USA with one foot in the third round

MODENA, Italy, October 1, 2014 – USA continued their winning streak at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy on Wednesday.

The United States of America managed to keep Turkey under control 3-1 (27-29, 25-19, 25-23, 25-15) that keeps them with full points at the top of Pool F. The Americans are now virtually with one foot in Round III.

World No. 1 Brazil, the Dominican Republic and China remained unbeaten as well.  

Kelly Murphy and Kimberly Hill each contributed 19 points in the victory while Christa Harmotto and Foluke Akinradewo added 12 and 11, respectively.

The second round of the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship will continue on Thursday with the second day of Round II featuring the best 16 teams of the planet.

A total of 32 matches are played during the second phase of the tournament, running from October 1-5 in the Italian cities of Bari, Trieste, Verona and Modena with the best three teams of Pool E and Pool F advancing to the third competition round.