Carlini named to USA Volleyball preliminary roster
April 20, 2018 | Volleyball
U.S. to compete in inaugural FIVB Volleyball Nations League this summer
MADISON, Wis. – Former Badger Lauren Carlini has been named to the U.S. Women's National Team 26-player preliminary roster for the inaugural FIVB Volleyball Nations League that officially opens the 2018 season.
Carlini is one of four setters on the preliminary roster.
The Aurora, Illinois, native recently completed her first professional season, playing with Savino Del Beno in Scandicci, Italy. The 6-2 setter led her team to an 18-4 record during the regular season, advancing to the semifinals of the post-season tournament. She played in 26 of 27 matches and 90 of 97 sets.
Per FIVB regulations, the 26-player preliminary roster will be trimmed to 21 players by May 5, which every week's 14-player roster must be selected from. Each country must declare its 14-player roster two days before the start of each week's round-robin competition.
"Our 2018 eligibility roster contains a blend of experience and youth," U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly said. "From returning Olympic medalists to people barely out of college, we're thrilled to see how this group comes together during a challenging five weeks of preliminary competition, and thrilled to be preparing for the first-ever Volleyball Nations League."
Additional players will be training at the American Sports Centers in Anaheim throughout the summer in preparation for the Pan American Cup that takes place in July and the season-ending FIVB World Championship that starts Sept. 29 in Japan.
The FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) is in its first year replacing the long-standing FIVB World Grand Prix. The VNL has five consecutive weeks of preliminary round matches where 16 teams play in one of four round-robin pods each week around the world.
The U.S. Women, ranked second in the world by the FIVB, open the FIVB Volleyball Nations League against No. 22 Poland on May 15, followed by No. 12 Turkey on May 16 and No. 7 Italy on May 17. All three USA matches will be played at the Devaney Center on the University of Nebraska campus.
Carlini is one of four setters on the preliminary roster.
The Aurora, Illinois, native recently completed her first professional season, playing with Savino Del Beno in Scandicci, Italy. The 6-2 setter led her team to an 18-4 record during the regular season, advancing to the semifinals of the post-season tournament. She played in 26 of 27 matches and 90 of 97 sets.
Per FIVB regulations, the 26-player preliminary roster will be trimmed to 21 players by May 5, which every week's 14-player roster must be selected from. Each country must declare its 14-player roster two days before the start of each week's round-robin competition.
"Our 2018 eligibility roster contains a blend of experience and youth," U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly said. "From returning Olympic medalists to people barely out of college, we're thrilled to see how this group comes together during a challenging five weeks of preliminary competition, and thrilled to be preparing for the first-ever Volleyball Nations League."
Additional players will be training at the American Sports Centers in Anaheim throughout the summer in preparation for the Pan American Cup that takes place in July and the season-ending FIVB World Championship that starts Sept. 29 in Japan.
The FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) is in its first year replacing the long-standing FIVB World Grand Prix. The VNL has five consecutive weeks of preliminary round matches where 16 teams play in one of four round-robin pods each week around the world.
The U.S. Women, ranked second in the world by the FIVB, open the FIVB Volleyball Nations League against No. 22 Poland on May 15, followed by No. 12 Turkey on May 16 and No. 7 Italy on May 17. All three USA matches will be played at the Devaney Center on the University of Nebraska campus.
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