The U.S. men's volleyball team, which features former Stanford star Erik Shoji and San Jose native Taylor Averill, swept Italy on Friday to grab the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.
Team USA won the match 25-23, 30-28, 26-24.
The victory gives Shoji his second Olympic medal (bronze in Rio 2016) and Averill his first.
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