Japan - V.Premier League 2016-2017

  • Matchday 9, November 27, 2016


    Okayama Seagulls 3-1 Hitachi Rivale (25-16, 24-26, 25-21, 25-18)
    Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 23 (1b), Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 20, Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 20 (1a), Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 12, Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 4 (2b), Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) 2 (1b), Aki Maruyama (Okayama) L, Anna Imura (Okayama) sub 1, Koyuki Okusu (Okayama) sub 1, Aki Kawabata (Okayama) sub 0, Chiharu Omasu (Okayama) sub 0, Yoshie Narasaki (Okayama) sub 0, Yuki Morita (Okayama) sub L
    Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 19, Cursty Jackson (Hitachi) 14 (1a), Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 12 (1b), Nanami Inoue (Hitachi) 9 (1b, 1a), Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 2, Miya Satoh (Hitachi) 0, Arisa Satoh (Hitachi) L, Miwako Osanai (Hitachi) sub 12 (1b), Maiha Haga (Hitachi) sub 1 (1b), Kaori Mabashi (Hitachi) sub 0, Kana Shimohira (Hitachi) sub 0, Anna Koike (Hitachi) sub 0


    Hisamitsu Springs 3-0 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (25-14, 25-16, 25-23)
    Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 11 (1a), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 11 (3b), Maja Tokarska (Hisamitsu) 11 (4b, 1a), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 8, Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 6 (1b), Ayano Nakaoji (Hisamitsu) 1, Sayaka Tsutsui (Hisamitsu) L, Rika Nomoto (Hisamitsu) sub 3 (1b), Chizuru Kotoh (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Risa Ishibashi (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Mana Toe (Hisamitsu) sub L
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 17 (1a), Erika Araki (Toyota) 11 (2b), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 6 (1b), Momoka Oda (Toyota) 2, Akari Takeuchi (Toyota) 1 (1a), Momoko Higane (Toyota) 0, Misato Sakakibara (Toyota) L, Ayano Tsuji (Toyota) sub 3 (1a), Nao Muranaga (Toyota) sub 2, Mari Yamada (Toyota) sub L


    Toray Arrows 3-0 PFU Blue Cats (25-21, 25-21, 25-22)
    Carly Wopat (Toray) 14 (3b, 1a), Saori Kimura (Toray) 14 (2b), Saori Sakoda (Toray) 11, Nozomi Itoh (Toray) 6 (2b), Asuka Nomura (Toray) 4 (2b), Kanami Tashiro (Toray) 3, Misato Kimura (Toray) L, Saki Minemura (Toray) sub 4 (2a), Mari Horikawa (Toray) sub 2, Misaki Shirai (Toray) sub 0, Shino Nakata (Toray) sub 0, Yumi Nakagawa (Toray) sub L
    Jennifer Doris (PFU) 13 (1a), Yukiko Ebata (PFU) 17 (1b), Satoe Mitsuhashi (PFU) 13 (1b, 2a), Haruka Yoshiyasu (PFU) 1, Hiroko Matsuura (PFU) 0, Mai Shimizu (PFU) 0, Nanami Tani (PFU) L, Kasumi Murakami (PFU) sub 5 (1b, 1a), Maiko Kanoh (PFU) sub 5, Tomomi Ishibashi (PFU) sub 0, Sayaka Ohbo (PFU) sub 0, Saori Uda (PFU) sub 0, Chiaki Takahashi (PFU) sub 0, Yukiko Arai (PFU) sub L


    NEC Red Rockets 3-1 JT Marvelous (25-16, 21-25, 25-20, 25-23)
    Sarina Koga (NEC) 20 (4b), Akari Oumi (NEC) 17 (3b, 2a), Kaori Ueno (NEC) 15 (6b, 2a), Kana Ohno (NEC) 9 (1b), Emiliya Nikolova (NEC) 8 (2b), Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 2 (2b), Miku Torigoe (NEC) L, Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) sub 7, Nanami Hirose (NEC) sub 2 (1a), Rina Sho (NEC) sub 0, Sayaka Iwasaki (NEC) sub 0
    Mizuki Tanaka (JT) 15, Ayumi Nakamura (JT) 13 (1a), Mai Okumura (JT) 12, Onuma Sittirak (JT) 10 (1a), Yumi Terai (JT) 8 (3b), Misaki Tanaka (JT) 0, Kotoe Inoue (JT) L, Ai Inden (JT) sub 8 (1b), Noriko Andoh (JT) sub 1, Anna Ogawa (JT) sub 1, Masami Takahashi (JT) sub 0


