USA Falls to Germany 3-0 in World Grand Prix Opener

The USA suffered a disappointing 3-0 loss to Germany in its opening match of the FIVB World Grand Prix.

Former Penn State All Americans Nicole Fawcett and Christa Harmotto started all three games, with Fawcett leading the team with 11 points and Harmotto chipping in with five. Here’s the match write-up from USAVolleyball.org.

A video of the match is available on Universal Sports.

The Final Stats are available from the FIVB web site, which listed the following USA players for the match:

1 Fawcett Nicole – – – –
4 C McGinnis Angela – – – –
6 Davis Nicole – – – –
7 Pressey Angela – – – –
8 Barboza Cynthia – – – –
9 Crimes Alexis – – – –
10 Richards Kristin – – – –
11 Larson Jordan – – – –
14 Hughes Heather – – – –
15 Thompson Courtney – – – –
16 Harmotto Christa – – – –
18 Akinradewo Foluke

On Saturday, the USA will face off against Puerto Rico, which lost its first match 3-0 to Brazil.