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In 1988, Liz was a starter on the U.S. National Indoor Team in the Olympics in Seoul, Korea. In 2008, she is striving to return to the Olympics, this time as the coach of one of the two U.S. beach volleyball teams which will be competing in the Beijing Games.
Here are some stats and facts about the tandem that Liz is coaching, Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs.
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| Branagh and Youngs | Career Together | 2008 Season | 2007 Season | 2006 Season | | Match Record | | | | | | FIVB Tour | 81-29 | 34-12 | 37-10 | 10-7 | | Pool Play | 23-1 | 8-1 | 15-0 | | | Winner's Bracket | 30-16 | 13-6 | 11-7 | 6-3 | | Contender's Bracket | 21-3 | 9-1 | 8-0 | 4-2 | | Semifinals | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | | Bronze Medal | 4-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | | Gold Medal | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | | | | | | | | AVP Tour | 90-29 | 20-6 | 61-17 | 9-6 | | Pool Play | 1-0 | | 1-0 | | | Winner's Bracket | 59-11 | 14-2 | 37-6 | 8-3 | | Contender's Bracket | 13-4 | 2-0 | 10-2 | 1-2 | | Semifinals | 13-5 | 3-2 | 10-2 | 0-1 | | Championships | 4-9 | 1-2 | 3-7 | | | | | | | | Game Record | | | | | | FIVB Tour | 174-83 | 73-34 | 79-33 | 22-16 | | Pool Play | 46-12 | 16-5 | 30-7 | | | Winner's Bracket | 68-41 | 29-15 | 26-18 | 13-8 | | Contender's Bracket | 44-10 | 19-4 | 16-2 | 9-4 | | Semifinals | 4-13 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0-2 | | Bronze Medal | 8-5 | 4-3 | 4-0 | 0-2 | | Gold Medal | 3-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 | | | | | | | | AVP Tour | 192-78 | 45-13 | 126-53 | 21-12 | | Pool Play | 2-0 | | 2-0 | | | Winner's Bracket | 126-36 | 30-5 | 77-23 | 19-8 | | Contender's Bracket | 26-12 | 4-0 | 20-8 | 2-4 | | Semifinals | 27-10 | 7-4 | 20-6 | | | Championships | 11-20 | 4-4 | 7-16 | |
records as of 6/27/08
LizBits about Nicole and EY Nicole and EY are currently sixth in the world in the Beijing Olympics qualifying rankings - the top 24 teams will compete, with a limit of two teams per country. Nicole (6'2") and EY (6'0") form the tallest team striving for a bid in the Olympics... the only other teams that have a pair of six-foot players are the Greek team of Vassiliki Arvaniti and Vasso Karadassiou (both 6'0"), the U.S. team of Jennifer Boss (6'0") and April Ross (6'1"), Germans Helke Claasen and Antje Röder (both 6'0"), and the Swiss team of Simone Kuhn and Lea Schwer (both 6'0"). Of their 29 match losses on the FIVB Tour, 19 came at the hands of foreign teams and 10 were against fellow U.S. teams... to see how they stack up against other potential Olympic teams, click here.
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Liz Masakayan
