page_title: Stacy Sykora
section_title: 2004
hierarchical_section_title: Stacy Sykora / USA Volleyball / 2004
caption_attribution_description: English: Stacy Sykora, the designated libero for the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, executes a pass during an exhibition match against top-ranked Brazil at Clune Arena on the campus of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., June 14, 2008. Team USA is concluding a three-match 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Exhibition for Volleyball series that started June 11.
context_page_description: Stacy Denise Sykora is a retired American volleyball player. She was a two-time All-American at Texas A&M University and she competed in both the 2000 and the 2004 Olympics as part of the U.S. women's national team. She made her third Olympic appearance at the 2008 Olympics, helping Team USA to a silver medal.
  She won the gold medal with her team at the 2001 and 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix.
context_section_description: Although the US national team was ranked first entering the 2004 Athens Olympics, they played poorly, losing three of their first five matches (beating Germany and Cuba and losing to China, the Dominican Republic, and Russia).  Their 2-3 record landed them the lowest seed in quarterfinal play, matching them with unbeaten Brazil.  After losing their first two sets to Brazil in the quarterfinals, the US team won the next two, but dropped the final set to Brazil, 15-6, leaving the US team tied for fifth in the Games.  Despite the team's lackluster showing, Sykora's performance earned her the Best Digger honor for the Olympic games. Following the Athens Games, Sykora left the US national team.
caption: Sykora during a match with the U.S. women's national team
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