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The Netherlands rout Korea 3-1, enter historic Olympic semifinals
- Updated: August 16, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 16, 2016 – The Netherlands will make their first ever Olympic semifinal appearance, following their 3-1 (25-19, 25-14, 22-25, 25-20) win over Korea in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games women’s volleyball quarterfinals at Maracanazinho on Tuesday.
Korean captain Kim Yeon-Koung had a match-high 27 points, including 25 spikes and two blocks, but it was the scoring efforts of the Dutch frontline that helped the team to win. Lonneke Sloetjes, Judith Pietersen and Anne Buijs scored 23, 17 and 15 points, respectively.
It rained aces on the Korean court, as the Netherlands tallied 12 service winners, including Pietersen’s five.
The Korean captain started hot in the …
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