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Post by ddbb on Apr 22, 2023 3:41:48 GMT -5
the league title was a 5-set thriller. nec found their groove and dominated toray in the second set. swp had three consecutive kill blocks (2 against ishikawa and 1 against kulan) to end the set. after the halftime break, toray turned it on and almost reverse-swept nec. the coin flipped in what i thought was mainly brought by ishikawa's intensity on the court. they changed their serving target to swp and, almost every time, she shanked the ball, so nec was oos in many rallies. swp couldn't pass (24.5% eff.) or kill the ball, and, otoh, kulan found her groove. koga had some insane oos attacks, but ishikawa was phenomenal in the last three sets. she was very lethal in the front row and the go-to scorer of toray.
i thought it was the typical lopsided offense that we see from japan, with the ohs taking the brunt of the load, but nec had better distribution, which was instrumental in their win. it's ironic because they passed worse than toray (62% vs. 38%) but hit better, although by a small margin. toray had TWO championship points but lost it all and allowed nec to go on a 4-0 run to win the match. seki flopped hard with her decision-making as she insisted on setting ishikawa in those last few points even though the blockers were already on her. there were a couple hitters available on the slide and the pipe, but she just refused, like flat out refused, to set it for anyone else not named ishikawa. ishikawa had about 7-10 swings in the last two points but was blocked twice to lose it all.
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Post by kwt on Apr 22, 2023 3:47:48 GMT -5
the league title was a 5-set thriller. nec found their groove and dominated toray in the second set. swp had three consecutive kill blocks (2 against ishikawa and 1 against kulan) to end the set. after the halftime break, toray turned it on and almost reverse-swept nec. the coin flipped in what i thought was mainly brought by ishikawa's intensity on the court. they changed their serving target to swp and, almost every time, she shanked the ball, so nec was oos in many rallies. swp couldn't pass (24.5% eff.) or kill the ball, and, otoh, kulan found her groove. koga had some insane oos attacks, but ishikawa was phenomenal in the last three sets. she was very lethal in the front row and the go-to scorer of toray. i thought it was the typical lopsided offense that we see from japan, with the ohs taking the brunt of the load, but nec had better distribution, which was instrumental in their win. it's ironic because they passed worse than toray (62% vs. 38%) but hit better, although by a small margin. toray had TWO championship points but lost it all and allowed nec to go on a 4-0 run to win the match. seki flopped hard with her decision-making as she insisted on setting ishikawa in those last few points even though the blockers were already on her. there were a couple hitters available on the slide and the pipe, but she just refused, like flat out refused, to set it for anyone else not named ishikawa. ishikawa had about 7-10 swings in the last two points but was blocked twice to lose it all. Set 5's replay is in the Japanese League thread volleytalk.proboards.com/thread/90469/japan-korea-leagues-2022-23?page=19&scrollTo=3381202 |
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Post by ddbb on Apr 22, 2023 3:49:47 GMT -5
2022-23 Japan Women's V.League Division 1 BEST SIX
OHs: Sarina Koga (NEC), Mayu Ishikawa (TORAY)
OPP: Danielle Cuttino (TOYOTA)
MBs: Ayaka Araki (HISAMITSU), Jaja Santiago (AGEO)
S: Yuka Sawada (NEC)
Best Libero: Nishimura Minami (HISAMITSU)
Best Receiver: Manami Kojima (NEC)
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Post by ddbb on Apr 22, 2023 3:51:38 GMT -5
the league title was a 5-set thriller. nec found their groove and dominated toray in the second set. swp had three consecutive kill blocks (2 against ishikawa and 1 against kulan) to end the set. after the halftime break, toray turned it on and almost reverse-swept nec. the coin flipped in what i thought was mainly brought by ishikawa's intensity on the court. they changed their serving target to swp and, almost every time, she shanked the ball, so nec was oos in many rallies. swp couldn't pass (24.5% eff.) or kill the ball, and, otoh, kulan found her groove. koga had some insane oos attacks, but ishikawa was phenomenal in the last three sets. she was very lethal in the front row and the go-to scorer of toray. i thought it was the typical lopsided offense that we see from japan, with the ohs taking the brunt of the load, but nec had better distribution, which was instrumental in their win. it's ironic because they passed worse than toray (62% vs. 38%) but hit better, although by a small margin. toray had TWO championship points but lost it all and allowed nec to go on a 4-0 run to win the match. seki flopped hard with her decision-making as she insisted on setting ishikawa in those last few points even though the blockers were already on her. there were a couple hitters available on the slide and the pipe, but she just refused, like flat out refused, to set it for anyone else not named ishikawa. ishikawa had about 7-10 swings in the last two points but was blocked twice to lose it all. Set 5's replay is in the Japanese League thread volleytalk.proboards.com/thread/90469/japan-korea-leagues-2022-23?page=19&scrollTo=3381202i couldn't find that thread so i posted it here, instead.  |
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Post by kwt on Apr 22, 2023 3:54:32 GMT -5
i couldn't find that thread so i posted it here, instead. No problem. Too many threads, lol |
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Post by kwt on Apr 22, 2023 5:14:10 GMT -5
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Post by kwt on Apr 22, 2023 8:06:20 GMT -5
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Post by kwt on Apr 22, 2023 9:46:42 GMT -5
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Post by kwt on Apr 22, 2023 9:46:55 GMT -5
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Post by kwt on Apr 22, 2023 11:08:15 GMT -5
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Post by avid 2.0 on Apr 22, 2023 12:33:42 GMT -5
Olympiacos eliminated PAOK 👀
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Post by kwt on Apr 22, 2023 12:40:15 GMT -5
Olympiacos eliminated PAOK 👀   |
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Post by kwt on Apr 22, 2023 13:08:31 GMT -5
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Post by avid 2.0 on Apr 22, 2023 13:09:54 GMT -5
It would be funny to get a Olympiacos and Panathinaikos final… with all the complaining they’ve done about their foreigners lol
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Post by uofaGRAD on Apr 22, 2023 15:01:04 GMT -5
Olympiacos eliminated PAOK 👀 a couple terrible statlines by the americans... |
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