Mari Horikawa

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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Japanese Women Announce Roster for Volleyball Nation’s League

On April 17th, the Japanese Volleyball Association held a press conference to announce their 18-player women’s roster for the 2018…

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Japan Announces 29 Player Women’s National Team Roster for 2018

On March 19th, the Japanese Volleyball Association (JVA) announced the Women’s National Team roster for the 2018 season. The roster…

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Japan Women: JT Marvelous End Hisamitsu’s Streak & Go to Final

All three matches in the last tripleheader of the Final 6 in the Japanese women’s V.League were played on Saturday…

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Japan Women: Hisamitsu & Final Clinch Final 3 Spots

The Hisamitsu Springs entered Saturday’s matches in the Japanese Women’s V.League Final 6 in first place. Their head coach Shingo…

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Japan Women: Hisamitsu are Perfect 21-0 in Regular Season

On the final day of the regular season, there were only two questions that remained in the Japanese women’s V.League….

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Japan Women: Hisamitsu 19-0, Clinch Regular Season Title

An odd weekend in the Japanese women’s league, with some teams playing twice, others once and NEC not playing at…

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Japan Women: JT Marvelous Clinch Final 6 Berth

After Denso’s upset of Hisamitsu Springs in the Empress Cup, could Hisamitsu finish the V.League undefeated? However on Saturday there…

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Japan Women: Hisamitsu pushed to 5 sets, but still perfect

With the break for the Empress’s Cup over the next two weekends, the V.League’s Matchday 15 would be the last…

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Japan Women: Hisamitsu 14 for 14

Going into the last match of the 2nd leg, each leg being 7 matches, the sprint for the Final 6…

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