bloomington, Ill., Stanford)
2 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., USC)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
14 - Nicole Fawcett (Opp., 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)
16 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
17 - Nellie Spicer (S, 5-9, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)
18 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
19 - Destinee Hooker (Opp., 6-4, San Antonio, Texas, Texas)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coach: Jim Stone
Trainer: Jill Wosmek
Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison
Team Leader for Poland/Thailand: Reed Sunahara
Team Leader for Hong Kong/Japan: Laurel Iversen
2010 FIVB World Grand Prix Schedule
Pool A (Sao Carlos, Brazil * Ginasio Nilton Olaio Filho)
Aug. 6: Brazil def. Chinese Taipei, 25-15, 25-19, 25-12
Aug. 6: Japan def. Italy, 30-28, 27-29, 25-20, 25-13
Aug. 7: Brazil def. Japan, 25-20, 25-19, 25-20
Aug. 7: Italy def. Chinese Taipei, 25-15, 25-20, 25-19
Aug. 8: Italy def. Brazil, 25-22, 25-21, 18-25, 25-19
Aug. 8: Japan def. Chinese Taipei, 25-16, 25-16 25-16
Pool B (Gdynia, Poland * Gdynia Competition Hall)
Aug. 6: USA def. Dominican Republic, 26-24, 22-25, 25-14, 25-19
Aug. 6: Poland def. Germany, 25-18, 16-25, 25-22, 26-24
Aug. 7: Poland def. Dominican Republic, 25-23, 25-16, 25-14
Aug. 7: Germany def. USA, 25-23, 25-22, 16-25, 25-23
Aug. 8: Poland def. USA, 16-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-23
Aug. 8: Dominican Republic def. Germany, 25-19, 22-25, 31-29, 16-15, 19-17
Pool C (Chengdu, China * Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau)
Aug. 6: Netherlands def. Thailand, 25-22, 25-22, 25-23
Aug. 6: China vs. Puerto Rico, 25-20, 25-18, 25-22
Aug. 7: Netherlands def. Puerto Rico, 25-9, 25-12, 25-21
Aug. 7: China def. Thailand, 25-16, 25-16, 25-22
Aug. 8: China def. Netherlands, 19-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-21
Aug. 8: Puerto Rico def. Thailand, 25-22, 25-23, 25-21
Pool D (Bangkok, Thailand * Keelawes 2)
Aug. 13: USA def. Italy, 26-28, 26-24, 25-23, 25-15
Aug. 13: Thailand def. Puerto Rico, 23-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-19
Aug. 14: Italy def. Puerto Rico, 25-12, 25-17, 25-18
Aug. 14: USA def. Thailand, 25-81, 25-21, 25-13
Aug. 15: USA def. Puerto Rico, 21-25, 25-22, 25-12, 25-15
Aug. 15: Italy def. Thailand, 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-20
Pool E (Macau, China * Forum de Macau)
Aug. 13: Brazil def. Dominican Republic, 25-14, 25-18, 25-14
Aug. 13: China def. Netherlands, 25-16, 25-19, 25-16
Aug. 14: Brazil def. Netherlands, 25-21, 21-25, 25-15, 26-24
Aug. 14: Dominican Republic def. China, 25-20, 20-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-9
Aug. 16: Netherlands vs. Dominican Republic, 1 p.m. (postponed from Aug. 15)
Aug. 16: China vs. Brazil, 3:30 p.m. (postponed from. Aug. 15)
Pool F (Okayama, Japan * Okayama Momotaro Arena)
Aug. 13: Poland def. Chinese Taipei, 25-16, 25-19, 25-15
Aug. 13: Japan def. Germany, 26-28, 25-17, 25-20, 25-11
Aug. 14: Germany def. Chinese Taipei, 25-19, 25-14, 25-19
Aug. 14: Japan def. Poland, 25-19, 25-21, 19-25, 25-16
Aug. 15: Poland def. Germany, 25-23, 25-23, 29-31, 25-20
Aug. 15: Japan def. Chinese Taipei, 28-26, 25-15, 25-11
Pool G (Hong Kong, China * Hong Kong Coliseum)
Aug. 20: USA vs. Germany, 3 p.m.
Aug. 20: China vs. Thailand, 8 p.m.
Aug. 21: USA vs. Thailand, 1:15 p.m.
Aug. 21: China vs. Germany, 3:45 p.m.
Aug. 22: Germany vs. Thailand, 1:15 p.m.
Aug. 22: USA vs. China, 3:45 p.m.
Pool H (Taipei, Chinese Taipei * Taiwan University Gym)
Aug. 20: Brazil vs. Puerto Rico, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 20: Poland vs. Chinese Taipei, 7 p.m.
Aug. 21: Puerto Rico vs. Poland, 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 21: Chinese Taipei vs. Brazil, 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 22: Brazil vs. Poland, 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 22: Chinese Taipei vs. Puerto Rico, 4:30 p.m.
Pool I (Tokyo, Japan * Yoyogi National Stadium)
Aug. 20: Italy vs. Netherlands, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 20: Japan vs. Dominican Republic, 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 21: Dominican Republic vs. Netherlands, 2 p.m.
Aug. 21: Japan vs. Italy, 7 p.m.
Aug. 22: Dominican Republic vs. Italy, 2 p.m.
Aug. 22: Japan vs. Netherlands, 5 p.m.
Final Round (Ningbo, China * Ningbo Beilun Gymnasium)
Aug. 25-29: Teams TBA