USA Women's Competitions 2009/2010

    Hopefully the WNVA will have success and keep the good US players at home.
    Men's volleyball is not nearly as popular in the US, despite winning the gold medal, so a men's league is not likely.
    Europe
    Albania
    Arjola Prenga 5’9” OH, Kent State
    Austria
    Christina Wallinger 6’1” MB, FAU
    Belgium
    Aurore Kullak 5’10” RS, Manhattan
    Bosnia
    Barbara Lesic 5’9” S, Wyoming
    Bulgaria
    Tsvetelina Dureva 5’9” OH, Boston College
    Aleksandra Georgieva 5’10” L/RS, North Carolina
    Gabriela Petkova 5’8” S, St. John’s
    Nevena Peeva 5’9” OH, Georgia State
    Maia Ivanova 5’10” L, Southern Miss
    Marina Georgieva 5’10” OH/RS, Tulsa
    Vesela Zapryanova 5’11” OH, Auburn
    Detelina Dimitrova 6’1” MB, St. Francis
    Maria Kashavelova 6’0” S, St. Francis
    Nataliya Panova 6’0” OH, Louisiana Tech
    Hristina Markova 6’0” OH/RS, South Alabama
    Croatia
    Dunja Prgomet 6’0” OH, Albany
    Ana Vanjak 6’3” MB, Cornell
    Hana Cutura 6’4” OH, California
    Sonja Banicevic 5’9” L, Delaware State
    Dunja Milin 5’10” S/RS, Long Island
    Martina Racic 6’1” MB, Long Island
    Indes Medved 5’11” S/RS, FIU
    Marija Prsa 5’11” OH, FIU
    Czech Republic
    Jarka Havlickova 6’2” RS, USF
    Lenka Melicharkova 5’10” S, VCU
    Michala Kvapilova 6’1” OH, VCU
    Zuzana Markova 5’11” S, Kent State
    Zuzana Buchlova 6’0” OH, Long Island
    Kristyna Dzmuranova 6’0” MB, FAU
    Tereza Bendlova 5’9” OH, South Alabama
    Denmark
    Mie Lindgren 5’9” OH, Montana
    Estonia
    Marelle Lepmets 5’10” S, North Texas
    Finland
    Katariina Kananen 5’9” S, South Alabama
    France
    Anna Szerszen 6’3” OH, Ohio State
    Germany
    Svenja Engelhardt 5’11” OH, Pacific
    Kaylen Bannister 6’4” MB, Arizona
    Christine Bach 5’9” L/S, Memphis
    Maja Rudolph 6’2” OH, Delaware State
    Eilse Herrmann 6’2” MB, Delaware State
    Anne Vaughan 6’1” OH/RS, FAU
    Lea Katharina Thurm 6’3” MB, South Alabama
    Katharina Nobel 6’5” MB, UALR
    Tylisa Hendrix 5’7” MB/OH, Alcorn State
    Greece
    Anisa Lila 5’11” OH/RS, St. Francis
    Hungary
    Hajnalka Molnar 5’11” S, New Orleans
    Anett Farkas 6’1” MB, New Orleans
    Maria Szivos 6’2” OH, New Orleans
    Edina Dobi 6’3” MB/OH, New Orleans
    Israel
    Lihi Elkayam 5’7” S, Hampton
    Italy
    Martina Ferrari 5’6” S, Delaware State
    Latvia
    Anna Lejina 5’11” OH, Binghamton
    Dagnija Medina 6’0” MB, North Florida
    Maija Strazdina 5’10” OH, USF
    Ingrida Zauere 6’2” OH, Houston
    Evija Vilde 6’1” RS, UCF
    Liva Brivule 6’3” MB, Kent State
    Ginta Gabruseva 6’2” RS, Evansville
    Montenegro
    Marina Markovic 6’1” OH, Hofstra
    Andrea Lalic 6’2” OH, UAB
    Andrea Lakovic 6’0” MB, FIU
    Norway
    Mari Hole 6’0” OH, UCLA
    Poland
    Asia Stawicka 6’2” MB, Georgia Tech
    Agata Dawidowicz 6’1” OH, North Florida
    Jola Kelner 6’0” S, Texas A&M
    Gosia Lech 6’1” S, Louisville
    Natalia Tomaszewska 6’1” MB, Pacific
    Magdelena Tekiel 6’1” OH, American
    Justyna Brewczyk 6’0” OH, Rice
    Isabela Kozon 6’0” OH, Middle Tennessee
    Romania
    Diana Banya 6’2” MB, St. John’s
    Ioana Demian 6’0” OH, Mississippi State
    Roxanna Casvean 5’11” OH, North Texas
    Russia
    Anastasia Artemeva 6’1” OH, Louisville
    Tamara Omelchenko 6’1” OH, St. John’s
    Serbia
    Jovana Radojevic 6’4” OH, Temple
    Jelena Simic 5’10” OH, Florida Gulf Coast
    Maja Kostic 5’10” OH, Kennesaw State
    Marija Pantovic 6’2” MB, North Florida
    Nevena Djordjevic 5’10” S, Oregon
    Marina Jovanovic 6’2” RS, Memphis
    Jovana Blazeski 6’2” OH, Florida A&M
    Ivana Suput 5’8” L, Hampton
    Jadranka Tramosljanin 5’10” OH, Wyoming
    Ivana Kujundzic 6’1” OH, South Carolina
    Svetlana Simic 5’9” OH, Long Island
    Natasha Kolunija 6’3” OH, Louisiana Tech
    Sandra Stojimirovic 5’10” OH, Lousiana-Monroe
    Ivana Stanojevic 6’5” MB, FAU
    Jovana Bjelica 5’10” OH, FIU
    Vesna Jelic 5’11” OH, New Orleans
    Slovakia
    Martina Kajanova 5’10” RS, Columbia
    Sweden
    Maria Andersson 5’10” OH, Miami
    Karin Vikterlof 5’10” L/OH, UMES
    Switzerland
    Mirjam Pfyl 5’10” OH, Georgia State
    Ukraine
    Olga Vergun 6’1” OH, FIU

