March 28, 2006

COLUMBIA, Mo.--Former Tiger volleyball setter Lindsey Hunter scored on three service aces and two kills in Team USA's win versus Conegliano club team in Conegliano, Italy. Team USA now has won three-consecutive matches in its tour of Italy. Team USA won its third-straight match on its eight-match tour against a series of European club teams. The Americans, who earned their second-straight win over Conegliano, improved to 3-2 overall on the trip.

 

Read Hunter's Journal here:

http://mutigers.collegesports.com/sports/w-volley/stats/2005-2006/hunter-in-italy-06.html

 

Release from USA Volleyball:

CONEGLIANO, Italy - Elisabeth Bachman scored a match-high 15 points and Jennifer Joines added 14 points to lead five players in double figures as the USA Women's National Volleyball Training Team defeated Conegliano, 3-1, Tuesday night.

Bachman (Lakeville, Minn.), a 2004 Olympian, had 11 kills and four blocks while Joines (Milpitas, Calif.) posted nine kills, four blocks and one service ace in the 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 25-18 victory for the United States.

 

Team USA won its third-straight match on its eight-match tour against a series of European club teams. The Americans, who earned their second-straight win over Conegliano, improved to 3-2 overall on the trip.

 

Conegliano, which is hosting Team USA during its stay in Italy, defeated the United States on Wednesday, March 22 in the first match of the tour, 3-1, before losing a best-of-three match on Saturday, March 25.

 

Jamie DeKiewiet (Hemet, Calif.), an outside hitter from UC Riverside making her international debut during the tour, scored 11 points on nine kills, one block and one ace in the win.

 

Katie Wilkins (Lakeside, Calif.) and Katie Olsovsky (Torrance, Calif.) added 10 points apiece for Team USA. Each player registered nine kills and one ace. As a team the United States ripped nine service winners and had just four service errors.

 

Devon Forster (Boulder, Colo.), another international newcomer from the University of San Diego, chipped in with seven points on five kills and two aces while setter Lindsey Hunter (Papillion, Neb.) tallied five points on a match-high three aces and two kills.

 

On Wednesday, March 29 and Thursday, March 30, the Americans play a pair matches against A1-division team Vicenza. The tour then concludes with a fourth match against Conegliano on Sunday, April 2.

 

Italy Tour Schedule/Results

Wednesday, March 22 (Conegliano)

Zoppas Conegliano (A2) def. USA, 3-1 (25-17, 23-25, 25-22, 25-19)

 

Thursday, March 23 (Sacile)

Padova (A1) def. USA, 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-23)

 

Saturday, March 25 (Conegliano)

USA def. Nova KBM Branik Maribor/Slovenia (A1), 2-1 (25-23, 17-25, 15-6)

USA def. Zoppas Conegliano (A2), 2-1 (20-25, 26-24, 15-10)

 

Tuesday, March 28 (Conegliano)

USA def. Zoppas Conegliano (A2), 3-1 (25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 25-18)

 

Wednesday, March 29 (Conegliano)

Vicenza (A1) vs. USA

 

Thursday, March 30 (Conegliano)

Vicenza (A1) vs. USA

 

Sunday, April 2 (Conegliano)

Zoppas Conegliano (A2) vs. USA