BERLIN — San Diego volleyball dropped a 3-1 decision to Team Chinese Taipei on Friday, suffering its second loss while representing the United States at the World University Games despite another strong performance from Isabel Clark.

Team USA fell in the first set by a 25-23 margin, rallied to win the second set, 25-21, then lost back-to-back 25-19 decisions in sets three and four.

Ten kills from Kennedy Osunsanmi and nine more from Nemo Beach helped bolster Clark's efforts on offense. Olivia Bennett and Kylie Munday anchored the United States' defense by combining for 27 digs, and multiple blocks from three different players allowed Team USA to out-block Chinese Taipei by a 14-1 margin.

The United States jumped ahead of Chinese Taipei early in the match's opening frame, leading by as many as four when a service ace from Clark made it 8-4. That advantage held until the final stages of the set, when Chinese Taipei returned the favor and took an 18-17 lead with a service ace of its own. Both teams traded points enroute to a 23-23 tie, but a late kill and service ace from Chinese Taipei granted it the pair of points it needed to claim set one.

Team USA opened up the second set with a 5-0 run that was fueled by a handful of attack errors from Chinese Taipei and a kill from Nemo Beach. The Americans stayed ahead by as many as six as the set progressed, claiming 16-11 and 22-16 advantages before a clutch kill from Clark sealed it and tied the match 1-1.

Sets three and four unfolded in similar fashion to one another. Team USA battled back and forth with Chinese Taipei early on in both frames, and was tied with its opponent near the midpoint of each set before falling behind down the stretch.

San Diego/Team USA is back in action on Sunday at 5:00 AM PST, when it takes on Team Chile to begin the Women's Placing 9-16 round at Sportforum Große Halle.