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Women’s VNL: USA kicks off Pasig leg with sweep of Dominican Republic; Italy bounces back

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John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1781699082363VNL Team USA vs Team Dominican13 PSC Photo.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Team USA at the 2026 Women’s VNL Pasig Leg. Photo from Philippine Sports Commission</div>MANILA (UPDATED) — United States kicked off the Pasig leg of 2026 Women’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) with a clinical sweep of Dominican Republic, 25-20, 25-19, 25-12, on Wednesday at the PhilSports Arena.Jordan Thompson, who is a holdover from the USA’s Week 1 roster, led the Americans’ firepower with 15 points on 13 attacks and two aces.Danna Rettke and Logan Eggleston had 10 points each as USA improved to a 4-1 card.<div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2026/6/16/reigning-champ-italy-heads-stacked-field-in-philippine-leg-of-vnl-1555">READ: Reigning champ Italy heads stacked field in Philippine leg of VNL </a></div>Meanwhile, Dominican Republic (0-5) remained winless after absorbing a loss in the opener of VNL Week 2 presented by the Philippine Sports Commission.<div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2026/1/28/ph-to-host-women-s-vnl-2026-week-2-2217">READ: PH to host Women&#x27;s VNL 2026 Week 2 </a></div>Later in the day, defending champion Italy scored a 25-18, 25-21, 25-22 win over Czechia at the same Pasig venue. It was a bounce-back win for the Italians after losing to Brazil a week ago, upping their record to 4-1.Ekaterina Antropova led the charge with 21 points on 14 attacks and six markers from the service line. Monika Brancuska paced the Czech side with 16 attack points as they dropped to 3-2.To cap Day 1 of the VNL&#x27;s Philippine stop, Japan stayed perfect at 5-0 after outlasting Serbia, 20-25, 26-24, 18-25, 32-20, 15-7.

United States kicked off the Pasig leg of 2026 Women’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) with a clinical sweep of Dominican Republic, 25-20, 25-19, 25-12, on Wednesday at the PhilSports Arena.

United States kicked off the Pasig leg of 2026 Women’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) with a clinical sweep of Dominican Republic, 25-20, 25-19, 25-12, on Wednesday at the PhilSports Arena.