FIVB World Qualifier Set for Orlando; Collymore on Roster
Thursday, June 18, 2009 | Volleyball
Florida volleyball fans will have a unique opportunity to witness an international volleyball competition close to home as the University of Central Florida will play host to the NORCECA FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship Pool G qualification tournament, set for July 6-8 at the UCF Arena. Former University of Florida standout Jane Collymore (Seattle) is on the preliminary roster for the event.
Pool G is a four-team, round-robin event played over three-consecutive days. The U.S. Women's National Team, Costa Rica and two teams yet to advance will comprise the four-team pool, with the pool winner advancing to the 2010 FIVB World Championship next fall.
The U.S. Women's National Team is currently ranked second in the world by FIVB and captured the silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Match times will be at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. each day, with the United States playing the second match each day of the event.
Ticket prices are $12 for a general admission day pass or $16 for a general admission day pass along with pre-match clinic. A general admission tournament pass for all six matches plus the pre-match clinics can be purchased for $43.
Match tickets can be purchased through the UCF Arena Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge-by-phone at (407) 839-3900 or online at www.ucfarena.com. Discounted team and group packages are available by contacting Stan Macko at (407) 823-6062 or at smacko@mail.ucf.edu.
The University of Florida is home to the 2009 NCAA Volleyball Regionals. For all of the latest information on Florida volleyball, please log on to www.GatorZone.com.
U.S. Roster - Women's Pan American Cup and World Championship Qualification Tournament
1 – Nicole Vargas (S, 5-8, Seal Beach, Calif., Long Beach State)
2 – Danielle Scott-Arruda (MB, 6-2, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State)
3 – Tayyiba Haneef-Park (OH/OPP, 6-7, Laguna Hills, Calif., Long Beach State)
4 – Angie Pressey (OH, 5-8, Lake Mary, Fla., California)
5 – Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 – Nicole Davis (L, 5-6, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 – Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
8 – Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
9 – Jennifer Joines (MB, 6-3, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)
10 – Kristin Richards (OH, 6-1, Orem, Utah, Stanford)
11 – Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
12 – Nancy Metcalf (OPP, 6-1, Hull, Iowa, Nebraska)
13 – Tracy Stalls (MB, 6-4, Denver, Colo., Nebraska)
14 – Heather Hughes (OPP, 6-2, Fallbrook, Calif., Loyola Marymount)
15 – Courtney Thompson (S, 5-7, Kent, Wash., Washington)
16 – Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Aliquippa, Pa., Penn State)
17 – Nellie Spicer (S, 5-10, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)
18 – Cassie Busse (OPP, 6-1, Prior Lake, Minn., Minnesota)
19 – Jane Collymore (OH, 5-11, Seattle, Wash., Florida)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coaches: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)
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