Professional women’s volleyball: Adams and Novara smash the Champions League; Drechsel leads Venelles

That is our weekly replace on US ladies enjoying skilled volleyball all over the world. Turkish league suspended till March:

Champions League

Novara defeated VakıfBank 25-19, 17-25, 25-22, 25-23 within the Champions League group stage closing match. McKenzie Adams was named MVP and have become Novara’s second high scorer with 16 kills (reaching .400). Chiaka Ogbogu was a five-game excessive 5 blocks for VakıfBank and Kara Bajema killed 5. Novara completed the group chief and can advance on to the quarter-finals. VakıfBank will face LKS Lodz within the playoff spherical.

CEV Cup

Turkish Airways superior to the quarter finals by defeating Busto Arsizio in units 25-18, 25-22, 25-20. Madi Kingdon turned THY’s high scorer with 14 factors. Carli Lloyd scored two factors whereas getting ready for Busto Arsizio.

Italy

Scandicci (15-4) defeated Macerata 20-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-21 and Haleigh Washington had eight kills, two blocks and an ace. Symone Abbott kills 4 for Macerata (2-17). Reserves Akuabata Okenwa and Claire Chaussee killed two every.

Chieri (13-6) defeated Novara 25-22, 14-25, 25-15, 28-26. Brionne Butler didn’t play Chieri. McKenzie Adams had 14 kills, two aces and a block for Novara (14-5). Chieri was forward of Novara on the idea of factors. Chieri is fourth with 39 factors and Novara is fifth with 38 factors.

Conegliano beat Casalmaggiore to a 25-23, 25-13, 26-24 win. Kathryn Plummer was Conegliano’s (18-1) second high scorer with 10 kills and 4 blocks a recreation excessive. Kelsey Robinson-Prepare dinner added 5 kills, a block and an ace. Ali Frantti led Casalmaggiore (9-10) with 14 kills and setter Lauren Carlini added a block.

Milano (15-4) defeated Vallefoglia 20-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-22 and Jordan Thompson made 22 kills and a block. Jordan Larson had 9 kills, a block and an ace. Dana Rettke received an ace as a backup within the third set. Annie Drews led Vallefoglia (7-12) with 20 kills, two blocks and an ace. Setter Micha Hancock killed 4 folks.

Busto Arsizio (9-10) confirmed a superior efficiency by beating Bergamo 25-17, 25-16, 25-22 units. Carli Lloyd had two blocks and her offense reached .374. Khalia Lanier made 5 kills and a block for Bergamo (9-10). Mac Might had three kills and an ace.

Japan

Misplaced to JT Marvelous Toray 21-25, 25-21, 26-28, 25-19, 15-13. Karsta Lowe got here out of the bench to kill eight folks within the fourth and fifth units for JT Marvelous.

Toyota Autobody Queenseis shared their weekend matches. Queenseis beat PFU 25-22, 25-21, 20-25, 27-25 and Danielle Cuttino made 27 kills and three blocks. Queenseis then misplaced to Hitachi Rivale 22-25, 25-13, 25-14, 26-24 as Cuttino had 16 kills and two blocks.

France

Venelles beat Mulhouse 22-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-23, 17-15 to advance to the French Cup semi-finals for the primary time since 2020. Samantha Drechsel led Venelles with 23 kills and an ace. Setter August Raskie added three kills and a block.

Beziers beat Nancy in units i25-21, 17-25, 18-25, 25-20, 15-7 to advance to the semi-finals. Avery Skinner was named MVP with 20 kills (.457) and two blocks. Setter Madison Lilley threw two blocks, one kill and one ace. Blake Mohler had 9 kills, three blocks and an ace. Justine Wong-Orantes acquired a forty five% constructive response. Annayka Legros was Nancy’s high scorer with 19 kills (.586), three blocks and an ace. Shayla Hoeft added seven kills and a block.

Nantes beat TFOC 32-30, 24-26, 25-13, 25-18 to advance to the semifinals for the primary time since 2019, with Taylor Mims making 30 kills, a block and an ace. Taylor Fricano led the TFOC with 21 kills, 4 blocks and two aces. Shannon Scully had 9 kills and an ace. Kendall White acquired a 73% constructive response.

Cannes completed their quarter-final spherical defeating Paris SC 25-19, 26-24, 25-20. Carli Snyder has eight kills and two aces for Cannes. Claire Felix had the highest 5 blocks to go together with three kills and an ace. Madeleine Gates had 5 kills and two aces. Jenna Grey went to the Cannes recreation and had two aces.

Within the French League, Cannes (11-9) defeated Levallois in units 19-25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-17 and Snyder was the MVP with 13 kills (.414), a block and an ace it occurred. Felix had eight kills (.500), two blocks and an ace. Gates contributed with seven kills and three blocks. Haylie Bennett led Levallois (2-18) with 16 kills and two blocks.

Nancy (8-12) beat Chamalières 25-16, 25-18, 25-23 and Legros turned the second high scorer with seven kills (.875), two aces and a block. Hoeft had eight kills (.800) and a block.

First-place Nantes (17-3) simply swept France 2024 25-13, 25-20, 25-6 with Mims’ seven kills, a block and an ace.

Mulhouse took revenge on Venelles (10-10) by sweeping the second match of the week 25-19, 25-20, 25-19. Drechsel led Venelles with 10 kills.

