Michigan State University Athletics
Bailey to Represent Team Canada at World Championships
9/22/2018 11:57:00 AM | Volleyball
East Lansing, Mich. -- Volleyball Canada coaching staff has announced that Spartan alumna Autumn Bailey (Burlington Ontario) is among the 14 women who will be representing the country at the FIVB World Championships September 29 to October 20 in Japan.
Canada is in Pool B with Turkey, Italy, Cuba, China and Bulgaria. The Canadian team qualified for the World Championships after taking gold at the NORCECA Senior Women's Continental Championship in Langley, BC, in 2017.
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"I'm really excited to represent Canada at the World Championships in Japan," said Bailey. "We've trained and competed extremely had this summer and had our eyes set on this tournament since the beginning of May. I am really looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish."
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"This is a dream recognized for Autumn," noted Spartan head coach Cathy George. "The opportunity to represent your country on the world stage is something that is so incredibly special, and to see her hard work pay off in this way is so rewarding. She's a fantastic representative not only for Canada, but also for our program."
At the FIVB World Championships, the world's best 24 teams will be in Japan following a qualifying process, which started in 2016. The 24 countries competing in the 2018 FIVB Women's World Championship are split according to the following: South America (two), Asia (five), Europe (eight), Africa (two) and NORCECA (seven).
The teams have been divided into four pools of six teams playing in a round-robin system with the top four teams in each pool advancing to the second round. The tournament will take place across four cities, with Canada's pool B in Sapporo for the first round.
Roster:
#1 Jessie Niles, Turner Valley, AB
#2 Autumn Bailey, Burlington, ON
#4 Kyla Richey, Roberts Creek, BC (team captain)
#5 Danielle Smith, Beaverlodge, AB
#7 Brianna Beamish, Surrey, BC
#8 Alicia Ogoms, Winnipeg, MB
#9 Alexa Gray, Calgary, AB
#11 Anna Feore, Stratford, ON
#12 Jennifer Cross, Scarborough, ON
#16 Shainah Joseph, Ottawa, ON
#19 Marie-Alex Belanger, Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, QC
#22 Megan Cyr, St. Andrews, MB
#23 Emily Maglio, Cranbrook, BC
#25 Kiera Van Ryk, Surrey, BC
Staff:
Head Coach: Marcello Abbondanza
Assistant Coach: Richard Schick
Assistant Coach: Vincenzo Mallia
Therapist: Giorgio Caiterzi
Statistician: Tommaso Barbato
Team Manager: Chrissy Benz
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Canada is in Pool B with Turkey, Italy, Cuba, China and Bulgaria. The Canadian team qualified for the World Championships after taking gold at the NORCECA Senior Women's Continental Championship in Langley, BC, in 2017.
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"I'm really excited to represent Canada at the World Championships in Japan," said Bailey. "We've trained and competed extremely had this summer and had our eyes set on this tournament since the beginning of May. I am really looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish."
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"This is a dream recognized for Autumn," noted Spartan head coach Cathy George. "The opportunity to represent your country on the world stage is something that is so incredibly special, and to see her hard work pay off in this way is so rewarding. She's a fantastic representative not only for Canada, but also for our program."
At the FIVB World Championships, the world's best 24 teams will be in Japan following a qualifying process, which started in 2016. The 24 countries competing in the 2018 FIVB Women's World Championship are split according to the following: South America (two), Asia (five), Europe (eight), Africa (two) and NORCECA (seven).
The teams have been divided into four pools of six teams playing in a round-robin system with the top four teams in each pool advancing to the second round. The tournament will take place across four cities, with Canada's pool B in Sapporo for the first round.
Roster:
#1 Jessie Niles, Turner Valley, AB
#2 Autumn Bailey, Burlington, ON
#4 Kyla Richey, Roberts Creek, BC (team captain)
#5 Danielle Smith, Beaverlodge, AB
#7 Brianna Beamish, Surrey, BC
#8 Alicia Ogoms, Winnipeg, MB
#9 Alexa Gray, Calgary, AB
#11 Anna Feore, Stratford, ON
#12 Jennifer Cross, Scarborough, ON
#16 Shainah Joseph, Ottawa, ON
#19 Marie-Alex Belanger, Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, QC
#22 Megan Cyr, St. Andrews, MB
#23 Emily Maglio, Cranbrook, BC
#25 Kiera Van Ryk, Surrey, BC
Staff:
Head Coach: Marcello Abbondanza
Assistant Coach: Richard Schick
Assistant Coach: Vincenzo Mallia
Therapist: Giorgio Caiterzi
Statistician: Tommaso Barbato
Team Manager: Chrissy Benz
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