Lukasik, Wu Pound Down 20 Points in U20 Wins for Poland, China

2017 FIVB VOLLEYBALL U20 World Championships – Women

• July 14-23, 2017
• Cordoba, Mexico
• Schedule/Results

Pool B

Poland def. Peru 3-1 (25-18, 25-22, 14-25, 25-12)

China def. Dominican Republic 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-17)

Poland and China registered Pool B victories on Day 3 of the U20 World Championships to move to 2-1 atop the group alongside the Dominican Republic after opening weekend.

Pool B

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	China	2	1	7	8	3	2.667	252	217	1.161
2	Poland	2	1	6	8	6	1.333	290	284	1.021
3	Dominican Republic	2	1	5	6	5	1.200	237	226	1.049
4	Peru	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	188	240	0.783

Poland 3, Peru 1

Poland led Peru in all major statistical categories in a four-set win on Sunday. The Polish side led 44-37 in kills, 14-10 in blocks and 9-6 in aces in the victory.

Martyna Lukasik registered a match-high 22 points, with 15 kills, four blocks and three aces to lead Poland. Martyna Swirad (15) and Zuzanna Gorecka (10) also posted double-digit scoring efforts. Swirad tallied six kills and three aces to go with a team-best six blocks, while Gorecka added 10 kills.

Leslie Leyva notched 14 points for Peru, with 11 kills and three aces. Maricarmen Guerrero added eight points, including a team-best six blocks. Ysabella Sanchez (9), Flavia Montes (8) and Katherine Regalado (8) rounded out the team’s scoring.

China 3, Dominican Republic 0

Han Wu racked up 22 points, including 18 kills and four aces, to pace China in a sweep of the Dominican Republic. Hanyu Yang added 17 points, including 14 kills and three blocks.

China downed 49 kills in the three-setter and served up six aces, but the DR outblocked the victors 12-6.

Vielka Michelle Peralta Luna managed 11 points to lead the DR, including nine kills and two blocks. Geraldine Stefany Gonzalez added eight points, with a team-best five blocks and three kills.