U.S. coach John Speraw knows what to expect with Brazil coming off one of worst Olympic losses in recent history — a highly motivated opponent.
Off the Block through the USA Volleyball media department interviewed Speraw about the team’s pool-play match against Brazil on Friday. Check out what Speraw had to say about playing the defending Olympic gold medalists. (more…)
Check out the final scores from the Olympics men’s volleyball tournament matches on Wednesday. In addition, click here for the updated Olympics men’s volleyball standings. (more…)
Coach John Speraw said before the match that winless Tunisia was more than capable of winning a set or match at the Olympics.
The future Hall of Famer wasn’t just giving false platitudes.
The United States recovered from dropping the second set and defeated Tunisia 25-14, 23-25, 25-14, 25-23 in the Olympics preliminary round on Wednesday in Tokyo. (more…)
The United States two days following its first Olympic loss will now attempt to get a bounce-back victory against the African champions Tunisia.
Check out all the Olympics indoor men’s volleyball matches to follow Tuesday night and Wednesday morning and how to follow the matches live. (more…)
Tunisia may be winless, but U.S. coach John Speraw is fully anticipating it to be a highly competitive match at the Olympics.
Off the Block through the USA Volleyball media department interviewed Speraw about the team’s pool-play match against Tunisia on Wednesday. Check out what Speraw had to say about playing the African champions two days after the United States lost to Russia to move to 1-1 in pool play. (more…)
Check out the final scores from the Olympics men’s volleyball tournament matches on Monday. In addition, click here for the updated Olympics men’s volleyball standings.
Pool A matches
Iran def. Venezuela 25-17, 25-20, 25-18
Poland def. Italy 25-20, 26-24, 25-20
Japan def. Canada 23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-20
Pool B matches
Russia def. United States 25-23, 27-25, 21-25, 25-23
France def. Tunisia 25-21, 25-11, 25-21
Brazil def. Argentina 19-25, 21-25, 25-16, 25-21, 16-14
United States — Outside attacker Taylor Sander finished with a match-high 14 kills and added two blocks in a four-game loss to Russia.
Argentina — Opposite Bruno Lima ended with a match-high 22 kills on a .385 attack percentage and added two aces in a five-game loss against Brazil
Brazil — Outside attacker Yoandy Leal had a team-high 17 kills on a .394 attack percentage as Brazil rallied from a two-game deficit to beat Argentina in five games.
Canada — Outside attacker John Gordon Perrin ended with a team-high 20 kills in a four-game loss to Japan.
France — Middle attacker Barthélémy Chinenyeze had a match-high four blocks and contributed seven kills in a sweep against Tunisia.
Iran — Outside attacker Meisam Salehi had 12 kills and zero errors on a .706 attack percentage as Iran swept Venezuela.
Italy — Middle attacker Gianluca Galassi had six kills on six attempts and added a block in a three-game loss to Poland.
Japan — Outside attacker Yuji Nishida had 21 kills on a 52.94 percent offensive efficiency and had a team-high two aces in a four-game victory against Canada.
Poland — Outside attacker Wilfredo Leon had both a match-high three aces and 14 kills in a sweep against Italy.
Russia — Outside attacker Dmitry Volkov had a team-high 12 kills along with two aces in a four-game victory against the United States.
Tunisia — Outside attacker Ismail Moalla had a team-high eight kills in a three-game loss to France.
Venezuela — Middle attacker Jose Verdi had seven kills and zero errors on a .875 attack percentage in a three-game loss against Iran.
The United States couldn’t close out late in sets and suffered the consequences against the Russian Olympic Committee.
Russia overcame two game-points in the second game and a late four-point deficit in the fourth game as it defeated the United States 25-23, 27-25, 21-25, 25-23 in the Olympics men’s volleyball preliminary round on Monday in Tokyo. (more…)
It doesn’t get any easier for the United States.
The United States after sweeping France in its Olympics opener will now face another team in the top-five of the world rankings as it plays rival Russia. (more…)
Check out the final scores from the Olympics men’s volleyball tournament matches on Saturday. In addition, click here for the updated Olympics men’s volleyball standings. (more…)
Setter Micah Christenson wasted no time on the Olympic stage showing why he is considered one of the top setters in the world.
Christenson guided the offense to a .550 attack percentage as the United States swept France 25-18, 25-18, 25-22 in its preliminary round opener on Saturday in Tokyo. (more…)