U.S. vs. Serbia: Volleyball update
August 20, 2008 | 9:01
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BEIJING -- Lloy Ball served on set point, William Priddy spiked the ball down and the U.S. tied its quarterfinal match with Serbia by winning the second set 25-23.
They have cheerleaders here, something I never saw at gymnastics (unless it counts that Chinese gymnasts maybe can aspire to becoming volleyball cheerleaders).
And it was a good start to the third set for the U.S., which went up 4-0 and forced Serbia to call a timeout.
-- Diane Pucin
Photo: U.S. player Clayton Stanley tries to spike the ball past (from left) Serbia's Novica Bjelica, Milos Nikic and Ivan Miljkovic of Serbia during an Olympics volleyball game on Wednesday at the Capital Indoor Stadium. Credit: Phil Walter/Getty Images
