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Posted on: Friday, July 17, 2009

Clay Stanley leads U.S. past Netherlands, into World League volleyball finals


Advertiser Staff and News Services

Honolulu's Clay Stanley scored 18 points, including 14 on kills, to lift the United States to a three-set sweep of the Netherlands at Wichita, Kan., tonight to earn a spot in the final round of the World League men's volleyball tournament.

The scores were 25-21, 32-20, 31-29. The United States clinched its four-team pool with a 8-3 record with one match remaining against the Netherlands (4-7) tomorrow night. Other teams in the pool are Italy (7-4) and China (3-8). Three other pool winners, an at-large pick and host Serbia will join the United States in the finals, July 22-26, at Belgrade.
Stanley, a Kaiser High and University of Hawai‘i, alum, also had two blocks and two aces. David Lee added 10 kills for Team USA, which is the defending World League champion.