USA VBall: A2 Team Wins Their Pan-Am Pool
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- | Wednesday, 26 May 2010 22:38
The Long Beach State alum-laden team picked up two wins to take the B Pool title in the Pan-Am Cup, with a tough five-set win over Mexico and a four-set victory over Puerto Rico.
However, both the United States (2-0) and Puerto Rico
(1-1) will have to play in Thursday’s quarterfinals. Idle Brazil joined
Argentina in Friday’s semifinals with a better points-ratio (1.105) than Team
USA (1.085), which will face Dominican Republic on Thursday.
Match 1: USA def. Mexico, 19-25, 25-23, 25-18,
26-28, 15-9
The 49er fingerprints were all over this one, as Dean
Bittner notched 21 kills and three blocks, and fellow former-49er Robert Tarr added
16 kills and 4 blocks.
“We had to scratch and fight for the victory,” team
captain (and Long Beach State alum) Tyler Hildebrand said. “We had to play our
best against these guys.”
The fourth 49er on the squad, Dustin Watten, was
credited with 19 receptions on 27 attempts and a match-high 11 digs on 43
attempts.
Match 2: USA def. Puerto Rico, 19-25, 25-19,
25-18, 25-23
The red, white, and blue had an easier time against
the host team, with a four-set victory on Wednesday evening. Tarr had 12 points to help put the US
over the top. The classification
round is Thursday, and we'll keep you updated on how the local boys are doing.
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