Minas Continues Its Way Up The Standings, Beats Sesi – SL Recap #16

2017-2018 BRAZILIAN MEN’S SUPERLIGA

• 10/14 – 03/17 – Regular Season
• Official League Site
• Teams
• Schedule
• Power Rankings
• 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

Last week, our recap hinted at the fact that Minas was shaping up into a serious title contender. This week, the team made a huge statement towards that goal by beating favorites Sesi/SP at its home  3-1 (16/25 19/25 25/20 19/25). Robson Devoraren‘s led the way with 15 points on 12/17 (71%) hitting. Luis Fonteles had 12 points in the losing effort. Minas hit 56% from the field as a team to Sesi‘s 41% performance.

Minas is now only two points behind the competition’s 3rd placed Taubaté.

Recap

• EMS Funvic/Taubaté beat JF Vôlei 3-1 (21/25 19/25 25/20 22/25) behind Wallace Souza‘s 18 points. Leonardo Nascimento had 17 points in the losing effort. Both teams had 30 errors in the match, but Taubaté outhit JF 50% to 44%.
• Corinthians/Guarulhos beat Copel Telecom/Maringá 3-0 (25/19 30/28 25/12) behind Rodrigo Nascimento‘s 13 points on 10/15 (67%) hitting. Alisson Bastos had 12 points n the losing effort. Corinthians outhit Maringá 62% to 47%.
• Sesc/RJ beat Ponta Grossa/Caramuru 3-0 (25/22 25/23 25/19) behind João Ferreira‘s 13 points on 12/17 (71%) hitting. Leonardo Pinheiro had 11 points in the losing effort. Sesc had 10 aces as a team, while hitting 52% from the field as a team, while only having 2 attack errors the whole game.
• Vôlei Renata/Campinas beat Montes Claros Vôlei 3-0 (25/23 25/23 25/20) behind Leandro Vissotto’s 19 points on 16/31 (52%) hitting. Fabrício Dias had 10 points in the losing effort. Montes Claros had 10 less errors than Campinas (29 to 19) but only hit 47% from the field as a team to Campinas‘ 61% effort.
• On 01/31, Sada/Cruzeiro beat Lebes/Canoas 3-0 (25/15 25/22 25/20) behind Yoandy Leal‘s 10 points on 9/11 (82%) hitting. Rodrigo Silva had 10 points in the losing effort. Cruzeiro hit 62% from the field to Canoas‘ 34% performance.

Team of The Week: Minas

Minas completely outclassed Sesi this week, a team it spent all season trailing in the standings, and which has a much more expensive roster. The club held Sesi to only 41% hitting while performing at 56% as a team. It also out-blocked Sesi 10 to 4 for the game. Minas is now within striking distance of Superliga’s Top 4, and will be able to fight for playoff home court advantage in Superliga’s next rounds.

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Mais uma!!! Minas venceu o Sesi-SP, por 3 sets a 1 (25/16, 25/19, 20/25 e 25/19), e chegou a quarta vitória consecutiva. O ponteiro Bob foi eleito o melhor em quadra e ficou com o Troféu Viva Vôlei! Valeu, time!! #Superliga #VaiMinas

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Player of The Week: João Ferreira

Sesc is still flying high in its Superliga debut season, mainly because of its well balanced roster, which has lots of players able to make sizable contributions towards winning. This week it was João Ferreira‘s turn. He torched Ponta Grossa‘s defense for 13 points on a very efficient 12/17 (71%) hitting night, allowing his team to close the game in lightning fashion.

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Hoje Teiiii! Sesi-SP x Sesc-RJ No Sesi da Vila Leopoldina. Às 20h Horário de Brasília Com Transmissão do SPORTV (Atenção no horário de verão) #DeusNoComando #MimDêPapai 📷 : @lucianobelford

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