Wow... Cuba is pretty amazing in terms of raw power, and especially the serving from one of their setters. She was hitting that ball at nearly 60 mph. I know from trying just to hit as hard as possible that's not easy (I can hit, if I ignore direction, just over 40). That hard serving just decimated the serve receive of the women, and if you can't pass, you can't do anything else.
On a positive note, when the passing was solid, I saw a lot more of a technical effort on the part of our team, and it resulted in a lot of points. I recall one hit from the right side going down with no blockers at all. That's what I like to see!
I was really disappointed in the second set when the ref overrules a line judge call, and the ref was totally wrong. That, I think, changed the outcome of the game that we should've won. I'm not sure if that would've mattered, but it sucks to see a bad call influence the game.
I'm hoping for a better result late night Tuesday (or early Wednesday) against Venezuela. They'll have to bust ass to get a medal, and even then, I'm not sure they can place higher than bronze. I haven't seen any matches scheduled for TV from the other pool.
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