United States at the 2011 Summer Universiade Sporting event delegation
The United States competed at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen , China .
Medalists
Archery
The United States was represented by men's and women's athletes in the archery competition.
Men
Compound
Women
Compound
Basketball
The United States has qualified both a men's and a women's team.[ 2] The official rosters were announced on August 8.[ 3]
Men
The men's team participated in Group D , showing much promise after running through the round-robin with an undefeated record. However, they dropped a close game to Lithuania in the quarterfinals, sending them to the 5th-8th classification bracket. They defeated Germany to secure 5th place.
Team roster
The men's team roster is as follows:[ 4]
United States Men's World University Games Team roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Age – Date of birth
Height
Club
Ctr.
F/C
Tim Abromaitis
21 – (1989-09-17 ) September 17, 1989
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Notre Dame University
G
Marcus Denmon
21 – (1990-03-20 ) March 20, 1990
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Missouri
G
Ashton Gibbs
21 – (1990-01-19 ) January 19, 1990
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
University of Pittsburgh
F
Draymond Green
21 – (1990-03-04 ) March 4, 1990
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Michigan State University
F
JaMychal Green
21 – (1990-06-21 ) June 21, 1990
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
University of Alabama
G
Scoop Jardine
23 – (1988-08-09 ) August 9, 1988
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Syracuse University
G
John Jenkins
20 – (1991-03-06 ) March 6, 1991
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Vanderbilt University
G
Orlando Johnson
22 – (1989-03-11 ) March 11, 1989
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
UC Santa Barbara
F
Greg Mangano
21 – (1989-10-28 ) October 28, 1989
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Yale University
F/C
Trevor Mbakwe
22 – (1989-01-24 ) January 24, 1989
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Minnesota
G
Ray McCallum Jr.
20 – (1991-06-12 ) June 12, 1991
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
University of Detroit Mercy
G
Darius Miller
21 – (1990-03-21 ) March 21, 1990
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team Physician
Athletic Trainer
Legend
(C) Team captain
nat field describes country of university
Age field is age on August 13, 2011
Preliminary round
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts.
United States
5
5
0
540
336
+204
10
Mexico
5
3
2
399
423
−24
8
Finland
5
3
2
358
389
−31
8
Israel
5
2
3
367
385
−18
7
South Korea
5
2
3
415
450
−35
7
Hungary
5
0
5
314
410
−96
5
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, ShenzhenReferees: Scott Paul Beker (AUS)
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, ShenzhenReferees: Carlos Mateus (FRA)
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, ShenzhenReferees: Jacob Cassimiro Barreto (Brazil)
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, ShenzhenReferees: Chris Dodds (Scotland)
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, ShenzhenReferees: Jurgis Lauranovicius (Lithuania)
Quarterfinals
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, ShenzhenReferees: Scott Paul Beker (Australia)
Classification 5th-8th place
Shenzhen Luohu Gymnasium, ShenzhenReferees: Mindaugas Vecerskis (Lithuania)
5th place match
Shenzhen Luohu Gymnasium, ShenzhenReferees: Marius Udrica (Romania)
Women
The women's team participated in Group B and won with 40+ point leads in the round robin. They finished in first place after defeating Chinese Taipei in the final, winning the gold medal.
Team roster
The women's team roster is as follows:[ 5]
United States Women's World University Games Team roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Age – Date of birth
Height
Club
Ctr.
