That is our weekly replace on USA ladies taking part in skilled volleyball around the globe. A lot of the gamers are former NCAA standouts:
Japan
The Japanese League began the identical manner as Annie Drews left it in 2021, with Drews powering JT Marvelous to victory. Within the first match Drews had 17 kills (.444), two aces, and a block as JT Marvelous swept Queenseis. Drews adopted that with 17 kills (.571), a block and an ace in a sweep towards Ageo.
McKenzie Adams made her Japan debut and helped lead Hisamitsu Springs to 2 victories. Within the first match, Adams had 18 kills, two blocks, and an ace in a four-set win over Ageo earlier than greater than 7,000 followers. Hisamitsu Springs then swept Queenseis and Adams had 14 kills (.481) and two blocks.
Italy
Within the blockbuster match of the week, Milano held off Scandicci 27-25, 25-18, 25-27, 22-25, 16-14 and Dana Rettke was named MVP for having13 kills with no errors, hitting .722. Kara Bajema got here off the bench to supply a lift to Milano within the fourth and fifth units and had six kills (.750) and a block.
Milano performs Conegliano within the Italian Tremendous Cup at 11:30 a.m. Japanese on Saturday and it may be seen on VolleyballWorld.television (Use promo code VOLLEYBALLMAG for a reduction on month-to-month or annual subscriptions).
Conegliano and Kelsey Prepare dinner, who had 14 kills and three aces, beat Chieri in 4. Khalia Lanier had 12 kills, whereas Kathryn Plummer didn’t play. Avery Skinner was the second-top scorer for Chieri with 14 kills and one block. Madi Kingdon added 12 kills and an ace.
Cuneo misplaced to Vallefoglia in 4. Anna Stevenson-Corridor led Cuneo with 11 kills (.500), 4 blocks, and an ace. Madi Kubik was credited with 67% optimistic reception as a sub.
Firenze received its first win by sweeping Bergamo. Lauren Stivrins had three kills.
Roma squandered a two-set lead and received the fifth 15-13 towards Busto Arsizio. Courtney Schwan had three kills and a block for Roma.
Turkey
Within the first matches of the week, VakifBank survived towards the newly promoted Besiktas, claiming the fifth set 15-9. Chiaka Ogbogu had 9 kills (.500) and three blocks for VakifBank. Ali Frantti had 4 kills and a block as a sub. Jordan Thompson performed briefly and had no stats.
Kuzeyboru upset THY in 4 units. Sarah Parsons led with 24 kills (.373) and an ace.
Lauren Carlini was unable to assist Aydin beat Cukurova, ending with a block and an ace within the four-set loss.
Muratpasa upset Nilufer, 17-15 within the fifth. Stephanie Samedy had a profession day with 30 kills (.338). Micaya White was restricted to 4 kills.
Within the second batch of matches, VakifBank simply swept Galatasaray. Thompson had six kills and three aces, whereas Frantti and Ogbogu didn’t play. Logan Eggleston had seven kills, a block and an ace to guide Galatasaray. Danielle Cuttino was restricted to only six kills and had 11 hitting errors.
Payton Caffrey helped lead PTT previous Besiktas with 18 kills (.421), two blocks, and two aces.
Aydin have been unable to tug off the large upset and fell to league titan Eczacibasi in 5 units. Carlini contributed two kills and a block.
Simone Lee single-handedly helped Sariyer beat Muratapasa with 26 kills (.615) and a block in simply 4 units. Samedy saved her sizzling type as she had 18 kills, a block and an ace to guide Muratpasa. White added two kills.
Kuzeyboru misplaced for the primary time this season when it was swept by Fenerbahce. Parsons had seven kills and an ace.
CEV Problem Cup
Kash Williams had 12 kills as PAOK (Greece) superior to the spherical of 32 by beating Olympiada (Cyprus) in 4 units.
Galatasaray swept Kairos (Portugal) to advance. Cuttino was second-top scorer with 11 kills, two aces and a block. Eggleston added 11 kills and an ace. Heather Gneiting had six kills (.714) and an ace.
Panathinaikos (Greece) overcame a troublesome matchup with Zwolle (Netherlands) to advance to the subsequent spherical. Sherridan Atkinson led Panathinaikos with 18 kills, two blocks and an ace.
Nantes (France) eradicated Kuusamo (Finland) of their round-of-64 matchup. Taylor Mims led Nantes with 20 kills (.375) and three blocks. Jaelyn Keene had a match-high seven blocks, together with seven kills and an ace. Carlyle Nusbaum led Kuusamo with 17 kills. Amiya Jones added seven kills (.600) and an ace.
Thetis (Greece) was eradicated by Nilufer in one of many harder matchups within the first spherical. Mariena Hayden had 9 kills and two aces for Thetis within the 5 set loss. Amber Olsen set for Thetis, including three kills.
Germany
Schwerin swept Potsdam, which received three blocks and two kills from Breland Morrissette. Danielle Harbin got here off the bench to have eight kills. Justine Wong-Orantes was credited with 58% optimistic reception and was named silver MVP.
Aachen fell to Wiesbaden 26-24, 25-21, 25-23. Gabby Goddard led Aachen once more as she had six kills (.455) and three blocks. Jaidyn Blanchfield was prime scorer for Wiesbaden with 14 kills, a block and an ace. Izabella Rapacz added 10 kills and an ace. Rachel Anderson completed with seven kills and three blocks.
Stuttugart swept Vilsbiburg as Krystal Rivers had 10 kills and two aces. Alexis Hart contributed one kill as a sub.
Tia Jimerson’s sizzling begin to the season continued as Dresdner swept Munster. Jimerson led with 9 kills, 5 blocks and three aces. Grace Frohling adopted with 9 kills. Gloria Mutiri got here off the bench to have six kills and a block for Munster. Jenna Ewert had three kills whereas setting. Zoe Fleck was credited with 75% optimistic reception on 4 passes.
France
Nantes held off a valiant effort from Beziers as they received in 5 units. Mims led Nantes once more with 26 kills, two aces and a block. Keene didn’t play. Taylor Fricano had 12 kills and a block for Beziers. Serena Grey adopted with 9 kills and two blocks. Molly Lohman made her first begin of the season and had 5 kills and a match-high 5 blocks. Ella Might Powell set for Beziers and had one kill.
Mulhouse cruised to a sweep over the newly-promoted Quimper. Jaali Winters was prime scorer for Muhlouse with 13 kills (.458) and an ace. Carli Snyder added three kills and three blocks.
Katelyn Evans was named MVP as Nancy beat Chamalieres in 4. Evans had 17 kills, two blocks and two aces, Shayla Hoeft added 5 blocks and 5 kills and Breana Runnels contributed 9 kills and a block. Saige Ka’aha’aina-Torres continued setting for Nancy and had three kills and two blocks. Sabrina Starks had six kills and two blocks for Chamalieres whereas Kari Zumach had 4 kills and two blocks.
Emily Thater had 10 kills (.833), three blocks, and three aces for Levallois Paris SC, however her staff misplaced in 5 to Le Cannet.
Poland
Mac Might’s sizzling type continued with 22 kills (.432) and a block as Budowlani Lodz beat Tarnow in 4.