GOLDEN CELEBRATION: The U.S. Women’s National delegation celebrated an historic gold medal performance in Italy. Kim Hill (middle) was named the most valuable player and Karch Kiraly hoisted some hardware. Photos: FIVB
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U.S. Head Coach Karch Kiraly became the fourth person to win a World Championship gold medal as both a player and a coach. He won as a player at the 1986 World Championship in Paris. “We came here to make history and we made it,” Kiraly said. “It was a tough battle. I would like to congratulate Lang Ping and her team. They played a marvelous tournament. After we got a 2-0 lead we knew China would never give up. It was a battle to the end and they have some great young players, as do we. I hope that we will be playing against each other in the future. It is just good for the sport to have teams with such history performing at a high level.”
Captain and middle blocker Christa (Harmotto)
U.S. Women’s National Team 2014 FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Championship
No. Name 1 Alisha Glass 2 Kayla Banwarth 9 Kristin Hildebrand Pos. Ht. Hometown
S 6-0 Leland, Mich. L 5-10 Dubuque, Iowa
3 Courtney Thompson S 5-8 Kent, Wash. 6 Nicole Davis
L 5-4 Stockton, Calif. OH 6-1 Orem, Utah
10 Jordan Larson-Burbach OH 6-2 Hooper, Neb. 12 Kelly Murphy 13 Christa Dietzen 14 Nicole Fawcett 15 Kim Hill
OH 6-2 Bartlett, Ill. OPP 6-2 Wilmington, Ill. College Penn State
University of Nebraska University of Washington Univ. of Southern California Stanford University
University of Nebraska University of Florida
MB 6-2 Hopewell Township, Pa. Penn State OPP 6-4 Zanesfi eld, Ohio OH 6-4 Portland, Ore.
Penn State
16 Foluke Akinradewo MB 6-3 Plantation, Fla. 19 Kelsey Robinson 21 Tori Dixon
22 Rachael Adams
Pepperdine University Stanford University
MB 6-3 Burnsville, Minn. MB 6-2 Cincinnati, Ohio
University of Nebraska University of Minnesota University of Texas
Head Coach: Karch Kiraly • Assistant Coaches: Jamie Morrison, Marv Dunphy Technical Coordinator: Joe Trinsey • Athletic Trainer: Jill Wosmek Doctors: Dr. Andrew Gregory and Dr. William Stetson • Medical Support: Dustin Glass Consultant Coaches: David Hunt, Jamison Van Niel • Team Manager: Denise Sheldon
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