(BRA) Camponesa/Minas Nets 5th Straight 3-0 Win – SL Round 16 Recap

2017-2018 BRAZILIAN WOMEN’S SUPERLIGA

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It was a good time to be a home team in Superliga’s Round 16, as all hosts won their games by a sum of 18 sets to 3. USA’s stars shined this weekend, as they led their respective teams to impressive victories. Below, you will find all of the round’ info.

Team USA Watch

Minas‘ American duo bounced back from their horrible performance a few days ago against Barueri. Destinee Hooker led her team in scoring against Bauru with 23 points on 20/33 (61%) hitting, including 1 block and 2 aces. Her teammate Sonja Newcombe scored 9 points on 7/14 hitting, including two aces. Together they combined for 32 points on 27/47 (57%) hitting, 4 aces and 2 blocks in three quick sets of play.

Meanwhile, Barueri‘s Carli Lloyd led the team to its first victory under her command, as she was awarded the match’s MVP award. Nicole Fawcett did not dress up for Uberlândia‘s game against Brasília.

We have much to do together.Let us do it in wisdom and love and joy. Let us make this the human experience. -Gary Zukav I am so FULL of gratitude for this new experience. To be playing and competing again, to have joined a team of such incredible souls, and to have been introduced to such a loving community of people. The richness I feel is overflowing💜 #hinodebarueri

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Recaps

• Vôlei Nestlé/Osasco beat Fluminense 3-2 (25/17 17/25 25/15 21/25 15/12) behind Tandara Caixeta‘s 20 points. Renata Colombo had 22 points in the losing effort. Fluminense out-blocked Osasco 15 to 10 in the game, but also got outhit 45% to 40%.
• Dentil Praia Clube/Uberlândia beat Brb/Brasília 3-0 (25/18 25/17 25/19) behind Fernanda Garay‘s 14 points on 11/22 hitting, including 3 blocks. Leticia Bonardi had 9 points in the losing effort. Uberlândia outhit Brasília 51% to 34%.
• Sesc/RJ beat Esporte Clube Pinheiros 3-0 (25/17 25/18 25/15) behind Gabriela Guimarães 14 points. Vanessa Janke had 9 points in the losing effort. Sesc out-blocked Pinheros 13 to 6 in the match, while also outhitting it an amazing 54% to 30%.
• Camponesa/Minas beat Vôlei Bauru 3-0 (25/13 25/20 25/21) behind Destinee Hooker‘s 23 points on 20/33 (61%) hitting, including 1 block and 2 aces. Heloisa Pereira had 1 points in the losing effort. Minas outhit Bauru 55% to 38%.
• Renata Country/Valinhos beat Sesi/SP 3-1 (30/28 25/14 21/25 25/23) behind Paula Mohr‘s 20 points. Domingas Araujo had 18 points in the losing effort. Both teams were very even in every aspect of the game, hitting the same percentage (40%), blocking the same number of attacks (8), and committing the same number of errors (24) each. At the end, Valinhos just had more patience and calm to close the game out.
• Hinode/Barueri beat São Cristóvão Saúde/São Caetano 3-0 (25/21 25/20 29/27) behind Edinara Brancher‘s 18 points and Francynne Jacintho’s 8 blocks. Camila Barbosa had 12 points in the losing effort. Barueri out-blocked São Caetano 15 to 8 in the game.

Team of the Week: Minas

This round’s win was Minas‘ 5th straight 3-0 triumph, as the team now spots the competition’s third highest set average. It’s safe to say that after a rocky start, Minas‘ squad is definitely starting to click and may become a lock for a semifinals spot in the playoffs.

Quer vitória, @? Conquistamos mais umaaa! As meninas enfrentaram o Vôlei Bauru e o placar ficou de 3 sets a 0 (25×13, 25×20, 25×21). Parabéns, Camponesa Minas! #CamponesaMinas #AquiéCamponesa #euamovôlei #Camponesa #Embaré #TorcidaVitaminada #Superliga #volei #vôlei #voleibol #voleifeminino

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Player of the Week: Destinee Hooker

Hooker’s play still oscillates from game to game, but when she delivers, she does it in style. This round, she put up very impressive offensive numbers, which allowed Minas to do quick work of Bauru in 3 fast sets. Hooker also caught the attention of the media by gifting her match MVP trophy to Bauru‘s Tifanny Abreu in a gesture of solidarity in face of the latter’s latest backlash from fans after becoming the first trans volleyball player to play in Brazil’s top tier league.

É claro que o troféu VivaVôlei foi para a nossa rainha 👑 oposta @queen_ddante que teve uma excelente atuação e foi a maior pontuadora do jogo, com 23 pontos. Parabéns time! Parabéns Hooker, troféu mais que merecido! #CamponesaMinas #AquiéCamponesa #euamovôlei #Camponesa #Embaré #TorcidaVitaminada #volei #vôlei #voleibol #voleifeminino #Superliga

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