Twitter Shocked as US Women’s Volleyball Team Battles Through a Mid-Match Injury To Beat Italy 3-2 at the Tokyo Olympics 2020
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After five exhausting sets, the US women’s volleyball team pulled off a huge win against a strong Italian side. Despite a horrid injury to their star player Jordyn Poulter, the rest of the team came through and beat Italy. With this win, they come close to cementing themselves as the first placed team in Pool B at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
US women’s volleyball team survive at the Tokyo Olympics 2020
While the men’s volleyball team won’t make it to the quarterfinals, the women’s team sent a loud message against the Italians. Starting setter Jordyn Poulter crumbled to the mat after a supposed twister ankle. She couldn’t compete anymore, and the Italians saw this as their opening.
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They clinched the fourth set post Poulter’s injury and leveled the game. With Micha Hancock replacing Poulter, the Italians thought they could pull off a win. However, Andrea Drews played some of the best volleyball of her life to pick up 22 points for herself.
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Italy 🇮🇹 takes set 3 vs the U.S. Women 🇺🇸 27-25 and leads the match 2-1 at #Tokyo2020
Starting setter Jordyn Poulter was injured early in the set and has been taken for examination. Micha Hancock is now setting for the U.S.
Set 4 coming up. Watch info: https://t.co/GqOa7xyiyB pic.twitter.com/NEDQ8GTH0d
— USA Volleyball (@usavolleyball) August 2, 2021
The win solidifies their standing at the top of Pool B, but the group stage isn’t over. They end up with four wins and one loss which came against the Russian Olympic Committee, but the win over Italy makes them the favorites to clinch gold.
In the quarterfinals, the US women’s volleyball team will have a tough task ahead of them. Although they’ve qualified, they’ll face tough competition in the form of nations like Serbia, Brazil and South Korea. How far will they go at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and will there be a medal around their necks?
Tokyo 2020
Women's Volleyball Olympic Games
Preliminary Round – Pool B
Match No. 26 ResultsUSA 🇺🇸 (3) : (2) 🇮🇹 Italy
21-25, 25-16, 25-27, 25-16, 15-12Best Scorer:
Paola Ogechi EGONU 🇮🇹
28 points – 27 attacks, 1 block#Olympics#Volleyball #東京2020 #バレーボール pic.twitter.com/VwQTqttOkn— Jéss 🏐 Volleyball Results (@appliedmaths) August 2, 2021
Wheeww! Congrats, Ladies!🇺🇸🇺🇸#OlympicS #Volleyball pic.twitter.com/88bAAogAs4
— Dhenz Tan (@dhenz8888) August 2, 2021
Yay #USA won 🥳 what a good match!!! #Volleyball #Olympics https://t.co/MnBds3dOqo
— Summer🔥Phoenix | I Stand With 🇵🇸 (@Wings_Of_Fire_0) August 2, 2021
USA🇺🇸 wins in 5 sets. What a match! Sulit. #volleyball
— Dave Anthony Publico (@dave0324) August 2, 2021
USA volleyball back on top after losing two top players (including @raptorathletics grad Jordyn Poulter) and going through a marathon 5 sets with previously unbeaten Italy.
Now let’s get a nap before we ride again at 2:00am MT ✊🏼😤#olympics #Volleyball #USWNT
— Arielle Orsuto (@ArielleOrsuto) August 2, 2021
I think there is a @PennStateVBALL connection between Washington and Hancock at the #Olympics ! Go #usa #OlympicGames #Volleyball #GoTeamUSA
— Go Green with Janine (@GOGREENwJANINE) August 2, 2021
Ooo wee. USA won just by a pinky. That was a good match #Volleyball
— Fantasy55TCG( E0S Prog – primal Leviathan) (@Fantasy55tv) August 2, 2021
Were Italy robbed here? Their coach seemed to think so 😬#Tokyo2020 | #7Olympics | #Volleyball pic.twitter.com/xHB5gsM9xq
— 7Olympics (@7olympics) August 2, 2021
Way to Go #TeamUSA Women’s #Volleyball!!! Way to persevere and fight to the end!!!! #Tokyo2020 #OlympicGames #Olympics
— Kimberly Austin 🇺🇸 (@Kimberly_Austin) August 2, 2021
#ITA won the first set, #TeamUSA #Volleyball rallied to win the second. Italy won the third set, the USA rallied to win the fourth. Then the United States won the decisive fifth set to win the match! #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/x5FkQV6zYI
— (((John Forsyth)))📎 (@blackbear93) August 2, 2021
Controversy here? The ref of #Ita vs #USA says there was a touch and gave the victory to #TeamUSA but honestly, I don’t see any touch here and I feel very sorry for #TeamItaly. #Volleyball #OlympicGames #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/Tx9g0cE3hl
— Lionel Piguet 🇨🇭🇫🇷 X 🇹🇼🇵🇭 (@lionelpiguet) August 2, 2021
USA Volleyball that was stressful as fuck #TokyoOlympics #Volleyball
— BG (@BitterSDFan) August 2, 2021
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Were Italy robbed?
Despite coming up short, the Italian women’s volleyball team put up an incredible fight. They went one set down after US clinched the third set, but they fought back thanks to the injury to Jordyn Poulter.
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However, the match wasn’t without controversy since the judges awarded the match to the US women’s team. The judges caught the ball flick of an Italian player’s pinky finger, which led to an extra touch. After reviewing it, the match went US’ way, but was this fairly decided or have they have robbed the Italians of a deserving victory?
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