Story Created:
Aug 16, 2008 at 8:58 AM EST
Story Updated:
Aug 16, 2008 at 11:33 AM EST
ROCHESTER, Mn & BEIJING, - U.S. men's volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon, who has been away from the team since the stabbing death of his father-in-law, Todd Bachman, a week ago, returned Saturday and guided the team to a victory over China.
At the same time, his mother-in-law, Barbara Bachman who was badly wounded has returned home to Minnesota. USA Volleyball confirmed Saturday morning that Barbara Bachman was airlifted from Beijing to the Mayo Clinic for treatment. The Bachman's summered in Southwest Florida for more than a decade.
McCutcheon missed the team's first four games. The team is headed for the quarterfinals. The Bachman's were stabbed by a man who leapt to his death from a balcony of the 13th-century Drum Tower in central Beijing.