United States’ Kawika Shoji (7), celebrates with teammates Matthew Anderson (1), David Lee (4), and William Reid Priddy (8) after defeating Poland in a men’s quarterfinal volleyball match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)RIO DE JANEIRO – The U.S. men’s volleyball team is on to the Rio semifinals, beating Poland in straight sets Wednesday for a fourth straight victory since a surprising 0-2 Olympic start.
The fifth-ranked Americans topped second-ranked Poland 25-23, 25-22 25-20, building some serious momentum at Maracanazinho arena after dropping their initial two matches to Canada and Italy.
Now, both the U.S. men’s and women’s teams are on to the final four of the Rio de Janeiro Games. The men will take on the winner of Italy-Iran on Friday, while the women face Serbia on Thursday.
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