Female World Championship Round 1 Stats Wrap-Up
2018 FIVB VOLLEYBALL WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 29 September – 20 October Schedule Teams Power Rankings Best Scorers As was expected,…
Pool B: #19 Canada Outlasts #25 Cuba for 1st FIVB Win
19th-ranked Canada earned its first victory of the 2018 FIVB World Championship Wednesday, besting 25th-ranked Cuba in 4 sets to keep its second round hopes alive. 7th-ranked Italy swept 12th-ranked Turkey, while top-ranked China gave its young players valuable experience in a 4-set win against 17th-ranked Bulgaria.
Pool B: China, Italy and Turkey Sweep Past Competition
Top-ranked China continued its dominance in Pool B, 7th-ranked Italy continued its reign over 25th-ranked Cuba and 12th-ranked Turkey swept past a ‘sorry’ 17th-ranked Bulgarian squad inside Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo Tuesday.
Turkey and Serbia Women Split in Pre-Worlds Friendlies
Turkey vs. Serbia, International Friendlies (Women’s) September 18th & 19th, 2018 Istanbul, Turkey After undergoing knee surgery on June 11th,…
Egonu is Queen in Montreux as Italy Tops Russia 3-0 in Final
19-year old Paola Egonu outdueled Russia’s Nataliya Goncharova in the 2018 Montreux Volley Masters final, taking both the team crown and the scoring title.
Turkey Wins Gloria Cup In Dominating Fashion
Although it suffered a scare at the first set of the game, Turkey had no trouble defeating Italy 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-18 and 25-21) to win the Gloria Cup crown this Sunday
Russia Beats Netherlands to Claim 2018 Rabobank Super Series Title
Russia lost to the Netherlands 3-2 in the preliminaries, but were dominant in Sunday’s championship match at the 2018 Rabobank Super Series.
Paola Egonu’s 31 Leads Italy Past Turkey at Rabobank Super Series
19-year old Paola Egonu put up the first 30+ point match of the 2018 Rabobank Super Series.
Turkey Announces Women’s World Championships Roster
Fourteen members of the VNL silver medal Turkish team, including best setter Cansu Ozbay and best middle blocker Eda Erdem Dundar, are on the preliminary roster for the 2018 World Championships.
Inside The Numbers: Women’s VNL Final Stats
Looking at the numbers from just the final round, China’s Zhu Ting, who was in and out of the lineup during the preliminary matches, posted the highest scoring tally with 87 points