NEW ORLEANS - University of New Orleans volleyball head coach Jozsef Forman and
junior outside hitter Lindsey Loyd are on their way to Zagreb, Croatia,
where they will join the USA/BiP Development Team in preparation for
the 2008 Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia that takes place next week.
Forman,
serving as an assistant coach and Loyd will get a chance to compete
against several national, junior national and club teams primarily from
Europe.
The Global Challenge, which gets underway July 21
kicks off with an Opening Ceremonies event on July 20. Prior to the
tournament, the team will compete in three practice matches with two
taking place in Slovenia before the team moves to the host community of
the tournament.
The USA/BiP team will contest three
matches as part of a round robin play to determine seeding starting on
July 21 and running through July 22. Joining the team in their group
are OK Galeb from Montenegro, Nova KBM Maribor of Slovenia and
Falconara of Italy.
Following the conclusion of round robin
play, tournament play will commence with the 16 teams seeded based upon
their results from the prior two days of competition. The eight losing
teams from the round of 16 will contest one division with the eight
winning teams competing in another.
Play will conclude on July 24 with championships in both division followed by an awards ceremony at the end of play.
UNOPrivateers.com
will update fans with updates from Forman while more information can be
found on the team's Global Challenge web site at http://www.bringitusa.com/gc08/index.php
Practice Match Schedule
July 18: vs Targu Mures Romania (Maribor, Slovenia)
July 19: vs Danish Junior National Team (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
July 20: vs Karpol's Uralocka of Russia (Pula, Croatia)
Global Challenge Round Robin Play
July 21: vs OK Galeb, 9:00; vs Nova KBM, 19:00
July 22: vs Falconara, 9:00
Global Challenge Tournament Play
Tournament
play matches will take place July 23-24. Match schedule based on team's
seeding following round robin play. Championship games to be contsted
on July 24.
