A day after opening with a sweep of Colombia, the USA ladies swept Thailand 25-13, 25-16, 25-28 on Sunday within the Highway to Paris Volleyball Qualifier in Lodz, Poland.
Now the American have a time off earlier than dealing with Slovenia for the third of seven pool-play matches within the Olympic qualification event.
Towards Thailand, Jordan Thompson led with 15 kills, two blocks, 4 digs and an ace. Dana Rettke had 5 kills and 6 blocks and Kelsey Robinson had eight kills, two blocks, 5 digs and an ace. Chiaka Ogbogu had six kills and three blocks.
Setter Lauren Carlini had three kills, three blocks and 4 digs and the People hit .372. Justine Wong-Orantes led with 12 digs.
Thailand is 0-2. The USA led in kills (41-27), blocks (16-5) and aces (4-1).
Additionally in Pool C on Sunday, Gremany beat Colombia. Later, Poland was to play Korea and Italy was to face Slovenia.
The rest of the pool-play schedule:
Tuesday, September 19, vs. Slovenia, 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 20, vs. Korea, 8:30 a.m.
Friday, September 22, vs. Italy, 2:45 p.m.
Saturday, September 23 vs. Poland, 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, September 24, vs. Germany, 11:30 a.m.
All matches will be seen on Volleyball World TV. Use “VOLLEYBALLMAG” for a reduction.
