Friendly NT Matches

  • USA vs Brazil: August 27th and August 29th in Anaheim. Larson, Akinradewo, Adams, Robison and Hill will be back.

  • Will Hodge also join to the team?

  • USA vs Brazil: August 27th and August 29th in Anaheim. Larson, Akinradewo, Adams, Robison and Hill will be back.


    What`s Brazil roster? WIll Ze Roberto give the chance for players like Mara,Edinara,Lorene and so on, or he will play absolutely every match and tournament with the same roster that we will see in Tokyo, such as Natalia,Tandara,Adenezia etc....


    Same thing will happen with the past cycle, they will arrive in Tokyo all gassed just like they did in Rio.

  • What`s Brazil roster? WIll Ze Roberto give the chance for players like Mara,Edinara,Lorene and so on, or he will play absolutely every match and tournament with the same roster that we will see in Tokyo, such as Natalia,Tandara,Adenezia etc....


    Same thing will happen with the past cycle, they will arrive in Tokyo all gassed just like they did in Rio.

    The same happened before Beijing and London and Brazil managed to win both Olympics.
    Stop using this as an excuse for the defeat in Rio 2016. Brazil lost by 15x13 in the tie break to the Olympic champions. It was a close match, it did not have anything to do with using full team during the cycle. China was simply better at the crucial moments. Just move on. And by the way, Edinara and Lorenne are with the U23 team. There are not as many new players as you think there are. Rosamaria, Drussyla, Bia, Gabi libero and others have had many chances this year already.

  • She retired, didn't she?


    from what Ive heard she hasn't fully retired...... She is expecting now, and also expecting to rejoin USA NT in the near future... the thing is with rising stars like Hancock , Carlini , will be quite hard for her to show coach Kiraly she;s still at the same level shown at WCHP 2014... What a luxury fir the USA in regards to setters position... :drink:

  • Hancock is really nothing special, a mediocre settter IMO.. We've seen enough of her these last few seasons in Poland, and except for her serve she wasn't spectacular.. Even her serve was not effective for the NT in this WGP.. And don't mention the Pan Am Cup because the level of the teams there is much lower than the GP, so that explains her number of aces

  • Russia played a friendly match against Bulgaria with a score of 2-2 in Novogorsk
    The meeting that took place on Thursday in Novogorsk ended with a score of 2-2 (25-22, 25-23, 20-25, 22-25) without Tatiana Kosheleva. On Friday, the team will hold one more match.
    Russia vs Bulgaria 2-2 (25-22, 25-23, 20-25, 22-25). Novogorsk.


    Russia: Shcherban 8, Filishtinskaya 1, N. Goncharova 22, Fetisova 12, Voronkova 15, E. Efimova 6, Tretyakova (L), Kryuchkova (L), Frolova 4, Koroleva, Pankova, Parubets, Evdokimova. Coach: Vladimir Kuzyutkin
    Bulgaria: Nenova 1, Rabadzhieva 15, Ruseva 15 (block 7), Nikolova 22, Vasileva 19 (aces 3), S. Filipova 11, M. Filipova (L). Coach: Ivan Dimitrov

  • Poland - Czech Republic 3:1
    (20:25, 25:16, 25:17, 25:18)


    Poland: Wołosz, Bociek (13), Kąkolewska (15), Efimienko (13), Grajber, Smarzek (15), Krzos (libero) and Witkowska (libero), Tokarska, Murek, Alagierska, Różański, Łukasik i Pleśnierowicz
    Czech Republic : Kossanyiova, Havlickova, Purchartova, Vincurova, Kojdova, Havelkova, Vankova (libero) and Dostalova (libero), Kohoutova, Toufarova, Nachmilnerova i Kopacova



    Havelkova is back after an injury :flower:

  • 2nd friendly match RUS-BUL:


    Russia vs Bulgaria 4-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-18, 25-22).


    Russia: Shcherban 1, Frolova 8, Filishtinskaya 2, Kryuchkova (L), Koroleva 15, N. Goncharova 12, Pankova 1, Tretyakova (L), Kosheleva 13, Voronkova, Parubets 14, Evdokimova 12. Coach: Vladimir Kuzyutkin


    Bulgaria: N. Dimitrova 6, Rabadzhieva 12, Kitipova 2, Yaneva 6, Nenova 1, Ruseva 6, Dancheva 4, M. Filipova (L), E. Dimitrova 3, Vasileva 4 (aces 3), S. Filipova 17. Coach: Ivan Dimitrov

  • USA 3x0 Brazil: 25x21, 25x14, 29x27. The last set was 23x19 to USA and Brazil managed to turn into 24x23 but lost anyway.



    Bonus set: 25x22 for Brazil.


    strating Brazilian team:
    Roberta/Tandara
    Gabi/Natália
    Carol/Bia
    Suelen


    starting American team:
    Lloyd/Drews
    Hill/Larson
    Adams/Akinradewo


    There is a link to watch the match on the USVball website but the quality is very poor

  • 2nd game


    Brazil 3 x 1 USA ( 26-24, 25-15,19-25,25-15)


    Roberta/Tandara
    Gabi (rexona) Natalia
    Bia/Carol
    Gabi (osasco)


    Loyd/Witney
    Larson/Hill
    Foluke/Adams
    Courtney


    Both teams are heading to Tokyo tomorrow for the Champions Cup.

  • 2nd friendly match:


    Brazil 3x1 USA
    26x24, 25x18, 19x25, 25x15


    No bonus set as far as I know


    Brazil played with the same team as yesterday, but with Gabi libero replacing Suelen.
    USA played with Courtney as libero and Whitney as OPP, but Drews entered in the middle of the match. Also Bartsch played during some parts.

  • Sorry, I hadn't seen your post


  • No bonus set.


    Naine,Mara,Monique and Rosamaria played as well for Brazil. Rosamaria played the whole 3rd set.

  • USANT looked discombobulated. Lloyd's sets were low. Foluke had a hard time hitting the ball, a lot of miscues between them. Hill and Larson were not terminators. I know a lot had to do with them not practicing enough time with Lloyd. Lloyd had a good connect with the other players that have competed with each other. I wonder if Larson is injured. She kept rubbing her right shoulder. Drews played well.
    Tandara is just a beast. Brazil's team is usually made up of the same players and plays consistently as a team.