MSU's
Tiffany Oliver Earns Spot On USA Volleyball Team
June 12, 2003
BALTIMORE, MD -- Morgan State University senior middle blocker Tiffany Oliver (Merced, CA/Golden Valley HS) has added yet another distinction to her long list of volleyball honors. Tiffany has been named to the USA Volleyball Women's A2 Team Roster. The USA Volleyball squad consists of 20 of the elite collegiate and club players in the nation. Tiffany is on a roster that includes four members of the defending NCAA national champion USC Trojans.
Tiffany Oliver
Tiffany, and her talented teammates have been invited to train in the USA Volleyball program from July 5-20 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York.
Tom Pringle, USA Volleyball's Director of High Performance National Programs believes, "This year's team is bigger and will probably be a more competitive group than what we have had in past years." Pringle adds; "This group will be training for potential consideration for the Olympic Games next year and the World University and/or Pan American Games in the future."
The squad will be coached by Paula Weishoff-Hanold, a two-time Olympic medalist. She will be assisted by Anne Kordes (Illinois) and Robby Pulliza (Texas).
Oliver is the only student/athlete from an east coast institution to be represented on the squad. She's the only athlete from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference to be represented on the squad.
Oliver is coming off a sensational junior season at Morgan State. She was named 1st Team All-MEAC, while leading the squad in hitting percentage (.283) and total blocks (138). She came to MSU after one season at the University of Nevada-Reno. Oliver made an immediate impact on "Lady Bear" volleyball, and is looking to put together a strong senior season for MSU.
