University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Lowe in Long Beach for FIVB Grand Prix
June 14, 2016 | Women's Volleyball
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LONG BEACH, Calif. - UCLA alum Karsta Lowe will be in Long Beach this weekend for the second preliminary round of the FIVB World Grand Prix. Tickets can be purchased here.
Pool E play commences at The Walter Pyramid on Friday with a matchup against Germany (0 points) at 7:10 p.m. The United States faces Japan (4 points) on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. and Turkey (4 points) on Sunday at 5:10 p.m. All three matches will be live streamed on NBC Sports Live Extra, and will also air on tape delay on NBCSN (USA-Germany on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.; USA-Japan on Sunday at 6 p.m.; USA-Turkey on Sunday at 8 p.m.).
The U.S. squad was in Ningbo, China last weekend for Pool A play (first preliminary round), sweeping Germany (June 10) and Thailand (June 11), while losing in four sets to China (June 12). Lowe led the team in points against Thailand with 16 on 15 kills and one block. She added three points (two kills, one ace) versus China and two points (one kill, one block) against Germany.
The six points through three matches (two points for a win) for Team USA put it in a tie for fourth with Netherlands, three back of China and Brazil (T-1 with nine) and two behind Russia (third with eight). The third and final weekend of preliminary round action will take place in Hong Kong (June 24-26) against Germany, Netherlands and China. The top five ranked teams in the preliminary rounds, plus host Thailand, will play in the 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix Finals in Bangkok (July 6-10).
Lowe was named the MVP of the 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix Finals, helping the U.S. to the gold medal.
