The visiting U.S. women’s volleyball team defeated the Dominican team 3-1 (15-7, 15-6, 4-15 and 15-7) in the first match at the Juan Pablo Duarte Volleyball Pavilion. On Wednesday, the American team won 3-1 (15-3, 15-3, 11-15 and 15-12). The U.S. team, ranked 9th in the world, is in Santo Domingo as part of its training for the World Games. The D.R. team is ranked 15th in the world. Mick Haley, coach of the U.S. team, said that the U.S. squad is new and none of the players that participated in the Atlantic Olympics are on the team. The third game of the series of five will be played at 6:30 at the Volleyball Pavilion.
