VOLLEYBALL : U.S. Beats Korea, Improves to 4-2

The U.S. volleyball team, set to depart on an eight-match trip, didn’t want to leave home without a World League victory over Korea.

After all, the Koreans were 0-4 before upsetting the United States in four games Saturday night at the San Diego Sports Arena.

“We can’t afford to lose home matches,” U.S. setter Javier Gaspar said. “We knew we should have beaten them and we wanted to send them a clear message that that match was a fluke.”

So, Sunday night at UC Irvine’s Bren Center, the Americans beat Korea in three games, 15-3, 15-7, 15-11. Now the U.S. team can begin a trip that will include two games in the Soviet Union, two in Italy, two in Japan and two in Korea with a 4-2 record.

Allen Allen had 21 kills for the United States, and middle blocker Dan Hanan added 19. Laguna Beach’s Scott Fortune and Bryan Ivie each had 18; Jong-Hwa Ha had 20 for Korea.

Hanan, who had seven kills and a block in the first game, finished off the opener with three spikes for kills. Front-line dominance carried the Americans, who scored four times when Korea spiked the ball out of bounds.