AT THE GAMES The United States men s volleyball team opened the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a blowout for the ages.
Micah Christensen dished out 43 assists in pacing an attack that hit .550, and former BYU star Taylor Sander blasted 12 kills and accounted for a match-high 15 points in a 25-18, 25-18, 25-22 sweep of France in Saturday s opening round.
Sander also had a team-high two blocks and an ace for the United States. It feels good to start like that, Sander said in a release from USA Volleyball. We knew three weeks ago we weren t that good. We put in a lot of hard work and kept believing in our systems and that was the key. I think we were the more comfortable team tonight and it showed in the way that we played together, had good energy, and then just did what we ve been doing the last three weeks in practice. Work every point and follow our scouting report, and I think tonight that was a demonstration of us doing what we do.
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Hannah Flippen (Softball, USA)
Hannah Flippen attended Utah from 2014 to 2017, starring on the Utes’ softball team. She was the Pac-12 Player of the Year twice in a row in 2016 and 2017 and ranks first all-time for Utah in batting average (.392), hits (263) and runs (197).
The infielder will be a replacement player on the 2020 Olympic squad as softball returns to the Summer Games for the first time since 2008.
Flippen has represented the USA four times: 2018 USA Softball International Cup (bronze medalist); 2017 Pan American Championship (gold medalist); 2017 World Cup of Softball (silver medalist); and 2016 World Cup of Softball.
University of Utah player Anissa Urtez swings at a pitch during a game against Brigham Young University at Miller Park in Provo on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. BYU defeated Utah 4-3.