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Hisamitsu Springs 21, 7, 24-10
    2. Hitachi Rivale 18, 6, 21-13 * Hitachi has a better sets ratio than JT
    3. JT Marvelous 18, 6, 21-14
    4. NEC Red Rockets 15, 5, 17-13
    5. Okayama Seagulls 12, 4, 16-18
    6. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 11, 4, 13-18
    ----- Advance to Final 6 -----
    7. Toray Arrows 10, 3, 12-19
    8. PFU Blue Cats 3, 1, 6-25

  • Matchday 10, December 3, 2016


    Hisamitsu Springs 2-3 NEC Red Rockets (30-32, 27-25, 27-29, 25-22, 7-15)
    Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 27 (1b), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 18 (2b), Maja Tokarska (Hisamitsu) 18 (4b), Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 5 (1b), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 3 (1b), Ayano Nakaoji (Hisamitsu) 0, Sayaka Tsutsui (Hisamitsu) L, Rika Nomoto (Hisamitsu) sub 16 (1b, 1a), Chizuru Kotoh (Hisamitsu) sub 3 (2b), Risa Ishibashi (Hisamitsu) sub 0
    Sarina Koga (NEC) 30 (4b), Akari Oumi (NEC) 20, Kana Ohno (NEC) 15 (4b, 2a), Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 4 (1b), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 4 (1b, 1a), Emiliya Nikolova (NEC) 2, Miku Torigoe (NEC) L, Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) sub 10 (1b), Naoko Yataka (NEC) sub 8 (2b), Rina Sho (NEC) sub 1, Sayaka Iwasaki (NEC) sub 0, Nanami Hirose (NEC) sub 0


    Okayama Seagulls 0-3 PFU Blue Cats (23-25, 18-25, 20-25)
    Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) 8 (3b), Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 7, Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 6 (1b, 1a), Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 5, Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 3 (1b), Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 1 (1b), Aki Maruyama (Okayama) L, Chiharu Omasu (Okayama) sub 4, Hinako Hayashi (Okayama) sub 3 (1b), Aki Kawabata (Okayama) sub 2, Mizuki Ugajin (Okayama) sub 0, Anna Imura (Okayama) sub 1, Koyuki Okusu (Okayama) sub 0, Yuki Morita (Okayama) sub L
    Jennifer Doris (PFU) 18 (1b), Yukiko Ebata (PFU) 12, Satoe Mitsuhashi (PFU) 12 (1b), Maiko Kanoh (PFU) 9 (2a), Mai Shimizu (PFU) 6 (1b), Hiroko Matsuura (PFU) 4 (3b, 1a), Nanami Tani (PFU) L, Sayaka Ohbo (PFU) sub 1 (1a), Saori Uda (PFU) sub 0, Yukiko Arai (PFU) sub L


    Toray Arrows 0-3 Hitachi Rivale (23-25, 23-25, 23-25)
    Saori Sakoda (Toray) 18 (5b, 2a), Carly Wopat (Toray) 14 (1b, 1a), Saori Kimura (Toray) 7 (3b), Kanami Tashiro (Toray) 3 (1b), Nozomi Itoh (Toray) 2 (1b), Asuka Nomura (Toray) 0, Misato Kimura (Toray) L, Saki Minemura (Toray) sub 7 (1b), Mari Horikawa (Toray) sub 2 (2b), Misaki Shirai (Toray) sub 1, Kaho Ohno (Toray) sub 0, Yumi Nakagawa (Toray) sub L
    Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 16, Cursty Jackson (Hitachi) 11 (2b), Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 10 (2b), Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 8 (1b), Maiha Haga (Hitachi) 8 (2b, 1a), Miya Satoh (Hitachi) 4 (1a), Arisa Satoh (Hitachi) L, Kana Shimohira (Hitachi) sub 0, Anna Koike (Hitachi) sub 0, Miwako Osanai (Hitachi) sub 0


    Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 3-1 JT Marvelous (25-19, 24-26, 25-20, 25-20)
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 29 (5b, 2a), Erika Araki (Toyota) 25 (10b), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 17 (1b), Miyuki Hiramatsu (Toyota) 8 (2b), Momoka Oda (Toyota) 3, Momoko Higane (Toyota) 1 (1b), Misato Sakakibara (Toyota) L, Akari Takeuchi (Toyota) sub 0, Nao Muranaga (Toyota) sub 0, Ayaka Hosokawa (Toyota) sub 0
    Mizuki Tanaka (JT) 20, Onuma Sittirak (JT) 14 (2a), Ayumi Nakamura (JT) 11 (1a), Mai Okumura (JT) 9 (3b, 1a), Misaki Tanaka (JT) 4 (2b), Yumi Terai (JT) 0, Kotoe Inoue (JT) L, Ai Inden (JT) sub 4, Yuka Kitsui (JT) sub 1, Masami Takahashi (JT) sub 0, Anna Ogawa (JT) sub 0, Misa Yamamoto (JT) sub 0, Mako Kobata (JT) sub L


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Hisamitsu Springs 22, 7, 26-13
    2. Hitachi Rivale 21, 7, 24-13
    3. JT Marvelous 18, 6, 22-17
    4. NEC Red Rockets 17, 6, 20-15
    5. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 14, 5, 16-19
    6. Okayama Seagulls 12, 4, 16-21
    ----- Advance to Final 6 -----
    7. Toray Arrows 10, 3, 12-22
    8. PFU Blue Cats 6, 2, 9-25

  • :super: Super performance from Erika Araki with 10 block kills, I wonder if this is a record in the Japanese V-League. Good to see PFU get another win too. Just about half way through the regular season and it a tight race for the Top 6. This season you just can't tell who is going to come out on top for every single match.


    @rbdfabio
    It look like I made a mistake when I answered your question last time. For some unknown reason one of the group of teams are scheduled to play on 2017-01-09 (MON) instead of 2017-01-07 (SAT) like the other group. Also for the championship matches, they are scheduled for 2017-03-17 (FRI) and 2017-03-18 (SAT).

  • :super: Super performance from Erika Araki with 10 block kills, I wonder if this is a record in the Japanese V-League. Good to see PFU get another win too. Just about half way through the regular season and it a tight race for the Top 6. This season you just can't tell who is going to come out on top for every single match.


    Erika had a great match. As for the 10 blocks, the league does not do a good job of keeping records. Yes they have all of the data, but no specific data on the best in a match.


    PFU is my mind will still have difficulty staying up. In the Challenger League I, Denso and Ageo are just miles ahead of the other teams down there.

  • :super: Super performance from Erika Araki with 10 block kills, I wonder if this is a record in the Japanese V-League. Good to see PFU get another win too. Just about half way through the regular season and it a tight race for the Top 6. This season you just can't tell who is going to come out on top for every single match.


    Probably, yes.
    If I remember correctly, she is the 3rd player who achieved 10 blocks in one match next to Danielle Scott(2001-2002, Pioneer) and Nana Iwasaka(2013-14, Hisamitsu) :win:


    About Iwasaka, she twisted her ankle on 5th match against PFU and after this injury, she misses all matches ;(
    Without her, Hisamitsu's game dropped in terms of blocking. I hope she comes back soon.

  • Matchday 11, December 4, 2016


    Hisamitsu Springs 3-0 JT Marvelous (25-21, 25-16, 25-18)
    Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 15 (2b), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 12 (2a), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 10 (2b), Maja Tokarska (Hisamitsu) 10 (4b, 1a), Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 8 (1b, 1a), Ayano Nakaoji (Hisamitsu) 0, Sayaka Tsutsui (Hisamitsu) L, Rika Nomoto (Hisamitsu) sub 2 (1b), Chizuru Kotoh (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Risa Ishibashi (Hisamitsu) sub 0
    Onuma Sittirak (JT) 13 (1b), Ayumi Nakamura (JT) 10 (1a), Mai Okumura (JT) 9 (1b), Mizuki Tanaka (JT) 5, Anna Ogawa (JT) 5 (1b), Misaki Tanaka (JT) 2 (1a), Kotoe Inoue (JT) L, Ai Inden (JT) sub 1, Masami Takahashi (JT) sub 0, Yuka Kitsui (JT) sub 0, Misa Yamamoto (JT) sub 0, Mako Kobata (JT) sub L