G/F
Elena Delle Donne
21 – (1989-09-05 ) September 5, 1989
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Delaware
G
Skylar Diggins
21 – (1990-08-02 ) August 2, 1990
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Notre Dame University
G
Jacki Gemelos
22 – (1988-11-22 ) November 22, 1988
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
USC
F
Keisha Hampton
21 – (1990-02-22 ) February 22, 1990
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
DePaul University
F
Glory Johnson
21 – (1990-07-27 ) July 27, 1990
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Tennessee
C
Lynetta Kizer
21 – (1990-04-04 ) April 4, 1990
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Maryland
G
Natalie Novosel
21 – (1989-11-22 ) November 22, 1989
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Notre Dame University
F
Chiney Ogwumike
19 – (1992-03-21 ) March 21, 1992
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Stanford University
F
Nneka Ogwumike
21 – (1990-07-02 ) July 2, 1990
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Stanford University
F
Devereaux Peters
21 – (1989-10-08 ) October 8, 1989
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Notre Dame University
G
Odyssey Sims
19 – (1992-07-13 ) July 13, 1992
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Baylor University
G/F
Shekinna Stricklen
21 – (1990-07-30 ) July 30, 1990
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team Physician
Athletic Trainer
Legend
(C) Team captain
nat field describes country of university
Age field is age on August 13, 2011
Preliminary round
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, ShenzhenReferees: Nadine Renée Crowley (CAN)
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, ShenzhenReferees: Serkan Emlek (TUR)
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, ShenzhenReferees: Jurgis Lauranovicius (LTU)
Quarterfinals
Shenzhen Luohu Gymnasium, ShenzhenReferees: Mindaugas Vecerskis (LTU)
Semi-finals
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, ShenzhenReferees: Boris Schmidt (GER)
Gold medal match
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, ShenzhenReferees: Nadine Renée Crowley (CAN)
Beach volleyball
The United States will be represented by two men's teams and one women's team.
Men
Consolation Round
Women
Consolation Round
Swimming
The United States sent a men's and women's swimming team of 48 swimmers.[ 6]
Men
^1 Tullius was tied for the eighth spot in the final. He lost a swim-off against Jan Philip Glania of Germany, reaching a time of 26.02, 0.22 seconds short of Glania's time.
Coaching staff
Head coach: Rich DeSelm
Assistant coaches: Brette Hawke , Harvey Humphries , Anthony Nesty
Women
^1 Connolly set a Universiade record in the heats, but broke her own record in the final a few hours later.
Coaching staff
Head coach: Eric Hansen
Assistant coaches: Carol Capitani , Rick DeMont , John Hargis
Table tennis
The United States will be represented by a men's and women's team.
Men
Singles
Doubles
Team
Athlete
Event
Round Robin (Group D)
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Match 1
Match 2
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Zhang Yahao Mark Hazinski Chance Friend
Team
Japan (JPN) L 0–3
Netherlands (NED) L 1–3
did not advance
Women
Singles
Doubles
Team
Athlete
Event
Round Robin (Group B)
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Match 1
Match 2
Match 3
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Judy Hugh Barbara Wei Stephanie Shih
Team
Russia (RUS) L 0–3
Spain (ESP) L 0–3
Lebanon (LIB) W 3–0
Romania (ROU) L 0–3
did not advance
Tennis
The United States will be represented by five tennis players, three male and two female.
Men
Consolation Draw
Athlete
Event
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Consolation Final
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Rank
Michael Sicora
Singles
Jain (IND ) W 6–0, 6–2
Anikanov (UKR ) L 3–6, 2–6
did not advance
Women
Consolation Draw
Athlete
Event
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Consolation Final
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Rank
Krista Damico
Singles
Honiball (NAM ) W 6–1, 6–0
Vatwani (IND ) W 6–3, 6–0
Sunic (CRO ) L 1–6, 3–6
did not advance
Mixed
Volleyball
The United States qualified a men's team.[ 7]
Men
The men's team competed in Group D . They finished in third place after a close loss to the Czech Republic and a loss to Thailand put them right outside of qualifying to the playoffs. After a close loss to Japan, the United States lost the chance to compete for ninth place and settled for thirteenth place.
