MATCH ESSENTIALS
- Who: #2 Montpellier UC v. #4 Tours VB
- Where: Robert Grenon Hall at the Sports Palace, Tours, France
- How: Watch Live (match link available approximately 60 minutes prior to start)
- When: Sat., Nov. 18, 7:30 pm France/1:30 pm ET/10:30 am PT
- Ligue A Week 5 Recap
- VolleyMob’s Montpellier Season Preview
- VolleyMob’s Tours Season Preview
While Chaumont VB 52 leads the Ligue A championship hunt with 12 points, the race remains wide open as six of the 12 teams were separated by just three points going into the sixth week of competition. In this week’s must-see match, Montpellier UC, which currently sits in second with 11 points, travels to Robert Grenon Hall at the Sports Palace to take on Tours VB, currently in fourth with 10 points. Both teams are trying to rebound from five-set losses last week, with Tours falling to Arago de Sete and Montpellier dropping its match to Nice.
Two to Watch on Montpellier UC
- Opposite Jean Patry (#9), who competed for France in 2017 World League play, leads his team with 93 points
- Middle Andri Aganits (#6), in his first year with Tours after transferring in from Stade Poitevin Volley Beach (Poitiers), currently ranks first among all league middles
Two to Watch on Tours VB
- Opposite Hermans Egleskalns (#9) currently leads the league in serving with .89 aces per set and scoring with 6.33 points per set
- Receiver/attacker Nathan Wounembaina, who transferred in from 2016-2017 Ligue A champions Chaumont, ranks second on his side in scoring with 71 points
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