Nicole Fawcett Shines In First Start For Uberlândia. Superliga Recap.

2017-2018 BRAZILIAN WOMEN’S SUPERLIGA

• 10/15 – 03/02 – Regular Season
• Official League Site
• Teams
• Schedule
• Power Rankings
• Round 1, Round 2, Round 3

Nicole Fawcett delivered on her first start of the season as Dentil Praia Clube/Uberlândia beat Fluminense 3-0 (25/17 25/15 25/20). After starting Uberlândia‘s first four games on the bench, as she slowly improved her physical shape, she was the game’s highest scorer with 13 points (12 of 24 in attacks, one block). Arianne Tolentinho had 7 points in the losing effort. Fluminense was out-blocked 12 to 4 by Uberlândia.

Below, you’ll find all results from this round’s match-ups:

• Vôlei Bauru beat Sesi/SP 3-1 (25/14 23/25 19/25 23/25) behind Heloisa Pereira’s 16 points. Newly hired after Rio do Sul’s folding, Domingas Araujo had 17 points in the losing effort. Bauru got the win even after hitting only 31%.
• Hinode/Barueri continue its climb in the standings after handing Renata Country/Valinhos a 3-0 (25/16 25/20 25/17) defeat behind Edinara Brancher‘s 16 points. Paula Mohr had 12 points in the losing effort.
• Camponesa/Minas handed BRB/Brasília a 3-0 defeat (15/25 15/25 21/25) behind Rosamaria Montibeller‘s 16 points. Aline Silva had 9 points in the losing effort. Minas out-blocked Brasília 12 to 5 in the contest.
• Sesc/RJ beat São Cristovão Saúde/São Caetano (25/23 25/16 25/18) behind Monique Pavão’s 14 points. Sabrina Machado had 12 points in the losing effort. Rio had 10 aces in the game to São Caetano‘s two.
• Vôlei Nestlé/Osasco beat Esporte Clube Pinheiros 3-0 (25/20 25/21 25/22) behind Tandara Caixeta‘s 18 points, while newcomer Peruvian star Angela Leyva helped out with 9 points. Bruna Honório had 18 points in the losing effort.

Team of the week: Dentil Praia Clube/Uberlândia

Uberlândia is dominating its competition early into the season. After five games, the team is yet to lose a set. With such a star studded roster, it looks like its chemistry is getting better as each game goes by.

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A equipe Dentil/Praia Clube conquistou, na noite deste feriado de 02 de novembro, a quinta vitória consecutiva na Superliga Feminina 2017/2018!! 🏆🙌🏽 O jogo da noite foi contra o Fluminense (RJ), na Arena Praia, em duelo válido pela quarta rodada do campeonato nacional. Em 1h18min de partida, as praianas deram um show em quadra e derrotaram as visitantes por 3 sets a 0, parciais de 25/17, 25/15 e 25/20 💪🏽 Com o resultado, o grupo comandado pelo técnico Paulo Coco continua na liderança da tabela somando 15 pontos em cinco embates realizados, sem perder nenhum set. Boa, meninas!! 🥇🏐👏🏽😊 Notícia completa e fotos no nosso site 📲💻#VaiPraCimaDentil #praiaclube #dentil #vôlei #vitória

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Player of the Week: Nicole Fawcett

After starting all of Uberlândia‘s previous games on the bench, as the team took its time to build her fitness levels up to playing standards, Nicole didn’t disappoint the thousands of fans at Praia Clube’s Arena. She delivered a very solid, controlled performance that left the fans wanting to see more, as this game in particular only went to three quick sets. When all was finished, she finished the contest with 13 points (12 of 24 hitting, plus one block) in Uberlândia‘s quick win over Fluminense.

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SUPER EXCITED to be going back to play in Brazil again! Dentil/Praia Clube- can't wait!!! 🙌🏻💃🏼💛😁 #happycheesysmile

A post shared by Nicole Fawcett (@nmf5013) on Jun 7, 2017 at 9:53am PDT

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