After week two, Tours VB and Montpellier UC emerged as the only sides who have yet to drop a set. Tours, which was also the only home team to win its week two match, will be tested on Saturday, however, when they travel to the nation’s capital to square off against Paris Volley, which won the premier match of week two against Chaumont VB 52. The two sides, each of which includes an American rookie, battled to the tiebreaker set, with Paris winning 15-13. Paris middle Mitch Stahl, a 2017 All-American for UCLA, scored five points for his side, while his rookie counterpart, Chaumont setter Michael Saeta, a 2017 All-American for UC Irvine, was used primarily as a serving specialist. Paris Volley‘s Wouter Ter Maat had a match-high 29 points in victory.
LIGUE A WEEK 2 TABLE
Team | Points | Match Record | Set Record |
Tours | 6 | 2-0 | 6-0 |
Montpellier | 6 | 2-0 | 6-0 |
Paris | 5 | 2-0 | 6-2 |
Chaumont | 4 | 1-1 | 5-4 |
Ajaccio | 3 | 1-1 | 5-5 |
Nantes-Reze | 3 | 1-1 | 4-4 |
Tourcoing | 3 | 1-1 | 3-3 |
Nice | 3 | 1-1 | 3-3 |
Poitiers | 2 | 1-1 | 4-5 |
Toulouse | 1 | 0-2 | 2-6 |
Sete | 0 | 0-2 | 0-6 |
Rennes | 0 | 0-2 | 0-6 |
WEEK 2 SCORES
Winning team is bolded
Home Team | Visiting Team | Facility | Score |
Rennes | Montpellier | Colette Besson | 25-20, 25-17, 25-22 |
Tours | Nice | Robert Grenon | 25-12, 25-13, 25-19 |
Toulouse | Ajaccio | André Brouat | 27-25, 20-25, 25-20, 21-25, 15-9 |
Poitiers | Nantes Reze | Salle Frédéric Lawson-Body | 25-17, 25-20, 21-25, 25-23 |
Sete | Tourcoing | Halle Louis Marty | 27-25, 25- 22, 25-17 |
Chaumont | Paris | Jean Masson | 25-20, 25-23, 14-25, 25-27, 15-13 |
Ligue A Leaders After Week 2
- Scoring (total points): 42, Wouter Ter Maat, Paris
- Attacking: 78%, Danny Demyanenko, Toulouse
- Serving (aces/set): 1.17, Moritz Reichert, Tours
- Blocking (winning blocks/set): 1.5, Andri Aganits, Montpellier
- Receiving (percentage positive): 91% Sebastian Closter, Rennes
Week 3 Schedule
Home Team | Visiting Team | Facility |
Montpellier | Tourcoing | Chabon-Delmas |
Sete | Rennes | Halle Louis Marty |
Tourcoing | Poitiers | Leo Lagrange |
Nantes Reze | Nice | Arthur Dugast |
Ajaccio | Chaumont | U Palatino |
Paris | Tours | Pierre Charpy |
WEEK 2 VIDEO: TOURS-NICE
Posted by Tours Volley Ball on Saturday, October 21, 2017
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