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Dutch Women Roll Through Italian Reserves Lineup on Day 2 of Rabobank

Led in scoring by middle blocker Yvon Belien, the Dutch women moved to 2-0 in the tournament with a win over Italy’s 2nd team.

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Dutch Rally Past Serbia in 5, Italy Blasts Dominican Republic

Italy bested the Dominican Republic in all phases of the game in an important sweep to keep Italy in the VNL Final Six race with its fifth straight win. The Netherlands rallied from two sets down to keep pace in the Final Six race, with help from 19 blocks and 33 Serbian miscues.

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Italy Rallies for 5-Set Win Over Netherlands, Serbia Posts Sweep

Serbia bounced back from its five-set loss to Italy with a quick sweep of the Dominican Republic on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Italians continued their heart-stopping efforts with a second-straight, five-set win, this time over the Netherlands.

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Egonu’s 28 Points Lift Italy Past Serbia in 5; Netherlands Sweeps DR

Italy overpowered Serbia offensively with help from a 28 points effort by young star Paola Egonu in a five-set win on Tuesday, the Italians third straight VNL victory, while the Netherlands took advantage of 20 Dominican Republic miscues in a home sweep.

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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.

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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.

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Brazil, Netherlands Post Sweeps to Set Up Epic Thursday Battle

Four Brazilian players turned in double-digit scoring efforts as Brazil owned the net in a sweep of Poland on Wednesday. South Korea was overmatched in every facet of the game as the Netherlands nearly doubled the Koreans’ point tally (75-40) in a sweep.

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USA Sweeps Japan, Netherlands Edges Belgium in 5 to Open #VNL Week 2

The Americans used a strong block and a 21-point effort from Michelle Bartsch-Hackley to score a sweep of Japan to open week 2 of the Volleyball Nations League, meanwhile the Dutch relied on their offensive prowess to best Belgium in five sets.

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2018 VNL (W) Pool 5 Preview; Japan, Belgium, Netherlands, USA

The United States and Netherlands spearhead Pool 5 with Japan and upstart Belgium joining the week two action.

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The Netherlands Downs Russia, Move To 3-0 – VNL Pool 1 Day 3 Recap

The Netherlands showed why it is one of the world’s hottest team, closing out Week 1 undefeated after routing Russia. Meanwhile, Thai continue its historic success against Argentina, having never lost a single set against the team in international play.

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