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Prosper and Sachse 2024 stars are headed to Europe with Team USA as part of the FIVBA Girls U19 World Championships in early August. Ayden Ames (Prosper 2024 outside) and Favor Anyanwu (Sachse 2024 middle) are two of 12 players selected to the team that will compete from Aug. 1-11 in Osijek, Croatia, and Szeged, Hungary.
Both Ames and Anyanwu are entering their senior years of high school. Becca Kelley, who graduated from Rockwall in the spring and is at Oregon, is also on the team.
Ames is committed to Nebraska and was voted District 5-6A Hitter of the Year last season. Anyanwu is committed to USC and was 9-6A Offensive MVP.
According to USA Volleyball, the team has been training at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs since July 22 and will leave for Europe on Saturday.
Jamie Morrison is head coach. He coached the 2022 team to the Pan American Cup win, will serve as the team’s head coach. He will be assisted by Michelle Chatman Smith and Maggie Eppright.
The U.S. Girls U18 Team (coached by Morrison) took bronze at the last World Championship in 2021 (the FIVB raised the age to U19 the following year), beating Serbia in the third-place match. U.S. teams won gold at the 2019 World Championship and silver in 2015.
There are 24 teams from around the world competing at the World Championship. The U.S. Girls U19 Team will open the World Championship with a match against Korea in Osijek, Croatia. They will go on to play Japan, Mexico, Poland and Serbia.
Ames, standing 6-foot-4, helped Prosper to the Class 6A Region 1 final last season. She posted 564 kills, 0.315 hitting, 256 digs and 97 blocks. During the past two seasons, she has 1,019 kills and 147 blocks. She was predicted as 5-6A MVP this season as well as first team All-DFW by GM Sports Media.
Anyanwu had over 400 kills and 100 blocks as Sachse won district and reached the regional quarterfinals. She was also predicted as first team All-DFW by GM Sports Media. Kelley was All-American and 10-6A MVP after helping Rockwall to the fourth round. She had 508 kills (5.7 kills per set) and 263 digs. Kelley was named to the Dallas Morning News All Area team.
Macaria Spears from Prestonwood is listed as an alternate. She is GM Sports Media Preseason All-DFW MVP after leading the Lions to the TAPPS 6A state title and winning Gatorade Texas POTY.
2 Jaela Auguste (MB, 6-2, 2006, Spring, Texas, Grand Oaks HS, Lone Star)
3 Charlie Fuerbringer (S, 5-11, 2006, Hermosa Beach, Calif., Mira Costa HS, Southern California)
4 Ayden Ames (MB, 6-4, 2006, Prosper, Texas, Prosper HS, North Texas)
5 Favor Anyanwu (MB, 6-2, 2006, Rowlett, Texas, Sachse HS, North Texas)
6 Campbell Flynn (S, 6-3, 2006, Rochester Hills, Mich., Mercy HS, Lakeshore)
9 Ava Falduto (L, 5-7, 2006, Elmhurst, Ill., IC Catholic Prep, Great Lakes)
11 Becca Kelley (OH, 6-3, 2005, Rockwall, Texas, University of Oregon, North Texas)
12 Olivia Mauch (L, 5-6, 2005, Bennington, Neb., Bennington HS, Great Plains)
13C Emerson Sellman (OH, 6-4, 2005, Burtonsville, Md., The Academy of the Holy Cross, Chesapeake)
15 Abigail Mullen (Opp, 6-3, 2006, Kansas City, Mo., Liberty HS, Heart of America)
17 Teraya Sigler (OH, 6-2, 2006, Horizon HS, Scottsdale, Ariz., Arizona)
19 Abby Vander Wal (OH, 6-3, 2006, Elmhurst, Ill., Timothy Christian HS, Great Lakes)
Head Coach: Jamie Morrison
Assistant Coach: Michelle Chatman Smith
Assistant Coach: Maggie Eppright
Performance Analyst: Kyle Thompson
ATC: Chris Cornell
Team Lead: Jon Wong
Alternates
1 Lizzy Andrew (MB, 6-5, 2005, Ridgefield, Wash., Ridgefield HS, Columbia Empire)
7 Carly Gilk (OPP, 6-2, 2006, Brooklyn Park, Minn., Champlin Park HS, North Country)
8 Kaci Demaria (OH, 6-4, 2007, San Pedro, Calif., Palos Verdes HS, Southern California)
10 Noemie Glover (Opp, 6-2, 2005, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., University of Oregon, Southern California)
14 Skyler Pierce (OH, 6-2, 2005, Lenexa, Kan., Olathe Northwest HS, Heart of America)
16 Cari Spears (OH, 6-3, 2007, Dallas, Texas, Prestonwood Christian Academy, North Texas)
18 Izzy Starck (S, 6-1, 2006, Melbourne, Fla., Viera HS, Rocky Mountain)
U.S. Schedule for the 2023 FIVB Girls U19 World Championship
Matches will be shown on the Volleyball World YouTube channel
All times PDT
Aug. 1: at 6 a.m. USA vs Korea
Aug. 2: at 6 a.m. USA vs Japan
Aug. 3: at 6 a.m. USA vs Mexico
Aug. 5: at 12 p.m. USA vs Poland
Aug. 6: at 8 a.m. USA vs Serbia
Aug. 7: Round of 16 and classification matches
Aug. 9: Quarterfinals and classification matches
Aug. 10: Semifinals and classification matches
Aug. 11: Finals
