Posted at 6:29 a.m., Friday, November 9, 2007
Volleyball: U.S. women remain unbeaten at World Cup
Advertiser News Services
KUMAMOTO, Japan — Logan Tom scored 18 points today as the United States defeated the Dominican Republic to stay undefeated at the volleyball Women's World Cup.Tom got 15 kills and three blocks to power the Americans to a 25-16, 20-25, 25-16, 25-18 victory and a 6-0 record.
Honolulu's Lindsey Berg (Punahou) and Robyn Ah Mow-Santos (McKinley, University of Hawai'i) played at setter for the United States. Berg had a kill, an ace and 10 assists, while Ah Mow-Santos added a kill to go with 17 assists.
The Nov. 2-17 tournament features 12 teams bidding for three berths at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The men's tournament will also be held in Japan from Nov. 18-Dec. 2.
"It's only six wins with five more games left," Ah Mow-Santos said. "So we must remain focused on what we're doing here and that is aiming for Beijing. We just have to take it game by game."
In other matches, European champion Italy beat Poland 25-15, 25-15, 25-18 to maintain a perfect 6-0 record.
Brazil eased past Thailand 25-12, 25-13, 25-20, improving to 5-1, as did Serbia after brushing aside Kenya 25-15, 25-16, 25-10.
Cuba (4-2) defeated South Korea 25-20, 17-25, 19-25, 25-21, 15-10. South Korea dropped to 2-4. Japan downed Peru 25-18, 25-13, 22-25, 25-19.
The Associated Press and usavolleyball.org contributed to this report.
