Current U.S.A National Team Members Play in Italian Pro League!
Currently Ryan is playing in the Italian Pro League. They just played their first real match of the season, and the result was less than stellar, as they got smoked by the Ford per il Bambino Gesù Roma Team 3-0 (25/19 25/17 25/15). Ryan and George didn't play as well statistically as well as they did during their pre-season game. Ryan had 7 kills on 11 attempts, a dig and a block. Well the team just completed their second game of the 2000/2001 season, and we have good news and bad news. They won their first game, but they lost their second straight match. They lost 19/25 25/22 17/25 14/25 to Lube Banca Marche. Ryan had a better match than the first one, so we'll what happens with their next match. Well four games down, and still the Conad Forli Team is still seeking for their first win. Today they played the highly touted Casa Modena, with Lloy Ball, and lost big time 20/25, 11/25, 20/25. Spirits are still high, and currently the team is seeking the assistance of former LMU star Reid Priddy, so we'll see if he can help Ryan and George. Well the Conad Forli Team is still looking for their first win of the season. The lost their last match 3-2, to Mike Lambert's Team. It was a hard fought battle, but they still seemed to come up short. Well six games down, and the Forli Team still searches for their first win of the season. They lost a tough three game set, and seemed to come up just a little short in each game. Ryan said the next team they play isn't doing that well either, so hopefully the first win is just around the corner. We have started a season statistic page for Ryan, it is the same information that can be located on the Italian Pro League Website, but it is in English. Refer to the newly develped "Stat's R' Us" site for Ryan's current stat's for the 2000/2001 season.