TFOC (15-5) strengthened their playoff place by beating the Beziers 25-23, 25-23, 25-19 with White named MVP. Scully was the TFOC’s second high scorer with 11 kills and an ace. Taylor Fricano had 9 kills and an ace. Avery Skinner led all scorers with 16 kills (13-7) for Beziers. Mohler killed three, whereas Lilley added two. Wong-Orantes acquired a 50% constructive reception within the match.

Germany

First place Stuttgart (14-1) defeated Potsdam 22-25, 25-18, 25-18, 28-26. Krystal Rivers led with 23 kills and two blocks, and Simone Lee performed with 15 kills (.542) and two blocks.

Suhl ended his streak by beating Munster 23-25, 27-25, 25-22, 25-21. Julia Brown led Suhl (4-11) with 21 kills and an ace. Danielle Harbin had 17 kills, a block and an ace. Setter Jenna Ewert had one kill and one ace for Suhl. Zoe Fleck was named MVP for her fourth straight defeat within the match (7-9) for Munster.

Aachen misplaced to Erfurt 14-25, 25-20, 25-21, 21-25, 15-8. Ashley Evans had a match-high 4 aces, three kills and a block in preparation for Aachen (8-7). Jaidyn Blanchfield had 10 kills, a block and an ace for Erfurt (3-13).

Schwerin survived by beating Wiesbaden 20-25, 25-23, 25-14, 22-25, 13-15 units. Lindsey Ruddins was restricted to a few kills for Schwerin (13-3). Rachel Anderson scored eight kills, a block and an ace for Wiesbaden (6-9).

Greece

Olympiacos (13-4) swept Markopoulo 25-20, 33-31, 25-21 and Jaali Winters had 13 kills (.462), a block and an ace. Audriana Fitzmorris kills 11 for Markopoulo (6-11) and Becca Latham kills 10 and provides two aces.

PAOK (16-1) swept Aris 25-16, 25-22, 25-12 and Payton Caffrey had the sport’s highest three aces and 9 kills.

Thetis dropped to AEK 25-21, 26-24, 25-23. Mariena Hayden led Thetis (8-9) with 9 kills, a recreation excessive 4 aces and a block. Leah Hardeman added seven kills and 4 blocks.

Porto Rico

Santurce swept Ponce 25-19, 25-22, 25-23. Madi Kubik led a balanced assault with 10 kills. Gina Mancuso added 9 kills and a block. Nia Robinson was the sport’s high scorer for Ponce with 16 kills. Eleanor Holthaus, who changed Madison Smith, contributed 12 kills and two blocks within the defeat. Setter Jhenna Gabriel recorded seven digs.

Manati received the primary of three video games final week, beating Juncos 25-18, 22-25, 25-18, 25-19 units. Gloria Mutiri led all scorers with 18 kills and two blocks. Callie Schwarzenbach made 10 kills and 6 blocks at match top. Mackenzi added two kills and a block when organising Welsh. Naya Gros killed six for Juncos (1-3). Sabrina Starks killed three, together with setter Natalie Hayward, who additionally had a block and an ace.

Naranjito defeated Caguas 25-21, 14-25, 25-20, 25-19 and Taylor Sandbothe went forward with 9 kills, three blocks and an ace. Lindsey Vander Wiede had eight kills and two aces, and setter Saige Ka’aha’aina-Torres had three kills, a block and an ace. Kayla Caffey led the Caguas with 11 kills, 4 blocks at match-high, and two aces. Kashuana Williams made 11 kills and a block. Setter Seleisa Elisaia added a kill.

Manati swept Corozal 25-19, 25-19, 25-19 as Mutiri had seven kills, Schwarzenbach added 4 kills and Galli had three aces at match top together with two blocks and one kill. Ronika Stone led Corozal with eight kills and one block. Adanna Rollins made seven kills and a block. Setter killed Tori Dilfer.

Caguas beat Ponce 25-19, 25-23, 25-20 and Williams was the highest scorer with 10 kills, six aces and a block. Caffey added seven kills, 4 blocks and an ace. Elisaia didn’t play. Robinson led Ponce (0-5) with 15 kills, whereas Holthaus had 10. Gabriel had an ace.

Naranjito defeated Corozal 19-25, 26-24, 20-25, 25-22, 25-10 and Vander Weide made 16 kills and a block. Sandbothe made seven kills and three blocks, and Ka’aha’aina-Torres made 4 kills, two blocks and an ace. Rollins got here again with (2-2) 20 kills and two blocks for Coroza. Stone killed 5, whereas Dilfer added 4 kills, a block and an ace.

Santurce have been undefeated, beating Caguas in 18-25, 25-14, 25-23, 25-19 units. Kubik was the highest scorer with 15 kills, a block and an ace. Mancuso added six kills and 4 blocks. Gabby Simpson made her skilled debut for Santurce (4-0) with two blocks and one win. Caffey reignited Caguas (2-3) this time with 11 kills and a block. Williams had 9 kills and two blocks. Elisaia sat down once more.

Naranjito (5-1) additionally completed an undefeated week by beating Manati 25-15, 22-25, 25-18, 25-23 units. Sandbothe had 10 kills, 5 blocks, and an ace, whereas Vander Weide added 10 kills and a block, whereas Ka’aha’aina-Torres had three kills. Schwarzenbach led Manati (3-3) with 11 kills, 4 blocks and two aces. Mutiri added 11 kills and three blocks. Galli completed with two kills.