USA's Destinee Hooker (19, right) prepares to smash the ball past Brazil's Jaqueline Carvalho (8) and Thaisa Menezes (6) during a women's volleyball gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
USA's Destinee Hooker (19, right) prepares to smash the ball past Brazil's Jaqueline Carvalho (8) and Thaisa Menezes (6) during a women's volleyball gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
USA's Destinee Hooker (19) watches her spike get past Brazil's Jaqueline Carvalho (8) and Fabiana Claudino (1) during a women's volleyball gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
United States' Jordan Larson, top, spikes the ball over Brazil's Fernanda Rodrigues (16), Thaisa Menezes (6) and Sheilla Castro during a women's gold medal volleyball match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
USA's Logan Tom (15) spikes the ball at Fernanda Rodrigues (16) during a women's volleyball gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
LONDON (AP) ? Destinee wasn't enough for the United States.
Brazil upset the U.S. 3-1 for a second straight Olympic gold medal in women's volleyball. It was the Americans' only loss of the tournament.
In a rematch of the 2008 Beijing final, which the Brazilians also won 3-1 for their first gold in the sport, second-ranked Brazil rebounded from a disastrous first set to win 11-25, 25-17, 25-20 25-17.
Destinee Hooker, the second-best scorer in London and the star of the top-ranked U.S. team, was held to 14 points.
Brazil became the third team to repeat as gold medalist. The Soviet Union won in 1968 and 1972, while Cuba won three straight starting with the 1992 Barcelona Games.
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