All we can say is that we’re so happy Cynthia Barboza is back!
USA Volleyball has officially released the rosters for the upcoming Pan American Games from October 14th–30th, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Volleyball wise, it’s going to be a star studded affair with Brazil sending it’s A Team as they will try to win the gold they failed to win when they hosted the quadrennial event in 2007.
As for Team USa, the women’s is a young squad but has a lot of solid players like C-Barb, Alix Klineman, Cassidy Lichtman, Keao Burdine and Carli Lloyd. On the other hand, the men’s team will be led by opposite hitter Evan Patak.
USA Women’s Team:
2 – Kayla Banwart (Libero, 5-10, Dubuque, Iowa, Nebraska)
3 – Keao Burdine (OH, 6-1, Pico Rivera, Calif., Southern California)
4 – Angie Forsett (OH, 5-8, Lake Worth, Fla., California-Berkeley)
6 – Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Washington)
8 – Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
10 – Lauren Gibbemeyer (MB, 6-2, St. Paul, Minn., Minnesota)
11 – Regan Hood (OPP, 6-2, Carrollton, Texas, LSU)
12 – Alix Klineman (OH, 6-4, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Stanford)
13 – Cassidy Lichtman (OPP, 6-1, Poway, Calif., Stanford)
14 – Carli Lloyd (S, 5-11, Bonsall, Calif., California-Berkeley)
15 – Courtney Thompson (S, 5-8, Kent, Wash., Washington)
19 – Jessica Jones (MB, Naperville, Ill., Minnesota)
Schedule:
Pool A
Oct. 15: Cuba vs. Canada, 3 p.m.
Oct. 15: Brazil vs. Dominican Republic, 8 p.m.
Oct. 16: Cuba vs. Dominican Republic, 3 p.m.
Oct. 16: Brazil vs. Canada, 8 p.m.
Oct. 17: Dominican Republic vs. Canada, 2 p.m.
Oct. 17: Brazil vs. Cuba, 5 p.m.
Pool B
Oct. 15: USA vs. Puerto Rico, 1 p.m.
Oct. 15: Mexico vs. Peru, 6 p.m.
Oct. 16: USA vs. Peru, 1 p.m.
Oct. 16: Puerto Rico vs. Mexico, 6 p.m.
Oct. 17: Peru vs. Puerto Rico, noon
Oct. 17: USA vs. Mexico, 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals (Times subject to change)
Oct. 18: 2A vs. 3B, 6 p.m. (Match 13)
Oct. 18: 2B vs. 3A, 8 p.m. (Match 14)
Classification 5-8 (Times subject to change)
Oct. 19: 4A vs. Loser Match 13 or Match 14, 1 p.m. (Match 15)
Oct. 19: 4B vs. Loser Match 13 or Match 14, 6 p.m. (Match 17)
Semifinals (Times subject to change)
Oct. 19: 1B vs. Winner Match 13 or Match 14, 3 p.m. (Match 16)
Oct. 19: 1A vs. Winner Match 13 or Match 14, 8 p.m. (Match 18)
Classification 7-8
Oct. 20: Loser Match 15 vs. Loser Match 17, 1 p.m.
Classification 5-6
Oct. 20: Winner Match 15 vs. Winner Match 17, 3 p.m.
Bronze-Medal Match
Oct. 20: Loser Match 16 vs. Loser Match 18, 6 p.m.
Gold-Medal Match
Oct. 20: Winner Match 16 vs. Winner Match 18, 8 p.m.
USA Men’s Team:
2 Tony Ciarelli (OH, 6-6, Huntington Beach, Calif., USC)
3 Evan Patak (Opp, 6-8, Pleasanton, Calif., UC Santa Barbara)
5 Eric Vance (OH, 6-4, Camarillo, Calif., Cal State Northridge)
6 Nick Vogel (MB, 6-9, El Cajon, Calif., UCLA)
8 Kyle Caldwell (S, 6-9, Newport Beach, Calif., UCLA)
10 Matt Rawson (MB, 6-7, Los Angeles, Calif., Hawaii)
11 Matt Stork (OH, 6-5, Topanga, Calif., Cal State Northridge)
12 Kirk Francis (L, 5-11, Torrance, Calif., Long Beach State)
14 Cody Loe (MB, 6-8, Chatsworth, Calif., Cal State Northridge)
15 Jordan DuFault (OH, 6-4, Lakewood, Calif., UC Irvine)
16 Tri Bourne (OH, 6-5, Honolulu, Hawai’i, USC, Aloha)
Schedule:
Group A
Oct. 24 at 1 p.m.: Cuba vs. Argentina
Oct. 24 at 6 p.m.: Venezuela vs. Mexico
Oct. 25 at 1 p.m.: Cuba vs. Venezuela
Oct. 25 at 6 p.m. Argentina vs. Mexico
Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. Argentina vs. Venezuela
Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. Cuba vs. Mexico
Group B
Oct. 24 at 11 a.m.: USA vs. Puerto Rico
Oct. 24 at 4 p.m.: Brazil vs. Canada
Oct. 25 at 11 a.m.: Brazil vs. Puerto Rico
Oct. 25 at 4 p.m.: USA vs. Canada
Oct. 26 at 11 a.m.: Puerto Rico vs. Canada
Oct. 26 at 6 p.m.: Brazil vs. USA
Quarterfinals
Oct. 27 at 4 p.m.: A 2nd vs. B 3rd
Oct. 27 at 6 p.m.: B 2nd vs. A 3rd
Classification 5-8
Oct. 28 at 10 a.m.: A 4th vs. Quarterfinal loser
Oct. 28 at 5 p.m.: B 4th vs. Quarterfinal loser
Semifinals
Oct. 28 at noon: A winner vs. Quarterfinal winner
Oct. 28 at 3 p.m.: B winner vs. Quarterfinal winner
Oct. 29 at 11 a.m.: Classification 7-8
Oct. 29 at 1 p.m.: Classification 5-6
Oct. 29 at 4 p.m.: Bronze medal match
Oct. 29 at 6 p.m.: Gold medal match
We think Team USA would do well, especially the women’s team, but knowing Brazil is sending their A Teams then they it’s going to be tough for the Americans to win the gold. Anything is possible! Anything can happen! Brazil lost to Cuba in the2007 women’s gold medal final which brought Fofao to tears. Remember?
We wonder who would be the starting opposite for the women’s team. We hope Cassidy gets to start since she is definitely a great all around player.
Go USA!
Watch This: USA WNT vs Venezuela at the 2007 Pan American Games
(source: USA Volleyball/ images: Mo Haneef & USA Volleyball)