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

2018 FIVB Women’s World Championships

September 30- October 20, 2018
Schedule/Results
Teams

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	Pts	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	Pts	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