Brian Thornton and U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team Sweep Puerto Rico
July 02, 2011 | Men's Volleyball
Long Beach, Calif. - Former UC Irvine All-American Brian Thornton and the U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team defeated Puerto Rico, 3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 25-19) Saturday at the Walter Pyramid.
With the win, the U.S. punched its ticket to Poland and the FIVB World League Final Round.
The U.S. finishes the Intercontinental (pool play) Round with an 8-4 record, good enough for second place in Pool A behind Brazil (10-2), which the U.S. defeated twice. The other teams that have advanced to the final round are Brazil, Russia, Argentina and Italy as pool winners, Cuba and Bulgaria as the two other second-place teams and Poland as the host country. The U.S. Men will leave for Gdansk, Poland on Sunday. The Final Round takes place on July 6-10.
Thornton contributed four points on one kill and three blocks. He was credited with 15 assists and no faults.
For the complete match release visit the USA Volleyball website.
