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The U.S. Girls’ Youth National Team lost a championship battle against Italy 25-18, 25-20, 25-16
in the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U18 World Cham- pionship Final in Lima, Peru, on Aug. 16. Kathryn Plummer, who served as the captain of the team, was named to the tournament’s Dream Team as the Best Opposite. The silver medal performance equaled the best fi nish ever for the U.S. in the prestigious event.
ment, the WJNT played the senior national teams of Croatia and Israel as well as exhibitions against Italy’s Junior National Team, which is now a favorite to win the FIVB Women’s U20 World Championship as the WJNT was unable to attend due to a confl ict in dates.
in a fi eld 20 teams at the 2015 FIVB Boys’ U19 World Championship in Argentina. Seventh place is tied for the highest fi nish the BYNT has ever had at the World Championship, however the previous seventh place was out of just 12 teams in 1995.
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of the 43rd annual Motherlode Volleyball Classic in Aspen, Colo. on Labor Day. The pair defeated the AVP tandem of John Moran and Adam Cabbage in a three-set fi nal.
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Induction class of the Interna- tional Volleyball Hall of Fame includes four-time U.S. Olympic
Men’s Team team setter Lloy Ball. Joining Ball as part of the Class of 2015 are three Brazilians: Olym- pians Renan Dal Zotto and Helia Rogerio de Souza ‘Fofão’ and coach Bebeto de Freitas. The foursome will be honored at the Oct. 24 induction ceremony in Holyoke, Mass. “The 2015 Volleyball Hall of Fame class represents four remarkable individuals who elevated the sport to new levels over a long period of time on the international stage,” said Doug Beal, co-chair of the of the International Volleyball Hall of Fame Selection Committee. “This induction class upholds the highest qualities of the game through its athletes and coaches.”
PHOTOS FROM TOP: FIVB, FIVB, FIVB, BOB BLACKBURN, FIVB
Place for U.S. Men’s National Team setter Ryan Ammerman, who teamed with Will Montgom- ery to claim the Men’s Open title
The U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team took down China 25-21, 25-23, 25- 15 on Aug. 22 to take seventh place
The U.S. Women’s Junior National Team won the European Global Challenge with a 3-2 win over Italy on July 16. Prior to the tourna-
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