Tis one is quite long. (Each League threads are hyperlinked in the title)
Italian League Weekly ResultsThere were two match days this week for the Italian League
Match Day 1
Sonja Newcombe's Vallefoglia started the week with a sweep of Chieri. Newcombe led her team with 15 points, hitting .355 with 14 kills. Ali Frantti led Chieri, also with 15 points. She transitioned back to her more comfortable OH position, having 82% positive passing. Rhamat Alhassan had 9 points, hitting .440 on the match.
Bergamo put up a fight against Monza, but fell just short in the sweep. Lanier, who continues to lead Bergamo, finished with 11 points with 9 kills, 1 block, and an ace.
M'Kaela White made her first appearance of the season for Casalmaggiore as they beat Roma 3-1. She had 1 kill in her limited role. Ex-Texas Italian Adhu Malual made her debut as well, scoring 21 points. Madison Bugg had 2 points for Roma, setting them to a .221 hitting percentage.
August Raskie had 3 points as Trentino fell in 4 sets to Firenze. Raskie had 3 kills and set Trentino to .156 efficiency.
Jordyn Poulter made her return from injury for Busto Arsizio as they easily swept Perugia. Poulter finished with 3 kills as Busto Arsizio hit .408 for the match.
This week's first match day finished with Imoco sweeping Novara. It was not a great match for any Novara-n not named Nika Daalderop. Micha Hancock and Haleigh Washington both started the match and both exited in set 1. Meanwhile for Imoco, Megan Courtney had her best passing match of the season. She finished with 67% good passing and a solid offensive match, finishing with 9 kills and hitting .280. Kathryn Plummer did not appear.
Match Day 2Imoco started the day with a 3-0 sweep of Casalmaggiore. Megan Courtney had 11 kills for Imoco, hitting .304. Kathryn Plummer did not play (injury)
Chieri upset Busto Arsizio 3-0. Ali Frantti had 16 points, hitting .480 for Chieri. Jordyn Poulter had 1 block as Busto Arsizio hit .308.
Trentino fell 3-0 to Scandicci. August Raskie had 5 kills and 1 block as Trentino hit .083.
Bergamo defeated Vallefoglia 3-1. Khalia Lanier led all players with 22 points as she hit .255 in her return to the opposite position. Sonja Newcombe had 13 points for Vallefoglia, hitting .290. She led Vallefoglia with 77% positive passing.
Madison Bugg had 1 kill, 2 blocks, and an ace as Roma fell 3-0 to Perugia.
Micha Hancock helped lead Novara to a 5-set win over Monza. Hancock had 3 blocks and an ace while setting Novara to a .266 efficiency. Haleigh Washington added 2 blocks and a kill in her brief 1.5 set appearance to start the match.
Turkish League Weekly ResultsTurkey also had two match days this week.
Match Day 1
Vakifbank started the week with a sweep of Karayollari. Chiaka Ogbogu had 14 kills and hit a whooping .824. She also added 3 blocks. MBH added 9 points, with 7 kills and 2 blocks.
Annie Mitchem contributed 14 points in 4 sets as Kuzeyboru fell to PTT in five sets.
In what was expected to be a high level match... Eczacibasi swept THY with ease. McKenzie Adams briefly appeared and got one kill. JT was not in the game day roster. For THY, it was not Kingdon or Carlini's day. Carlini finished with a block and a kill while Kingdon excited during set 1 with 1 kill. Tori Dixon was not in the roster.
Match Day 2
Chiaka Ogbogu and Vakifbank started off the day with a 3-0 sweep of Bolu. Chi had 10 kills (.667), 2 blocks, and an ace. MBH did not play.
Kuzeyboru fell 3-0 to Aydin. Annie Mitchem had 8 kills, hitting .300.
Eczacibasi fell 3-2 to Galatasaray. McKenzie had 2 points in brief substitute appearances. Jordan Thompson was not in the squad.