Team
The men's indoor volleyball team is as follows:[ 8]
Outside hitters
Opposite hitters
Middle blockers
Setters
Libero
Coaches
Preliminary round results
Classification 9th-16th
Classification 13th-16th
13th place match
Water polo
The United States qualified both a men's and a women's team.[ 9]
Men
The men's team participated in Group C . The United States qualified for the quarterfinals with only one loss to Serbia, the eventual gold medallists, in pool play. The men's team was well on its way to the final, but was edged by Russia in the semifinal and was relegated to the bronze medal match, where Macedonia defeated the United States. The men's team finished fourth overall.
Preliminary round
August 13, 2011 12:40
Report [permanent dead link ]
Serbia
8 –2
United States
Natatorium of Bao An District Referees: Stampalija (CRO), Sungu (TUR)
Score by quarters: 0-0, 4 -0, 3 -0, 1-2
Šaponjić, Petković 2
Goals
Wigo, Wright 1
August 15, 2011 11:20
Report
United States
11 –8
France
Natatorium of Bao An District Referees: Gerzanich (RUS), Mackay (CAN)
Score by quarters: 2-3 , 4-4, 5 -1, 0-0
Macdonell 4
Goals
Izdinsky 2
Eighthfinals
August 17, 2011 13:30
Report
United States
8 –7
Hungary
Natatorium of Bao An District Referees: Stavropoulos (GRE), Collantoni (ITA)
Score by quarters: 0–2 , 2 –0, 4 –1, 2–4
Wigo 3
Goals
Vamos 3
Quarterfinals
August 19, 2011 20:00
Report
Spain
9–10
United States
Natatorium of Bao An District Referees: Stampalija (CRO), Cao (CHN)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 1–1, 2–2 OT: 1–2
Carrillo Gemar 5
Goals
Wigo 3
Semifinals
August 21, 2011 20:00
Report
Russia
11 –10
United States
Natatorium of Bao An District Referees: Stampalija (CRO), Bartels (AUS)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 6 –3, 3–3, 1–3
Ryzhov Alenichev, Lisunov 3
Goals
Wigo 4
Bronze medal match
August 23, 2011 11:00
Report
North Macedonia
10 –7
United States
Natatorium of Bao An District Referees: Stavropoulos (GRE), Sungu (TUR)
Score by quarters: 4 –1, 3 –2, 1–1, 2–3
Mišić, Kalinić 3
Goals
Wigo, Lerman, Macdonell 2
Women
The women's team participated in Group B . The team went through the preliminary round undefeated, and fought their way to the final with close wins in the quarterfinals and semifinals. In the final, the United States was stunned by China in a ten-point loss, and earned a silver medal.
Preliminary round
August 14, 2011 15:00
Report
Mexico
8–12
United States
Natatorium of Bao An District Referees: Cao (CHN), Collantoni (ITA)
Score by quarters: 4-5 , 0-3 , 2-3 , 2 -1
Orozco 3
Goals
Dan 3
August 16, 2011 16:20
Report
Russia
10–12
United States
Natatorium of Bao An District Referees: Littlejohn (GBR), Teixido Bermudez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 4-4, 1-1, 4 -2, 1-5
Antonova, Vylegzhanina 3
Goals
Dan 4
Quarterfinals
August 18, 2011 14:30
Report
Great Britain
8–11
United States
Natatorium of Bao An District Referees: Delon (FRA), Callejas Perez (MEX)
Score by quarters: 4 -2, 0-2 , 2-4 , 2-3
Wilcox 3
Goals
four players 2
Semifinals
August 20, 2011 14:30
Report
Italy
8–9
United States
Natatorium of Bao An District Referees: Delon (FRA), Bartels (AUS)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 0-2 , 2-3 , 4 -2
Garibotti 4
Goals
Robertson 3
Gold medal match
August 22, 2011 13:30
Report
United States
4–14
China
Natatorium of Bao An District Referees: Brasiliano (ITA), Delon (FRA)
Score by quarters: 0–3 , 0–6 , 2–3 , 2–2
Robertson, Dan 2
Goals
Ma 4
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