USA men sweep Netherlands in tour finale
Oregan, USA, June 5, 2005 - Curt Toppel scored a match-high 15
points to lead the USA men’s national Volleyball team to a 3-0
(25-22, 25-23, 25-16) win over the Netherlands in the finale of
the Pacific Northwest Tour on Sunday in Oregan.
Toppel had 14 kills, one block and a hitting percentage of .480
in the win for the United States, their second victory out of
three matches.
Team USA won the opener on Thursday Washington (3-0) before
losing in four sets on Friday in Idaho.
Jim Polster added 12 points on 10 kills and two blocks in the
win. In the three matches, Polster scored 34 total points on 29
kills, four blocks and one service ace and posted a hitting
percentage of .440.
Riley Salmon tallied 11 points on nine kills and two blocks and
David Lee chipped in with eight points on six kills, two blocks
and a hitting percentage of .670 in his first match of the year.
Kay van Dijk scored a team-high 12 points on 12 kills and Marko
Klok posted 11 points on nine kills and two blocks for the Dutch.
On Monday, both teams travel to San Diego to take part in the
2005 International Sports Invitational at the Jenny Craig
Pavilion on the campus of the University of San Diego. The
tournament, which runs from June 8-12, also features Australia
and China.
Preliminary competition in the Volleyball event will be on
Wednesday-Friday, with the four teams competing in a round-robin
format. The tournament semifinals (No. 1 seed vs. No. 4 seed;
No. 2 seed vs. No. 3 seed) will be on Saturday, while the
third-place and championship matches are scheduled for Sunday.
|
