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Both teams are in Pool A.“Of course I don’t like losing, but generally we reached our goals,” U.S. Brook Billings (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Brandon Taliaferro (San Clemente, Calif.) played as substitutes.View the U.S. Bulgaria finishes second with a record of 8-4. Bulgaria out-blocked the United States 10-8 and had three aces while Team USA had none. Bulgaria, 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-16) June 21: Bulgaria def. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Ill.July 11: USA def. EvansManager, Media Relations and PublicationsPhone: 719-228-6800 E-Mail: bj.evans@usav.org ANAHEIM, Calif. Finland, 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-16)Date: June 20-21 Opponent: Bulgaria Location: Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Finland, 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-18, 25-18)Date: July 4 and 6 Opponent: Spain Location: Madrid, SpainJuly 4: USA def. Finland, 3-1 (25-18, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20) June 14: USA def. Finland, 3-1 (25-20, 21-25, 25-17, 25-20) June 28: USA def. Gabe Gardner (San Clemente, Calif.) added 17 points on 15 kills and two blocks. Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. Hoeptner Evans - USA Volleyball - July 19, 2008 Photo: Courtesy of the FIVB. In the other Pool C match played Saturday, Finland defeated Spain, 3-0, and finished pool play in third place.Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov attended Saturday’s match along with approximately 6,600 other spectators to watch the two Olympic qualifiers, ranked No. Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) totaled three points on one kill and two blocks and Hoff finished with one point on one kill.Libero Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.) was credited with eight digs in 17 attempts and 14 “excellent” serve receptions. Louis, Mo.) scored 12 points on 11 kills and one block.Delano Thomas (Sacramento, Calif.) scored nine points on nine kills. McCutcheon started Rooney and Touzinsky at outside hitter, Hoff and Thomas at middle blocker, Gardner at opposite, Hansen at setter and Lambourne at libero.Eatherton started for Hoff in the second set and played the rest of the match. Men Fall in Four to Bulgaria at World League by B.J. Men Fall in Four to Bulgaria at World League TeamUSA.orgSportsAthletesShoppingDonateU.S. Men finish World League intercontinental pool play with a 9-3 record and win Pool C. Men on Saturday with 21 points on 19 kills and two blocks. Men will play Bulgaria at the 2008 Olympic Games on Aug. Men's World League Media Guide at www.usavolleyball.org/media/national/08WL_MNTMediaGuide.pdf. Men’s National Volleyball Team fought the good fight but again came up short against Bulgaria on Saturday, and lost a two-hour, four-set match (20-25, 25-20, 20-25, 33-35) in an FIVB World League match in Varna, Bulgaria.After losses on Friday and Saturday, the U.S. Olympic EducationOlympic UniversityOlympic Link DirectoryTeamUSAnetLegal U.S. Our coach is always preaching to us to fight for every ball; so we did that in the fourth set.” Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) led the U.S. Phil Eatherton (Glencoe, Mo.) added six points on five kills and one block. Register Now.Email AddressPassword Our Family of SponsorsTeam USAAbout the USOCContact USTeam USA PartnersPrivacy Policy/Terms & ConditionsLegalJobsMedia InformationFootage RequestSite Map© 2008 United States Olympic Committee. Rooney had 23 “excellent” serve receptions and no faults in 34 attempts.Bulgaria’s Danail Milushev led all scorers with 20 points on a match-high 20 kills.Bulgaria converted 48 percent of its attack attempts (59/122) while the U.S. Spain, 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-23)Date: July 11-12Opponent: Spain Location: U.S. Spain, 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 27-25)July 12: USA def. Spain, 3-1 (24-26, 25-22, 25-13, 25-18)Date: July 18-19 Opponent: BulgariaLocation: Varna, BulgariaJuly 18: Bulgaria def. Spain, 3-2 (25-23, 25-22, 29-31, 20-25, 18-16)July 6: USA def. Team Captain Tom Hoff (Park Ridge, Ill.) said. The FIVB World League site is www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldLeague/2008. The United States struggled with 23 service errors. The United States will travel straight from Bulgaria to Rio de Janeiro for the World League final round on July 23-27. USA, 3-1 (25-20, 20-25, 25-20, 35-33)Date: July 23-27 Event: World League FinalLocation: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rate ItSignin to rank content. USA, 3-2 (12-25, 25-16, 25-20, 12-25, 15-13)Date: June 27-28 Opponent: FinlandLocation: Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis. USA, 3-2 (25-22, 24-26, 25-16, 23-25, 15-10)July 19: Bulgaria def. We made it hard for them to close the match. World League Schedule and ResultsDate: June 13-14 Opponent: FinlandLocation: Helsinki, Finland (LänsiAuto Arena) June 13: USA def. World League site is www.usavolleyball.org/national/08WL.asp.