As for Sunday's game, which wasn't much of a contest after the second quarter, the matchup marked the second time the teams had met in a week, and the fourth time this season they'd squared off against one another.

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And now that those important tidbits have been squared away, it's time to focus on the hardware.

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The other time was in 1996, the year beach volleyball debuted in the Olympics, when two Brazilian teams squared off.

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