Fluminense Locks Up Superliga’s 6th Seed – Round 21 Recap

2017-2018 BRAZILIAN WOMEN’S SUPERLIGA

• 10/15 – 03/02 – Regular Season
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• Round 1; Round 2; Round 3; Round 4; Round 5; Round 6; Round 7; Round 8; Round 9; Round 10; Round 11
• Round 12; Round 13; Round 14; Round 15; Round 16; Round 17; Round 18; Round 19; Round 20

In this weekend’s shortened round, Fluminense locked Superliga’s 6th seed by beating Pinheiros 3-0 (25/15 25/22 25/21) behind Thais Souza’s 23 points. Mari Cassemiro had 8 points in the losing effort. Fluminense held Pinheiros to 31% hitting.

Why is the 6th seed noteworthy? Because this means that the team has successfully ducked the competition’s 2 best teams and heavy title favorites Sesc and Uberlândia in the forthcoming playoffs.

Team USA Watch

In what happens to be a big coincidence, no USA players performed in this round, as Carly Lloyd’s Barueri had already played its match against Destinee Hooker‘s and Sonja Newcombe‘s Minas earlier in the season, and Nicole Fawcett‘s Uberlândia will only play next week.

Recaps

• Vôlei Bauru beat Renata Country/Valinhos 3-0 (13/25 19/25 11/25) behind Yoana Palacio’s 17 points on 16/24 (67%) hitting. Vivian Rodrigues had 10 points in the losing effort. Bauru hit 50% as a team, while Valinhos was held to only 30%.
• Volei Nestlé/Osasco beat Sesi/SP 3-1 (19/25 25/22 25/16 25/21) behind Tandara Caixeta’s 21 points. Glayce Vasconcelos had 19 points in the losing effort. Osasco outhit Sesi 15 to 5 in the match.
• Fluminense beat Pinheiros 3-0 (25/15 25/22 25/21) behind Thais Souza’s 23 points. Mari Cassemiro had 8 points in the losing effort. Fluminense held Pinheiros to 31% hitting.
• Note: Camponesa/Minas and Hinode/Barueri played this round’s match on 01/23. Minas won the contest 3-0 (19/25 23/25 22/25) behind Caroline Gattaz’s 17 points, while Edinara Brancher had 16 points in the losing effort.
• Note: Sesc/RJ and Dentil Praia Clube/Uberlândia are scheduled to play on 02/27.

Team of the Week: Fluminense

Fluminense locked Superliga’s 6th seed by holding Pinheiros to a 31% hitting night. This means that it has managed to duck either Uberlândia or Sesc in the quarterfinals of the competition, and will instead face either Osasco or Minas, easier opponents against which Fluminense has a real chance of coming out with a victory.

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As meninas do Fluzão fizeram bonito e venceram mais uma na Superliga. Confira os melhores registros da vitória por 3 a 0 sobre o Pinheiros! #SomosFluminense 📷: Mailson Santana / FFC

A post shared by Fluminense Football Club (@fluminensefc) on Feb 24, 2018 at 7:16am PST

Player of the Week: Yoana Palacio

After Tifanny Abreu debuted with Bauru‘s colors, breaking offensive records left and right, Cuban Yoana Palacio was relegated to a lesser role on offense. This doesn’t mean, though, that she stopped being the offensive juggernaut she always has been throughout her career. This week she reminded fans of this, by torching Valinhos  for 17 points on 16/24 (67%) hitting in three quick sets.

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TERCEIRA MAIOR PONTUADORA! Você sabia que a nossa ponteira @yoana.palacio é a terceira maior pontuadora da Superliga 2017/2018? Ela já marcou quase 300 pontos na competição! Vai, Bauru! #VôleiBauru #GoBauru #Superliga

A post shared by Sesi Vôlei Bauru (@sesivoleibauru) on Feb 21, 2018 at 3:23am PST

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