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USA vs SRB | 2018 FIVB Men's World Championships

Americans Rally To Knock Off Serbia In World Championship Opener

Americans Rally To Knock Off Serbia In World Championship Opener

The U.S. Men's National Team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to drop Serbia in five sets at the FIVB World Championship in Bari, Italy.

Sep 13, 2018 by Kolby Paxton
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So much for easing into the drama.

The U.S. Men's National Team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to drop Serbia, 15-25, 25-14, 21-25, 25-20, 15-10 on Wednesday in the team's opening match of FIVB World Championship pool play in Bari, Italy.

“We’ve trained for very difficult moments like this,” U.S. outside hitter Aaron Russell said. “We just told each other to stay together as a team and continue to fight together."

The Americans led in kills (50-46), blocks (15-12) and aces (8-5), while hitting at a .393 clip, compared to Serbian hit efficiency of just .309.

Russell and Matt Anderson led the scoring with 19 points each—both with 15 kills. Anderson had two blocks and two aces. Russell contributed three blocks and one ace.

The Americans (1-0) will meet Australia (0-1) at 10 AM CT on Thursday. Watch LIVE on FloVolleyball.

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