The Belizean men’s national volleyball team is ‘stuck’ in Guatemala after encountering a road blockade during their return trip from El Salvador. The team had just competed in the Centroamericano de Voleibol Mayor Masculino Final Four in San Salvador and set out for Belize shortly after midnight.

Team member Bryton Codd told News 5, “So we left San Salvador, El Salvador this morning at about midnight. We’ve been traveling for about seven hours already. We were stuck in some part of Guatemala right before the cut-off to go towards Belize. But we cannot pass.”

According to Codd, the team was caught in what appears to be a teachers’ protest that has completely blocked the road. “We don’t know how long this protest is gonna last, but it is a protest. The road is blocked. We can’t move. We’re stuck, we’re exhausted, we’re tired. We don’t know when this is gonna end,” he said.

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Reports from locals suggested the demonstration could end by mid-afternoon, but the team remains uncertain. “We’re just hoping that it remains peaceful and it doesn’t erupt into any type of civil unrest,” Codd added.

The team says they are safe and remain hopeful they will be able to continue their journey soon. “It seems like it’s a peaceful protest, but the roads are completely blocked. Our bus is parked all the way down there and we’re just stuck,” Codd said.

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In a nail-biter of a match, the U.S. women’s national volleyball team dropped set five and came up just short against China on Sunday night in Volleyball Nations League play.

The Team USA squad, including four former Longhorns, lost three consecutive sets to China in Arlington, Texas, after claiming 25-18 and 25-19 victories in the first two.

However, despite leaving this weekend with a blemish on their 3-1 record, the U.S. women’s performances throughout this tournament have helped them qualify for the final round of the VNL, a single-elimination tournament that consists of the top eight teams in the preliminary phase. 

“We’ve been challenged in every match in this VNL tournament, and we will continue to be challenged every match this summer, so we are working our hardest to try to be steady and consistent and play some good volleyball,” setter Jordyn Poulter said following their tight win against Canada on Saturday.

Former Longhorns middle blocker Brionne Butler, middle blocker Asjia O’Neal, outside hitter Logan Eggleston and outside hitter Madisen Skinner all embraced these challenges this week with Team USA. While Skinner and Eggleston played a larger role in the team’s win against Canada, O’Neal and Butler saw the court most against China.

O’Neal finished the match with seven attack points and two block points, while Butler accumulated five attack points and two block points. 

“It’s always fun to play at home, and we barely ever get the chance,” Butler said after the Canada matchup. “But I saw a lot of burnt orange in the crowd, so I was really excited that we got to play in front of them.”

Team USA won’t have much time to celebrate their winning record this week or to sulk in how it concluded, because the VNL final round is set to start on July 23. 

USA head coach Erik Sullivan said this team still looks to tighten up a few aspects of their game.

“We still have some letdowns that kind of get away from us, so I’d like to clean those up and address those,” Sullivan said after their third game of the weekend. “I feel like we are getting up three or four points in a set and then giving those points back in maybe not the greatest fashion.”

Sullivan also has close ties to Texas, serving as associate head coach for the Longhorns for 14 seasons and helping the program to three titles during his tenure.

He will be at the helm for this team during their finals journey, which will start in under three weeks from now.

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