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This previous weekend one other American participant gained a home cup competitors when Mike Michelau, who had 12 kills, 4 blocks and an ace, and Savo Volley defeated Raision Loimu in 4 units in Finland. Felix Egharevba began the second set for Raision Loimu however didn’t rating any factors.
Greg Petty of Hurrikaani Loimaa and Michelau are at the moment rated as the highest two exterior hitters in Finland. Troy Gooch, additionally of Hurrikaani Loimaa, has the most effective passing proportion within the league, and it additionally the top-rated libero.
Egharevba, Kofi Gyimah, and Chase Direitto have the highest three kill percentages.
Gyimah, a Canadian All-American at UCLA, joined Gooch and Petty at Hurrikaani Loimaa on the finish of December after a three-year hiatus from volleyball to pursue a profession in music. He’s hitting .586 with 1.85 kills per set by way of his first seven matches.
Petty was named the MVP of the league for the month of February. Petty, Gooch, and Gyimah have been all named to the workforce of the month.
CEV Champions League
Erik Shoji handed 52 % positively and 33 % completely as ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle wanted a fifth set to beat visiting Halkbank Ankara within the first leg. Dave Smith completed with three kills and an ace. Micah Ma’a set Halkbank to a .371 hitting proportion to go along with a kill, a block and an ace. The 2 groups play Wednesday in Ankara.
CEV Cup
TJ DeFalco had a mach-high 13 kills as Asseco Resovia Rzeszów swept Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie within the first leg of the quarterfinals.
SVG Lüneburg beat AONS Milon as Gage Worsley handed 80 % positively and 20 % completely. Blake Leeson had 4 kills in as many assaults and two aces.
Poland
ZAKSA was depleted by accidents and sickness to the purpose the place a member of the coaching employees, Justin Ziółkowski, needed to swimsuit up as exterior hitter. So it was not a shock that Resovia swept as DeFalco hit .600 on his solution to 10 kills, two blocks and an ace. Smith had no kills on 5 makes an attempt, however completed with an ace. Shoji handed 58 % positively and 17 % excellent.
Josh Tuaniga made a uncommon look on the bench however Indykpol AZS Olsztyn swept PGE GiEK Skra Bełchatów.
Jake Hanes had one kill and one ace however hit minus .333 as Cuprum Lubin misplaced to Projekt Warsawa.
Italy
Gabi Garcia had six kills, a block and an ace for Pallavolo Padova in a defeat to Rana Verona. Davide Gardini added seven kills.
Aleksandar Nikolov had 10 kills, two blocks and an ace for Lube Civitanova in a sweep of Valsa Group Modena.
Jeff Jendryk posted 5 kills, a block and an ace for Gioella Prisma Taranto in a loss to Cisterna Volley. Kyle Russell contributed eight kills and two blocks.
Russia
Zenit Kazan suffered a uncommon defeat, a sweep by Belogorie Belgorod. Micah Christenson had a kill and set Kazan to a .344 hitting proportion.
Japan
The Panasonic Panthers beat the Suntory Sunbirds twice. Thomas Jaeschke had 15 kills and three aces Saturday and 16 kills, two aces and two blocks Sunday.
China
Max Holt produced two kills, two aces and two blocks for Beijing in a three-set loss to Tianjin.
Türkiye
Matt Anderson led with 14 kills and a block as Ziraat Bankasi swept Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Sports activities.
Micah Ma’a set Halkbank Ankara to a .257 assault effectivity along with placing away three kills and two aces in a four-set win over Rams World Cizre Bld.
France
Daniel Wetter produced 4 kills and two blocks for Paris in a sweep of Saint-Jean d’Illac.
Jordan Ewert had 21 kills, 4 aces and two blocks for Saint Nazaire in a five-set loss to Plessis-Robinson. Kyle Ensing had 14 kills and 7 blocks. Quinn Isaacson set Saint Nazaire to a .262 assault effectivity within the first two units earlier than being subbed out.
Kyle Dagostino handed 40 % positively and 20 % completely for Narbonne in a loss to Excursions.
Joe Worsley set first-placed Chaumont to a blistering .580 hitting proportion with a kill and a block in a win over Good. Pat Gasman hit .700 with seven kills, a block and an ace. Michael Marshman had 4 kills and a block. Dan McDonnell was used as a serving sub and had an ace.
Germany
Joel Schneidmiller had a kill and an ace as an alternative in WWK Volleys Herrsching’s loss to SWD powervolleys Düren.
Cody Kessel began for the Berlin Recycling Volleys, scoring on six kills, a block and an ace in a win towards TSV Haching Munich. Austin Matautia completed with three kills, however hit minus .240.
Gage Worsley handed 75 % positively and 38 % completely for SVG Lüneburg, which beat ASV Dachau. Blake Leeson had 5 kills on seven makes an attempt and a block.
JT Hatch began the primary two units for Helios Grizzlys Giesen in a four-set win over VC Bitterfeld-Wolfen and had a kill and handed 25 % positively and 25 % positively.
Argentina
Brandon Rattray led UPCN with 24 kills and an ace, however his squad fell to Membership Ciudad de Buenos Aires in 5 units.
Austria
Tim McIntosh and Hypo Tirol swept VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt. McIntosh handed 76 % positively and 41 % completely. The subsequent day he handed 80 % positively and 40 % completely in a sweep of TJ SokolV/Put up SV Wien.
Greece
Ryan Coenen contributed eight kills and a block for A.O. Kalamata ‘80 in a four-set loss to league-leading Olympiacos. Matt West set the workforce to a .221 hitting proportion whereas producing a kill, a block and an ace.
Cameron Eager had a block and set Athlos Orestiadas to a .268 hitting proportion in a loss to AONS Milon.
Serbia
Jaylen Jasper had 5 kills, two aces and a block as his Spartak Subotica workforce swept Jedinstvo S.P.
Netherlands
Cole Bogner set Nova Tech Lycurgus to a .260 hitting proportion in a loss to Energetic Residing Orion. Cole Gillis had 10 kills and a block.