LONDON (AP) - The U.S. women's volleyball team defeated Brazil 3-1 today at the Olympics in a pool-play match. Destinee Hooker had 23 points and former Nebraska All American Jordan Larson added 18 on 16 kill-spikes and two blocks for the Americans. The U.S. team won 25-18, 25-17, 22-25, 25-21 to improve to 2-0 in pool play. The U.S. team is ranked #1 in the world and Brazil is #2….
Brazil has lost five straight international matches to the U.S. The teams are 21-21 in career play.
In earlier matches, China, South Korea and Russia all won. The U.S. volleyball team now meets China Wednesday…
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