2023 FIVB Volleyball Nations League

[avid 2.0]

well i didnt have china losing on my bingo card... that might shuffle the seedings a bit

[bruinsgold]

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[trojansc]

Jineiry finishes it with her 22nd point of the match!

Dominicana wins it 15-13 in the 5th to take down China! This moves the all-time record vs. China to 2-19!

Gaila finished with 35 points

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trojansc I'm so happy for you!
Impressive win!
DR's results have been very impressive over the years, considering population density.

[trojansc]

It's been a tough VNL for DOM - not many breaks in the schedule, they've played a ton of sets (10 of 11 matches have gone 4 or 5 sets). Really thrilled for this result.

These were crucial ranking points - and confidence heading into the Olympic Qualifier that China will host. They'll get a crack at Serbia tomorrow, who they will also face in the IOQT.

[bruinsgold]

Jineiry really had me tearing up on match point. It's too early to be crying! 😭😭😭

[manyshaped]

yessss DOM 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴

[bruinsgold]

Jun 30, 2023 6:55:23 GMT -5 avid 2.0 said:

Jun 30, 2023 6:51:25 GMT -5 bruinsgold said:

Netherlands beat Japan (3-1)

If anyone's looking for me, I'll be in my feelings 🫠

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lol it's funny because this is exactly how I was feeling!

[avid 2.0]

bruh jineiry's stat line is ridiculous

17-1-21, 1 block, 4 aces

[trojansc]

Jun 30, 2023 7:12:17 GMT -5 avid 2.0 said:

bruh jineiry's stat line is ridiculous

17-1-21, 1 block, 4 aces

Kwiek serving subbed for her in the 5th set too and I was screaming. Bringing in DS's has really helped passing - but I wish he would just let Jineiry serve and do that sub afterwards. Her defense is good enough and her serve can really get teams in trouble.

[speegs13]

Jineiry had a fantastic match. She kinda reminds me of Cuba’s middles in their heyday

[avid 2.0]

Gaila hit 29-8-51 (.412)
Jineiry: .762
Brayelin was .270 or something.

best setting match for marte... i mean brenda? lol (we'll ignored Peralta and Pena lol)

[trojansc]

Dominicana can play spoiler and potentially keep Serbia out of the VNL Finals if they can somehow take down Boskovic tomorrow.

It's a ridiculously short turnaround (they play Serbia in 13 hours).

[trojansc]

Jun 30, 2023 7:15:26 GMT -5 avid 2.0 said:

Gaila hit 29-8-51 (.412)
Jineiry: .762
Brayelin was .270 or something.

best setting match for marte... i mean brenda? lol (we'll ignored Peralta and Pena lol)

No, Marte was really fantastic this match. She had a few bad plays, but, I thought her decision-making was pretty on point and set location was as good as you're gonna get from her. I think DR's ball control was slightly better than normal and the DS's are really helping DR avoid bleeding so many points on serve receive.

I keep thinking DR has moved past De La Cruz - but at this point I'd rather have Betty out there over Yonkaira, definitely over Peralta. I think Betty/Yonkaira split might be best - Yonkaira can get hot but having to depend on her too much has really taken a toll.

[trojansc]

With tonight's results, DR and Netherlands are both above Germany in World Ranking. It's all so close (and Canada is right there too). Belgium has lost some crucial points with recent losses but is still in there as well. It's gonna be really interesting to see how much separation will occur by the start of VNL 2024 or if they stay really jumbled up in the race to Paris.