USA Men gets victory over Mexico

 

ANAHEIM, California, September 16, 2007.-  Mexico did not go quietly; but in the end, the U.S. Men’s National Team overpowered their neighbours to the south, 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-20) on Sunday at the NORCECA Men’s Continental Championship at the Anaheim Convention Center Arena

 

The U.S. Men improve their record to 1-0 and are tied with Puerto Rico for the lead in Pool A after the first day of the tournament.

 

Reid Priddy led Team USA with 12 points on nine kills and three aces. Gabe Gardner added eight points on six kills and two aces. Riley Salmon scored eight points on five kills and three blocks and Tom Hoff tallied seven points on six kills and one block.

 

Martin Petris and Tomas Aguilera paced Mexico with seven points each. Each had five kills, one block and one ace.

 

Mexico was playing with a young team due to visa problems and players in the European leagues. The team’s unpredictable play sometimes worked to its advantage as the U.S. Men were kept off balance.

 

The U.S. Men converted 58 percent of their kill attempts into points, including going 12 for 15 in the first set, as opposed to 27 percent for Mexico. Team USA had six aces as opposed to three for Mexico.