The national volleyball teams from the United States and the Dominican Republic initiate today a series of five games at the volleyball pavilion of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. The Dominican team is ranked 15th in the world, the U.S. team is 9th. Stars of the U.S. team are Allison Weston, Salima Davidson and Karrie Downey, world ranked. Mick Halley is the team’s coach. The U.S. team is preparing for the eliminatory round on 28 January in San Antonio, Texas, against Puerto Rico, Mexico and Trinidad Tobago, as they move on to the World Volleyball Games in Japan this August. On the 19th of February, the D.R. will match the second place winner of that event. The Dominican team will train alongside the U.S. team. The Dominican team won against the Canadian selection in the pre-world games held here last November.
