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Paige Briggs, Lauren Matthews land U.S. National Team tryout invites

For the fourth time in the last five seasons, the WKU volleyball program will be represented at the U.S. Women’s Volleyball National Team Open Tryouts in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as Paige Briggs and Lauren Matthews will vie for a chance to wear their country's colors.

Tryouts are slated to take place at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center from Feb. 21-23. The tryout will evaluate athletes from 95 colleges from across the country for spots on the U.S. Women’s National Team and the U.S. Collegiate National Team program.

Four athletes will also be trying out for the 2020 U.