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Beach Volleyball<\/b><\/p>\n
The world’s premiere duo, Long Beach State grad Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, closed pool play undefeated with a victory over Norway. <\/span>The victory is their 104th<\/sup> match in a row, and advances them to the round of 16 with a record of 3-0, without having lost a set, or allowing their opponents to score more than 16 points in a set.<\/p>\n Debuting in the very first game of elimination play, May\/Walsh looked shaky early, then returned to form, fighting off five set points to take the first set 24-22, then easily taking the second 21-10, knocking the duo from Belgium out of the Olympics. <\/span>Goes to show you, even when they’re off their game, they still don’t lose a set. <\/span>May\/Walsh now advance to the quarterfinals, to be played on Sunday.<\/p>\n \n Indoor Men’s Volleyball<\/b><\/p>\n Still missing head coach Hugh McCutcheon because of the tragic attack on his family, USA Volleyball is still perfect, defeating Bulgaria—the only other undefeated team in their pool—in four sets. <\/span>Long Beach State grad David Lee had a team-leading 7 blocks, while fellow alums Tom Hoff and Scott Touzinsky contributed off the bench. <\/span>The victory guarantees Team USA a spot in the quarterfinals, but they’ll face Japan and China first.<\/p>\n \n Men’s Water Polo<\/b><\/p>\n A team with a slew of Long Beach high school grads, Team USA had a disappointing outing against Serbia—who coach Schroeder calls the best team in the world—losing a defensive battle by a score of 4-2. <\/span>The loss drops them to 2-1, facing powerhouse Croatia next. <\/span><\/p>\n \n Women’s Water Polo<\/b><\/p>\n Team USA finally looked like the top team in the world; 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