FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern Sharks Volleyball will be showcased on the international stage as Head Coach Kacie Ehinger, junior defensive specialist Marley Navaretta, and senior setter Gabrielle Spankus will represent USA D-2 Volleyball on the Brazil Tour.
Ehinger will lead the USA D-2 Volleyball Blue Team, which features both Navaretta and Spankus, as well as team members representing East Stroudsburg, Florida Tech, Ashland, Alabama-Huntsville, West Florida, Rollins, and Trevecca Nazarene.
The USA D-2 Volleyball team tour will run from May 12th through May 21st. The teams opened competition on May 13th, competing in Jundiai. Today, the team will travel to, and play in the city of Sao Paulo. On Thursday, May 15th, the USA D-2 teams will then travel to Rio de Janeiro, beginning the International Challenge on Saturday, May 17th.
In addition to competing in the International Challenge in Rio de Janeiro, team USA will then host a youth clinic at the Marina Barra Clube, hosted by Ripper Volei, as part of their social outreach project.
While in Brazil the team will experience educational, cultural, and social aspects of Brazilian life through city, school and sports club visits. While in Rio the team will be staying on the famous Copacabana Beach (location for the 2016 Rio Olympic Beach Volleyball) and touring the Christ the Redeemer Statue and Sugar Loaf Mountain, two of the most recognizable landmarks in the world. The team will visit the popular international market in Ipanema and Ipanema Beach.
To stay up-to-date on Head Coach Kacie Ehinger, Marley Navaretta, and Gabrielle Spankus during the USA D-2 Volleyball international competitions, be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_Volleyball and X at NSU_VB.
