2015 Universiade - Gwangju / South Korea - 7/3

  • Team USA has announced the roster: http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Vol…ersity-Games-Roster-Named


    U.S. Women’s World University Games Roster


    Name (Position, School, 2015 College Year, Hometown)
    Khat Bell (OPP, University of Texas, Grad, Mesquite, Texas)
    Jordan Burgess (OH, Stanford University, Sr., Fort Myers, Fla.)
    Lexi Dannemiller (S, University of Michigan, Grad, West Chester, Ohio)
    Nia Grant (MB, Penn State University, Grad, Warren, Ohio)
    Micha Hancock (S, Penn State University, Grad, Edmond, Okla.)
    Briana Holman (MB, University of Nebraska, Jr., DeSoto, Texas)
    Alex Holston (OPP, University of Florida, Jr., Olney, Md.)
    Carly Kan (OH, University of Missouri, Jr., Honolulu, Hawaii)
    Laura Larson (L, University of Arizona, Jr., Lakeville, Minn.)
    Andie Malloy (OH, Baylor University, Sr., Allen, Texas)
    Paige Tapp (MB, University of Minnesota, Jr., Stewartville, Minn.)
    Nicole Walch (OH, Florida State University, Sr., Stuart, Fla.)


    Head Coach: Mary Wise (University of Florida)
    Assistant Coach: Kyle Robinson (University of Oklahoma)
    Assistant Coach: Dan Thomassen (Prime Volleyball Club, Sage Hill High School, Calif.)
    Trainer: Meredith Dillon (West Valley College)

  • The article i quoted earlier apparently had it wrong: no Argentina and Peru, but Colombia and Ukraine. Sorry.


    Pool A
    Korea
    Chile
    China
    Colombia

    Pool B
    Russia
    Chinese Taipei
    Ukraine
    Switzerland


    Pool C
    Brazil
    Japan
    USA
    Finland

    Pool D
    Thailand
    Canada
    Turkey
    Zimbabwe


    source

  • Japanese Women's Volleyball Team for 2015 Universiade Games:


    1(C) 家高 七央子 YATAKA, Naoko / 1991-12-04 / 177cm / MB / NEC Red Rockets
    2 田中 美咲 TANAKA, Misaki / 1991-12-28 / 173cm / S / JT Marvelous
    3 清水 眞衣 SHIMIZU, Mai / 1992-10-20 / 179cm / MB / PFU Blue Cats
    5 帯川 きよら OBIKAWA, Kiyora / 1993-05-31 / 184cm / MB / University of Tsukuba
    6 村永 奈央 MURANAGA, Nao / 1993-05-31 / 177cm / WS / Kobe Shinwa Women's University
    7 今村優香 IMAMURA, Yuka / 1993-09-02 / 175cm / WS / Aoyama Gakuin University
    8 小田 桃香 ODA, Momoka / 1994-01-28 / 174cm / WS / Tokai University
    9 中屋 夏澄 NAKAYA, Kasumi / 1994-10-08 / 176cm / WS / Nippon Sport Science University
    10 山内 美咲 YAMAUCHI, Misaki / 1995-03-10 / 172cm / WS / Tokai University
    11 小島 満菜美 KOJIMA, Manami / 1994-11-07 / 158cm / L / Aoyama Gakuin University
    12 井上 愛里沙 INOUE, Arisa / 1995-05-08 / 180cm / WS / University of Tsukuba
    13 石橋 朋美 ISHIBASHI, Tomomi / 1992-10-01 / 174cm / S / PFU Blue Cats


    http://www.jva.or.jp/index.php…5/universiadewomen/member

  • Russian roster :


    Setter
    Irina Filishtinskaya
    Svetlana Serbina


    Opposite
    Daria Isaeva


    Middle Blocker
    Irina Zaryazhko
    Irina Malkova
    Anastasia Barchuk


    Outside Spiker
    Anastasia Bavykina (also OPP)
    Daria Pisarenko
    Anastasia Chernaya
    Irina Voronkova
    Olesya Nikolaeva


    Libero
    Ekaterina Romanenko

  • The weakest point in Russia Team are Setters, I think.
    First time ever I read Their surnames.
    Who are They?

    Pools are in previous posts.

    South Korea is Favourite.

  • Filishtinskaya is the second setter of Dinamo Krasnodar (Uraleva is her maiden name) and Serbina from Russian U team, born in 1996. Not as promising as Elena Novik probably, but I think she's already better than Filishtinskaya.

  • Team China will consist of students of Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics.
    Yang Hao (former OH of Chinese female NT) is the head coach.
    Sun Wen-jing (former setter of U20 Team Shandong, "retired") may be the main setter.

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

  • Quarter-Finals:

    China - Brazil

    Thailand - Ukraine

    Japan - Colombia

    Russia - Canada

  • So where is Korea? :lol:


    Better question is why did Korea *skip World Grand Prix if They don't play with Senior NT during Universiade?


    *has been said that because of Universiade.