UCO-trained team wins 2009 Euro cup

The 2009 Euro Cup belongs to the United States after the U.S. dominated the Netherlands in the finals Thursday.

The U.S. sitting volleyball team trains at the University of Central Oklahoma, and  that training in Edmond helped them on their road to becoming champions.

The U.S. team won the silver medal last season, but took a step up and took home gold after a three-set-finals match against the Netherlands in Roermond, Netherlands.

The Americans swept through the three sets winning, 25-16, 25-7 and 25-12.

Katie Holloway and Brenda Maymon led the Americans in scoring with 11 points each.

The rest of the top four were Lora Webster with nine and Heather Erickson and Nicole Millage with eight a piece.

For team USA, this victory helps them prepare for their next big challenge.

“This is a great win for the ladies and a huge step forward for our program,” U.S. head coach Bill Hamiter said.

“It is a good indicator of the progress of our team as we set our sights on winning a world championship and a gold medal in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.”

The final placements for the 2009 Euro Cup were USA in first, Netherlands in second and Russia in third. In 2004, women’s sitting volleyball was introduced to the Paralympic program in Athens.

The U.S. team took the bronze medal that year.

In 2005 the United States Olympic Committee partnered with the University of Central Oklahoma to make UCO an official training site for the Paralympics.

UCO currently hosts eight resident Paralympic athletes on campus.
 

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