The U.S. Men’s Junior National Team kept things close, but couldn’t find the way to victory against Bulgaria on Saturday at the FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship in Rabat, Morocco.
The U.S. Junior Men got 16 points from Will Price (Laytonsville, Md.) and 10 from Max Lipsitz (Williamsville, N.Y.) as they fell 0-3 (24-26, 20-25, 22-25) in the fifth- through eighth-
place bracket. They will play Cuba on Sunday at 9 a.m. local time (4 a.m. EDT) to determine seventh and eighth place in the 12-team tourney. Russia will play Brazil in Sunday’s championship match in Casablanca.
Bulgaria’s Tsvetan Sokolov dominated the match, finishing with 26 points on 19 kills, four blocks and three aces. Price had 13 kills, two blocks and one ace and Lipsitz scored on nine kills and one block. Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) added nine points on eight kills and two blocks.
U.S. Men’s Junior Head Coach Andy Read (Long Beach State) started Price at opposite, Anderson and Cole Reinholm (Camarillo, Calif.) at the outsides, Holt and Lipsitz in the middle and Matt Werle (Meadville, Pa.) at setter. Kawika Shoji (Honolulu, Hawai’i) continued to play libero.
Kevin Carroll (Los Alamitos, Calif.) started the third set for Reinholm. Austin Zahn (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) and Spencer McLachlin (Honolulu, Hawai’i) also filled in as substitutes.
The two teams alternated the lead through most of the first set, but Bulgaria reached set point first at 24-22. Price blocked Bulgaria’s Ivan Kolev to tie the score at 24-24, but Kolev took his revenge, winning the next two points with a spike and a stuff of Anderson for the set win.
Bulgaria’s players continued to put pressure on the U.S. Junior Men with their serving, denying the Americans any wide lead in the score over the next two sets.
The FIVB offers live scoring and statistical updates on its Men’s Junior World Championship web site at www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/Junior/men/2007/LiveScore/?sm=19.
View the box score for this match at www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/MJ2007/pdf/P2-028.pdfhttp://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/MJ2007/pdf/P2-031.pdf.
For more information, check the FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship web site at www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/Junior/men/2007/General/index.asp?sm=12.
2007 U.S. Men's Junior National Team
| No. |
First Name |
Last Name |
Ht. |
Pos. |
City |
State |
Club/School |
Region |
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1 |
Matthew |
Anderson |
6-8 |
OH |
West Seneca |
NY |
Penn State University |
Western Empire |
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3 |
Kevin |
Carroll |
6-4 |
OH/RS |
Los Alamitos |
CA |
Riptides VC |
So. California |
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7 |
Maxwell |
Holt |
6-9 |
MB |
Cincinnati |
OH |
Penn State University |
Ohio Valley |
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8 |
Kevin |
Ker |
6-2 |
S |
Valencia |
CA |
UC Los Angeles |
So. California |
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9 |
Max |
Lipsitz |
6-7 |
MB |
Williamsville |
NY |
Penn State University |
Western Empire |
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11 |
Spencer |
McLachlin |
6-7 |
OH |
Honolulu |
HI |
Outrigger Canoe Club |
Aloha |
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12 |
Sean |
Pedersen |
6-7 |
OPP |
Evergreen Park |
IL |
Cal St. Northridge |
Great Lakes |
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13 |
Cole |
Reinholm |
6-4 |
OH |
Camarillo |
CA |
UC Irvine |
So. California |
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14 |
William |
Price |
6-5 |
OPP |
Laytonsville |
MD |
Penn State University |
Chesapeake |
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15 |
Kawika |
Shoji |
6-3 |
L |
Honolulu |
HI |
Stanford University |
Aloha |
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17 |
Matt |
Werle |
6-5 |
S |
Meadville |
PA |
Juniata College |
Ohio Valley |
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18 |
Austin |
Zahn |
6-8 |
MB |
Hermosa Beach |
CA |
Sultans of Soul VC |
So. California |
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Head Coach |
Andy Read |
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Cal State Long Beach |
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Asst. Coach |
Matt Martin |
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Loyola University |
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Asst. Coach |
John Hawks |
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University of Southern Cal |
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U.S. Schedule at the 2007 FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship
All matches played in Rabat, Morocco
Saturday, July 7: USA def. Egypt 3-2 (17-25, 26-28, 25-16, 25-22, 18-16)
Sunday, July 8: USA def. Russia, 3-0 (28-26, 25-22, 29-27)
Monday, July 9: Brazil def. USA, 3-1 (25-22, 20-25, 25-18, 25-19)
Tuesday, July 10: USA def. Slovenia, 3-2 (23-25, 25-17, 25-23, 20-25, 15-9)
Wednesday July 11: Argentina def. USA, 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-20)
July 14
Semifinal 1: Brazil def. Italy, 3-2 (25-18, 15-25, 25-27, 25-20, 15-8)
Semifinal 2: Russia def. Iran, 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-21)
Fifth-Eighth Place 1: Bulgaria def. USA, 3-0 (26-24 25-20 25-22)
Fifth-Eighth Place 2: Argentina def. Cuba, 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-23)
Ninth-12th Place 1: Egypt def. Japan, 3-1 (24-26, 26-24, 25-20, 25-19)
Ninth-12th Place 2: Slovenia def. Morocco, 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-23)
July 15
11th-12th Place: Japan vs. Morocco (Casablanca)
Ninth-10th Place: Egypt vs. Slovenia (Casablanca)
Seventh-Eighth Place: USA vs. Cuba (Rabat)
Fifth-Sixth Place: Argentina vs. Bulgaria (Rabat)
Third-Fourth Place: Italy vs. Iran (Casablanca)
Championship: Brazil vs. Russia (Casablanca)
Final Standings
Pool A (Playing in Casablanca)
Iran 4-1
Italy 3-2
Cuba 3-2
Bulgaria 3-2
Japan 2-3
Morocco 0-5
Pool B (Playing in Rabat)
Brazil 4-1
Russia 4-1
USA 3-2
Argentina 2-3
Slovenia 1-4
Egypt 1-4
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