Team USA has won the last two gold medals in the event. Emma Schieck played on the team in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
PARIS, France — A Paralympian from Iredell County is hoping to earn Team USA its third straight gold medal in women’s sitting volleyball at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Emma Schieck and the United States face Italy on Tuesday, needing a win to advance to the semifinals for the sixth straight time.
Team USA lost to China on Friday, Aug. 30, 3-1 before blanking France 3-0 on Sunday, Sept. 1. The U.S. is level with Italy on points in a tie for second place in the Pool A standings. The winner of Tuesday’s match between the two teams will advance to the semifinals.
Schieck led Team USA with 11 points in the win over France. She also had three blocks and appeared in all three sets in the dominant win.Â
Schieck graduated from South Iredell High School in Statesville where she was a star player on the team’s volleyball team, even with nerve damage impacting her left arm. She later went on to join Team USA’s sitting volleyball team and played with the team during the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, where the team won gold.
The United States has won the last two gold medals in the women’s sitting volleyball event. Team USA beat China in both 2016 and 2021. The U.S. won silver in 2008 and 2012 and won bronze in 2004, the first year women’s sitting volleyball was offered at the Paralympics.
Shcieck and Team USA’s match against Italy is at 8 a.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock.
