University of Minnesota Duluth junior middle blocker Allison Olley has been selected as a member of the USA Division II Volleyball Teams.  Olley put together an outstanding season at UMD last fall, finishing with 256 kills and a team-leading 110 blocks, aiding the team to a 25-5 (17-3 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) record and an NCAA II Tournament appearance.

The USA D2 Volleyball Teams are invited NCAA Division II women's players from 15 different schools around the country.
 
The USA D2 volleyball tour will run from May 29 through June 7. The teams will begin with orientation in Orlando, Florida on May 29 before the team departs for Sao Paulo, Brazil that evening. The teams will practice on May 30 in the city of Jundiai, before matches on May 31 and June 1 versus one professional team and one club team.  The teams will then travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 2.  In Rio, the teams will be a part of an "International Challenge" on Sunday, June 4, which consists of two matches against club teams from the city of Rio de Janeiro. The two USA D2 Volleyball teams will be competing against top U22, Adult and professional club teams from the States of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro on this tour. 

While in Brazil the teams will experience educational, cultural and social aspects of Brazilian life through city, school and sports club visits.  While in Rio the team will be staying on the famous Copacabana Beach and touring the Christ the Redeemer Statue and Sugar Loaf Mountain, two of the most recognizable landmarks in the world.  

USA D2 RED Volleyball Team
Maggie Billingsley                                                      Notre Dame de Namur University
Lexie Bradley                                                             University of North Alabama
Elizabeth Dowd                                                          Shorter University
MacKenzie Edwards                                                  Colorado Mesa University
Miranda Foster                                                           Northwest Missouri State University
Mackenzie Puckett                                                     University of Nebraska-Kearney
Briana Sandifer                                                          University of West Alabama
Lindsey Smith                                                            University of Nebraska-Kearney
Tara Ziegelbein                                                          University of Nebraska-Kearney
 
USA D2 RED Volleyball Coach
Head Volleyball Coach                                             Stephanie Radecki               University of North Alabama
Assistant Coach                                                       Jennifer McCall                     University of North Alabama
Assistant Coach                                                       Haley Marett                         University of North Alabama        
 
USA D2 BLACK Volleyball Team
Sam Blasko                                                                 Nova Southeastern University
Erin Braun                                                                   University of Alaska-Anchorage
Kori Bullard                                                                 Ouachita Baptist University
Bri Civiero                                                                   Rollins College
Morgan Hooe                                                              University of Alaska-Anchorage
Katrina Janssen                                                          Caldwell University
Shannon McDonough                                                 Rollins College
Allison Olley                                                              University of Minnesota-Duluth
Cathy Scaniffe                                                            King University
Kaitlyn Sibson                                                             Eckerd College
 
USA D2 BLACK Volleyball Coach
Head Volleyball Coach                                        Jennifer King                         Nova Southeastern University