COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 22, 2026) – The U.S. Girls’s Nationwide Workforce swept Cuba Tuesday afternoon, 25-17, 25-22, 25-13, to maneuver to 2-0 on the 2026 NORCECA Remaining Six in Zinacantepec, Mexico.
The U.S. subsequent performs the Dominican Republic on Sept. 23 at 3 p.m. PT.
Behind setters Rachel Fairbanks and Ella Powell, the U.S. hit .400 with 48 kills to only 21 for Cuba. The U.S. additionally led in blocks (8-2) and aces (6-0).
Three gamers scored in double figures, led by Eva Hudson with 17 (14 kills, one block, two aces). Jess Mruzik had 13 factors on 11 kills and two aces, and Callie Schwarzenbach additionally scored 13, with eight kills and a match-high 5 locks. Sami Francis added six kills, one block and an ace; Temi Thomas-Ailara had 5 kills, Onye Onabanjo had three kills and a block; Powell had a kill and Fairbanks had an ace.
Mruzik and Hudson every scored six factors within the opening set because the U.S. broke an early 5-5 tie with 4 straight to make it 9-5. The U.S. held on to that lead, growing it to eight at 21-13 on a run that included a Thomas-Ailara kill, two Mruzik aces and a Hudson kill. Thomas-Ailara ended the set on her second kill.
Set two was more durable for the U.S. because the group nver led by greater than 4. Down 17-13, Cuba scored 5 of the following six factors to tie the set at 18. The set was nonetheless tied at 20 when Schwarzenbach and Hudson had consecutive kills. Francis adopted with an ace after which a kill of her personal to provide the U.S. set level. After two U.S. errors, Hudson scored her third kill of the set to win 25-22. Schwarzenbach had eight factors within the set.
The U.S. scored six of the primary seven factors in set three and elevated the five-point result in six, 12-6, on a Mruzik kill. Utilizing a mix of kills, blocks and aces, that lead was rapidly as much as 9, 19-8. The U.S. scored three of the following 4, together with an Onabanjo kill on the finish of an excellent rally, to make it 21-10. Cuba made it 23-12, however Hudson ended the match a few performs later with a kill. She completed with eight factors within the set.
2026 USA Volleyball Girls’s Remaining Six Cup Roster
No., Identify (Pos., Peak, Hometown, Faculty)
3 Toyosi Onabanjo (MB, 6-1, Houston, Texas, Kansas)
7 Ella Powell (S, 6-0, Fayetteville, Ark., Washington)
9 Jess Mruzik (OH, 6-1, Livonia, Mich., Michigan/Penn State)
11 Natalie Foster (MB, 6-4, Mattawan, Mich., Wichita State/SMU)
12 Temi Thomas-Ailara (OPP, 6-2, Glenwood, Unwell., Northwestern/Wisconsin)
13 Onye Ofoegbu (MB, 6-3, Cerritos, Calif., UC Irvine/Oregon)
19 Elena Oglivie (L, 5-10, Honolulu, Hawaii, Stanford)
20 Rachel Fairbanks (S, 6-0, Tustin, Calif., Pitt)
21 Claire Hoffman (OH, 6-2, Nice Hill, Oreg., Washington)
22 Elena Scott (L, 5-10, Louisville, Ky., Louisville, Pioneer)
25 Callie Scharzenbach (OH, 6-5, Kearney, Mo., Nebraska/Lengthy Seaside State)
30 Eva Hudson (OH, 6-1, Ft. Wayne, Ind., Purdue/Kentucky)
77 Sami Francis (OPP, 6-6, San Diego, Calif., Stanford)
99 Caitie Baird (OH, 6-3, Indianapolis, Ind., Stanford)
Schedule
All occasions PT
Sept. 21: USA def. Canada, 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-16)
Sept. 22: USA def. Cuba, 3-0, (25-17, 25-22, 25-13)
Sept. 23: USA vs. Dominican Republic, 3 p.m.
Sept. 24: USA vs. Mexico, 7 p.m.
Sept. 25: USA vs. Puerto Rico, 5 p.m.
Sept. 26 Semifinals
Sept. 27: Finals
