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Cook, Kinney and Taylor Set for U19 Team Competition Tomorrow
7/1/2025 1:18:00 PM | Volleyball
The team will play five pool play matches from July 2-7
Osijek, Croatia -- Minnesota head coach Keegan Cook will lead Team USA at the 2025 FIVB Girls U19 World Championships, set to take place from July 2-13 in Osijek, Croatia, and Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia. The 12-athlete team features two Golden Gophers, freshmen Kelly Kinney (West Palm Beach, Fla.) and Jordan Taylor (Houston, Texas).
The U.S. will begin competition tomorrow in Pool C alongside teams from Türkiye, Bulgaria, Poland, Peru and Spain. They'll partake in five group play matches from July 2-7 before the knockout stage begins on July 8 in Serbia. The knockout stage will consist of four rounds (16 teams). Matches can be watched live on the Volleyball World YouTube page.
Pool Play Schedule:
Wednesday, July 2:
USA vs. Spain, 2:15 p.m. CT
Thursday, July 3:
USA vs. Peru, 2:15 p.m. CT
Friday, July 4:
USA vs. Spain, 2:15 p.m. CT
Sunday, July 6:
USA vs. Bulgaria, 2:15 p.m. CT
Monday, July 7:
USA vs. Türkiye, 2:15 p.m. CT
2025 U19 National Team Roster for World Championship
(Name, Pos., Birth Year, Height, Hometown, School, Region)
3 Jordan Taylor (MB, 6-5, 2007, Houston, Texas, University of Minnesota, Lone Star)
5 Lily Hayes (L, 5-9, 2007, Tampa, Fla., Berkeley Prep HS, Florida)
6 Suli Davis (OH, 6-1, 2007, Euless, Texas, Brigham Young University, North Texas)
8 Abbey Emch (MB, 6-3, 2007, New Waterford, Ohio, University of Pittsburgh, Ohio Valley)
10 Isabelle Hoppe (S, 5-8, 2008, Gibsonia, Pa., Pine Richland HS, Ohio Valley)
11 Kelly Kinney (OH/OPP, 6-2, 2007, West Palm Beach, Fla., The Kings Academy, Florida)
12 Genevieve Harris (S, 5-11, 2007, Raleigh, N.C, Cardinal Gibbons HS, Carolina)
13 Gabrielle Nichols (MB, 6-3, 2007, Winston Salem, N.C., Penn State University, Carolina)
16 Cari Spears (OH, 6-3, 2007, Dallas, Texas, University of Texas, North Texas)
17 Lameen Mambu (OH, 6-0, 2007, Chantilly, Va., Georgia Tech, Chesapeake)
19 Henley Anderson (OPP/OH, 6-3, 2007, Dripping Springs, Texas, Dripping Springs HS, Lone Star)
20 Devyn Wiest (OH, 6-3, 2007, Peoria, Ariz., University of Utah, Arizona)
Coaches
Head Coach: Keegan Cook (Minnesota)
Assistant Coach: Alyssa D'Errico (Utah)
Assistant Coach: April Sanchez (New Mexico)
Performance Analyst: Jon Wong (Florida State)
ATC: Cherryl Bueno (Coast to Coast AthletiCare)
Team Lead: Courtney Smith (NTDP)