U.S. Advances to Medal Round With Win Over Chinese Taipei

Jablonsky leads Americans with 10 kills

Aug. 13, 2007

BANGKOK, Thailand -- The U.S. men's volleyball team advanced to the medal round at the World University Games with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-22) victory over Chinese Taipei on Monday in Bangkok, Thailand.

The U.S. Men won Pool C with a 5-0 record and will face Ukraine (4-1), the second-place finisher in Pool A, in the quarterfinals on Wednesday at 5 p.m. local time. (3 a.m. PDT, 6 a.m. EDT).

Former UC Irvine All-Americans Brian Thornton, Jayson Jablonsky and David Smith were all starters.

"Thornton did a really good job running the offense," head coach Alan Knipe said.

Jablonsky shared the lead in scoring with 10 points, collecting all of his points on team-high 10 kills.