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.
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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.Â
While in Brazil the teams will experience educational, cultural and social aspects of Brazilian life through city, school and sports club visits. Â 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. Â
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
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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       Â
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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
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USA D2 BLACK Volleyball Coach
Head Volleyball Coach                                       Jennifer King                        Nova Southeastern University