CHAMPAIGN — Jordyn Poulter is getting another shot with the U.S. Women's Nationall Team. The former Illinois setter was named to the U.S. roster for the opening week of the FIVB Volleyball Nations League. Poulter and Team USA will open VNL play Wednesday against Belgium in Ruse, Bulgaria, before facing Japan on Thursday and capping the opening week Friday against Bulgaria.
The U.S. won the inaugural VNL last year, with former Illini Michelle Bartsch-Hackley named the league MVP. The VNL is a 16-country league that includes 15 pool play matches for each country in a five-week period with four teams competing in round-robin play each week.