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After getting swept on the street by Arkas Izmir within the first leg of the CEV Cup semifinals, SVG Lüneburg and Matt Knigge and Gage Worsley wanted to win in three or 4 units to drive a golden set for the prospect to earn a spot within the closing. So after dropping the primary set, the German facet wanted to win the subsequent 4 units to advance.
What’s extra, Lüneburg was two factors from elimination at 23-23 within the second set earlier than successful 25-23. Lüneburg additionally overturned a five-point deficit and staved off two set factors to say the third set 30-28 and keep alive. On the finish of the night time, Knigge’s eight kills, 5 blocks and an ace led the best way in a 17-25, 25-23, 30-28, 25-18, 15-8 victory that put the crew in its firsrt European cup closing.
Blake Leeson began the second set and and stayed in, scoring on three kills, two blocks and an ace. Worsley handed 44 % positively and 6 % good.
SVG Lüneburg performs Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, which swept Fenerbahce. TJ DeFalco performed within the first two units, main the match with 11 kills, two blocks and two aces.
CEV Champions League
Trentino performs Lube Civitanova within the semifinals after a four-set win in opposition to Halkbank Ankara. Aleksandar Nikolov led Lube with 16 kills and an ace. Jakob Thellle, the Norwegian rookie from Hawaii, got here into the match early within the first set and ran the Lube offense with a .347 assault effectivity to go together with 4 kills and an ace. Micah Ma’a performed within the first three units and had a kill and set Halkbank to a .202 hitting proportion.
Within the different semifinal, Matt Anderson’s Ziraat Bankasi, which survived a golden set in opposition to CV Guagas, performs Jastrzębski Węgiel after a sweep of Fuel Gross sales Piacenza.
Cody Kessel began the third set, scoring on three kills and a block within the Berlin Recycling Volleys’ three-set loss to Trentino.
Poland
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle swept Actual Techniques Hemarpol Częstochowa as Dave Smith had two kills, two blocks and an ace. Erik Shoji handed 46 % positively and 23 % completely.
Smith hit .800 on his approach to 4 kills, a block and an ace in a sweep of KGHM Cuprum Lubin. Shoji handed 70 % positively and 20 % completely.
Jake Hanes led Cuprum Lubin with 20 kills, two blocks, and two aces in a five-set defeat to Barkom Kazany Lviv.
Josh Tuaniga set Indykpol AZS Olsztyn to a .457 assault effectivity in a win over Enea Czarni Radom and had a kill, a block and an ace.
Italy
Nikolov led Lube with 14 kills and two aces in a sweep of Rana Verona. Francesco Sani performed in its place in every set for Verona, passing 43 % positively and 14 % completely.
Jeff Jendryk earned seven kills and a block for Gioella Prisma Taranto in a 3-1 loss to Farmitalia Catania.
Russia
Micah Christenson had a block and set Zenit Kazan to a .405 hitting proportion in a sweep of Yenisei Krasnoyarsk.
Japan
Aaron Russell opened the weekend with 18 kills, two blocks and three aces for JT Thunders Hiroshima in a tiebreak victory over the Nagoya Wolfdogs. He had 15 kills and a block the subsequent day in a four-set loss to Nagoya.
Thomas Jaeschke and the Panasonic Panthers misplaced twice to the Suntory Sunbirds. He had 16 kills and two blocks within the first match however didn’t play within the second.
Türkiye
Halkbank Ankara bounced again from its Champions League disappointment to comb Bursa Metropolitan Metropolis Sports activities. Ma’a performed within the first two units and had two aces Halkbank hit .438.
France
Joe Worsley set first-place Chaumont to a .470 hitting proportion with two aces and a kill in a win over Poitiers. Pat Gasman had 4 kills, two blocks and three aces. Dan McDonnell completed with six kills, hitting .500, and had two aces.
Daniel Wetter had a block as Paris was swept by Nantes Reze.
Jordan Ewert had 10 kills, three aces and a block, however Saint Nazaire was reverse swept by Saint-Jean d’Illac. Kyle Ensing didn’t play. Setter Quinn Isaacson performed the primary 4 units.
Kyle Dagostino handed 67 % positively and 38 % completely for Narbonne in a five-set loss to Toulouse.
Germany
Joel Schneidmiller was used in its place and earned a kill for WWK Volleys Herrsching, which was swept by Berlin within the closing of the German Cup. Kessel was used in its place within the third set for Berlin however didn’t rating. Whereas Berlin has gained the final seven Bundesliga titles (not counting the vacated season in 2020 during which it was in first place), that is the primary time the membership has repeated as German Cup champions.
Greece
Cameron Eager had three aces and two kills whereas setting Athlos Orestiadas to a .272 assault effectivity in a five-set defeat to AOP Kifisias.
Corey Chavers began the primary two units for A.O. Foinikas Sirou and had two kills in a three-set loss to PAOK Thessaloniki.
Matt West set A.O. Kalamata ‘80 to a .467 hitting proportion to go together with a kill and two blocks in a sweep of Pigasos Polichnis.
Czech Republic
Tommy Carmody had three kills, two blocks and two aces for CEZ Karlovarsko, which was swept by Lvi Praha.
Mark Olsen could have solely hit .100 with two kills, however he led with eight blocks as VK Ostrava defeated Brno in 5 units. Grant Marocchi got here off the bench within the second set for Brno and had 4 blocks and 4 kills in as many assaults.
Austria
Tim McIntosh handed 33 % positively and excellent as Hypo Tirol defeated VCA Amstetten.
Finland
Colin Lovejoy had 4 kills, two blocks and an ace for Kyky-Betset in a sweep of TUTO Volley.
Michael Michelau completed with 15 kills, three blocks, and hit .429 for Savo Volley in a sweep of Karelian Hurmos.
Lovejoy completed his weekend with three kills, two blocks and an ace as Kyky-Betset fell to Akaa-Volley in 4 units.
Greg Petty had 17 kills, an ace and hit .363 as Hurrikaani Loimaa beat TUTO Volley in three units. Daenan Gyimah had six kills on six makes an attempt to go together with a block and an ace. Troy Gooch handed 33 % positively and 33 % good.
Loimaa beat Kyky-Betset to shut out the weekend. Petty performed in two units of the sweep and had 9 kills. Gyimah completed with six kills on seven swings, two aces and a block. Colin Lovejoy earned two kills on 4 makes an attempt within the center for the dropping membership.
Michael Michelau had eight kills and an ace as Savo Volley beat the Vantaa Geese in three units.
Serbia
Jaylen Jasper completed with 12 kills, two aces and a block as Spartak Subotica was swept by Bear Vojvodina.
Switzerland
Chênois Genève Volleyball misplaced to Lausanne UC within the quarterfinals of the playoffs in a golden set after splitting two matches. James Norris had 13 kills, 4 blocks and an ace in a five-set win. Dennis Del Valle handed 55 % positively and 23 % good. No stats had been obtainable for the second match.
Netherlands
Cole Bogner set Lycurgus to a .333 hitting proportion in a four-set win over Numidia VC Limax. Kyle McCauley completed with 11 kills. Cole Gillis led the crew with 16 kills, two blocks and an ace.
Romania
Brett Wildman was used as a serving sub and scored on an ace for CSA Steaua Bucuresti in a four-set win over CS Dinamo Bucuresti within the semifinals of the Romanian Cup. He was utilized in the identical capability the subsequent day and didn’t rating in a four-set loss to CS Fast Bucuresti within the closing.