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This past year's World Championship team

OPP
Destinee Hooker (OPP, 6-4, San Antonio, Texas, Texas)
Oganna Nnamani (OPP, 6-1, Bloomington, Ill., Stanford)
Nancy Metcalf (OPP, 6-1, Hull, Iowa, Nebraska)

OH
Logan Tom (OH, 6-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, Stanford)
Jordan Larsen (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)

MB
Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)

S
Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawaii, Minnesota)

L
Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)

Other Athletes on the National Team last year
OH
Kim Glass (OH, 6-2, Lancaster, Pa., Arizona)
Angie Pressey Forsett (OH, 5-8, Lake Mary, Fla., California)
Kristin Richards (OH, 6-1, Orem, Utah, Stanford)
Jill Collymore (OPP/OH, 5-10, Seattle, Wash., Washington)

MB
Lauren Paolini (MB, 6-4, Ann Arbor, Mich., Texas)
Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Aliquippa, Pa., Penn State)
Alexis Crimes (MB, 6-3, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Long Beach State)

OPP
Nicole Fawcett (OPP, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)

S
Nellie Spicer (S, 5-9, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)
Courtney Thompson (S, 5-8, Kent, Wash., Washington)

L
Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Washington)

Returning Athletes
OPP
Tayyiba Haneef-Park (OPP, 6-7, Laguna Hills, Calif., Long Beach State)

MB
Danielle Scott-Arruda (MB, 6-2, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State)

New Athletes
OPP
Blair Brown (OPP, 6-5, Purcellville, Va., Penn State)

OH
Tarah Murrey (OH, 6-3, El Cerrito, Calif., California)
Juliann Faucette (OH, 6-2, San Diego, Calif., Texas)
Alix Klineman (OH, 6-4, Manhattan Beach, Calif.)

MB
Arielle Wilson
Rachael Adams (Texas, MB, 6-2, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Jennifer Doris (Texas, MB, 6-5, Houston, Texas)
Brooke Delano (Nebraska, MB, 6-4, Bellevue, Meb.)
Lindsay Fletemier (Dayton, MB, 6-6, Garden City, Mich.)

S
Carli Lloyd (California-Berkeley, S, 5-11, Bonsall, Calif.)
Sydney Anderson (Nebraska, S, 6-0, Salt Lake City, Ut.)
Cassidy Lichtman (Stanford, 6-1, Poway, Calif.)
Kelly Murphy (Florida, S, 2, 6-2, Wilmington, Ill.)

Needless to say there is a lot of talent in the US right now

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

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

As far as I know the Glasses are not related

Exciting News!

http://www.avca.org/articles/i…ction=view&articleID=2968
WNVA to Announce Professional League Plans at AVCA Convention

12/16/2009

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- A revolution is on the horizon in the world of team sports as the Women's National Volleyball Association (WNVA) fills the vast void between the exceptional popularity of volleyball nationally and internationally and the absence of the indoor game as a professional sport in the United States.

The inaugural announcement press conference will take place at 3 p.m. Thursday, December 17 during the American Volleyball Coaches Association Convention at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, FL.

Ron De Shay, the owner of the WNVA, plans to shine light on American indoor volleyball athletes who are revered overseas but basically ignored here in the U.S.

"Developing the WNVA has been a passion of mine for some time now. This ... creates the opportunity for the dreams of so many others to be fulfilled," said De Shay, who is also the Senior Producer of the country's No. 1 television show, "American Idol."

De Shay -- who plans to be the first to launch a pro sports league via a reality show -- has surrounded himself with a competent team to help make his dream of the WNVA a reality.

Leigh Steinberg and his company Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment, is part of that powerful arsenal. Steinberg is widely recognized as the country's leading sports agent. He has represented over 150 professional athletes in football, baseball, basketball, boxing and Olympic sports. The CEO of the company, David Meltzer, is excited to help level the playing field between the sexes.

"This new association fits perfectly into our core competencies of sports, business, and television. With the unique approach that we are taking, the WNVA will provide the shot in the arm women's professional sports has desperately needed," Meltzer said.

On the WNVA website (http://www.thewnva.com) fans can rally for their city to host a team via video campaigns. And on the reality television show, viewers will watch the athletes compete for a chance to make history as the first to play professional volleyball in America.

Media must RSVP for the Press Conference. For more information please contact Jocelyn R. Coleman, Favor PR, 323-330-0502, jcoleman@favorpr.com

SOURCE Women's National Volleyball Association; Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment

The level of play in the NCAA is not as high as Brazil's Superliga, but it is important to remember all of the players are pretty young. For the most part players are 18-22 years old. The benefit of the NCAA is that players can not only continue to develop in volleyball, but they also receive a great education.

