Carter Booth and Sarah Franklin of the University of Wisconsin volleyball team will represent the USA Senior Women’s National Team (WNT) at the annual NORCECA Final Six Tournament, held next week in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
This year’s roster for the NORCECA Final Six was pre-determined and highlights Franklin, a senior outside hitter for the Badgers who is the reigning national player of the year, and Booth, who is a junior middle blocker. Both Booth and Franklin have previous experiences in training with USA Volleyball back in March in Anaheim, Calif.
“We are treating NORCECA Final 6 as the first tournament of the new Olympic cycle that eventually leads to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles,” U.S. women’s head coach Karch Kiraly said in a statement.“We are really excited about the future possibilities and potential of the athletes on this roster who will represent our women’s senior national team.”
The United States’ run in the tournament will start against Mexico on Wednesday at 4 p.m. (Central Time). Two days later, Team USA will face Canada, also at 4 p.m. (CT).
On June 29, the NORCECA Semifinals will take place, with medal matches the following day.
