USA
The rejuvenated U.S. squad with eight players making their debut on a senior national team list for the FIVB competition, of which three debuted as starters (Dana Rettke, Chiaka Ogbogu, Jordy Poulter) and one as a backup (Mikaela Foecke) achieved a straight-set win over Belgium in Pool 2 in Ruse, Bulgaria.
The United States national team was so dominant that they even left the rivals on single digits in the second set in which they had a 13-0 run in one part of the set: 25-23, 25-8, 25-22. Andrea Drews top-scored for the winning side with 19 points, including 5 aces. Kaja Grobelna scored 12 points for Belgium.
Bulgaria-vs-Japan
The national team of Japan proved to be too strong for the pool hosts Bulgaria, beating them by a 3-1 (25-23, 21-25, 25-19, 25-23).
Bulgarian ladies missed a huge opportunity in the opening set as they dropped a 22-19 lead. Japan made a 6-1 run to close the set and this greatly determined a course of the match. Still, the home side was close to earn the tie-break as they had a seven-point lead (12-5) in the fourth set. At 23-20, it seemed that the fifth set was on the horizon but persistent Japanese players made a 5-0 run and clinched the match.
Yuki Ishii notched 19 points for the Asian side, while Mai Okumura made 5 kill blocks. Gergana Dimitrova scored 18 points for Bulgaria. Mira Todorova blocked the rivals 5 times.
2019 FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League, Week 1 – Day 1:
Pool 1 (Opole, Poland):
Thailand – Germany 3-0 (26-24, 25-19, 25-22)
Poland – Italy 2-3 (15-25, 22-25, 25-18, 25-21, 15-17)
Pool 2 (Ruse, Bulgaria):
Belgium – USA 0-3 (23-25, 8-25, 22-25)
Bulgaria – Japan 1-3 (23-25, 25-21, 19-25-23-25)
Pool 3 (Brasília, Brazil):
Dominican Republic – Russia 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-18, 28-26)
Brazil – China 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-21)
Pool 4: (Belgrade, Serbia):
South Korea – Turkey 0-3 (15-25, 26-28, 19-25)
Serbia – Netherlands 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-19)
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