Team USA Defeats Bulgaria Again

Mike Lambert’s 12 kills and three blocks helped Team USA to a 15-8, 15-7, 15-6 victory over Bulgaria in Tucson in the final exhibition match before the Olympics. Team USA (18-5) won its third consecutive match for the first time since beating Greece in April.

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The teams of Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes and Mike Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh easily advanced in the Miller Lite/AVP Championships of New England at Old Orchard Beach, Maine, in the final tournament before their participation in the Games. The top-seeded Kiraly-Steffes advanced to the winners’ bracket quarterfinal with a 15-8 victory over John Brajevic and Bill Suwara while Dodd and Whitmarsh, the No. 4 seeds, stopped Mike Mattarocci and Matt Winterburn, 14-11.