Check out the FIVB U21 World Championship quarterfinal matches to follow today and how to follow the matches live.
United States (6-0) vs. France (5-1)
Match vitals: 11 a.m. Friday (11 p.m EST Thursday) in Jiangmen, China
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How they reached the quarterfinals: The United States went undefeated in pool-play to win the Pool A title and then swept Bulgaria in the Round of 16. France finished Pool D in second place and swept Kazakhstan in the Round of 16.
Stats to know: Long Beach State pin-hitter Jackson Cryst is second in the tournament with 13 aces, including two aces against Bulgaria in the Round of 16. Hawai’i outside attacker Adrien Roure is among the French leaders with 53 kills and has double-digit kills in three matches.
NCAA players on U.S. roster: Jackson Cryst (Long Beach State); Sterling Foley (USC); Micah Goss (UC Irvine); Riggs Guy (UC Santa Barbara); Cole Hartke (Pepperdine); Trevell Jordan (Hawai’i); Sean Kelly (UCLA); Kellen Larson (Long Beach State); Tread Rosenthal (Hawai’i); Sebastiano Sani (Long Beach State); Trent Taliaferro (UCLA); Kainoa Wade (Hawai’i)
NCAA player on France roster: Adrien Roure (Hawai’i)
Poland (5-1) vs. Czechia (5-0)
Match vitals: 2 p.m. Friday (2 a.m EST Friday) in Jiangmen, China
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Iran (5-0) vs. China (3-2)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. Friday (5 a.m EST Friday) in Jiangmen, China
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Italy (6-0) vs. Cuba (4-2)
Match vitals: 8 p.m. Friday (8 a.m EST Friday) in Jiangmen, China
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