Thailand Volleyball Team Won First Set Against USA in World Championship 2022 !!!

And I interviewed Chuck after the game, but at the time I didn't even know she was I knew she was in the running, but the stats were all being finalized. I just thought she had an outstanding game. She does seem quite honored to be interviewed, but I thought it was well. Now, we always expect the outside hitters and opposites to get all the glory at Chariforn here, getting a little bit of glory of her own using that speed as well. You see behind, which kind of makes it so difficult for the block to time. USA again through the middle, this time picked up by Thailand and then popped over by Drew's another chance for Thailand to attack an easy ball and a touch maybe here or something. She's hard, you know, to keep your balance in the middle, not run into your outside. Hold your back, said Drew's, and she just crunches it. Andy Drew's one of those 20, 22, 21, excuse me, gold medalist. There is Ali Franti serving to tie early on in this game, the block there from the U.S. Recycled by Thailand. Jaraporn picked up by the U.S. Here's Cook and the coverage there again. And then it's down on the USA side. That's a little taste of I feel like Thailand loves to do. One fan there with a really great beard, too. I was admiring that. A Bichaya, and she hits it hard. And Ogbogu has it go out for her and long out. Great out by Pinot. One fan doing a good job to make something out of that. Walker in defense. Great choice. And Robinson Cook. So again, the USA out of system here. She's going to get a real rip on it every time. The first pass. Easy ball over for the U.S. Holter backset Robinson, Washington, and she hammers it home. Washington's creating a lot of space there, and you can tell when she starts her approach, you don't know she's going to go or right behind the center. Excuse me. So it's tricking the block. Yeah, or at least you know, a nice recovery by Morgan Hens, who's now in at Libero. And she tries to get a hand on it, but it's going to fall on the USA side. Some good touches, but this point right here, Washington knows it as well. That was her ball to put away an overpass forced by her servers. Serving seven here in this opening set to twenty five. Holter backset Washington catches the end line easily because it's a game within a game. Holter knows, OK, Washington made the last mistake. I need to get her back in the game. I'm going to beat her this ball high and fast. Cranty off the block, picked up by Thailand. Kornpun tries to go in the middle and all Hatai can do is just pop it over and back comes USA through the slide play. Washington USA working really hard to get this slide involved. And you can see at the tower point is so inside. And the reason for that is that Haley Washington's been that short inside and that wide one. So the blocker kind of kind of caught in between there. Kornpun with a set that finds Hatai and she hammers it. Pass from Wangerentes. Better pass for the U.S. and Obogu is covered. Another chance for the U.S. Holter back row Robinson wasn't quite there. Both teams going with the pipe. Drew's just sending it over in a bump. Kachuan is going to score the point for Thailand after a lengthy, I want to say, messy rally. A couple of points there, but you know what's scrappy and dirty sometimes is how you have to get the points. So both teams know that. Jarrett Bourne, who's serving now at 25 points against the U.S. and the VNL this earlier this year. Probably a big highlight for her. There's a highlight for the U.S. Cleaner volleyball, let's say Poulter. She's got her options. She's got Ogbogu can feed it out wide. Good serve by Poulter, who's among the leaders for the U.S. and aces. She finds Ogbogu in the middle. Nice pick up by Thailand. And Hens is there again. And Franti with the finish. And then the tip, which finds Hens diving to sprawl out. That's the kind of effort both these teams are. Jordan Poulter serve. Kachuan blocked. This time back set for Hataya. Picked up by the U.S. Here's Drew's covered by Thailand. Good dig and nobody there. Poulter on the other side of the court probably asked for help. Great up by Charaporn. Another opportunity for them. Defense working on the U.S.A. side, but both the players of U.S.A. Tie game opening set. Ones are wild. 11-11 first set. Good chance here for Thailand to take the lead. U.S.A. covers it. Here's Drew's. Can't find the hole this time. Pimpachaya, Poulter gets to it for Franti. And it finally falls. On the U.S.A. side after a. Man, it's so hard fought, but bodies on the floor all over the place. And with that comes risk and error. And a big point on the outside was that. And here's a look at how Thailand loves to run their offense fast. The ball's not. The setter, Puanpan, puts the ball in play. Cook is blocked and another big point. Thailand's lead is two. Thailand doing a good job of putting up a solid block. This has been a regular switch for the U.S. in the tournament. U.S.A. covering the set from Franti. And I heard a whistle. Now a second whistle. The ball down on the Thailand side. Need to challenge that. Here's another look at it. 16-14. Holter back to the middle. Washington picked up by the setter. So what a system, Thailand. Now U.S.A. with a chance. Drews picked up. Acro attack from Chachouan is long out. Annie Drews. Holter back set Drews and she goes hands and out. Drews, I think she's targeted the left hand of Ajaraporn. And rightfully so, because Tantau is in there in the block and she has doing something important. Kelsey Robinson Cook, the only player on the U.S. team to win gold back in 2014 with the team. And there's a big swing from Ajaraporn. Man, I just love the confidence Thailand's playing with right now. They were knocking off a couple of big opponents. Remember, they beat Serbia earlier this year. There's a great swing from Chachouan who's really on her game. Yeah, Thailand just kind of coming along here. I mean, everything seems to be going so smooth. Dangerous team, because when you get in this kind of offensive system, so tough to slow down. U.S.A. way out of system here. Drews is going to bump it over. Free ball chance. Thailand, not a great pass, though. Now Ponpan to Chachouan, picked up by Franti. Here's Drews. Now Franti from the other side, and there is a touch and it's point USA. To serve. Coulter, Drews. There's no mistake about that play. You can see in the eyes of the player or the physicality. Tokyo Olympic gold medalist for the U.S. brings the ball into play. The Atala from the opposite, and it's blocked and we're tied. Elsie Robinson-Cook, picture perfect. Thailand looking for the side out, game tied late in the opening set. Ponpan goes behind her for Jaraporn, they can't finish. And now Pipachaya can, and it's set point Thailand. Yeah, there it is. Exactly what we're talking about, that fastball. It's really tough for Washington. Blocker, she's paying attention to all of the things that are happening on the court. But when the ball leaves Ponpan's hands so fast, it's just it's a battle against physics. Now USA looking for the side out. Coulter back set Drews, that goes off the hands. Recycled by Thailand from off the net. They score the point. Pipachaya has won the set for Thailand 25-23. And what a set for Thailand.