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(Original Release)HUAIAN CITY, China - Two of the Ducks' top volleyball players look forward to opening play with the Pac-12 All-Star Team in its tour of China on Wednesday, June 19.
Senior setter and junior outside hitter are among 13 players from around the league that will compete in six matches against various Chinese teams.
In addition to the competition, the team has the opportunity to visit some of China s most prominent landmarks and cities.The Pac-12 Conference announced the 12-player team in April, and recently added California s Alyssa Jensen, a high school All-America setter who will be a freshman this fall.The all-star team convened in Los Angeles last Friday, then departed for China on Saturday evening. After arriving in Shanghai Monday, the Pac-12 delegation toured the famous city then headed to Huaian City for several days.Wednesday night's opening match will be against Jeijang. On Thursday the squad faces the Jeijang Junior Team for a scrimmage and the Jingsu club in a scored match.
A four-team tournament follows June 23-25 at the Beijing University Students Gymnasium.
Some of the matches will be shown on the Pac-12 Networks, and more information on air times as well as daily trip is available at the www.pac-12.com website and via twitter at @pac12.In between games and practices, the Pac-12 All-Star Team will visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. The tour wraps up on Thursday, June 27, with the team returning to Los Angeles on Friday, June 28.The Pac-12 has a storied history in women s volleyball with 14 NCAA titles, the most of any Conference. This success extends across the Conference with seven different Pac-12 teams advancing to the national semifinals since 2001.
The Pac-12 also features the nation s best players with the AVCA National Player of the Year coming from the Pac-12 in each of the last three years.The student-athletes on the tour represent Pac-12 teams that distinguished the Conference during the 2012 season with seven NCAA Tournament bids, tied for the most of any conference in the country.
Last December, Oregon advanced to the national championship game to mark the third-straight year a league squad has played in the final match, and five Pac-12 teams finished the season ranked in the top 15 of the AVCA National Coaches poll.This summer s All-Star Team was selected by the coaching staff and Pac-12 liaison and includes two setters, one libero, three middle blockers, and six outside hitters from Pac-12 teams.
The squad features some of the top talent in the country and the Conference. Five were voted All-Pac-12 in 2012, including UO's Brenner and Plum (the Pac-12 Setter of the Year) and USC s Natalie Hagglund (a two-time Pac-12 Libero of the Year).
In total, 11 of the 12 universities in the Conference are represented. The team includes two freshmen, five sophomores, four juniors and one senior.
2013 Pac-12 Volleyball All-Star Team RosterName College Year in School* Height PositionInky Ajanaku Stanford Freshman 6-3/190 cm Middle BlockerLiz Brenner Oregon Sophomore 6-1/185 cm Outside HitterHayley Crone USC Sophomore 5-9/175 cm SetterShelby Dalton Utah Sophomore 6-1/185 cm Outside HitterKelcey Dunaway Washington Senior 6-2/188 <a href=http://www.agoshow.net/Angeles-48-Hunter-red-2010-All-Star-Jerseys-35/>Angeles 48 Hunter red 2010 All Star Jerseys</a> cm Middle BlockerMacey Gardner Arizona State Freshman 6-0/182 cm Outside HitterMarcelina Glab Washington State Junior 6-2/188 cm Middle BlockerNatalie Hagglund USC Junior 5-9/180 cm LiberoAlyssa Jensen^ California Freshman 5-11/180 cm SetterMadi Kingdon Arizona Sophomore 6-1/185 cm Outside HitterArica Nassar Oregon State Sophomore 6-1/185 cm Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker Oregon Junior 5-5/175 cm SetterKelly Reeves UCLA Junior 6-0/182 cm Outside HitterHead Coach: Mick Haley, USCAssistant Coaches: Jen Greeny, Washington State; Beth Launiere, Utah* Year in school <a href=http://www.agoshow.net/Mets-7-Jose-Reyes-blue-2010-All-Star-Jerseys-41/>Mets 7 Jose Reyes blue 2010 All Star Jerseys</a> based on 2012-13 academic year.^ Will be a freshman at Cal in the Fall of 2013.
Match Info in China:Huaian City: Huaian StadiumJune 19 5 p.m. - Jejiang vs. Pac-12 All StarJune 20 4 p.m. - Jejiang Junior Team vs. Pac-12 All Star (Scrimmage)June 21 7:30 p.m. - Jingsu vs. Pac-12 All-StarBeijing: Beijing University Students GymnasiumJune 23 7:30 p.m. - Tianjin vs. Pac-12 All-StarJune 24 7:30 p.m. - August 1st vs. Pac-12 All-Star TeamJune 25 5pm/7:30 p.m. - TBD
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