REIGNING Olympic champion China lost its second straight women's volleyball match at Tokyo 2020, going down 3-0 to the United States in Pool B yesterday.

World No.1 side the U.S. defeated China 29-27, 25-22, 25-21, with spiker Jordan Thompson dominating the game with 34 points.

China captain Zhu Ting looked to recover from a sluggish performance in the last match, notching a team-high 18 points.

“I think my teammates gave me so much confidence, I know I can go out swinging every time and they always have my back. That helped me to play freely and confidently,” said Thompson.

The American spiker also commented on the recent improvement of her team: “We didn't play together like a team before, but now we've found the reason, now we are more connected, and I think it has shown on our play.”

China head coach Lang Ping said her team has to enhance stability when dealing with key balls.

“Our blocks were also not efficient enough, especially against Thompson,” Lang said.

(Xinhua)