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U.S. WOMEN USE MONTREUX OFF-DAY TO DEFEAT SWITZERLAND
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MONTREUX, Switzerland (June 7, 2011) – Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) and Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) scored 20 and 18 points, respec vely, in leading the U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team to a 25-7, 24-26, 25-11, 25-19 victory over Peru to open the 2011 Montreux Volley Masters on June 7 in Montreux, Switzerland.
MONTREUX, Switzerland (June 8, 2011) – The U.S. Women’s Na onal Volleyball Team used its off-day during the Montreux Volley Masters to defeat host-country Switzerland 25-10, 25-14, 25-18 in a friendly exhibi on match played Wednesday at Montreux, Switzerland.
Haneef-Park was making her first Na onal Team tournament appearance since the 2010 FIVB World Championship Qualifica on Tournament held in July 2009 as she gave birth to her son in March 2010. Glass made a brief appearance during the 2010 exhibi on tour of Brazil and had not played in a tournament for the U.S. Na onal Team since winning the silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Outside hi er Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) and opposite Nicole Fawce (Zanesfield, Ohio) led the U.S. with 11 points apiece in the U.S.-Switzerland exhibi on match. Glass tallied nine kills on 32 a empts with only one error to go with two blocks. She also handled 17 of the team’s 35 service recep ons with a 76 posi ve percent and 65 excellent percent. Fawce contributed 10 kills on 18 errorless a acks and added an ace in the victory.
The U.S., ranked second in the world by the FIVB, will have an off-day on June 8 before con nuing Pool A ac on versus Germany on June 9. Team USA concludes pool play versus China on June 10. Crossover semifinals take place on June 11, followed by the final classifica on matches on June 12. The U.S. jumped to a 9-3 lead in the opening set and closed it on a 9-0 run for a 25-7 victory in which it out-blocked Peru 5-0 and held a 15-6 advantage in kills. Peru rallied from a 22-18 deficit in the second set to win 26-24. The Americans jumped to a 6-1 lead in the third set and used a 9-0 run to take a commanding 18-6 lead en route to a commanding 25-11 victory. The U.S. scored nine blocks in the third set. Team USA broke a 13-all e in the fourth set with a 10-2 scoring run to power to a 25-19 victory. Haneef-Park scored her match-high 20 points with 14 kills, five blocks and an ace. Glass chipped in 13 kills, four blocks and an ace for her 18 points. Angie Forse (Lake Mary, Fla.) totaled 15 points with nine kills and a match-high six blocks despite her 173cm stature. Christa Harmo o added nine points via five kills and four blocks, and Nicole Fawce (Zanesfield, Ohio) contributed six kills and a block in a reserve role in three of the four sets. Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) pocketed two kills and a block for three points, while Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) and Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) each tacked on one kill. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) recorded a match-high 21 digs in unofficial stats, while Kim Glass added 10 digs. Forse chipped in nine digs, while Haneef-Park and Alisha Glass contributed seven digs each. The U.S. held a 30-19 advantage in digs. The U.S. passed at a 66 posi ve percent as a team and its excellent passing rate was 53 percent leading to a 46 kill percent and .342 hi ng efficiency. Meanwhile, Peru commi ed 34 a ack errors, conver ng just 31 percent of its swings into kills with a .046 hi ng efficiency.
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Star ng for the U.S. was HaneefPark at opposite, Forse and Kim Glass at outside hi er, Tamas and Harmo o at middle blocker and Alisha Glass at se er. Davis was the designated libero to start the match. Fawce and Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) were part of a double-switch in all but the third set. Larson came in to serve and play the back row as a reserve in all but the first set.
The U.S. dominated the net defense with a 21-6 advantage in blocks while producing a 51-40 margin in kills. The Americans benefited from 25 Peru errors and made just 14 mistakes of its own, six of which came in the final set. Patricia Soto, Yulissa Zamudio and Carla Rueda all tallied 11 points to lead the Peru offense.
Outside hi er Kris n Richards (Orem, Utah) charted seven kills and an ace for eight points, while providing a 75 posi ve recep on percent on eight a empts. Middle blocker Alexis Crimes (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) tallied a match-high five blocks to go with two kills on four errorless swings. Outside hi er Angie Forse (Lake Mary, Fla.) scored four kills on eight a acks while pu ng up a block for five points in a reserve role. Middle blocker Foluke Akinradewo (Planta on, Fla.) scored three kills on four errorless a acks and added a block for four points. Outside hi er Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) turned in one kill on as many a empts and two aces for three points in a reserve role. Se er Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) set the U.S. squad to a 43 kill percent and .381 hi ng efficiency. She added a block to round out the individual scoring. Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) charted a 78 posi ve recep on percent on nine a empts, along with five digs. The U.S. held Switzerland to a 30 kill percent as the host country Courtesy of Olivier Comment/Switzerland commi ed 26 hi ng errors for a .057 hi ng efficiency. The Americans out-blocked Switzerland 10-2 and held the service ace advantage, 4-1. For the match, Team USA commi ed just nine errors (four hi ng, four service errors and one recep on error). As a team, the U.S. received serve at a 77 posi ve percent and 63 excellent percent. Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.), who is serving as head coach the U.S. squad during the current trip to Switzerland, started Crimes and Akinradewo at middle blocker, Richards and Glass at outside hi er, Fawce at opposite and Spicer at se er. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) started the match at libero and shared the du es with Miyashiro. Forse , Larson and Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) were subs in the second and third sets. The U.S. opened the first set against Switzerland with a 9-1 scoring run as Crimes scored three consecu ve points and Richards scored an ace and block to highlight the early stages. Team USA stretched its advantage to 14-3 with a 4-0 run that started with an Akinradewo kill and Kim Glass block. The Americans closed out the set with a kill and block from Akinradewo. Switzerland led the U.S. 6-5 in the second set before Crimes scored a kill and block a er a Richards kill to push the U.S. in front 8-6 at the first technical meout. A er Switzerland quickly ed the set at 8-all, the Americans rolled off seven unanswered points, highlighted by two Fawce kills and a Kim Glass block and kill leading to a 15-8 advantage. Kim Glass and Forse scored consecu ve kills to yield an 18-9 lead. A er Switzerland chipped off two points of the deficit, Forse scored a kill and block, followed by consecu ve Larson aces to give the Americans a 23-11 lead on a 5-0 run. Forse ended the set at 25-14 with a kill. The U.S. led the third set 10-9 before pushing out to a 16-10 advantage at the second technical meout as Richards connected for two kills in a 6-1 scoring run. A er Switzerland cut the deficit down to 18-14, Fawce and Kim Glass hammered kills followed by a Switzerland error to extend the U.S. lead to seven at 21-14. The Americans closed the set and match with a Richards kill at 25-18.
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