August 9-18, 2013 – Maribor, Slovenia
Placement Results
27 players arrived in Maribor, Slovenia looking for professional teams in Europe. After a very successful 9 day training camp in Maribor, Slovenia, 15 players signed contracts to play the 2013-14 season and two other players were offered contracts but decided to return home to the USA. It should also be noted that players either signed or were offered contracts in 8 different countries in Europe. So once again, we consider the August Firesale tour a success as 62% of the players coming on the tour were offered contracts to stay in Europe for the season. Below is a list of placements and contracts offered, and the entire tour roster.
Signed Contracts:
- Rachel Olinyk Straubing, Germany
- Olivia Mohler Senica, Slovakia
- Meliame White Straubing, Germany
- Lisa Doremus VST Lions, Belgium
- Shannon Thompson Innsbruck, Austria
- Molly Brewster Offenburg, Germany
- Lindsay Brown Innsbruck, Austria
- Kendall Cleveland Straubing, Germany
- Becca Lamb Kuusamo, Finland
- Liz Serra-Hsu VST Lions, Belgium
- Tanya Schmidt Offenburg, Germany
- Alexa Rand Engelholm, Sweden
- Jordanne Scott Aachen, Germany
- Iva Partaleva (BUL) Lyon, France
- Alex Woolsey Fortuna-Odense, Denmark
Tryouts:
Anna Drewry LP Kangasala, Finland and Kamnik, Slovenia
Stephanie Jones Kuusamo, Finland
Player Roster:
| Marquita Perkins | 1984 | OH/RS | ECSU ’05 | 175cm |
| Rachel Olinyk | 1989 | MB/OH | MSSU’11 | 180cm |
| Olivia Mohler | 1991 | MB | USA ’12 | 188cm |
| Meliame White | 1991 | RS/OH/L | Xavier Univ ’13 | 175cm |
| Lisa Doremus | 1987 | OH/RS | SBU 2011 | 180cm |
| Shannon Thompson | 1991 | Universal | UMass Boston ’13 | 186cm |
| Molly Brewster | 1991 | OH | MNU 2012 | 178cm |
| Lindsay Brown | 1988 | S | NCVA ’12 (Sonoma State ’10) | 180cm |
| Katie Wilson | 1991 | RS/MB | ECSU ’13 | 188cm |
| Kelsey Johnson | 1989 | RS/MB/OH | Dartmouth ’11 | 183cm |
| Lyndi Johnson | 1990 | L/OH | University of Denver ’13 | 173cm |
| Sabrina Hoeks | 1989 | OH/DS | University of Maryland BC ’11 | 177cm |
| Kendall Cleveland | 1991 | OH | Sam Houston State University ’12 | 183cm |
| Melissa Cheviron | 1988 | OH | University of London Union ’12 | 178cm |
| Amy Moor | 1983 | OH | Mills College 05′ | 178cm |
| Becca Lamb | 1989 | RS/OH | NawaRo Straubing, Germany ’13 | 183cm |
| Lindsey Otsuki | 1987 | L/OH | East Bay Juniors ’06 | 173cm |
| Liz Serra-Hsu | 1989 | OH/OPP | Colordao School of Mines, ’10 | 180cm |
| Anna Drewry | 1991 | MB | Purdue, ’12 | 190cm |
| Tanya Schmidt | 1991 | MB | Farciennes, Belgium, ’13 | 187cm |
| Stephanie Jones | 1990 | MB | Westminister, NAIA | 183cm |
| Alexa Rand | 1991 | MB | Clemson, ’12 | 190cm |
| Morgan O’Niell | 1991 | OH/L | Virginia Tech, ’12 | 176cm |
| Jordanne Scott | 1990 | OH/OPP | Cincinatti, ’12 | 187cm |
| Iva Partaleva (BUL) | 1990 | OH | Binghampton, ’12 | 181cm |
| Alex Woosley | 1991 | S | Angelo St., ’12 | 178cm |
| Valissia Braithwaite | 1989 | OH/OPP | U.S.V.I. National Team ’13 | 178cm |