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Hill Stars as USA Clinches Fifth Place at #FIVBWomensWCH

Kim Hill stepped into the spotlight in the match, racking up 25 points as the United States ended the World Championships with a four-set win over Japan and fifth place out of the 24-team field.

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Italy Survives Five Setter with Japan to Claim Semifinals Spot

Italy stayed perfect on the World Championships with its 10th straight victory to eliminate Japan from contention on Monday as 19-year old Paola Egonu turned in a match-high 36 points.

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Japan Fights Off Dominican Comeback for 5th Win in Pool E

After a dominant first set, Japan was knocked on their heels in front of a huge home crowd on Sunday.

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Japanese Women Release Final 14 for World Championships & Surprises

Three weeks ago, we at volleymob had said that the Japanese women’s national team had released their final roster for…

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Japan Women Release Final Roster for World Championship

On Monday, September 3rd, the Japanese Volleyball Association (JVA) with their broadcasting partner Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) had a press…

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Chinese Women Complete Perfect Run for Asian Games Volleyball Gold

Zhu Ting and China were unstoppable as they won all 8 of their Asian Games matches in 3-0 sweeps.

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United States Falls in 4 to Japan in Friendly Match

Madi Kingdon Rishel goes up for a block with Chiaka Ogbogu in the third set of Friday’s friendly match against Japan. Kindgon Rishel had 16 points in a 3-1 defeat for the United States.

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Russia Outlasts Japan, Dominican Republic Snaps Seven-Match Skid

Twenty blocks and four double-digit scoring efforts lifted Russia past Japan to close out both teams’ Volleyball Nations League slate. In a fairly even match, 27 Polish errors helped the Dominican Republic to a four-set win, snapping a seven-match losing skid.

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Poland Sweeps, Japan Outlasts Dominican Republic in 5

After falling behind 2-1 in the match, Japan dug deep and pulled out two deuce sets for the win over the Dominican Republic. Poland put up 10 blocks and served up nine aces in a crushing sweep of Russia on Wednesday.

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Japan Rallies From Down 2-0 to Top Thailand, Turkey Sweeps Korea

Turkey won its third straight match in Thailand with a dominant offensive showing in a sweep of South Korea. Japan mounted an awe-inspiring comeback effort, rallying from down 2-0 in the match, down five points in Set 4 and facing two match-points in Set 5 to steal away a victory over Thailand.

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