Olympics: Volleyball
2008 Olympics: USA Women's Volleyball Team Goes 2-1
Posted Aug 13th 2008 2:45PM by Quibian Salazar-Moreno, BlackVoices.com
Posted Aug 13th 2008 2:45PM by Quibian Salazar-Moreno, BlackVoices.com
Update: US beats China 3-2 in women's volleyball
After pretty bad beatdown at the hands of Cuba the other night, during which they were swept 3-0, the USA Women's Volleyball team rebounded defeating Venezuela, winning the match 3-1. The win puts the 4th ranked Americans at 2-1 giving them a better chance to move out of the preliminary pool play. The loss against Cuba, who is ranked 3rd worldwide, gave the team the motivation to play up to their talent.
"I think it kind of woke us up," wing spiker Logan Tom told the Associated Press. "We were saying, 'Get in it, we don't have very long here. We've worked for four years for this, some of us longer. Don't throw it away.'"
There are 12 women's volleyball teams competing in this year's Olympics that are divided into two pools. The top four teams will advance out of the round robin play and advance to the quarterfinals. Team USA will face China next who is currently ranked 7th in the world.
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Australia's eventing team members Lucinda and Clayton Fredericks share a hug after receiving their silver medals from Princess Haya, second from left, as Sonja Johnson stands at left, during the medals presentation for the equestrian team Eventing competition during the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Japan's Yoshiaki Oiwa rides Gorgeous George during show jumping portion of the equestrian Eventing competition during the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Gina Miles of the Unites States celebrates her silver medal in the equestrian Individual Eventing competition during the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Great Britain's Kristina Cook celebrates her bronze medal in the equestrian Individual Eventing competition during the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008 with Princess Haya in the foreground. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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British rider Mary King with her horse Call Again Cavalier perfroms at the jumping of the Eventing Individual at the Beijing 2008 Olympics Equestrian in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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British rider Mary King with her horse Call Again Cavalier perfroms at the jumping of the Eventing Individual at the Beijing 2008 Olympics Equestrian in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Germany's Hinrich Romeike receives a hug and his gold medal for the individual Eventing competition from Princess Haya during the medals ceremony at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Gina Miles of the United States rides McKinlaigh during show jumping portion of the equestrian Eventing competition during the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. Miles won a silver medal in the individual Eventing competition. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Australia's Clayton Fredericks rides Ben Along Time during show jumping portion of the equestrian Eventing competition during the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. The Australian's won a silver medal in the team Eventing competition. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Empty seats surround fans as they watch the Rainer Schuettler of Germany against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during first round men's singles tennis action at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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