The women’s USA volleyball team is a member of the American Volleyball League under the USA Volleyball Association. The team began in 1998 and played their first home game on January 11, 1999 against Portugal. The home venue for the USA Volleyball Team was Oakland, California where they have won 9 league championships, 6 non-league titles, and 3 super league titles in 16 years and qualified to 3 Olympic Games since its creation.
Volleyball Team Women of USA
1. Rachael Adams
Born in 1990, Position – Middle, Height 6-2, High school- Mount Notre Dame
JERSEY NUMBER – 5, Hometown – Cincinnati, Ohio
She is still playing for the US Girls Youth National Teams and is playing excellently.
Italy, Turkey and Poland, she has also played for these countries before.
Mother, Robin Malley-Adams and Father, Richard Adams (He was also a collegiate and professional basketball player)
He played well and won the gold for the USA A2 Blue team at the 2010 USA Volleyball Open National Championships.
Instagram channel: (@rachaeladams)
2. Foluke Gunderson TEAM(S)
Women’s National Team, JERSEY NUMBER – 16, POSITION – Middle Blocker, HIGH SCHOOL – Saint Thomas Aquinas
HEIGHT – 6-3, COLLEGE – Stanford ’09, HOMETOWN – Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Born in 1987
Foluke Gunderson’s husband’s name is Jonathan Gunderson. The couple has one son named Kayode born in 2019. Parents Ayoola Akinradewo and Comfort Akinradewo. She Has two brothers, Folu and Foluso. Holds tri-citizenship with Canada, Nigeria and the United States
3. Kara Bajema
JERSEY NUMBER – 18, POSITION – Outside Hitter, HIGH SCHOOL – Lynden Christian, HEIGHT – 6-2
COLLEGE – Washington ’20, HOMETOWN – Lynden, Wash.
Bajema Parents are Beth and Shane Bajema; Kara has one sister and one brother
Instagrma: karabajema
4. Michelle Bartsch-Hackley
TEAM(S) – Women’s National Team, JERSEY NUMBER – 14, POSITION – Outside Hitter, HIGH SCHOOL – Collinsville HS
HEIGHT6 – 3, COLLEGE – Illinois ’12, HOMETOWN – Champaign, Ill., Born in 1990
Married to Corbin Hackley
Parents Julie and Michael were both collegiate athletes… Julie played volleyball at Kansas… Michael played soccer at Blackburn College
Brother Andrew competed in track and field at UC Davis and Wisconsin
Served as a student assistant coach at the University of Illinois while getting her undergraduate degree in sport management
5. Brionne Butler
TEAM(S) – Women’s National Team, JERSEY NUMBER – 10, POSITION – Middle Blocker, HIGH SCHOOL – Boling HS
HEIGHT – 6-4, COLLEGE – Texas ’22, HOMETOWN – Kendleton, Texas
Born – in 1999
Parents are brian Butler and Javonne Brooks; Javonne played volleyball at the University of New Orleans and is still second in the NCAA for career kills
6. Lauren Carlini
TEAM(S) – Women’s National Team, JERSEY NUMBER – 7
POSITION – Setter, HIGH SCHOOL – West Aurora HS
HEIGHT – 6-1, COLLEGE – Wisconsin ’17, Born in 1995
HOMETOWN – Aurora, Member of U.S. Women’s National Team since 2016
Won 2016-17 Sullivan Award for the best amateur athlete in any sport in the U.S.
Her parents are Gale and Anthony Carlini…has two siblings
2012 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year winner
7. Megan Courtney
TEAM(S) – Women’s National Team, JERSEY NUMBER – 17
HEIGHT – 6-1, POSITION – Libero/Outside Hitter, Born in 1993
HIGH SCHOOL – Archbishop Alter HS, COLLEGE – Penn State (2016; Kinesiology-movement science)
Has played professionally in Puerto Rico, Poland, Turkey and Italy
Member of U.S. Women’s National Team since 2016
Megan’s Parents are Sharon and Robert. Began’s brother Robbie also played volleyball at Quincy University
Husband’s name is Mitch Lush
Started club career in 2003 with Dayton Juniors
8. Danielle Cuttino
JERSEY NUMBER – 32, HEIGHT – 6-4, HOMETOWN – Indianapolis, Ind., Born in 1996
Danielle mother and father are Tacila and Daniel Cuttino
9. Tori Dixon
JERSEY NUMBER – 6, HEIGHT – 6-3, HOMETOWN – Burnsville
Member of U.S. Women’s National Team since 2014, Born in 1992
Married to Joshua Johnson
10. Annie Drews(Full name is Andrea)
JERSEY NUMBER – 11, HEIGHT – 6-4, HOMETOWN – Elkhart, Born in 1993.
