sentences:  The Americans finished the year by winning 18 of their last 19 matches, including 14-straight at one point and ranked fifth in the world.In 2008, the US men's national team led by McCutcheon won the Volleyball World League.He led the USA men's volleyball team to the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing for the first time since 1988, defeating gold-medal favorite Brazil in four sets.