Destinee Hooker Scores 32 Points In A Losing Effort – Superliga Semis

  0 Liam Smith | March 25th, 2018 | Brazilian League, Brazilian Volleyball, International Volleyball, News, Pro Indoor, South American Volleyball

2017-2018 BRAZILIAN WOMEN’S SUPERLIGA

The first leg of Superliga’s semifinals saw two amazing games that were only decided at the tie break.  In a rematch of this year’s Brazilian Cup finals, Uberlândia/Praia Clube avenged its title loss by beating Vôlei Nestlé Osasco 3-2 (23/25 25/19 25/23 25/27 15/13) behind Fabiana Claudino‘s 21 points on 12/22 (55%) hitting, including 2 aces and 7 blocks. Walewska Menezes added 15 points on 16/22 (76%) hitting and Nicole Fawcett contributed with 13 points on 12/38 (32%) hitting. Tandara Caixeeta had 24 points in the losing effort.

Uberlândia‘s coach Paulo Coco commented on the win (Globo.com):

“No doubt this was our hardest game of the season. But, most importantly, the team believed until the end that they could come out with the win. I asked them exact for that that. We had the chance to close in the fourth set, but we had a lack of clarity at the main moments. Fabiana had a very important participation, perhaps the most decisive. I even thought that the match’s MVP prize would be for her. She scored seven points in the fifth set and seven blocks in the game. ”

In the second game of the day, Sesc/RJ miraculously came back from 2-0 and then 24-20 on the fourth set to avenge its South American Club Championship title loss and beat Camponesa/Minas 3-2 (26/24 25/23 21/25 25/27 7/15) behind Monique Pavão’s 18 points. Destinee Hooker had 32 points in the losing effort on 29/75 (39%) hitting in the losing effort, while Sonja Newcombe contributed with 8 points on 6/25 (24%) hitting.

Mina’s coach Stefano Lavarini Commented on the loss (Melhordovolei.com.br):

“We played against Sesc, we did not play against a weak team. And it could be that in the next game, they get to open 2 to 0 and we will make a comeback, as they did. We started the game well, we won two sets on good defense. In the third, we had a great fall in attacking and defense. Rio knew how to balance the game and grew too much in their offensive game. We stopped defending. In the 4th set, it was a shame. We were winning, with a great advantage, and it was the set in which we attacked best in the game. But in the end, in the most important part, we could not manage it. In the tie-break, after they came back, Rio played with much more confidence and managed to close the game. We will not be shaken. We will got at them, I’m sure there’s still a lot to happen.”

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#PrimeiraBatalha A equipe Dentil/Praia Clube deu um importante primeiro passo rumo à final da Superliga Feminina de Vôlei 2017/2018 🏐 Na noite desta sexta-feira, 23 de março, na Arena Praia, o grupo comandado pelo técnico Paulo Coco derrotou o Vôlei Nestlé (SP) no tie break por 3 sets a 2, parciais de 23/25, 25/19, 25/23, 25/27 e 15/13 👏🏽😉💪🏽 Com o triunfo, as praianas abrem vantagem na série melhor de 5 da semifinal frente ao oponente paulista, somando 1 a 0. A ponteira Fernanda Garay levou para casa o Troféu Viva Vôlei 😄🏆 Parabéns, equipe! Obrigado aos torcedores que vibraram conosco dentro do ginásio e também em casa! Rumo ao próximo desafio!! 🙌🏽🤩🏐 #volei #dentil #superliga #vitória #torcida

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Mesmo voltando de lesão, nossa camisa 15 se superou, JOGOU MUITO e levou o Troféu VivaVôlei de melhor jogadora da partida para casa. Parabéns, @monique_pavao! 👏👏👏👏👏👏 #SescRJ #Superliga #JuntosSomosMaisQueUmTime

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