Married Tanner Schumacher in 2021
The parents are Carrie and Michael Drews
11. Ali Frantti
JERSEY NUMBER 30, POSITION – Outside Hitter
HEIGHT – 6-1
12. Jenna Gray
JERSEY NUMBER – 19
POSITION – Setter
HEIGHT – 6-1
13. Micha Hancock
POSITION – Setter
JERSEY NUMBER – 1
HEIGHT – 5-11
13. Anna Hall
POSITION – Middle Blocker
HEIGHT – 6-2
JERSEY NUMBER – 31
14. Morgan Hentz
POSITION – Libero JERSEY NUMBER – 5
HEIGHT – 5-9
15. Madi Kingdon Rishel
JERSEY NUMBER – 9 HEIGHT – 6-1
POSITION – Outside Hitter
16. Jordan Larson
JERSEY NUMBER – 10
POSITION – Outside Hitter
HEIGHT – 6-2
17. Chiaka Ogbogu
JERSEY NUMBER – 24
HEIGHT – 6-2
POSITION – Middle
18. Kathryn Plummer
JERSEY NUMBER – 2
HEIGHT 6-6
POSITION – Opposite/Outside Hitter
19. Jordyn Poulter
JERSEY NUMBER – 2 , POSITION Setter
HIGH SCHOOL Eaglecrest HS, HEIGHT – 6-2
20. Nia Reed
POSITION – Opposite
JERSEY NUMBER – 33
HEIGHT – 6-1
21. Dana Rettke
JERSEY NUMBER – 16
POSITION – Middle Blocker
HIGH SCHOOL, Riverside-Brookfield HS
HEIGHT – 6-8
22. Kelsey (Robinson) Cook
ERSEY NUMBER – 23
POSITION – Outside Hitter
HIGH SCHOOL – St. Francis HS
HEIGHT – 6-2
23. Hannah Tapp
JERSEY NUMBER – 19
POSITION – Middle HEIGHT – 6-3
24. Jordan Thompson
JERSEY NUMBER – 12
POSITION – Opposite
HIGH SCHOOL Edina HS
HEIGHT – 6-4
25. Haleigh Washington
JERSEY NUMBER – 22 POSITION – Middle – HEIGHT – 6-3
26. Kendall White
JERSEY NUMBER – 22
POSITION – Libero
HEIGHT – 5-5
27. Sarah Wilhite Parsons
JERSEY NUMBER – 13
POSITION – Outside Hitter, HEIGHT – 6-2
28. Justine Wong-Orantes
JERSEY NUMBER – 4
POSITION – Libero
HEIGHT – 5-6
A BRIEF HISTORY OF VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL IS A FAMOUS BALL GAME SPORT PLAYED ON THE COURT.
1895: A physical instructor William Morgan of the YMCA, created a game called Wintonette
Alhed Halstead suggested the name Volleyball
1897: The Athletic League of the YMCA of North America published the fin official rules for volleyball
1905: First-time Volleyball was played in Cuba
1915: First-time volleyball was played in Japan
1910: First-time Volleyball was played in the Philippines
1912: The rules were changed as the players were getting younger and more energetic
1916: The National Collegiate Athletic Association joined with YMCA
1920: Volleyball was a college game but not professional
1934: Referees were recognized who would judge championship and inter-college games
1955: Volleyball was played at the international level in America for the first time
1964: Volleyball was played at the Pan Amon Games and Olympics
1960: The newer version of volleyball had come to be known as beach volleyball.
