USA Women Sweep Russia for Record 8th Straight 3-0 Win on World Stage
The United States crushed eight aces and also led the Russians in kills and blocks in a quick win on Tuesday to earn its record eighth-straight world level sweep.
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.
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.
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.
USA Remains Atop VNL Standings with 19 Points, China Surges to Sixth
The top five teams – USA, Serbia, Brazil, Turkey and the Netherlands – remained the same after Day 7 of the Volleyball Nations League. China made the biggest moved, jumping to sixth in the standings with a win over Argentina and losses by Russia and South Korea.
Turkey, Serbia Cruise to Pool 10 Sweeps Over Belgium, Russia
Turkey owned the net, both offensively and defensively, in a sweep of Belgium, while Tijana Boskovic delivered 25 points as Serbia topped Russia in every statistical category in another Pool 10 sweep.
Italy Earns First #VNL Win, Korea Tops Russia for Fourth Straight
Italy earned its first win of VNL play with an all-around effort against Germany, while South Korea won its fourth straight, besting Russia in a sweep in Pool 7.
Russia, South Korea Open #VNL Pool 7 With Wins
A balanced offensive attack, including three players with nine or more kills, helped lift Russia past Italy to open Pool 6 play, meanwhile a strong service game and a 29-point effort by Kim Yeon Koung were key in lifting the homestanding Koreans to a four-set win over Germany.
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.
Sound Bytes: Volleyball Nations League Day 2
Day 2 of Volleyball Nations League action brought redemption for many sides, but also saw World #2 United States edged by a young Turkish squad. To see the agony and ecstasy of each match, we’ve included a short recap of the action and also quotes from the involved parties.
