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MATSUMOTO, Japan, August 22, 2015 - Reigning world champions the
United States got off to a winning start at the 2015 FIVB
Women's World Cup as they swept Korea 3-0 here Saturday
afternoon.
Foluke Akinradewo, Kimberly Hill and Karsta Lowe scored 15, 13
and 12 points respectively.
to lead the American women to
the 25-15, 25-22 and 25-15 victory while Korea were led by Kim
Hee-jin with 11 points.
In Tokyo, Cuba defeated Kenya 3-1 (27-25, 25-23, 13-25, 25-22)
at the Yoyogi National Stadium on Saturday.
Cuban lefty Regla Gracia may have lost the scoring showdown
against Kenyan Mercy Moim on a slim difference of 25 and 26
points, respectively, but Gracia’s contribution lifted Cuba to
take the four-set win.
Also, Nataliya Obmochaeva powered Russia’s 3-0 (25-15, 25-18,
25-18) win over Dominican Republic in the opening match of the
first round.
Obmochaeva spearheaded the Russian offence with 24 points,
including 18 spikes, five blocks and an ace. Yana Scherban
contributed 14 points for Russia, while Gina Mambru recorded 12
points for the Dominican Republic. |
