France vs USA | Women's VNL 2025

And here we go. We are underway. And the blocking of Butler and the US starts the show. Has she ever been piling up the points? USA scrambling here. Rodriguez is just going to bump this over on a free ball, a chance for France to take the lead. And Jaya in her comfortable spot from her opposite position, nails it. And Jaya has been so impressive for this France team. How would Jenny's serve at Franklin? She's going to get a swing. Nice pickup. France starting well. Kazut, blocked, recycled by the French team. Middle attack. Fongadou. They come again and USA scrambles to get it over Butler. Here comes Kazut off hands, picked up by Rodriguez. Nice touch by Skinner. Another chance for France to attack. And that's going to score. And Jaya just slipping it over the block. Up front. There's Madison Skinner and USA really wants to get that BIC attack going. Yeah. It's a focal point of USA's offense to get that quick attack through. Is that correct? Yeah. Skinner actually played outside during week one, but she's played opposite most of her career, which she did this last season professionally. Kind of moved her around at the end of her career at Texas as well, but normally an outside there. Both teams scrambling here and it finishes with Butler, who's maybe... And outside comes into the game in the front row. Kazut from the right side. The back row attack from the Americans kept alive by France. Free ball though, USA. All the options. They go with the right hand touch there from Lednicki. Now she goes lefty. Now she scores the point. Great week. I know they had a lot of fans and people in the broadcast booth oohing and aahing through the week. Now she's going to step in and take the set here. And Jaya with another beautiful point. After a beautiful set from Gellant keeping this ball. Skinner. So both teams going to their opposites on a frequent basis and it's paying off. Only her third game. How a Jenny and somehow that one falls in the hole is this own overpass. Good job by USA up at the net. I love when setters win a joust because it just fuels your team. It's always like. Tunes are cranking at the Belgrade arena and Jaya recycled by France. They come again with her a little further off the net and she scores. Standing right there in behind her coach. Big swing from Skinner out of the back row. My goodness on that Bic attack. Sarah Franklin working on a five point game of her own is USA is really spreading the offense around and Jaya though continues to lead everyone. 20 serving 18. The push again and Skinner fooled Gellant the libero big time. Skinner is doing so well with these off-feats because we've seen a few. Outside hitter in the Brazilian Super League puts a good serve in but it's right on the head of the setter and France attacks through the middle and Silvas and scores and we're tied. Perfectly executed by France. So USA with set point France trying to get the side out again and Jaya's missed this. There's no touch and the set is over. Two sets to nothing. How a Jenny's serve taken by Franklin. USA passing's been good here. That hasn't been the problem. They come again. And could dig from Denard Silos. This is going to be another free ball. USA gets to come again. A third time in this rally. Franklin picked up by Denard Silos. Can Njayi finish it? Yes, she can. Puts it over the block. Now when Jenny's moved herself all the way across the floor. Eggleston stopped by the monster block of Fung Adu and Njayi together. What a read up. Fairbanks delivers to Eggleston. All the way over it goes though. Another set up for Eggleston. France has it again. Now they come in system with Kazut. Back row. And she squeaks it onto the floor. Crafty play from the captain flying through the back row. Timing a little bit off. A run. Let's see if they can do it here. Taken well overhand by Kazut. Now with Jenny blocked. And Dana Redke's fired up now. Good. Amanda Silvas. Here's Skinner and Fung Adu is all over that. Huge read from Fung Adu up front. Knowing that it's a point for France, a big one if they can get to 20 soon. And Njayi, she gets shut down. Dana Redke all over that. U.S. isn't out of this set so far. Now down just five, but they're gonna. They might have got a little nervous. The jump set. Redke delivers on the slide play big time. Nobody there really. That slide play was so. Team really feeling the vibe. USA trying to create their own vibe, but it's popped up by France. A chance to try to get set point with Howa Jenny picked up by Eggleston off the block. And now Skinner. France has got that. Howa Jenny. What a cross court angle. Set point France. Fung Adu's serve again. USA's passing solid. And that allows that, which sort of like the first couple of sets Eric Sullivan said it maybe wasn't pretty, but we found a way. And Njayi, back row attack. Thing of beauty. She's got 23 points. Rodriguez lays out to take it. Here's Skinner climbs the ladder and hammers it to the corner. Redke's serve taken by Jelan. Kazut. Oh, my. How pretty is that? That's experience playing out. Alana Kazut, one of the most. Hogan Eggleston could pick up from Jelan. Howa Jenny cross court. Rodriguez under it perfectly. Franklin. France has it. Here's the back row attack. And Redke reads it like a book. Redke shutting it down on France's side. Great wrap around this block every time. So Njayi is back in the game and doing. Hoping for great action. Tight, sad, too tight over Fung Adu pops it down. It's a one point game. Jenny sending it deep. Rodriguez up. Franklin, the two handed push. The setter, the libero does the setting. Rodriguez lays out to make the play. Skinner trying to finish and get shut down. And France leads it. Breon Butler's serve goes at the newcomer, Giardino. Here's Kazut. Takes something off it. Fakes that she's going hard for France. Game tied at three. Redke slide play, as predicted. And France trying to save this. Howa Jenny. Referee says play on. And again, the third time Redke finally scores on that one. Are you kidding me on the foot save? I mean, check out this hustle play. Kahana Torres' serve taken by Gellant. N'Diaye, they're going right back to their star, but it's dug up by the U.S. Franklin picked up by Kazut. Here's Howa Jenny. She's done it again from that wicked angle. Staying in at setter for France. Picks this one up. Sends it to N'Diaye, who gets shut down by Butler and Skinner. Big read from Butler. Serve forces them out of system. Six foot. Yeah, eight. Oh, it's an ace. Kazut, the captain. 12-12. My goodness gracious. Here she comes, the 28 year old from Utah. Howa Jenny. Wow. What a dig. What a dig. And it's in. And it's match point, USA. France gets caught sitting on its heels. Whatever you can do to get it done, it doesn't matter. What an up from Logan. Jones-Perry serving. Tough one. Pushed over on the setter play. Here's a chance for the U.S. Franklin down the line. She's done it. What a finish. Sarah Franklin wins it for USA, 15-13 in the...