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Coach Boren and USA Deaf National Team bring home the bronze

The United States Deaf National Volleyball team traveled to Buenos
Aires, Argentina to compete in the first-ever World Deaf Volleyball
Championships.

Gallaudet Volleyball Head Coach Lynn Ray Boren also serves as the Head
Coach of the U.S. Deaf National Volleyball team

Several Bison current and former student-athletes represent the Buff
and Blue as well as the Stars and Stripes: Krystle Berrigan, Kristina
Burke, Tamijo Foronda, Justine Jeter, Amanda Krieger, Shana Lehmann,
Ludmila Mounty-Weinstock, Micaela Paulone, Pia Marie Paulone, Katelyn
Reese, Charity Sanders and Valerie
Trofimenkoff

The team opened play in Round 1 against Japan, losing 3-2. The Stars
and Stripes then worked their way around the tournament, beating
Taipei 3-0, losing to Ukraine 3-2, beating Russia 3-0, winning over
Argentina 3-1 in the quarterfinals before losing again to Ukraine 3-1
in the semifinals, securing the third-place finish.

Former Bison standout Valerie Trofimenkoff was ranked the best overall
scorer, beating out Rie Azumi of Japan and Irina Miroshnikova of
Ukraine.

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Michel <yard22192@yahoo.com> writes:

> [http://www.deaflympics.com/]
>
> Coach Boren and USA Deaf National Team bring home the bronze
>
> The United States Deaf National Volleyball team traveled to Buenos
> Aires, Argentina to compete in the first-ever World Deaf Volleyball
> Championships.
>
> Gallaudet Volleyball Head Coach Lynn Ray Boren also serves as the Head
> Coach of the U.S. Deaf National Volleyball team
>
> Several Bison current and former student-athletes represent the Buff
> and Blue as well as the Stars and Stripes: Krystle Berrigan, Kristina
> Burke, Tamijo Foronda, Justine Jeter, Amanda Krieger, Shana Lehmann,
> Ludmila Mounty-Weinstock, Micaela Paulone, Pia Marie Paulone, Katelyn
> Reese, Charity Sanders and Valerie
> Trofimenkoff
>
> The team opened play in Round 1 against Japan, losing 3-2. The Stars
> and Stripes then worked their way around the tournament, beating
> Taipei 3-0, losing to Ukraine 3-2, beating Russia 3-0, winning over
> Argentina 3-1 in the quarterfinals before losing again to Ukraine 3-1
> in the semifinals, securing the third-place finish.
>
> Former Bison standout Valerie Trofimenkoff was ranked the best overall
> scorer, beating out Rie Azumi of Japan and Irina Miroshnikova of
> Ukraine.


Congrats to the team! Thanks for posting--I wasn't aware of the
games, but have officiated one of the deaf national teams in teh
past, I believe.

Best Regards,
--
Todd Haverkos tdh@vbref.org
http://www.vbref.org/