Collymore Records Six Points, But Team USA Falls To China, 3-0
Monday, June 27, 2005 | Volleyball
University of Florida outside hitter Jane Collymore (Englewood, Colo.) registered six points, but the USA Women's National Volleyball team suffered its second 3-0 defeat in three matches to cap the first weekend of the World Grand Prix Sunday at Ningbo Beilun Gym before a crowd of 8,000.
China won the match with game scores of 25-12, 25-15, 25-15 as the U.S. fell to 1-2 during the weekend. Collymore started and had five kills on 14 attempts with one block. Nancy Metcalf added a match-high 15 points for Team USA.
On the second weekend of pool play (July 1-3), the USA will play the Dominican Republic, Japan and Korea in Seoul, Korea, as a member of “Group D.” On the third weekend of pool play (July 8-10), the USA will play Japan, Poland and Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand, as a member of “Group I.”
The top five ranked teams after pool play will advance to the championship round along with the host team, Japan, from July 13-18 in Sendai, Japan .
The United States lost to the Netherlands, 0-3, on the first day of action (June 24) before defeating Thailand, 3-0, on June 25. Following the loss the China, the Americans are currently in eighth place in the overall standings.
World Grand Prix – Week One
Overall Standings
China (3-0)
Brazil (3-0)
Cuba (3-0)
Japan (2-1)
Italy (2-1)
Netherlands (2-1)
Germany (1-2)
USA (1-2)
Poland (1-2)
Korea (0-3)
Dominican Republic (0-3)
Thailand (0-3)
Group Standings
Group A (Tokyo , Japan)
Brazil (3-0)
Japan (2-1)
Poland (1-2)
Korea (0-3)
Group B (Reggio Calabria, Italy )
Cuba (3-0)
Italy (2-1)
Germany (1-2)
Dominican Republic (0-3)
Group C (Ningbo , China)
China (3-0)
Netherlands (2-1)
USA (1-2)
Thailand (0-3)
Results (Week One)
Friday, June 24, 2005
Group A (Tokyo , Japan)
Brazil def. Korea , 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-14)
Japan def. Poland , 3-0 (25-16, 25-11, 25-17)
Group B (Reggio Calabria, Italy )
Cuba def. Germany , 3-0 (29-27, 27-25, 27-25)
Italy def. Dominican Republic, 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-10)
Group C (Ningbo , China)
China def. Thailand , 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-18)
Netherlands def. USA , 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-17)
Saturday, June 25, 2005
Group A (Tokyo , Japan)
Brazil def. Poland , 3-0 (25-22, 25-10, 25-23)
Japan def. Korea , 3-0 (26-24, 25-14, 25-18)
Group B (Reggio Calabria, Italy )
Cuba def. Dominican Republic, 3-0 (28-26, 25-17, 25-18)
Italy def. Germany , 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-23)
Group C (Ningbo , China)
China def. Netherlands , 3-1 (21-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-5)
USA def. Thailand , 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-22)
Sunday, June 26, 2005
Group A (Tokyo , Japan)
Poland def. Korea , 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-18)
Brazil def. Japan , 3-2 (17-25, 17-25, 25-17, 25-21, 20-18)
Group B (Reggio Calabria, Italy )
Germany def. Dominican Republic, 3-2 (25-12, 25-27, 21-25, 25-9, 15-11)
Cuba def. Italy , 3-0 (27-25, 25-20, 30-28)
Group C (Ningbo , China)
Netherlands def. Thailand , 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-14)
China def. USA, 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-15)
World Grand Prix – Week Two
Group D (Seoul , Korea)
Dominican Republic
Japan
Korea
USA
Group E (Macau , China)
Brazil
China
Germany
Poland
Group F (Manila , Philippines)
Cuba
Italy
Netherlands
Thailand
Schedule
Friday, July 1, 2005
Group D (Seoul , Korea)
Korea vs. USA
Dominican Republic vs. Japan
Group E (Macau , China)
Brazil vs. Poland
China vs. Germany
Group F (Manila , Philippines)
Cuba vs. Thailand
Italy vs. Netherlands
Saturday, July 2, 2005
Group D (Seoul , Korea)
Dominican Republic vs. USA
Japan vs. Korea
Group E (Macau , China)
Brazil vs. Germany
China vs. Poland
Group F (Manila , Philippines)
Cuba vs. Netherlands
Italy vs. Thailand
Sunday, July 3, 2005
Group D (Seoul , Korea)
Dominican Republic vs. Korea
Japan vs. USA
Group E (Macau , China)
Germany vs. Poland
Brazil vs. China
Group F (Manila , Philippines)
Netherlands vs. Thailand
Cuba vs. Italy
