USA vs Slovenia Women s World Championship 2025

Women's World Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima, something like 160 miles northeast of Bangkok, the capital. First hit there, a nice pick up by Lil Rodriguez. Alexey Rodriguez working hard. Poulter spreads it wide and then Avery Skinner tries to put it to ground. Yet to make it work so her sister goes for it and if one Skinner doesn't succeed there's always another and Maddie top scorer in the European Golden League for Slovenia. Iva Zatkovic, that's a hit with a real pelt by Panisic the captain for Slovenia but the USA still very much in contention but not now because cross court the ball lands in play. Well fair play to the US for keeping that. Franklin watches that carefully. That was just sheer power, wonderful athleticism from Avery Skinner. I mean we've seen her capable of this before but 98 kilometers. 26 years old but not tall enough to get down there in time. He's had a number of serious injuries he was telling me but never that Wow that's not going to help his recovery. Iva Zatkovic, setter just floats it straight through. That's going deep but Norbert Fiop is a good pass. Poulter spreads it to Franklin and then it drops. Sting taken off it by the block. There's Djuric picked out straight away. Almost going for short, that's there by Municic. Skinner going for the tip. Beautifully picked up and Mrekka hits the floor. When you and I were in Slovenia for the Volleyball Nations League recently they're all saying that the big development is in women's volleyball there. They are the coming force. I love it. The men have achieved so much and the women are trying to do likewise and it's still continuing. What a great rally that was but Jordan Poulter and then Oboglu puts it in. It's cracked over almost. Well played by Dana Rettke to keep that in play and that's a lovely dig too. Here comes trouble for the United States of America. Here comes Silla. I mean start to finish you're on the edge of your seat watching that point. The serve barely making it over. The USA there to close this out. That's a good serve. Block is there. Oh yes. Arrowed by Samedi. First time she touches the ball. Again Silla just is able to get up and then just apply such force and direction. From 4-2 down they're now 4-0. Good recovery by the United States. Yeah unlucky. Left arm nice and high. Zadkiewicz runs across and now is ready. Here she comes in that position to the opposite slot. Right hand side of the court. Madison Skinner. Her opposite. Opposite. That's very close for Laura Fiot. Oh wonderfully. Not the tallest of players. Important. Quick dig by Madison Skinner. Poulter. Rodriguez. This has got to go a free ball out of system for the United States but can Slovenia take advantage? Not so far and then Skinner arrives from the backcourt. In the world United States are ranked 7. Currently it's 12-8. Make that 13-8. How about that for improvisation though? On CBS you will be heartened to know that the United States took the first set but at the moment that point there that setter's dump is pretty much the way this second's going. Slovenia 59 in front. Just missed the court. You've got to take those chances particularly when you're training like this. What a dig. Pavlovic Mori set a dump but a setter realized on the other side what was coming and then from one Olympian to another. Bang. Point taken and there needs to be three more to draw level. Instantly. Well. Just like they drew it up. I mean well it's well but you we've all seen on court. Argentina against Czechia. Just extraordinary play and that's another wonder block. Just inspirational by Slovenia. Franti gave that everything. Living up to a name. More compact. A lot of age group teams. Players will stick together. Play together throughout their lives. That's a great block. Franti unleashes but what a great block. E-play the other days in the six days of competition in Nakhon Rakhoshina. Good block by Diana Retka. Stood firm. Has a sense of determination. She so many of the nearest player. Avery Skinner. Not too much wrong with that but it didn't go to ground. That's the key. Franti will try and Franti will score. Franti yet to come straight back over and Niko Milotic. We've seen them miss but the moment she is very much on song. That's not the most astute pass by Tsyla and that's perfect and they were always struggling. The serve reception was not good and the United States taking advantage and that's what they have to keep doing for the rest of this set. Juric, Tsyla. Double block there. Big hit. You can almost you feel the Americans could line up six players somehow in America to strike back for their cause. Slovenia having done so well in set two need to keep it together and try and use that as inspiration on the platform to kick on to take the match. As two players almost go for the same pass and Tsyla slams it down. What a great dig though by Hentz. Inspirational and then off the hands that's what counts and it's that type of spirit which will lift a team. Those are the points, those are the conversions that mean the most. When on paper that should be a Slovenian point. The age of 17 and the rest of this day could be volleyball history because she is some player already. That's a good hit though. Let's focus on the here and now because that's what. Wilber Fiat trying to blast that through and that is a mighty block. Skinner went for the same objective but the Slovenian block was there and guess who it's Nika Milicic. Hentz or Franklin? Hentz took it and that will do nicely. Took the serve, serve and pass. Tsyla not getting them down at the moment. Hentz is there. Maddie Skinner trying to punish and then ready at the net and off the hands. No options there. Lovely pass. Working well for Slovenia. It's a difficult one to return. Tia Jimmerson on at the moment. Middle blocker. I know she's not a service sub but coming on and quickly serving there's so much of a mental game at play. My word. Her first serve in the match. Tia Jimmerson. And now they get to have some fun. Another good serve. Here comes Tsyla but she was not, well the ball wasn't where she wanted and then Franklin rather had it exactly where she wanted and that was dispatched straight away and Slovenia in danger of being overwhelmed now but not that the United States will care. Spanish team in Pool E. They're also playing in Nakon Ratchasima. Rekka on the slide, on the attack. Poulter. Skinner. What a good block. Planisic don't go off the boil. Slovenia haven't. USA looking to close it out. Poulter. Skinner. Avery Skinner to the rescue. 25-14. Slovenia's resistance in the match.