
USA Select Team to Argentina
May 30 to June 11, 2006
Meet the Team – Match 1: USA Select “A” vs. Riverplate

Julie Rubenstein (Pepperdine University) and Eliana Cirilli (Riverplate)
Julie: How old are you?
Eliana: 18
J: What position do you play?
E: Outside
J: How tall are you?
E: 183 cm (6’0”)
J: How long have you been playing volleyball?
E: 6 years.
J: Where are you from?
E: Buenos Aires.
J: What is your greatest volleyball achievement?
E: Winning the Argentinian League during the 2005-2006 season. It was my second time in the finals. Both years we played against our rivals, Banco Nacional, but this time we won.
J: Do you go to school?
E: Yes, I go to University.
J: What do you study?
E: Nutrition.
J: Do you want to continue playing volleyball for many years?
E: “Ojala!” (Oh, how I wish)
J: And after volleyball?
E: Something with my studies, nutrition.
J: What is your practice schedule like?
E: We train 4 times a week and I play 2 games a weekend because I play with the younger team and also the 1st team.
J: Are the practices hard?
E: Uh…yes, we train hard and they are very “dynamic.”
J: What do you like to do in your free time?
E: Go out with my friends. We go to the movies, out to eat, and dancing.


