2018 Women’s Volleyball World Championships: Oct. 10 Daily Summary

  0 Jil Price Igara | October 10th, 2018 | Asian Volleyball, European volleyball, International Volleyball, News, South American Volleyball, U.S. Women's Volleyball

2018 FIVB Women’s World Championships

7th-ranked Italy is atop Pool F standings with a perfect 8-0 mark, 24 points and a berth to the 3rd round of 2018 FIVB Women’s World Championship play after downing 5th-ranked Russia in 4 sets Wednesday.

Top-ranked China also punched its ticket to the 3rd round securing a sweep of the 2nd-ranked United States. The Chinese, who are 7-1 with 21 points, handed the Americans their first loss of the tournament with a dominant blocking performance and low-error volleyball.

Despite taking its first loss of the tournament Wednesday, 3rd-ranked Serbia is the only team from Pool E to qualify for 3rd round action thus far. The Serbs are 7-1 overall with 21 points.

Player of the Day: Paola Ogechi Egonu, Italy

  • Statline: 25/50 hitting (50%), 2 blocks, 2 service aces

Paola Ogechi Egonu’s dominant performance against 5th-ranked Russia allowed 7th-ranked Italy to advance to the Final 6 at the 2018 FIVB Women’s World Championship and remain unblemished in the competition at 8-0.

Ogechi Egonu led the Italians with 29 points, contributing 5 or more in each set. She posted 25 kills and a .500 attack percentage, while adding 2 blocks and 2 service aces to her line.

Match of the Day: #1 China def. #2 United States 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-18)

The Chinese were strong up front, outdoing the Americans 9 to 3 on the block, and efficient overall with just 8 errors to advance to the 3rd round of 2018 FIVB Women’s World Championship action.

Top-ranked China handed 2nd-ranked United States its 1st loss of the tournament with a balanced offensive attack. Ting Zhu, Xiangyu Gong and Ni Yan all contributed double-figure point totals of 19, 14 and 11, respectively.

Quote of the Day:

Italian team captain Cristina Chirichella reiterated her team’s goal to do something special this year after her squad bested Russia in 4 sets to qualify for the 3rd round of FIVB Women’s World Championships.

After dropping the 1st set to the Russians, 25-22, Italy rattled off 3-straight victories to record the comeback.

“To lose the first set is part of the game,” Chirichella said. “We are here to be part of a great thing and we have the motivation to do a good job. It does not matter if we lose the first set. It is part of the game.”

Stat Leaders – After October 10:

  • Scoring – Louisa Lippmann, Germany – 165 points
  • Best Hitter – Tijana Boskovic, Serbia – 56.74%
  • Best Blocker – Anna Danesi, Italy – 1.00 blocks/set
  • Best Server – Samantha Bricio, Mexico – 0.65 aces/set
  • Best Setter – Natalia Valentin, Puerto Rico – 7.56 assists/set
  • Best Digger – Shara Venegas, Puerto Rico – 4.40 digs/set
  • Best Receiver – Kelsey Robinson, United States – 52.78%

Pool-By-Pool Results and Recap Links – October 10

  • Pool E – Dominican Recpublic def. Mexico 3-0, Brazil def. Netherlands 3-2, Germany def. Puerto Rico 3-1, Japan def. Serbia 3-1 (Recap)
  • Pool F – Turkey def. Azerbaijan 3-1, Bulgaria def. Thailand 3-2, Italy def. Russia 3-1, China def. United States 3-0 (Recap)

Pool Standings After October 10:

Pool E

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Serbia 7 1 21 22 3 7.333 621 457 1.359
2  Japan 7 1 21 23 6 3.833 697 563 1.238
3  Netherlands 7 1 21 23 6 3.833 681 586 1.162
4  Brazil 6 2 18 20 9 2.222 683 542 1.260
5  Germany 5 3 14 16 12 1.333 666 639 1.042
6  Dominican Republic 4 4 13 14 12 1.167 571 528 1.081
7  Puerto Rico 2 6 6 7 18 0.389 522 598 0.873
8  Mexico 1 7 3 5 21 0.238 489 631 0.775

Pool F

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Italy 8 0 24 24 2 12.000 643 458 1.404
2  China 7 1 21 22 4 5.500 636 520 1.223
3  United States 7 1 19 21 8 2.625 663 563 1.178
4  Russia 6 2 18 21 9 2.333 691 586 1.179
5  Turkey 4 4 12 12 14 0.857 566 546 1.037
6  Thailand 3 5 11 15 19 0.789 689 729 0.945
7  Bulgaria 3 5 8 11 18 0.611 599 663 0.903
8  Azerbaijan 2 6 6 8 19 0.421 571 631 0.905

October 11 Schedule:

Round 2 schedule in more time zones here.

All times listed below in local Tokyo time:

Pool E

  • Mexico vs. Puerto Rico – 10:40
  • Germany vs. Dominican Republic – 13:25
  • Netherlands vs. Serbia – 16:10
  • Japan vs. Brazil – 19:20

Pool F

  • Bulgaria vs. Azerbaijan – 10:40
  • Turkey vs. Thailand – 13:25
  • Italy vs. United States – 16:10
  • China vs. Russia – 19:20

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