Gianni leads U.S. past Dominican Republic to open NORCECA Final Six

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It did not take long for Grand Canyon pin-hitter Camden Gianni to have a big offensive performance at an international tournament.

Gianni finished with both a match-high three aces and 15 kills on a .591 attack percentage as the United States swept the Dominican Republic 25-17, 25-9, 25-19 on Tuesday in Edmonton, Alberta to begin pool-play at the NORCECA Final Six. Continue reading “Gianni leads U.S. past Dominican Republic to open NORCECA Final Six”

United States dominates Canada to win gold medal at NORCECA Championship

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Matt Anderson once again came through in a big moment.

The three-time Olympian finished with a match-high 12 kills on a .588 attack percentage as the United States swept Canada 25-20, 25-14, 25-22 to win the gold medal at the NORCECA Continental Championship on Sunday in Charleston, West Virginia. Continue reading “United States dominates Canada to win gold medal at NORCECA Championship”

U.S. sweeps Dominican Republic to advance to NORCECA gold-medal match

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Garrett Muagututia took full advantage of being reinserted into the starting lineup.

Muagututia finished with a team-high 11 kills and zero errors on a .611 attack percentage as the United States swept the Dominican Republic 25-22, 25-12, 25-14 in the NORCECA Continental Championship semifinals on Saturday in Charleston, West Virginia. Continue reading “U.S. sweeps Dominican Republic to advance to NORCECA gold-medal match”

U.S. rallies in fifth game to beat Cuba, advances to NORCECA semifinals

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It took a massive fifth-game comeback, but the United States is moving onto the NORCECA Continental Championship semifinals.

The United States rallied from a 8-4 deficit in the decisive game as it defeated Cuba 25-22, 25-17, 24-26, 22-25, 15-12 in its group-play finale on Thursday in Charleston, West Virginia. Continue reading “U.S. rallies in fifth game to beat Cuba, advances to NORCECA semifinals”

U.S. breezes past Puerto Rico to stay undefeated at NORCECA Championship

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The offensive onslaught continues for the United States.

The United States committed two errors the entire match and finished with a .631 attack percentage as it swept Puerto Rico 25-14, 25-18, 25-12 in group-play at the NORCECA Continental Championship on Wednesday in Charleston, West Virginia. Continue reading “U.S. breezes past Puerto Rico to stay undefeated at NORCECA Championship”

United States hits more than .700, sweeps Suriname in NORCECA opener

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There was not much – if anything – that went wrong for the United States in its opener at the NORCECA Continental Championship.

Former UCLA setter Micah Ma’a guided the offense to a tournament-high .754 attack percentage as the United States swept Suriname 25-14, 25-9, 25-10 on Tuesday in Charleston, West Virginia. Continue reading “United States hits more than .700, sweeps Suriname in NORCECA opener”