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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 9, 2007) – The U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team, led by Logan Tom’s (Salt Lake City, Utah) 18 points, downed NORCECA rival Dominican Republic 25-16, 20-25, 25-16, 25-18 Friday afternoon on the sixth day of the FIVB World Cup at Kumamoto, Japan.

Team USA, ranked eighth in the latest FIVB world ranking, improves to 6-0 at the FIVB World Cup. Dominican Republic, ranked 16th in the world, falls to 1-5 in the tournament. The U.S. is tied atop the World Cup standings with Italy (6-0), which defeated Poland (2-4) 25-15, 25-15, 25-18 today at Sapporo, Japan.

“We know the tournament is very long so we want to switch a few different players,” U.S. Women’s National Team Head Coach ‘Jenny’ Lang Ping said. “We're happy with the quality of the game but our concentration wasn't so good. I think during the whole tournament there are times when you go up and come down, but we need to keep our concentration and maintain our energy level for the next five matches.”

The U.S. faces Thailand on Nov. 10 at 3:05 p.m. local time (11:05 p.m. MT on Nov. 9), followed by a Nov. 11 match against Korea at the same time of day

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