Japan coach Masayoshi Manabe fielded a team which included five members of the 2012 London Olympic bronze medal squad against the European champions.

What started out as a fairly sluggish affair in the first set heated up in the second with some exciting play from both sides.

Japan took the initiative in the third set with some outstanding defense and fine passing as Russia had problems receiving and the final set proved highly entertaining with the Japan staging a late rally to claim the match.

Star spiker Saori Kimura and sidekick Saori Sakoda added 17 points each for Japan in the win. Riho Otake and Risa Shinnabe chipped in with 13 and 12 points, respectively.

“I was hoping we would win,” Ishii said afterward. “I did my best. I was able toProgram (16OB-0149 and 19IB-0124); Stanford University Developmental Research Fund; and the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program under contract HHSN261201000140C awarded to the Cancer Prevention Institute of California. The project was supported by a National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Science Award number UL1 RR025744. The collection of cancer incidence data used in this study was supported by the California Department of Health Services as part of the statewide cancer reporting program mandated by California Health and Safety Code Section 103885; the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program under contract HHSN261201000140C awarded to the Cancer Prevention Institute of California, contract HHSN261201000035C awarded to the University of Southern California, and contract HHSN261201000034C awarded to the Public Health Institute; and the Centers for