Huskers at the U20 World Championship

Three Husker freshmen – Ally Batenhorst, Lindsay Krause and Lexi Rodriguez – are among the 12 members of Team USA competing at the FIVB U20 World Championship in Europe this month.

Round-robin pool play will unfold over the first three days of competition from July 9 through July 11. The United States’ pool includes Turkey, Russia and Thailand. 

The pool winners and the pool runners-up will continue in two new pools to be played in the Netherlands while the remaining eight teams form two pools in Belgium. The matches in the four second-round groups will take place July 13-15. The pool standings will determine in which semifinals the teams will compete. 

The grand final will take place July 18. On the same day, the bronze medal match and all the other classification matches will be played to determine the final standings. 

This page will be updated with results, a brief recap and live streaming links each day Team USA plays.

USA 3, Russia 1 (July 9)

(25-20, 23-25, 25-14, 25-17)

All three Huskers played key roles in the Team USA four-set victory, with Batenhorst (outside hitter) and Rodriguez (libero) each earning the start. Batenhorst led the Americans with 16 kills, committing only three errors on 37 swings to post a .351 attack percentage. Krause had two kills on eight error-free swings, and she also recorded a pair of blocks. Rodriguez served as the Team USA libero for the entire match.

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Upcoming Team USA Schedule at FIVB U20 World Championship

Saturday, July 10 vs. Thailand, 8:30 a.m. (Central)   LIVE STREAM

Sunday, July 11 vs. Turkey, 11:30 a.m. (Central)

Monday, July 12 vs. TBA (Preliminary Round)

Tuesday, July 13 vs. TBA (Preliminary Round)

Wednesday, July 14 vs. TBA (Preliminary Round)

Friday, July 16 vs. TBA (Final Round)

Saturday, July 17 vs. TBA (Final Round)