Former Volleyball Huskers Are Golden

Jordan Larson's spike punctuates USA's sweep of Brazil in title match.

Jordan Larson delivered the winning kill as she and two other former Huskers, Justine Wong-Orantes and Kelsey Robinson, won gold with Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics.

The U.S. swept Brazil in the title match and won gold for the first time ever. Larson, a three-time Olympian, was captain of the U.S. team and was was named the Olympic Most Valuable Player.

"I'm now in kind of this euphoria, a state of shock," Larson said afterward. She now has gold, silver (2012) and bronze (2016) medals to show for her Olympic efforts.

Outside hitter Larson was joined by libero Wong-Orantes on the Olympic all-tournament Dream Team. Team USA members were named to five of the seven slots.  

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• Associated Press | U.S. women top Brazil to capture first Olympic volleyball gold
• Nebraska Athletics | Husker Volleyball Trio Captures Historic Gold in Tokyo
• USA Volleyball | Gold at Last! U.S. Women Beat Brazil
• Omaha World-Herald | Big Red trio of Larson, Wong-Orantes, Robinson help USA volleyball net Olympic gold
• Lincoln Journal Star | MVP Larson leads Husker trio, Team USA to women's volleyball gold medal