Stysiak leads the way in which with 22 factors
Magdalena Stysiak
Poland completed the primary Volleyball Nations League 2024 competitors week on prime of the present standings on an impeccable file of 4 wins and a 12-0 set ratio. On Sunday in Antalya, their star striker Magdalena Stysiak led them to a sweep of their encounter with Japan. It was the Asian crew’s first defeat of the season and they’re at the moment sixth within the desk on a 3-1 win-loss file and eight factors.
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The rating of 3-0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-23) Poland’s method value Japan as many as 8.59 factors for the FIVB World Rating, however they saved their eighth place within the chart and inside the qualifying zone for the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games. Reverse Stysiak produced a match-high 22 factors in the direction of Poland’s victory. Her tally included one ace and as many as 5 kill blocks, the scoring ingredient that made the most important distinction within the match, with 12 stuffs for the winners and solely 4 for Japan. Outdoors hitter Martyna Lukasik scored one other 11 factors for Poland. So did reverse Kotona Hayashi for Japan, whereas exterior Mayu Ishikawa was Japan’s most prolific participant with 14 factors to her title.
Japan had been effectively in management by many of the first set and when at 23-18 it regarded like Poland had been about to lose their first set of the competitors, the Europeans went forward and scored six factors in a row to succeed in their first set level of the match. Moments later, Natalia Medrzyk topped her nice efficiency within the set with a monster block to shut the set at 26-24 Poland’s method. Japan stepped in entrance within the second set once more and opened a three-point hole. With Stysiak now on fireplace, this time Poland turned issues round a lot earlier within the set. After 16-16, they took management of the scoreboard for good. On the finish, a speedy first-tempo assault by Kamila Witkowska was left and not using a block and introduced within the 25-20 set winner. The third set was extra aggressive, with Stysiak and Ishikawa racing one another on the scoreboard. At Poland’s second match level, Stysiak took the higher hand with a block-out swing that mounted the 25-23 set rating and one other straight-set match victory for the European aspect.
Kamila Witkowska celebrates
“When our offence is doing nice, we’re getting momentum and taking part in very effectively, however we’ve got to enhance the method of attending to offence,” Japan’s libero Manami Kojima commented after the sport. “Poland have a very nice offence, so it was essential for us to dig effectively and transition effectively to be able to rating factors.”
“We’re so glad. The matches had been tough for positive, however I believe we developed our sport and performed a lot better from match to match. Particularly on the finish of the units, we will do what we’ve got to do to win the sport. So I’m actually glad and happy with this crew,” mentioned Poland’s libero Aleksandra Szczyglowska. “Japan are a very good crew, particularly in defence. That was the onerous half, however whenever you calm your thoughts you possibly can know simply what they’ll do.”
Manami Kojima in defence
For the second competitors week, Poland will journey to Arlington, USA, the place they are going to begin towards Serbia on Could 28 at 16:00 native time (21:00 UTC). Japan will head to Macao, China and get their second week underway towards Brazil, additionally on Could 28, at 19:30 native time (11:30 UTC).
Netherlands depart Antalya on excessive observe
Earlier on Sunday, the Netherlands obtained again on the profitable observe with a 3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 25-23, 25-20) victory over Germany and regained 4.48 of the World Rating factors misplaced earlier this week within the race for Paris 2024. They’re nonetheless about 4 factors behind Canada, nevertheless, and beneath the cut-off for the Olympics. 20-year-old reverse Elles Dambrink led the way in which with 20 factors. One other three Dutch gamers reached the double digits – Nova Marring with 15, Juliet Lohuis with 13 (three aces and 6 kill blocks!), and Marrit Jasper with 13.
On Germany’s aspect, reverse Kimberly Drewniok was the perfect scorer with 17 factors, adopted by Lena Stigrot with 15, Lina Alsmeier with 14 and Camilla Weitzel with 13. The Netherlands at the moment are eighth within the present VNL standings on 2-2 and 6, whereas Germany are eleventh on 1-3 and three.
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This week’s VNL programme in Antalya will end with Sunday’s final sport, between France and Türkiye at 20:00 native time (17:00 UTC). Sunday’s competitors day in Rio de Janeiro’s Pool 2 has additionally began with Brazil shutting out Serbia, and can proceed with USA v Dominican Republic at 14:00 native time (17:00 UTC) and Thailand v Korea at 17:30 (20:30).
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