    Hitachi Rivale 3-1 PFU Blue Cats (22-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-23)
    Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 28 (1a), Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 23 (2b), Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 8 (1a), Cursty Jackson (Hitachi) 7 (2b), Maiha Haga (Hitachi) 5, Miya Satoh (Hitachi) 2, Arisa Satoh (Hitachi) L, Kana Shimohira (Hitachi) sub 0, Anna Koike (Hitachi) sub 0, Miwako Osanai (Hitachi) sub 0
    Satoe Mitsuhashi (PFU) 20 (2b), Yukiko Ebata (PFU) 17 (3b, 1a), Jennifer Doris (PFU) 14 (2b), Maiko Kanoh (PFU) 4 (1a), Mai Shimizu (PFU) 4, Hiroko Matsuura (PFU) 2 (2b), Nanami Tani (PFU) L, Saori Uda (PFU) sub 2 (1a), Tomomi Ishibashi (PFU) sub 0, Sayaka Ohbo (PFU) sub 0, Chiaki Takahashi (PFU) sub 0, Yukiko Arai (PFU) sub L


    Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 1-3 NEC Red Rockets (31-29, 22-25, 26-28, 21-25)
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 32 (3b, 1a), Erika Araki (Toyota) 14 (5b), Momoka Oda (Toyota) 13 (2a), Miyuki Hiramatsu (Toyota) 7, Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 4, Momoko Higane (Toyota) 1 (1a), Misato Sakakibara (Toyota) L, Nao Muranaga (Toyota) sub 3, Ayaka Hosokawa (Toyota) sub 3 (2a), Akari Takeuchi (Toyota) sub 0
    Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) 23 (1b), Akari Oumi (NEC) 20 (3b), Sarina Koga (NEC) 18 (1b, 3a), Kana Ohno (NEC) 7 (1b), Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 4 (1a), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 3, Miku Torigoe (NEC) L, Naoko Yataka (NEC) sub 5 (1b), Emiliya Nikolova (NEC) sub 1, Rina Sho (NEC) sub 0, Sayaka Iwasaki (NEC) sub 0, Nanami Hirose (NEC) sub 0


    Toray Arrows 3-1 Okayama Seagulls (25-20, 22-25, 25-23, 25-12)
    Saori Sakoda (Toray) 20 (3b), Carly Wopat (Toray) 17 (1b), Saori Kimura (Toray) 13 (1b), Nozomi Itoh (Toray) 12 (1b, 2a), Asuka Nomura (Toray) 7 (1b), Kanami Tashiro (Toray) 2 (1b), Misato Kimura (Toray) L, Mari Horikawa (Toray) sub 2, Misaki Shirai (Toray) sub 1 (1a), Saki Minemura (Toray) sub 0, Kaho Ohno (Toray) sub 0, Miku Nakashima (Toray) sub 0
    Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 12 (1b), Aki Kawabata (Okayama) 7, Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 6, Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 5 (1b), Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) 3, Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 1, Aki Maruyama (Okayama) L, Chiharu Omasu (Okayama) sub 12, Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) sub 10, Anna Imura (Okayama) sub 5 (1b), Koyuki Okusu (Okayama) sub 3, Hinako Hayashi (Okayama) sub 2 (1b), Mizuki Ugajin (Okayama) sub 0, Yuki Morita (Okayama) sub L


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Hisamitsu Springs 25, 8, 29-13
    2. Hitachi Rivale 24, 8, 27-14
    3. NEC Red Rockets 20, 7, 23-16
    4. JT Marvelous 18, 6, 22-20
    5. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 14, 5, 17-22
    6. Toray Arrows 13, 4, 15-23
    ----- Advance to Final 6 -----
    7. Okayama Seagulls 12, 4, 17-24
    8. PFU Blue Cats 6, 2, 10-28

  • Matchday 12, December 10, 2016


    Toray Arrows 1-3 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (27-29, 20-25, 27-25, 21-25)
    Carly Wopat (Toray) 16 (1b), Saori Sakoda (Toray) 15 (1b, 1a), Saori Kimura (Toray) 10, Kanami Tashiro (Toray) 5 (3b), Nozomi Itoh (Toray) 2 (1b, 1a), Asuka Nomura (Toray) 0, Misato Kimura (Toray) L, Saki Minemura (Toray) sub 22, Mari Horikawa (Toray) sub 1, Kaho Ohno (Toray) sub 1, Misaki Shirai (Toray) sub 0, Shino Nakata (Toray) sub 0
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 26 (1a), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 23 (2b), Erika Araki (Toyota) 18 (6b, 1a), Momoka Oda (Toyota) 8 (1b), Miyuki Hiramatsu (Toyota) 7 (2b, 1a), Momoko Higane (Toyota) 0, Misato Sakakibara (Toyota) L, Akari Takeuchi (Toyota) sub 0, Ayaka Hosokawa (Toyota) sub 0