Here is a video of the 2007 NCAA Championship and 2008 Championship

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl-9CWteMNI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTUqE6tfSWs&feature=related

Players for Penn State include: Megan Hodge (OH), Nicole Fawcett (OH), Christa Harmotto (MB), Arielle Wilson(MB), Blair Brown (Opp), Alisha Glass (S), Roberta Holhouse (L)

Players for Stanford include: Foluke Akinradewo (MB), Francie Girard (MB) 2007, Janet Okoba (MB) 2008, Cynthia Barboza (OH), Alix Klineman (OH), Bryn Kehoe (S) 2007

Oceania
Australia
Sam Simmonds 5’11” RS, George Mason
Rebecca Walter 5’8” OH, George Mason
Rhiannon Tooker 6’5” MB, Oregon
Rachel Rourke 6’5” OH, Oregon State
Marina Medic 6’0” MB, Southern Illinois
New Zealand
Rachael Morgan 6’2” OH, FSU

She is playing at an NAIA university, Fresno Pacific. She redshirted the 2009 season, her team was able to capture the NAIA national championship. The players I listed are in Division 1, the highest level of collegiate play. NAIA is an alternative division where it is easier for international students/players to start in.

http://www.fpuathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=wvball&

All of the players on the USA Grand Prix team in 2009 have already graduated and they are either playing abroad or finishing up their education. Players can only compete for four years and Hugh McCutcheon opted for more experienced players who already graduated from college.

Players in Division 1 from Asia

China

YunYi Zhang 6’4” OH, Temple
Qian Zhang 6’0” OH, Baylor
Weiwen Wang 5’11” RS/MB, Missouri
Lei Wang-Francisco 5’11” S, Missouri
Kun Song 6’1” OH/MB, St. John’s
Jia Yue Zhai 6’0” OH, St. John’s
Rae Yin 5’10” RS/OH, George Mason
Lin Yuan 6’1” MB, Rice
Jingyi Wang 6’3” MB, Bowling Green
Long Ga Su 6’1” OH, Murray State
Xiao Yu Guo 5’11” S, Murray State
Eva Chunyan 6’4” OH, New Orleans
Turkey
Serenat Yaz 6’1” OH, Clemson
Didem Ege 5’7” L, Clemson
Cansu Ozdemir 6’0” OH, Clemson
Fatma Yildrim 6’0” OH, Florida State
Duygu Duzceler 5’10” S, Florida State
Uzbekistan
Lola Arslanbekova 5’11” OH, Louisville

South America

Brazil

Jessica Catelano 5’10” S, North Florida
Juliana Paz 6’0” OH, Michigan
Barbara Conceicao 6’1” MB, Texas Tech
Pamela Luiz 5’11” RS/OH, USF
Marcela Gurgel 5’10” OH, USF
Ruisa Scheffel 5’11” RS, St. John’s
Raquel Miotto 5’10” L, UNC Asheville
Fernanda Bartels 5’10” S, George Mason
Jessica Ojukwu 5’11” MB, VCU
Marlucci Toazzi 6’0” OH, Houston
Alik Cardoso de Sa 5’11” S, Houston
Tamara da Silva 5’11” OH, Hampton
Cinthia Silva 5’10” OH, Utah
Carol Cheade 6’2” MB, Tennessee
Ana Lucena 5’11” S/RS, St. Francis
Bianca Bin 5’10” S, Louisiana Tech
Kassia Pinto 5’8” OH, Louisiana Tech
Joanne Marras Tate 6’0” S, FAU
Isadora Rangel 6’1” OH, FIU
Samia Salomao 5’10” L, South Alabama
Juliana Pallamin de Almeida 5’10” OH, South Alabama
Giuliana De Francesco 5’11” S, UALR
Daniele Souza Moura 5’9” DS, UALR
Luana Henriques 5’9” S, Northwestern State
Maya Schlindwein 6’1” OH, IPFW
Joana Gruber 6’0” OH/MB, Oral Roberts
Juliane Vieira 5’10” S, Oral Roberts
Thyele Rechatiko 5’6” S, South Dakota State
Barbara Silva 6’1” OH/MB, Houston Baptist
Ligia Clemente 6’3” RS, Houston Baptist
Colombia
Lini Cordoba 6’2” MB, Hampton
Ornela Cadavid 6’3” MB, Hampton
Ecuador
Maria Gomez 5’10” OH, Florida A&M
Peru
Maria Ceccarelli 6’1” RS, Florida A&M
Susan Egoavil 5’6” L/S, Florida A&M
Pamela Barrera 6’1” MB, Florida A&M
Venezuela
Fatima Balza 6’3” MB, Penn State

She found her way into the lineup for Clemson playing in 31 of 33 matches and 112 of 125 sets. Though mainly as a serving specialist and reserve.

Here are the stats for her team

http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/…s/2009-2010/teamcume.html

It is tough for freshman to crack the lineup especially with two senior in front of her. But all in all I'd say a slightly disappointing start to Yaz's NCAA career.

I only listed the international players among the final 8 teams. I will post a much larger list within the next week

NCAA Volleyball culminates next week with the Final Four in Tampa Bay

Penn State faces off against Hawaii

Texas faces of against Minnesota

Penn State is looking for its 3rd Straight National Championship, has a streak of 100 straight wins

Some future USA national team players will be in action. Megan Hodge, Alisha Glass, and Arielle Wilson for Penn State. In addition, Destinee Hooker and former Junior National team member Lauren Gibbemeyer will be in action.

International Players include:

Penn State 6'3" MB Fatima Blaza, Venezuela and Minnesota 6'6" OH Tabitha Love, Canada

Notable players eliminated in the last round of play include:

Florida State

Mira Djuric 6'2" OH, Serbia

Duygu Duzceler 5'10" S, Turkey

Fatma Yildrim 6'0" OH, Turkey

Rachael Morgan 6'2" OH, New Zealand

California

Hana Cutura 6'4" OH, Croatia

Michigan

Juliana Paz 6'0" OH, Brazil