NOTEBOOK Open tryouts
U.S. Women’s National Team hosts a large group of talented players hoping to earn spots
BIG TIME CHANCE: Alexa Smith, an incoming freshman at Purdue, attacks the block of St. James Academy’s Audriana Fitzmorris and Kentucky’s Kaz Brown as 229 players represent- ing 93 colleges attended the U.S. Women’s National Team’s open tryouts in Colorado Springs. Eligible players were also vying for spots on the U.S. Women’s Junior National Team.
SWINGING HARD: Minnesota’s Hannah Tapp hits around the block of Baylor’s Andie Malloy.
PHOTOS BY BILL KAUFFMAN / USA VOLLEYBALL
HIGH HOPES: New Mexico’s Hannah Johnson gets in a few setting reps during an intense few days of competing at the U.S. Women’s National Team’s open tryouts.
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BIG IMPRESSION: Florida’s Rhamat Alhassan attacks well above the net against Kentucky’s Kaz Brown.
EYE TEST: Arizona libero Laura Larson passes under the watchful eye of Karch Kiraly, who is always on the lookout for a player who can improve the U.S. roster.
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