SKorea reaches Olympic volleyball semifinals
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South Korea's Kim Yeon-koung, left, celebrates with teammates Lee Sook-ja, center, and Yang Hyo-jin, right, during a women's quarterfinal volleyball match against Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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South Korea's Kim Sa-nee bumps during a women's quarterfinal volleyball match against Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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South Korea's Kim Hae-ran, left, bumps as teammate Han Song-yi watches during a women's quarterfinal volleyball match against Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Italy's Carolina del Pilar Costagrande, left, tries to get the ball past South Korea's Kim Sa-nee during a women's quarterfinal volleyball match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
LONDON (AP) — Kim Yeon-koung scored 28 points and South Korea surprised Italy 3-1 Tuesday night to advance to an Olympic semifinal match against the U.S. women's volleyball team.
The top-ranked U.S. women swept the Dominican Republic in an earlier quarterfinal. Brazil and Japan will play in the other semifinal on Thursday.
Fourth-ranked Italy, which was among the favorites heading into the games, came out strong but ultimately couldn't keep up with the quick No. 15 South Koreans, who won it 18-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-18.
The South Korean players linked arms and spun around in circles on the court to celebrate the victory.
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