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Morning Report

Team USA takes on Korea today at 10:00 am EDT in the first semifinal match of the women’s volleyball competition.

Here’s what the media have been saying about the match:

 U.S.-South Korea rematch headlines women’s semis (www.nbcolympics.com)

On Day 1 of Olympic competition, Team USA squared off with  South Korea  in women’s volleyball Group B preliminary-round action. Now, on Day 13, the two will face each other in a slightly more important setting: the Olympic semifinals with a berth in the Gold Medal Game on the line.  The winner will face the survivor of Thursday’s other semifinal, which features defending gold medalist, Brazil, and Japan.

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Olympic Volleyball 2012: Women’s Semifinals Preview (bleacher report)

On Thursday the women’s volleyball semifinals tips off in the 2012 Summer Olympics as favorites Brazil and the United States hope to win so a gold medal rematch sets up. Team USA fell to Brazil 3-1 at the 2008 Beijing Games and the two countries have begun to separate themselves to another pedestal. On the contrary, South Korea and Japan look to defy the odds and spike to a monumental upset. Japan took fifth in Beijing while South Korea failed to qualify. Ahead, though, let’s briefly look at how each found their way into the semifinals and check out a quick match preview.

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Scoring from Opening Match

Here’s the scoring from the opening day match between Team USA and Korea. Does the name Kim Yeon Koung ring a bell?

Scoring - United States vs. Korea

#	Name	Position	Height	Srv	Spk	Blk	Pts
2	Scott-Arruda, Danielle	MB	6-2	0	0	0	0
3	Haneef-Park, Tayyiba	Opp	6-7	0	1	2	3
4	Berg, Lindsey	S	5-8	0	1	0	1
5	Miyashiro, Tamari	L	5-7	0	0	0	0
6	Davis, Nicole	L	5-4	0	0	0	0
10	Larson, Jordan	OH	6-2	1	14	1	16
11	Hodge, Megan	OH	6-3	0	0	0	0
13	Harmotto, Christa	MB	6-2	1	6	3	10
15	Tom, Logan	OH	6-1	0	8	1	9
16	Akinradewo, Foluke	MB	6-3	0	9	6	15
17	Thompson, Courtney	S	5-8	0	0	0	0
19	Hooker, Destinee	Opp	6-4	0	19	2	21

Scoring - Korea

#	Name	Position	Height	Srv	Spk	Blk	Pts
3	HA Joon-Eem	MB	6-2	0	0	0	0
4	KIM Sa-Nee	S	5-11	0	0	0	0
5	KIM Hae-Ran	L	5-6	0	0	0	0
7	LIM Hyo-Sook	WS/RS	5-10	0	0	0	0
10	KIM Yeon-Koung	WS/RS	6-4	1	27	1	28
11	HAN Yoo-Mi	WS/RS	5-11	0	0	0	0
12	HAN Song-Yi	WS/RS	6-1	0	12	0	12
13	JUNG Dae-Young	MB	6-0	0	5	0	5
14	HWANG Youn-Joo	OS/OH	5-10	0	12	0	12
17	YANG Hyo-Jin	MB	6-3	0	1	0	1
19	KIM Hee-Jin	U	6-1	0	2	0	2
20	LEE Sook-Ja	S	5-9	0	0	0	0

Team Rosters

2012 U.S. Women's Olympic Volleyball Team

#	Name	Position	Height	Hometown	State	Birth Year	College	Conf.
2	Scott-Arruda, Danielle	MB	6-2	Baton Rouge	LA	1972	LBSU	Big West
3	Haneef-Park, Tayyiba	Opp	6-7	Laguna Hills	CA	1979	LBSU	Big West
4	Berg, Lindsey	S	5-8	Honolulu	HI	1980	Minnesota	B1G
5	Miyashiro, Tamari	L	5-7	Kaneohe	HI	1987	Washington	Pac 12
6	Davis, Nicole	L	5-4	Stockton	CA	1982	USC	Pac 12
10	Larson, Jordan	OH	6-2	Hooper	NE	1986	Nebraska	B1G
11	Hodge, Megan	OH	6-3	Durham	NC	1988	Penn State	B1G
13	Harmotto, Christa	MB	6-2	Hopewell	PA	1986	Penn State	B1G
15	Tom, Logan	OH	6-1	Salt Lake City	UT	1981	Stanford	Pac 12
16	Akinradewo, Foluke	MB	6-3	Plantation	FL	1987	Stanford	Pac 12
17	Thompson, Courtney	S	5-8	Kent	WA	1984	Washington	Pac 12
19	Hooker, Destinee	Opp	6-4	San Antonio	TX	1987	Texas	Big 12

2012 Olympics Women's Volleyball - Korea

#	Name	Position	Height	Age	Club
3	HA Joon-Eem	MB	6-2	22	Korea Highway Corp.
4	KIM Sa-Nee	S	5-11	31	Heungkuk Life Insurance
5	KIM Hae-Ran	L	5-6	28	Korea Highway Corp.
7	LIM Hyo-Sook	WS/RS	5-10	30	Korea Highway Corp.
10	KIM Yeon-Koung	WS/RS	6-4	24	Heungkuk Life Insurance
11	HAN Yoo-Mi	WS/RS	5-11	30	Korea Ginseng Corp.
12	HAN Song-Yi	WS/RS	6-1	27	GS Caltex
13	JUNG Dae-Young	MB	6-0	30	GS Caltex
14	HWANG Youn-Joo	OS/OH	5-10	25	Hyundai
17	YANG Hyo-Jin	MB	6-3	22	Hyundai
19	KIM Hee-Jin	U	6-1	21	IBK
20	LEE Sook-Ja	S	5-9	32	GS Caltex