[johnbar]

A close match, but Belardi & Bell fall to the New Zealanders, 20-22, 21-18, 15-11.  The Kiwis had strong serving.

B&B built up an early lead in set 1 (14-9, and then 18-14), but the Kiwis came back to tie at 19.  B&B pulled out the win.
In set 2, the Americans again built a lead (13-9), but couldn't hold on to it.
The third set stayed closed (tied 7-7), but then the Kiwis got a two-point lead, and never trailed again.  There was one controversial call late (BHE, I guess) that went against USA.  The New Zealand team had a coach (not surprisingly), but the Americans were on their own.

The bronze medal match is scheduled for 2pm local time, 5pm PST (though they were running a little late).

[johnbar]

A close match, but Belardi & Bell fall to the New Zealanders, 20-22, 21-18, 15-11.  The Kiwis had strong serving.

B&B built up an early lead in set 1 (14-9, and then 18-14), but the Kiwis came back to tie at 19.  B&B pulled out the win.
In set 2, the Americans again built a lead (13-9), but couldn't hold on to it.
The third set stayed closed (tied 7-7), but then the Kiwis got a two-point lead, and never trailed again.  There was one controversial call late (BHE, I guess) that went against USA.  The New Zealand team had a coach (not surprisingly), but the Americans were on their own.

The bronze medal match is scheduled for 2pm local time, 5pm PST (though they were running a little late).