The 22-year-old reverse scored 20 factors within the first worldwide match of her profession
A 3-time NCAA champion, Skinner is among the newest additions to the American squad
Taking part in her first match in a USA girls’s nationwide workforce uniform, reverse Madisen Skinner led the People to victory of their Volleyball Nations League 2024 debut because the Olympic champions topped Thailand in 4 units on the Maracanãzinho stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday. Within the second match of the day, the Dominican Republic overcame world champions Serbia additionally in 4 units.
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Having the 22-year-old reverse as their most important offensive choice, the People rebounded from a troublesome second set to regain management of the match and down the Asians 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-12, 25-18) of their first match of the season. The result of the match didn’t have a lot of an influence on the FIVB World Rankings, including 0.8 factors to america and subtracting the identical quantity from Thailand, who each saved their positions (second and thirteenth, respectively).
The encounter will, nevertheless, all the time be a memorable one for Skinner, who left the court docket as the highest scorer within the first worldwide match of her profession. A 3-time nationwide collegiate champion, she didn’t really feel the stress of the debut and contributed 20 factors after registering 13 kills, 4 blocks and three aces.
“My teammates supported me via it and gave me plenty of confidence as we had been coaching this previous week,” the other commented. “Being on the court docket with them was superior, so kudos to them for having my again. It’s an enormous season for Crew USA and now we have so many vital gamers coming again, so I’m tremendous excited to see the workforce we’ll put collectively. The expertise now we have is limitless, so it’s going to be a terrific group.”
One of many returning gamers talked about by Skinner is Olympic champion setter Jordyn Poulter, who was sidelined since December 2022 due to a knee damage and performed her first match since then in Rio, showing because the American captain.
The 26-year-old setter made the American offense carry out at a really excessive degree, permitting for 4 different gamers to register double digits in scoring – exterior hitters Alexandra Frantti (14) and Madisen’s older sister Avery (11) and center blockers Anna Corridor (12) and Brionne Butler (ten).
The return of Olympic champion setter Jordyn Poulter was one other spotlight within the American victory
Moreover their diversified offense, blocking was one other key issue within the American victory because the Olympic champions outscored their opponents by 12 factors to at least one in that ability.
Reverse Pimpichaya Kokram was Thailand’s main scorer with 14 factors (13 kills, one ace), adopted by exterior hitter Chatchu-On Moksri, who produced 13, all in kills.
“We had been very excited to begin our VNL marketing campaign and to play the USA,” Pimpichaya commented. “They’ve superb blocking and at present our passing wasn’t as environment friendly and that made issues more durable for us. We are going to attempt to take pleasure in each match right here as a result of that’s after we play higher.”
Volleyball Nations League 2024: schedule and outcomes
The People are set to play their second VNL match in slightly below 24 hours as they’re scheduled to face China on Thursday, at 17:30 native time (20:30 GMT). Thailand can have a full day without work earlier than returning to the court docket to face Serbia on Friday at 14:00 native time (17:00 GMT).
Dominicans win their opening match
Already certified for the Paris Olympics, the Dominican Republic additionally triumphed of their opening match on the Maracanãzinho, beating world champions Serbia 3-1 (25-18, 25-17, 21-25, 25-20). The victory over a higher-ranked opponent earned the Dominicans 9.86 factors within the FIVB World Rankings and made them regain eighth place from Japan. Serbia dropped the identical quantity of factors, however remained in fourth place.
Dominican gamers have a good time their opening-match victory in Rio
Dominican Yonkaira Peña topped all scorers with 18 factors (16 kills, one block, one ace), yet one more than fellow exterior hitter Brayelin Martínez and reverse Gaila Gonzalez. Reverse Ana Bjelica led Serbia’s offense with 15 factors (12 kills, two blocks, one ace).
Beginning on Thursday, three matches will probably be performed every day in Rio de Janeiro. The schedule of the third day of motion on the Maracanãzinho can have hosts Brazil going through Korea at 14:00 native time (17:00 GMT), China and USA battling at 17:30 native time (20:30 GMT) and the Dominican Republic assembly continental rivals Canada at 21:00 native time (00:00 GMT, Friday).
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