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Ex-Wahine Bown leads U.S. to volleyball win

Advertiser Staff

Former University of Hawai'i standout Heather Bown scored 20 points and Danielle Scott added 18 as the United States' women's national volleyball team posted its first win in the 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix, 3-1 over Cuba, last night at Chengdu, China.

Bown hit a blistering .652 with a match-high 16 kills, three blocks and one service ace to lead Team USA to the 21-25, 25-18, 28-26, 25-18 win. Scott had a hitting percentage of .500 to go along with 13 kills, four blocks and one ace.

Logan Tom added 13 points on 11 kills and two blocks as the United States finished the first leg of the monthlong tournament with a 1-2 record in Pool B after losses to Russia (3-2) and China (3-0). Cuba finished the first week without a win (0-3).

"We won, and I got a block," said 5-foot-9 setter Robyn Ah Mow, a former McKinley High and UH star. "Our passing was good, so we could use the middles on side out. And blocking was off the hook."

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

• Metzger, Wong win bronze: Tenth-seeded Stein Metzger (Honolulu) and Kevin Wong (Pearl City) of the United States split a pair of matches to top-ranked teams from South America yesterday at Montreal, to capture the bronze medal in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour's only event in North America this season.

Metzger and Wong, who posted a 5-2 match mark in their third FIVB event of the season, dropped a 21-19 and 21-18 decision to third-seeded Jose Loiola and Ricardo Santos of Brazil in yesterday's semifinal match.

Metzger and Wong ended the day by defeating second-seeded Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde of Argentina, 21-15, 18-21 and 15-13.