U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Wins FIVB World Grand Prix Title

Reported by Standford University on August 29, 2010

Stanford alum Foluke Akinradewo was named the tournament MVP as the U.S. Women's National Team defeated Japan, 26-24, 25-20, 25-23, Sunday afternoon to secure the gold medal at the 18th FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round being played in Ningbo, China. The FIVB World Grand Prix is the premier annual international women's volleyball event.

The U.S. finished the six-team, five-day round-robin Final Round with a 5-0 record and 13 points to capture its third FIVB World Grand Prix title. The Americans, who have won 11 matches in a row, also won the event in 1995 and 2001. In addition, Team USA had not reached the tournament's medal podium since back-to-back bronze finishes in 2003 and 2004. Further, the U.S. has now medaled in all three of its 2010 tournaments including a silver at the 26th Montreux Volley Masters and bronze at the Pan American Cup both played in June.

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