Hard part has just begun: Kiraly

MODENA Italy, October 1, 2014 – USA have started a second round with all the energy and strength, after a very important victory in Turkey, that was decided in four sets.

However, for coach Karch Kiraly there were a lot of things to improve. “We’ve worked hard at the service line and I think that helped us tonight to be more effective at setting up our block and defense,” said Kiraly.

“We saw Alicia Glass go on a really nice service run. We saw Kelsey Robinson go on a really nice service run, breaking that fourth set open. Lots of good things happening at the service line and it was also very effective and a pivotal part of our victory against Russia.”

American captain Christa Dietzen has emphasiked that there is good to have a lot of players out of the bench contributing with team’s success. “I think that’s huge going into this homestretch. We are really excited to be undefeated, but you’ve just got to continue to focus on the future,” she stated.

“There are so many good players in our USA gym who are well-rounded in everything, so it’s a matter of them pushing me to get better in different areas,” Kimberly Hill one of the top scorers remarked.

Even before the second round started, Kiraly remarked the harder part has just begun. “It has been a great, great battle, and I've enjoyed it so much. Both teams played a very good volleyball”, He remarked after finishing the Pool phase, when the Americans defeated Russia.

“The championship has just begun, now we've to get ready for the other matches, because we will face strong teams such as Brazil and Serbia.”