Stacy Sykora and the U.S. were drained vs. Brazil.
The U.S. women's volleyball team was ranked 10th in the world before the Sydney Games began and it finished seventh overall four years ago in Atlanta. The Americans might take solace in that after their loss to Brazil on Saturday (Friday, U.S. time) in the bronze-medal game.
For Misty May, recovery means grueling exercise
Misty May, who is still recovering from an injury, and Holly McPeak easily won their first match by crushing the Czech duo of Martina Hudcova and Tereza Tobiasova.
