Igiede Named to U.S. Roster for VNL’s Opening Week

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Former University of Hawai’i women’s volleyball All-American Amber Igiede was among the 14 players named to the U.S. Women’s National Team roster for the opening week of the 2025 Volleyball Nations League.
 
USA Volleyball announced on Friday the roster that will compete in the VNL’s first week of preliminary-round matches set for June 4-8 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The U.S. will open against Italy on June 4 and faces Brazil on June 5, Czechia on June 6 and Korea on June 8. Matches will be shown live and on demand on VBTV.
 
Igiede is making her debut in the VNL, which features the world’s top 18 teams, and is among four middle blockers on the U.S. roster for opening week. Earlier in May, USA Volleyball announced a roster of 30 players, including eight middles, for the VNL and the coaching staff led by Erik Sullivan will select 14 for each week of the preliminary round.
 
The tournament opens with three weeks of preliminary play with each team competing in four matches per week. The second week is set for June 18-22 in Belgrade, Serbia and the third week will be played July 9-13 in Arlington, Texas. The top eight teams advance to the final round set for July 23-27 in Łódź, Poland.
 
Igiede was an AVCA All-America third-team selection in 2022 and 2023 and was an All-Big West first-team pick each of her four seasons with the Rainbow Wahine. She was part of the USA Volleyball Women’s Collegiate Team in 2022 and helped the U.S. claim silver in the NORCECA Pan American Cup in Mexico in 2024. She also played for LOVB Houston in League One Volleyball this season and was voted to the 2025 LOVB Icons first team.
 

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