Olympics | Thompson replaces injured Berg as USA goes 5-0

Courtney Thompson replaces Lindsey Berg in third set as USA stays undefeated in Olympic play.

USA 3, Turkey 0 (27, 25, 25-16, 25-19)

• next match: Tuesday, 11:00am (Pacific) USA vs. Dominican Republic (quarterfinals/single elimination)

After a lackluster start, USA swept past Turkey to finish Olympic pool play with a perfect 5-0 record.

With USA leading 9-5 in the third set, starting setter Lindsey Berg came out with an injury. Courtney Thompson finished the match at setter, finishing with 11 assists.

USA trainers treated the upper part of Berg’s leftcalf with ice, compression and elevation. Berg was able to join the team on the court for post-match handshakes.

"It's okay," Berg said after the match. "I felt something different, something was working and I didn't want to push it. I'm sure it will be fine. I hope I can play on Tuesday."

"We think she's OK - nothing torn," said USA head coach Hugh McCutcheon. "Of course, we are concerned. We'll have to see how she is."

Destinee Hooker recorded 17 kills on 38 attacks. Foluke Akinradewo added 9 kills on 12 attacks.

Destinee Hooker receives a congratulatory hug from Courtney Thompson during USA's 3-0 victory against Turkey.
-Associated Press

NOTES;
At the post-match press conference, there were questions about the China vs. South Korea match, won 3-2 by China. Because losing teams one point when a match goes five sets, both China and Korea could guarantee advancing to the quarterfinals if their match went five. Turkey's head coach, Marco Aurelio Motta, declined to speculate whether China and Korea has illegally arranged to ensure their match went past four sets.