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USA defeat Japan to gain third straight Olympic semifinals appearance
- Updated: August 16, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 16, 2016 – The United States kept their unbeaten run and gained the second semifinal spot in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games women’s volleyball competition, following their straight-set (25-16, 25-23, 25-22) win over Japan in the quarterfinals at Maracanazinho on Tuesday.
Jordan Larson Burbach and Kimberly Hill top scored for USA with an equal point output of 14 points, while Japan’s Miyu Nagaoka and Yuki Ishii scored 13 points each on a losing effort.
USA were prolific against Japan in spikes 45-37, in blocks 5-2 and in aces 5-2, although the latter played excellent defence on the North American team with 21 excellent digs and 32 receptions.
USA will make their third straight semifinals appearance in the Olympic Games, following their appearances in Beijing 2008 and London 2012, where they bagged …
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