2019 FIVB VNL: USA v. Serbia - Tues, May 28, 11:00 AM EST

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— Pool 5 —

#3 United States (3-0, 9 pts) vs. #1 Serbia (2-1, 6 pts)

Tues. May 28, 2019 | 11:00 a.m. EST | Zoppas Arena | Conegliano Veneto, Italy

Live Stream:	FloVolleyball
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Live Stats:	Match Centre
Rosters:	United States		Serbia
	S    Micha Hancock		S    Mirković
	S    Jordyn Poulter		S    Antanasijević
	L    Megan Courtney		L    Pušić
	L    Mary Lake		L    Gočanin
	MB   Chiaka Ogbogu		MB   Aleksić
	MB   Dana Rettke		MB   Popovic
	MB   Hannah Tapp		MB   Savić
	MB   Haleigh Washington		MB   Kocić
	OH   Sarah Wilhite-Parsons		OH   Busa
	OH   Madi Kingdon-Rishel		OH   Blagojević
	OH   Simone Lee		OH   Lozo
	OPP  Jordan Thompson		OH   Lazović
	OPP  Annie Drews		OPP  Bjelica
			OPP  Kubura

2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League

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[ToddyJ]

This is the best lineup that Serbia can put up:

Mirkovic, Mihajlovic, Busa/Milenkovic, Pusic, Mi. Popovic, Veljkovic, Boskovic.

Anything less than this and I like the USA’s chances!

[dragan11]

Serbia will be without the main players ( Boskovic, Mihajlovic, Veljkovic).

Rasic, Ognjenovic and Popovic don't return to NT for VNL.

Turkey without Erdem swept Serbia with Boskovic, Mihajlovic, Veljkovic. USA must sweep them as well with this roster.

[ironhammer]

May 25, 2019 8:49:18 GMT -5 ToddyJ said:

Anything less than this and I like the USA’s chances!

Yup, although Serbia will still be a good challenge I think. But if the US can keep improving it's form, then the chance of them prevailing over Serbia is still stronger I think. 

Of course, one should not underestimate Serbia even if they are missing a few key players, they can always spring a surprise... 

[rullence]

Given the chance, id pick Foecke over Parsons or Kingdon for week 2.

[finalthoughts]

May 25, 2019 11:35:21 GMT -5 rullence said:

Given the chance, id pick Foecke over Parsons or Kingdon for week 2.

Foecke is getting married this upcoming week, so do not expect her on a Week 2 roster

[alohavball]

Serbia's coach Terzic did say that this competition was meant as a training ground for their inexperienced players. The only reason Boskovic, Mihajlovic, and Veljkovic played last week was because Serbia was hosting the pool, other than that they will probably won't be used for much of the tournament. I expect USA to beat them 3-0.

[wonderwarthog79]

I think this match is scheduled for the Olympics channel on 5/29. Not sure of the time, maybe 5pm.

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Serbia roster: Name and age.

S: Mirković (23), Antanasijević (24)
OPP: Bjelica (27), Kubura (24)
OH: Busa (24), Blagojević (30), Lozo (22), Lazović (20)
MB: Aleksić (21) , Mina Popovic (24), Savić (25), Kocić (21)
L: Pušić (26), Gočanin (17)

Only Busa, Bjelica, Aleksic and Pusic were at the WCH. 

[rullence]

May 25, 2019 12:24:24 GMT -5 finalthoughts said:

May 25, 2019 11:35:21 GMT -5 rullence said:

Given the chance, id pick Foecke over Parsons or Kingdon for week 2.

Foecke is getting married this upcoming week, so do not expect her on a Week 2 roster

I see. Thanks for sharing.

[jay]

This match should be similiar to the one with Bulgaria and should be a 3-0 win for the US. I hope he stays with Reddke, Thompson, and Poulter.

[Victory At Hand]

How is Serbia 0-2? Didn't  they beat just the Netherlands?

[hanson]

Sweep Serbia 3:0 very smoothly. Lee shines

[Millennium]

Comparison of Rosters - Age, Size, Athleticism, and Experience.

USA with the height and athleticism advantage.
Serbia with the more experienced roster.
Average age is nearly identical.


USA

N°	NAME	DOB	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	SPIKE	BLOCK	WORLD CH.	OLYMPICS	OTHER	TOTAL
1	Micha Hancock C	11/10/92	180	76	305	297	12	0	49	61
2	Jordyn Poulter	07/31/97	188	77	306	295	0	0	6	6
9	Madison Kingdon Rishel	04/20/93	183	78	307	298	0	0	42	42
11	Andrea Drews	12/25/93	191	77	316	312	0	0	41	41
12	Jordan Thompson	05/05/97	193	70	320	314	0	0	0	0
13	Sarah Wilhite	07/30/95	185	75	305	300	12	0	34	46
17	Megan Courtney	10/27/93	185	61	314	300	12	0	38	50
19	Hannah Tapp	06/21/95	191	77	297	290	0	0	12	12
20	Dana Rettke	01/21/99	203	80	315	308	0	0	0	0
21	Simone Lee	10/07/96	186	70	310	305	0	0	10	10
22	Haleigh Washington	09/22/95	190	82	307	295	0	0	6	6
24	Chiaka Ogbogu	04/15/95	188	73	318	307	0	0	10	10
27	Mary Lake	09/16/98	170	63	263	257	0	0	0	0
	AVERAGES	23.6  Yrs	187.15	73.77	306.38	298.31	2.77	0	19.08	21.85

SERBIA

N°	NAME	DOB	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	SPIKE	BLOCK	WORLD CH.	OLYMPICS	OTHER	TOTAL
1	Bianka Busa	07/25/94	187	74	312	298	13	8	74	95
2	Katarina Lazovic	09/12/99	182	65	290	277	0	0	28	28
4	Emilija Antanasijevic	08/10/94	180	72	290	275	0	0	4	4
5	Mina Popovic	09/16/94	187	73	315	305	8	8	60	76
6	Maja Savic	08/14/93	189	70	305	295	0	0	66	66
8	Sladjana Mirkovic	10/08/95	185	78	293	283	0	0	83	83
12	Teodora Pusic	03/12/93	170	58	270	260	13	0	28	41
13	Ana Bjelica C	04/03/92	190	78	310	305	13	0	106	119
14	Maja Aleksic	06/06/97	188	72	302	289	21	0	53	74
20	Jelena Blagojevic	12/01/88	181	67	302	284	0	0	70	70
21	Jovana Kocic	02/24/98	190	85	290	285	0	0	25	25
22	Sara Lozo	04/29/97	186	61	295	290	0	0	42	42
29	Milica Kubura	03/20/95	192	77	297	280	0	0	23	23
32	Bojana Gocanin	10/29/02	179	66	286	276	0	0	0	0
	AVERAGES	23.81 Yrs	184.71	71.14	296.93	285.86	4.86	1.14	47.29	53.29

[joetrinsey]

Just an FYI... I wouldn't read anything into listed spike or block touch numbers. They are just numbers on a form and probably aren't based on any sort of up-to-date testing.