THY pulled off the biggest win of the weekend. THY swept first place Fenerbahce 3-0. Madison Kingdon had 19 points and hit .555 while having her best passing performance of the season (83% positive passing). Lauren Carlini had 3 points while setting THY to a .375 efficiency. Tori Dixon was not in the match squad.
Japanese League Weekly Results Kelsey Robinson and Toyota Queenseis started the week by falling to PFU 3-0. Kelsey had 10 kills, hitting .219 in match 1. In match 2, Queenseis fell 3-1 to PFU. Kelsey had 26 points, with 24 kills and 2 aces. She finished the match hitting .467.
Annie Drews and JT Marvelous started the weekend with a 3-1 win over Ageo. Drews had 23 points, hitting .267. In match 2, JT defeated Ageo 3-0. Annie had 22 points (19 kills, 2 blocks, and 1 ace) while hitting .386.
Hannah Tapp had 19 points in Hitachi Rivale's 3-2 loss to Himeji. Tapp hit .466 and had 3 blocks. In match 2, Hitachi won 3-2. Tapp had 14 points (11 kills, 2 blocks, and 1 ace) while hitting .524.
Foluke Akinradewo and Hisamitsu Springs defeated Denso 3-1. Foluke had 17 kills and 1 block, hitting .417. In match 2, Hisamistu won again, 3-1. Foluke had 15 points (12 kills, 3 blocks) hitting .375.
Sarah Wilhite-Parsons (NEC) and Merete Lutz (Kurobe) did not play.
German League Weekly ResultsAachen started the week with a 3-2 win over Vilsbiburg. Tiffany Clark had 42 receptions for Vilsbiburg (52% positive/26% perfect). Alexis Hart had 21 points for Vilsbiburg in the loss.
Potsdam defeated Dresdner 3-1. Madison Lilley had 2 points for Potsdam and set them to a .254 efficiency. Jenna Gray made a substitute appearance for Dresdner, coming in during set 4. Madeline Gates had 4 points; including 3 blocks.
Schwerin came back to defeat Erfurt in 5 sets. Lindsay Ruddins had 29 points, hitting .365.
Justine Wong-Orantes helped power VC Wiesbaden to a comeback 5-set win over Munster. JWO had 13 receptions with 46% positive passing.
Simone Lee had 3 kills (.600) in a one-set appearance in Stuttgart's sweep over Neuwied. Krystal Rivers was not in the match squad.
French League Weekly ResultsRC Cannes came back to defeat TFOC in 5 sets, with a 20-18 final set. Micaya White had 23 points (.363). Carli Snyder played the first three sets and had 12 points (.281). Jaali Winters replaced Snyder and finished with 11 points (.261). Micaya White also led Cannes in passing. Ashley Evans set all 5 sets for TFOC and had 6 kills (.600) and a block. Kendall White received 24 balls and had 65% positive passing.
Sherridan Atkinson and Volero swept defending champions Mulhouse. (No Box score)
Tessa Grubbs had 29 points as Nantes defeated Marcq en Baroeul in 5 sets. She hit .286 on 70 swings
Korean League Weekly ResultsMore Americans made their season debuts in Korea.
Yaasmeen Bedart led Hyundai E&C to a sweep over Korea Expressway. She finished with 18 points. Kelsie Payne had 16 points for Expressway.
Khat Bell led the Pink Spiders to a 3-1 win over IBK. Khat Bell finished with 40 points. Rebecca Latham had 29 for IBK.
Swiss League
Madison Duello led Sm'Aesch Pfeffingen to a sweep over Audriana Fitzmorris' Cheseuax. Duello finished with 18 points, contributing 14 kills, 2 aces, and 2 blocks. Fitzmorris finished with 8 points.
Polish League Weekly Results This past Wednesday was the Polish Super Cup (the first trophy match of the season). Kara Bajema and Developres defeated Chemik Police in 5 sets. Kara finished with 19 points, hitting .310 on the day.
Veronica Jones-Perry had 17 points as LKS Lodz swept Bydgoszcz. VJP had 11 kills (.230), 4 aces, and 2 blocks.