US Olympic Volleyball Team: Destinee Hooker Must Continue Domination vs. Turkey

With her ridiculous vertical and great instincts, Destinee Hooker has been both an unstoppable force and in immovable object for the US Olympic women's volleyball team thus far. 

She's been one of the primary reasons that the team has stormed out to a 4-0 start in Group B play while dropping only two sets along the way. 

On Sunday, August 5th, Hooker must continue to dominate against Turkey so that the Americans can move through the group stage with a spotless record and earn a top spot in the elimination rounds. 

Turkey is only 2-2 through the first four games of its London experience, but the USA team can't afford to take any match lightly. 

After scoring 22 points for Team USA against China, Hooker scored another 19 against Serbia. A similar performance will be necessary on Sunday for the top-ranked team to avoid an upset at the hands of a motivated Turkish squad. 

The former Texas Longhorn has by no means been a one-dimensional player during her breakout performances in London. 

Against Serbia, Hooker paced her team with 12 spikes, six kill blocks and a 47.62 kill percentage. Hooker also recorded four digs during the straight-set victory. 

The 6'4" warrior has been a complete player in the air, whether the Americans have been on the offensive or defensive during any given point. 

As the opposite attacker for USA, Hooker has been the second-leading scorer in the women's field of competition, trailing only Yeon-Koung Kim—albeit by a sizable margin. 

There's no way that she's going to make a 20-point comeback in just the game against Turkey but keeping up her pace would all but assure an American victory and a 5-0 start.