#USAVMNT Outmuscle Brazil For Gold Medal at #FIVBWorldLeague http://t.co/7GBTQLlEB0 pic.twitter.com/HNnwq9PEoF
— USA Volleyball (@usavolleyball) July 20, 2014
Carson Clark and Team USA captured the FIVB World League gold medal on Sunday with a victory over Brazil in the final held in Florence, Italy. The Americans took the championship from Brazil 31-29, 21-25, 25-20, 25-23.
In case you missed it, the Gold-Medal match will be televised on NBC Sports on Monday, July 28 at 7 p.m.
It’s the second FIVB World League title for the USA (the first came in 2008), while Brazil was seeking a record 10th Gold Medal in World League competition.
In order to qualify for the World League finals, the Americans defeated Russia, Serbia and Bulgaria three times each in June’s pool-play rounds. Leading up the final, Brazil topped Italy in one semifinal while Team USA swept past Iran.
Clark played at Santa Barbara High before leading UC Irvine to a pair of NCAA national titles.
Mario Hollands, UCSB Baseball – Hollands set a Philadelphia Phillies franchise record earlier this month for making 19-straight scoreless appearances as a rookie. It’s the longest such streak for a rookie in the club’s 131-year history. The left-hander has since allowed runs in three-straight games but still holds a solid ERA of 3.62 in 35 games this season. Hollands was drafted out of UCSB in the summer of 2010.
Gaucho alum Scott Witkin (Class of ’97) is playing for Argentina in the FIL World Championships in Denver pic.twitter.com/klxZHp9leH — UCSB Lacrosse (@UCSBLax) July 15, 2014
Scott Witkin, UCSB Lacrosse – The Gaucho alum represented Argentina at the Lacrosse World Championships in Colorado. Argentina defeated Colombia 13-6, but dropped all other matches they played to Wales, New Zealand, Russia, China, Uganda and Korea. Witkin was a regular contributor, scoring a goal against Colombia and Uganda, and recording an assist against Wales.
The Lacrosse World Championships included teams from 37 nations.
Luis Silva, UCSB Soccer – Silva scored again on Sunday for DC United, making it five goals in the past five games for the former Gaucho. Silva’s recent impact for United comes after an early-season ankle injury limited his playing time in April and May. He’s now in a starting role with Fabian Espindola out because of injury.
