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USA defeats Japan in Grand Prix

 

   

HONG KONG, China, July 16, 2015 - In a match filled with long rallies and great defensive performances on both sides of the net USA used their height and strength advantage to edge past Japan 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 26-24) in Pool H of the FIVB World Grand Prix.

The Americans outscored their opponents 9-6 in the blocking category and 9-4 in serving aces.

Kimberly Hill and Christa Harmotto led the scoring for USA with 15 and 12 points, respectively, while Sarina Koga and Miyu Nagaoka had 13 and 12 for Japan.

In Stuttgart, Germany, hosts Germany won the first match of Pool I  in straight sets 3-0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-18) over Dominican Republic.

Maren Brinker led Germany to the win as the best scorer with 12 points, while Erasma Moreno had eight points in the loss.