The USA ladies fell to 1-2 in Volleyball Nations League after shedding to Brazil in 4 units Friday in Rio de Janeiro.
The 25-22, 25-16, 18-25, 25-19 victory left Brazil 3-0.
Brazil performs Serbia on Saturday, whereas the Individuals get a break day after enjoying three matches in three days. The USA finishes the primary spherical of the match Sunday in opposition to the Dominican Republic.
Brazil’s Gabriela “Gabi” Guimarães had 21 kills, two aces and a block to go together with eight digs earlier than a raucous crowd of 9,119 within the Maracanãzinho area. It marked the primary time Brazil beat the USA since 2019.
Ana Cristina Souza added 12 kills and an ace and Rosamaria Montibeller had 10 kills and a block. Brazil had 4 aces and 5 serving errors and hit .270.
Veteran Jordan Larson led the USA with 15 kills, a block, an ace and 10 digs. Avery Skinner, who performed the final two units, and Ali Frantti, who performed the primary two, had eight kills and a block every. Brionne Butler had two kills, 5 blocks and an ace and Chiaka Ogbogu had six kills and two blocks. Libero Justine Wong-Orantes had 12 digs.
The USA had 5 aces and 13 errors and hit .210.
Within the three matches Friday in Antalya, Türkiye, all had been sweeps as Japan beat Germany, Poland beat France and Italy beat Bulgaria.
Within the different matches in Rio, Serbia swept Thailand and Canada beat China in 4. Canada’s Kiera Van Ryk went off for 25 kills and two aces and former BYU standout Alexa Grey had 19 kills and two aces.
Saturday in Türkiye, Poland performs Netherlands, France performs Bulgaria and Italy faces the house crew.
In Rio, Serbia performs China, Korea performs the Dominican Republic and Thailand performs Canada.
All matches might be seen on Volleyball World TV. Click on right here for the schedule and viewing hyperlinks.
