Voronkova Leads Russia Past Belgium, Boskovic Helps Serbia Edge Turkey
Irina Voronkova was too hot to handle for Belgium as the Russian star put up 23 points in a four-set win Thursday. Serbia picked up two key points in the VNL standings, rallying for a five-set win over Turkey thanks to a 28-point effort by Tijana Boskovic after trailing 2-1 in the match.
Poland Squashes Korea; Brazil Rides Tandara to 3-1 win Over Dutch
Poland earned its first win of Week 3 action, besting South Korea across the stat sheet in an easy sweep and snapping a four-match skid as Malwina Smarzek notched 19 points. Tandara Caixeta supplied more than enough firepower to lift Brazil past the Netherlands in four sets, although the Dutch outscored the visitors by five points.
Serbia Will Rest Atanasijevic & Pordrascanin in Week 2 of #VNL
Two of Serbia’s stars won’t take the court in week 2 of the Volleyball Nations League
Argentina Becomes First Team Eliminated from Women’s VNL Contention
Argentina remains winless through the first 3 weeks of the 2018 FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League.
Italy Tops China 3-1; Japan Eliminates Argentina from Contention
Japan was just too much for Argentina offensively, registering 15 more kills, in a sweep, which mathematically eliminated Argentina from Final 6 contention. Paola Egonu and Miryam Fatime Sylla paced Italy with double-digit scoring efforts as the Italians issued top-ranked China their first loss in Pool 12.
Germany Bests Dominican Republic Behind 29-Point Effort by Lippmann
Louisa Lippman came through for Germany in a big way, dropping 29 points to pace the team in a four-set win over the Dominican Republic on Thursday.
Is Modena Better Off Without Stoytchev, Bruno, And Ngapeth?
When Modena signed coach Radostin Stoytchev and international superstar Earvin Ngapeth to three-year deals at the beginning of the season in hopes of forming a super team, it could never imagine that they would be gone by season’s end, with setter Bruninho making his way out just a few days later as well
Coach Alekno On How Hard It Is To Motivate A Team That Wins Everything
How do you motivate a team that constantly wins everything to go even further?
Standings: Russia Makes Moves Toward VNL Top 5 with Upset of Turkey
Russia needed to pull off an upset to keep itself in the conversation with the top group as Week 3 of the Volleyball Nations League nears an end. The team did just that, using 22 blocks to rally for a five-set win over Turkey on Wednesday.
Russia Piles Up 22 Blocks in 5-Set Win over Turkey, Serbia Rolls
Russia boasted a 22-13 lead in blocks to rally for a 5-set victory over Turkey after falling behind 2-1 in the match. Serbia rode double-digit scoring efforts by Brankica Mihajlovic, Bojana Milenkovic and Stefana Veljkovic to an easy sweep of Belgium to keep pace atop the VNL leaderboard.