    Penn State Wins Unprecedented Third Straight Title
    With historical implications on the line, the 2009 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship title match between top-ranked Penn State and No. 2 Texas became an instant classic on Dec. 19 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla.


    Penn State became the first NCAA Division I school to win three consecutive titles, but Texas gave the Nittany Lions all they could handle. The Longhorns won the first two sets of the match 25-20 and 25-22. However, Penn State came out of the intermission on a mission as it won the next two sets 25-23 and 25-21 to send the match to a deciding fifth set.


    Like its 2008 title over Stanford, Penn State won the deciding fifth set over Texas 15-13, despite trailing 7-5 and 11-10 in the nail-biting tiebreaker. Megan Hodge, the AVCA Division I National Player of the Year, put away the match winner with a kill, her 21st of the match. She added 13 digs and five block assists in her final collegiate match.


    Penn State became just the third team to rally from two sets down in the title match to win the national championship, joining the 1982 Hawaii team and the 1991 UCLA squad.


    In the process, the Nittany Lions won their 102nd consecutive match dating back to September of 2007. Penn State finished the season with a 38-0 record to become the first-ever NCAA Division I school to go undefeated in back-to-back seasons. Texas, which lost in the 2008 NCAA national semifinal to Stanford after winning the first two sets, ended its season with a 29-2 record.


    Penn State, now with four NCAA Division I women’s volleyball titles since 1999, was ranked first in the AVCA Division I National Poll all season. Texas, playing in the title match for the first time since 1995, was ranked second from start to finish in 2009 setting up the highly anticipated match.


    Hodge was supported offensively by freshman Darcy Dorton, who finished with 13 kills on a .323 attack efficiency. Blair Brown chipped in another 13 kills to go with 14 digs and three block assists. Arielle Wilson hit .348 with nine kills to go with a block solo and four block assists. She hit .348 in the match to finish the season with a .540 attack efficiency, shattering the previous single-season best individual hitting percentage of .519 set by Tyrona Clark of Florida A&M in 1988.


