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Gianni heads to Canada with Team USA
9/19/2023 2:46:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
GCU senior returns for 3rd stint with the U.S. NORCECA roster
Grand Canyon senior Camden Gianni is back in the red, white and blue for the second time this year, representing Team USA at the NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six in Edmonton, Alberta.
Gianni returned to the NORCECA roster after competing with the team in Guadalajara, Mexico, at the Pan American Cup in August. With Team USA finishing fifth in that competition, it joins Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Puerto Rico this week in Edmonton.
Cuba is the Men's Final Six champion while Mexico won the first edition in 2021. In both editions, Canada has finished second and the United States took third.
Gianni became the first Lope to land on a USA Volleyball senior roster in 2021, when he competed at the NORCECA Continental Championship and helped Team USA to a fifth-place finish. He made a splash against Guatemala, recording a tournament-high 28 points on 25 kills with a .545 hitting percentage.
Gianni is one of eight players from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation competing with Team USA this week.
Gianni returned to the NORCECA roster after competing with the team in Guadalajara, Mexico, at the Pan American Cup in August. With Team USA finishing fifth in that competition, it joins Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Puerto Rico this week in Edmonton.
Gianni, playing opposite, hit. 514 and posted a match-best 18 points on 15 kills and three on Tuesday, when the U.S. defeated Dominican Republic 25-17, 25-9, 25-19, in its tournament opener. The U.S. will play Mexico on Wednesday.
The round-robin preliminary round runs from Tuesday to Saturday. The top two teams will compete for the gold medal on Sunday, when there will also be bronze-medal and fifth-place matches.Cuba is the Men's Final Six champion while Mexico won the first edition in 2021. In both editions, Canada has finished second and the United States took third.
Gianni became the first Lope to land on a USA Volleyball senior roster in 2021, when he competed at the NORCECA Continental Championship and helped Team USA to a fifth-place finish. He made a splash against Guatemala, recording a tournament-high 28 points on 25 kills with a .545 hitting percentage.
Gianni is one of eight players from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation competing with Team USA this week.
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