Rio Roundup - Aug. 11, 2016
August 11, 2016 | Women's Water Polo, Bruin Athletics
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Women's Water Polo
The U.S. women won their second straight match in convincing fashion with a 12-4 victory over China on Thursday morning. Incoming UCLA freshman Maddie Musselman scored four goals to lead the offense, while recent graduate Sami Hill tallied three saves in goal. Team USA dictated the pace early. Musselman's first goal of the game put USA ahead, 3-0, in the first quarter. Her second goal came right before the half, giving USA a 6-1 lead over China. In the final 5:18 of the match, Musselman scored two more goals to help Team USA cruise to the 12-4 win.
#TeamUSA defeated #CHN earlier today 12-4 for their straight win at the #Olympics
โ USA Water Polo (@USAWP) August 11, 2016
RECAP: https://t.co/XSh56h9JUH pic.twitter.com/ol7qx0b5zF
Now 2-0 in pool play, Team USA returns to action on Saturday against Hungary in its final pool-play match. The match will air on NBC at 9 am PT and will stream live on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports App at 9 am PT.
Badminton
Jamie Subandhi, a 2011 graduate of UCLA, and her partner Phillip Chew lost in straight sets (10-21, 12-21) to the Korean duo of Ha Na Kim and Sung Hyun Ko in mixed doubles group stage play (Group D). Subandhi and Chew will compete on Friday against Japan's Ayane Kurihara and Kenta Kazuno (11:30 am PT) in Group D.
Current UCLA undergraduate student Iris Wang earned a victory against Lianne Tan of Belgium on Thursday, securing a victory in three sets (21-17, 20-22, 21-14). Wang will face Portugal's Telma Santos on Friday at 3:30 pm PT in Group E.
Beach Volleyball
The USA beach volleyball duo of UCLA alum Lauren Fendrick and Brooke Sweat dropped their final pool play match of the Olympic competition, falling in a tough three-set contest against Russia's Ekaterina Birlova and Evgenia Ukolova. Fendrick and Sweat went 0-3 in pool play. Fendrick completed her first Olympic tournament with 18 kills, three aces and three blocks on Thursday.
Women's Rowing
Former UCLA standout Meaghan Volker concluded her Olympic experience rowing for Australia on Thursday. The Australian women's eight raced to a fifth-place finish in its repechage heat, thereby not advancing to a semifinal heat. Australia clocked a time of 6:40.45. The first four teams in the repechage were (in order) Canada (6:28.07), Romania (6:32.63), New Zealand (6:34.90) and the Netherlands (6:35.96).
Men's Volleyball
Coach John Speraw's U.S. Men's Volleyball team defeated host Brazil, winners of the silver medal in the 2012 Olympics, 3-1, on Thursday night to record its first pool play win (1-2). Next up for the Americans is a match on Saturday against France, which is currently in second place in the pool with a 2-1 mark. The U.S. squad is currently tied for fourth in its pool, with the top four teams advancing to next week's quarterfinal round.
Nice win, America. This one was a group effort. Thank you.
โ John Speraw (@JohnSperaw) August 12, 2016
Bruin Olympians in the News
U.S. women's water polo coach Krikorian grieves, coaches on - ESPN.com (Adam Krikorian)
USA Badminton's Iris Wang kicks off her first Olympics with a win - Washington Post (Iris Wang)
Social Media Highlights
Grabbed a quick selfie with @alroker himself! Team interview for @TheTodayShow GO USA! @USAWP ???????? pic.twitter.com/f1LqwE0JfJ
โ Sami Hill (@samihillusa) August 11, 2016
