Serbia, Netherlands, Italy Look to Jockey for Position in #VNL Pool 13
Serbia is the hottest team coming into this group, with wins in last six matches, including a five-setter over Turkey in its last outing. While much of the focus is on Pool 14 this week with World No. 1 China, No. 2 USA, No. 4 Brazil and No. 5 facing off, the results of this pool could be just as important as teams look to block each other out of the race for the Final Six and Serbia, Italy and the Netherlands still very much in the mix.
#VNL Week 4/Pool 16 Preview: Battle for the Bottom, ARG, GER, BEL, POL
3 of the 4 “Challenger Teams” will face off this week in Poland with the chance to secure their spot in next year’s Nations League.
Women’s #VNL Pool 15 Preview – Japan, South Korea, Thailand & Turkey
Turkey leads Pool 15 of the Women’s FIVB Volleyball Nations League with Japan, Korea and Thailand.
Women’s #VNL Pool 14 Preview – USA Faces Loaded Pool with China, Brazil & Russia
Team USA will face a loaded slate in Pool 14 of the Women’s Volleyball Nations League with Brazil, Russia and hosts-China.
Tandara Caixeta’s Week 3 Points Nearly Double Week 1 & 2 Combined
Brazil’s Tandara Caixeta had two 30-point games in week 3.
Chna’s Xinyue Yuan Rejoins Team for Week 4 of Nations League
China’s top middle blocker Xinyue Yuan will rejoin his team for week 4 in Jiangmen.
VNL Standings Update: USA, Brazil, Serbia Move To 8-1 After Week 3
With Week 3 in the books, the top group of five remains the same, while one team has been mathematically eliminated from the Final 6 race.
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.
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.
