WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Three Purdue volleyball alumnae: Danielle Cuttino, Annie Drews and Ashley Evans were selected to the preliminary U.S. National Team roster, announced by USA Volleyball.
All three Boilermakers have experience representing the U.S., with Cuttino and Evans competing in previous VNLs and Drews a key member of the team that won gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The long-list roster, comprised of 30 players, will be narrowed to 14 to represent the United States at the Volleyball Nations League, which is the world's premier annual international indoor volleyball tournament. The top 16 teams in the world play four matches a week for three week of preliminary competition. The top eight teams at the end of the preliminaries will continue on to the Final Round.
Competition will span across four countries, beginning in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (May 15-19), Arlington, Texas (May 28-June 2), Fukuoka, Japan (June 11-16), with the Final Round scheduled for June 20-23 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Purdue is joined by Nebraska (3), Penn State (4), Stanford (4) and Texas (5) as the only programs with at least three alums represented.
The U.S. Women rank No. 2 in the world and are the reigning Olympic champions.
Week 1 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 15 at 1:30 p.m. USA vs Thailand
May 16 at 1:30 p.m. USA vs China
May 17 at 5 p.m. USA vs Brazil
May 19 at 10 a.m. USA vs Dominican Republic
Week 2 in Arlington, Texas
May 28 at 5:30 p.m. USA vs Canada
May 31 at 6 p.m. USA vs Bulgaria
June 1 at 2:30 p.m. USA vs Poland
June 2 at 1 p.m. USA vs Türkiye
Week 3 in Fukuoka, Japan
June 10 at 11:30 p.m. USA vs France
June 12 at 8 p.m. USA vs Netherlands
June 14 at 11:30 p.m. USA vs Italy
June 16 at 2:45 a.m. USA vs Japan
Final Round: June 20-23 in Bangkok, Thailand.
All three Boilermakers have experience representing the U.S., with Cuttino and Evans competing in previous VNLs and Drews a key member of the team that won gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The long-list roster, comprised of 30 players, will be narrowed to 14 to represent the United States at the Volleyball Nations League, which is the world's premier annual international indoor volleyball tournament. The top 16 teams in the world play four matches a week for three week of preliminary competition. The top eight teams at the end of the preliminaries will continue on to the Final Round.
Competition will span across four countries, beginning in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (May 15-19), Arlington, Texas (May 28-June 2), Fukuoka, Japan (June 11-16), with the Final Round scheduled for June 20-23 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Purdue is joined by Nebraska (3), Penn State (4), Stanford (4) and Texas (5) as the only programs with at least three alums represented.
The U.S. Women rank No. 2 in the world and are the reigning Olympic champions.
Week 1 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 15 at 1:30 p.m. USA vs Thailand
May 16 at 1:30 p.m. USA vs China
May 17 at 5 p.m. USA vs Brazil
May 19 at 10 a.m. USA vs Dominican Republic
Week 2 in Arlington, Texas
May 28 at 5:30 p.m. USA vs Canada
May 31 at 6 p.m. USA vs Bulgaria
June 1 at 2:30 p.m. USA vs Poland
June 2 at 1 p.m. USA vs Türkiye
Week 3 in Fukuoka, Japan
June 10 at 11:30 p.m. USA vs France
June 12 at 8 p.m. USA vs Netherlands
June 14 at 11:30 p.m. USA vs Italy
June 16 at 2:45 a.m. USA vs Japan
Final Round: June 20-23 in Bangkok, Thailand.