Thornton Once Again Sets Team USA to Game Five Victory
Aug. 15, 2007
Bangkok, Thailand -- The U.S. men's volleyball team stormed to a 7-2 lead in the fifth set and went on to defeat Ukraine 3-2 (25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 27-29, 15-8) and advance to the semifinals of the World University Games on Wednesday in Bangkok, Thailand.
The U.S. men (6-0) will face Turkey in a semifinal match at 7:00 p.m. local time (5 a.m. PDT) on Thursday at the Sports Authority of Thailand. Canada and Italy will play in the other semifinal match.
Former UC Irvine All-American David Smith tallied nine points on five kills, two blocks and two aces. Fellow Anteater All-American Brian Thornton played in four games and set Team USA to a victory in game five, the second time in the tournament he has guided the U.S. to victory in the final stanza. Jayson Jablonsky saw action in two games.
The semifinal winners will play in the gold-medal match on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. local time (midnight PDT) at Thammasat University. The losers will play in the bronze-medal match at 11 a.m. local time (9 p.m. Friday PDT), also at Thammasat University.
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