    Penn State setter Alisha Glass set the Nittany Lions used 53 assists to a .234 team hitting efficiency to go with two individual kills, 12 digs and four block assists.


    Texas’ Destinee Hooker turned in a highlight reel night with a career-high 34 kills to go with 17 digs, two aces, a block solo and two block assists as part of a 38-point performance, but it was not enough in the end. Rachael Adams tacked on 11 kills to go with six block assists. Juliann Faucette contributed 10 kills and seven block assists for the Longhorns. Ashley Engle nearly turned in a triple-double with eight kills, 36 assists, 14 digs and two aces. Texas hit .251 for the match as Michelle Kocher added 24 assists and 12 digs in the Longhorns use of two setters.


    Statistically, the two teams put up near identical numbers aside from the team hitting efficiency won by the Longhorns. Texas held a slim 81-80 dig margin in a match highlighted by defensive saves in the back row to continue several points. The Nittany Lions edged the Longhorns 14-12 in team blocks, while Texas won the service ace battle 5-4. However, the Longhorns committed 14 service errors and 25 attack errors to the Nittany Lions’ eight service errors and 20 attack errors.


    Penn State’s three seniors – Hodge, Glass and Kelsey Ream – concluded their careers with a 142-5 overall record for an all-time best .966 winning percentage. The previous best-ever for a NCAA Division I class was Penn State’s 1999 group that finished with a 133-7 record and .950 winning percentage.


    Hooker earned the 2009 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Penn State’s Hodge, Wilson and Glass were part of the all-tournament team joining Longhorns Engle and Faucette. Minneosta’s Hailey Cowles rounded out the seven-player all-tournament team.


    Many of the players competing in the championship match have ties to the USA Volleyball High Performance and national teams. Hooker and Faucette trained with the U.S. Women's National Team in spring of 2008 in effort to gain a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team. Hodge and Glass trained with the national team this summer. Several other Nittany Lions and Longhorns have been part of U.S. Girls' Youth National and U.S. Women's Junior National Teams.


    For a full recap of the Penn State-Texas match including stats, video highlights, quotes and notes, click here.


    To view the entire NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship bracket, click here.


    source: volleyball.teamusa.org

    Penn State vs Texas can be found on ESPN 360
    http://espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/index
    Destinee Hooker was great for Texas, but Penn State was the better team all around. Megan Hodge had troubles attacking at times, but her serve reception helped keep Penn State in the game. Hodge and Penn State's libero were the only player receiving serves. With her all around skills I'd expect to see her on the national team this year. Hooker is a great attacker, but she is not a great defender. I could see her as an opposite at the next level.


