Salmon, Polster
guide USA men to season-opening win
Washington, USA, June 2, 2005 – The USA men’s national
Volleyball team began the 2005 season with a 3-0 win over the
Netherlands on Thursday in Washington with Riley Salmon scoring
a match-high 16 points and Jim Polster adding 11 points in the
25-20, 25-18, 28-26 victory for the United States in the first
of three matches between the teams.
The match marked the debut of Hugh McCutcheon as head coach of
the USA Men.
Salmon, a 2004 Olympian, had 12 kills, two blocks and two
service aces. Polster, an alternate for Team USA’s Athens
Olympic Team, posted nine kills and two blocks in the win.
Middle blocker Phil Eatherton, another 2004 Olympian, tallied
eight points on seven kills and one block, while Curt Toppel
chipped in with seven points on six kills and one block.
The series continues on Friday in Idaho and on Sunday in Oregan. |
