Jiangmen, China, July 7, 2024 – Australia cruised previous Hong Kong, China in 4 units 25-11, 25-23, 16-25, 25-22 to complete Eleventh place on the twenty second Asian Girls’s U20 Volleyball Championship on the Jiangmen Sports activities Middle Gymnasium.
Nevertheless, the Eleventh-place end they’ve taken within the nine-day championship was a far cry from the nation’s best-performance of 4th place achieved on the 1992 version in Malaysia. Their newest look on this championship was in 2018 in Vietnam, the place they managed to complete tenth place. The Aussies didn’t participate within the earlier version in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan two years in the past.
Outdoors hitter Cameron Zajer and fellow outdoors hitter Ella Schabort scored 18 factors apiece for Australia, whereas Caitlin Whincup contributed one other 13 factors. Reverse Wilson Halimah Zampaligre led Hong Kong, China with 11 factors together with 10 kills from 32 makes an attempt.
Australia opened up with aggression from center blocker Josephine Foster, whose two factors in a row from her quick spike and one ace put the workforce to the 7-3 lead. Moments later, Hong Kong, China had a poor reception, permitting the Aussies attacking alternatives. Main for good 19-9, the Aussies went on their assaults and prolonged the result in 21-11 and by no means appeared again to attain 4 factors in succession, with outdoors hitter Caitlin Whincup claiming three together with two aces. Australia took the fully one-sided battle 25-11.
Within the second set, Australia nonetheless made a robust begin to lead 4-1 and stretched it to 18-11. Nevertheless, Hong Kong, China regained their type and hit again with all that they had. Their extra dedication bore fruits effectively as they narrowed the margin with only one level behind at 22-23 and once more at 23-24, due to their constant play and environment friendly blocks. Nevertheless, Australia fought again, with Cameron Zajer producing an aggressive swing for the workforce’s 25-23 win.
Taking place two straight units, Hong Kong, China recovered within the third set, profiting from their good combos and improved reception to guide all the best way. After main with an eight-point benefit at 20-12, Hong Kong, China superior 21-15 and held agency to clinch this comfy set 25-16.
The fourth set grew to become extra thrilling. Australia took an early lead 11-7, however Hong Kong, China regularly pulled their sport collectively and hit again with assaults from reverse Wilson Halimah Zampaligre and outdoors hitter Hung Chin Ting to shut the margin at 22-22. The Hong Kong, China’s good present, nonetheless, didn’t final lengthy because the Aussies got here again to attain three consecutive factors for the workforce’s eventual 25-22 win within the set, match and the Eleventh place. Hong Kong, China, which returned with the twelfth place at their newest look in 2018 in Vietnam, completed on the underside twelfth place right here in Jiangmen.
Australia head coach Cameron Bettenay commented after the match, “We’re actually fulfilling. We had a really fairly good sport plan coming in doing it. We caught to the sport plan in set one. In set two, Hong Kong, China are an excellent workforce, very aggressive with serve reception and aspect outs and so they continued on that in set three they’ve acquired to win. Nevertheless, a lot credit score to my women. We return to the sport plan, keep robust and discover out to handle just a few extra factors. However all credit to Hong Kong, China is a superb sport, play with a very good angle and nice mindset of each groups.”
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