KORTRIJK, Belgium, July 18, 2021 – USA produced
an incredible comeback from two sets down
against Poland to win by 3-2 (14-25, 18-25,
25-16, 29-27, 15-13) and claim the fifth place
at the FIVB Volleyball U20 Women’s World
Championship.
Emily Londot scored 17 points to lead USA
followed by Allison Jacobs with 14 points and
Allyson Batenhorst with 12.
Brazil claimed the seventh place in the final
standings after a 3-0 (25-18, 25-10, 25-21)
victory over the Dominican Republic on Sunday.
Livia dos Santos and Stephany Gomes each had 12
points as the top Brazilian scorers. Ana Rudiger
was next with 11 and Carolina Grossi de Souza
chipped in with 10.
Romina Cornelio and Flormarie Heredia finished
with 12 and 11 points, respectively, for the
Dominican Republic. |