COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 6, 2007) – Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) and Jennifer Joines (Milpitas, Calif.) scored 10 points apiece as the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team overwhelmed Kenya 25-9, 25-20, 25-10 Tuesday afternoon on the fourth day of the FIVB World Cup at Sendai, Japan.
USA Huddle during a break versus Kenya on Nov. 6 at the 2007 FIVB World Cup. Photo courtesy of FIVB
The U.S., ranked eighth in the FIVB world ranking, improves to 4-0 in the World Cup. Team USA is one of only three undefeated teams remaining in the World Cup as Italy defeated Serbia 23-25, 25-14, 16-25, 25-17, 15-7 in a battle of unbeatens today at Osaka.
Team USA faces Brazil on Nov. 7 at 6:05 p.m. local time (2:05 a.m. MT) in a key battle among medal contenders. Should Brazil defeat Peru later today, the matchup will feature two 4-0 teams at the World Cup.
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