Taylor Sander, USA Volleyball Unable To Come Back, Fall Against ROC
Jul 25, 2021, 10:43 PM
Taylor Sander #3 of Team United States attempts to tip the ball over Egor Kliuka #18 of Team ROC and Artem Volvich #4 during the Men's Preliminary Round - Pool B volleyball on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Arena on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)
(Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Former BYU men’s volleyball star Taylor Sander and USA Volleyball failed to come back against Russian Olympic Committee and lost in four sets.
Team USA played the ROC in the preliminary round of Pool B on Sunday, July 25.
The Russian squad closed sets well and took the match, 3-1.
The comeback falls short for the U.S. Men as ROC wins in four, 25-23, 27-25, 21-25, 25-23. @MattAnderson_1 and Taylor Sander each with 14 points for U.S. Next up is Tunisia on July 28. #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/HXdSoUTWk1
— USA Volleyball (@usavolleyball) July 26, 2021
The USA lost in total points, 98-96.
Set 1
ROC won 25-23
The U.S. Men 🇺🇸 fought hard to get back in, but drop the first set to ROC 25-23. #TokyoOlympics
Match Center: https://t.co/i2NzLuo6Gc
Watch Live: https://t.co/h26skCzwtH pic.twitter.com/qIGXAOIo0N— USA Volleyball (@usavolleyball) July 26, 2021
Set 2
ROC wins 27-25
ROC takes set two 27-25 against the U.S. Men 🇺🇸 and now have a 2-0 match lead. #TokyoOlympics
Match Center: https://t.co/i2NzLuo6Gc
Watch Live: https://t.co/h26skCzwtH pic.twitter.com/nZSnwVvBG0— USA Volleyball (@usavolleyball) July 26, 2021
Set 3
USA won 25-21
The U.S. Men 🇺🇸 take advantage of the ROC errors and win set three 25-21. ROC leads the match 2-1. #TokyoOlympics
Match Center: https://t.co/i2NzLuo6Gc
Watch Live: https://t.co/h26skCzwtH pic.twitter.com/kiGuOWPH71— USA Volleyball (@usavolleyball) July 26, 2021
Set 4
ROC won 25-23
Sander led USA Volleyball with 17 points in the loss. The former BYU hitter was 14/31 for 25.81 percent hitting on the attack. Sander was 2/4 on blocks in the match.
USA Volleyball’s next match is against Tunisia on Wednesday, July 28 at 2:05 a.m. (MDT).