    Barbados
    Thonya Joseph 5‘11“ MB, UMES
    Canada
    Amy Towns 5’11” OH, Pittsburgh
    Kelly Corkum 6’3” RS, Albany
    Kalyn Mostert 6’2” OH, Albany
    Maddison Molyneux 6’2” MH/RS, Hartford
    Kira Giles 5’10” S, UMBC
    Sarah Joy 6’0” OH/MB, UMBC
    Ali Loynachan 6’1” OH/RS, UMBC
    Amanda Cowdrey 5’10” OH, Dayton
    Alison Loeppky 6’1” MH, Jacksonville
    Jane Hawryliw 6’0” OH, USC Upstate
    Tabitha Love 6’6” OH, Minnesota
    Samantha Ainsworth 6’1” OH/S, Purdue
    Caroline Jarmoc 6’2” MB, Kansas
    Kacie McTavish OH, Syracuse
    Hayley Todd MB, Syracuse
    Noemie Lefebvre OH, Syracuse
    Samantha Hinz MB, Syracuse
    Jocelyn Waldern 6’0” MB, Georgia State
    Jessica Zeroual 6’1” MB, James Madison
    Katee Luecke 5’8” S, James Madison
    Jordyn Maloney 5’8” S, William & Mary
    Sonja Markanovich 6’1” MB, Arizona State
    Sofie Schlagintwiet 6’1” OH, Arizona State
    Lexie Rathgeber 6‘3“ MB, Oregon State
    Jill Sawatzky 6’2” OH, Oregon State
    Camille Saxton 6’0” OH, Oregon State
    Lucy Charuk 6’2” MB, Houston
    Bailey Philippot 6’1” OH, Houston
    Tory McCutcheon 6’2” MB, UCF
    Stephanie Pauls 5’11” S, Memphis
    Emily Underwood 6’3” MB, Memphis
    Dianne Craine 6’0” OH, Tulsa
    Rachel Vukson 6’1” S, Tulsa
    Patty Jarmoc 6’0’’ S, UTEP
    Aidan Mooney 6’0” MB, UTEP
    Kaitlin Jackson 5’11” OH/RS, Bowling Green
    Kristen Bignell 6’3” MB, Buffalo
    Sarah Wheatcroft 6’1” OH, Delaware State
    Ashley Herman 6’1” MB, Delaware State
    Mianna Armstrong 5’9” OH, Hampton
    Virginia Chell 5’11” MB, Hampton
    Mika Chow 5’6” S, Hampton
    Dana Cranston 6’3” MB, Colorado State
    Caitlin McMillan 5’10” OH, San Diego State
    Amanda Yausie 5’8” S, Eastern Washington
    Hayley Hills 5’11” OH, Eastern Washington
    Jamie Thibeault 6’3” MB, Montana
    Nicole Gypiuk 6’1” OH, Montana State
    Kyla Hendry 6’1” MB, Montana State
    Jennifer Lundquist 5’10” S, Montana State
    Kobi Christensen 6’0” OH, Northern Arizona
    Kim Lissina 5’11” S, Weber State
    Carissa Noble 6’1” MB, Weber State
    Katie Mario 5’11” OH, Weber State
    Briana Wilms 6’2” MB, Weber State
    Becky Pavan, 6’4” MB, Kentucky
    Johanna Ovsenek 5’11” MB, Sacred Heart
    Kayla Grantham 5’11” OH, Austin Peay
    Lisa Hooey 6’3” MB, FIU
    Georgia Robinson 6’3” OH, FAU
    Jaclyn Nickels 6’1” MB, South Alabama
    Vicky Rogoschewsky 5’11” OH
    Kehly MacDuff 5’6” DS, UALR
    Kristi Block 5‘11“ OH, UALR
    Nicole Peters 5‘11“ S, South Dakota State
    April Brown 5’7” S, Mississippi Valley State
    Jane Peterson 5’4” DS, Mississippi Valley State
    Lonnie Hoff 5’8” OH, Mississippi Valley State
    Dominican Republic
    Rosa Medrano 5’11” OH, Missouri
    Jamaica
    Lecia Brown 5’10” MB, Louisville
    Mexico
    Valentina Gonzalez 6’0” MB, Georgia
    Panama
    Avianca Manning 5’10” MB, Florida A&M
    Puerto Rico
    Laurie Gonzalez 5’6” DS, Albany
    Keishla Negron 5’8” DS/OH, Florida Gulf Coast
    Nallelis Sanfeliz 5’10” OH, North Florida
    Maria Fernanda 5’7” DS, Oklahoma
    Mariana Thon 5’6” S, USF
    Jaymie Jimenez 5’6” DS/L, Cal State Northridge
    Jenni Nogueras 5’11” S, Washington
    Adriana Vazquez 5’7” OH, Hampton
    Nakya Benitez 5’3” DS, Drake
    Janeliss Torres-Lopez 6’1” MB, Arkansas
    Paloma Alvarez 6’0” OH, Western Carolina
    Amanda Chaparro 5’11” RS, Western Carolina
    Yamari Padilla-Collazo 5’6” S, Tennessee State
    Vicmari Prospero 6’0” MB, Tennessee State
    Yarimar Rosa 5’10” OH, FIU
    Natalia Valentin 5’8” S, FIU
    Natalie Rodriguez 5’7” S, Alabama A&M
    Adriana Fuertes 5’5” S, Bryant
    Trinidad and Tobago
    Darlene Ramdin 6’2” OH/MB, St. John’s
    Renele Ford 6’4” RS/S, UCF
    Solange Honore 5’8” L, Norfolk State