    NEC Red Rockets 3-1 Okayama Seagulls (14-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-17)
    Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) 15 (1a), Sarina Koga (NEC) 14 (1b), Akari Oumi (NEC) 13 (2b), Kana Ohno (NEC) 11 (2b, 1a), Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 3, Kaori Ueno (NEC) 1, Miku Torigoe (NEC) L, Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) sub 14 (3b), Emiliya Nikolova (NEC) sub 4, Rina Sho (NEC) sub 0, Sayaka Iwasaki (NEC) sub 0, Nanami Hirose (NEC) sub 0
    Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 12, Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) 10 (2b), Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 10 (1a), Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 9, Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 3, Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 1 (1b), Aki Maruyama (Okayama) L, Minami Yoshida (Okayama) sub 6 (1a), Anna Imura (Okayama) sub 5, Aki Kawabata (Okayama) sub 3, Chiharu Omasu (Okayama) sub 2, Koyuki Okusu (Okayama) sub 1 (1a), Mizuki Ugajin (Okayama) sub 0, Yuki Morita (Okayama) sub L


    Hisamitsu Springs 3-0 PFU Blue Cats (25-23, 25-19, 25-20)
    Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 24 (3a), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 18 (2b), Maja Tokarska (Hisamitsu) 10 (5b), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 7, Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 2, Ayano Nakaoji (Hisamitsu) 1, Sayaka Tsutsui (Hisamitsu) L, Rika Nomoto (Hisamitsu) sub 2, Chizuru Kotoh (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Erika Sakae (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Yuka Imamura (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Haruka Kanamori (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Risa Ishibashi (Hisamitsu) sub 0
    Yukiko Ebata (PFU) 18 (1b, 2a), Jennifer Doris (PFU) 10, Satoe Mitsuhashi (PFU) 8, Maiko Kanoh (PFU) 7 (1b), Mai Shimizu (PFU) 4, Hiroko Matsuura (PFU) 0, Nanami Tani (PFU) L, Tomomi Ishibashi (PFU) sub 0, Sayaka Ohbo (PFU) sub 0, Saori Uda (PFU) sub 0, Chiaki Takahashi (PFU) sub 0, Yukiko Arai (PFU) sub L


    Hitachi Rivale 3-0 JT Marvelous (25-16, 27-25, 25-13)
    Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 24, Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 13 (4b), Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 12 (2b), Maiha Haga (Hitachi) 7 (1b, 1a), Cursty Jackson (Hitachi) 6 (3b), Miya Satoh (Hitachi) 2 (1a), Arisa Satoh (Hitachi) L, Kana Shimohira (Hitachi) sub 0, Miwako Osanai (Hitachi) sub 0
    Onuma Sittirak (JT) 18 (1b), Mizuki Tanaka (JT) 11 (1b), Ayumi Nakamura (JT) 10 (1a), Mai Okumura (JT) 6 (1b), Misaki Tanaka (JT) 1, Anna Ogawa (JT) 0, Kotoe Inoue (JT) L, Yumi Terai (JT) sub 2 (1b), Masami Takahashi (JT) sub 0, Ai Inden (JT) sub 0, Yuka Kitsui (JT) sub 0, Misa Yamamoto (JT) sub 0


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Hisamitsu Springs 28, 9, 32-13
    2. Hitachi Rivale 27, 9, 30-14
    3. NEC Red Rockets 23, 8, 26-17
    4. JT Marvelous 18, 6, 22-23
    5. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 17, 6, 20-23
    6. Toray Arrows 13, 4, 16-26
    ----- Advance to Final 6 -----
    7. Okayama Seagulls 12, 4, 18-27
    8. PFU Blue Cats 6, 2, 10-31

  • Matchday 13, December 11, 2016


    Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 3-1 Okayama Seagulls (25-23, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23)
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 47 (5b, 1a), Erika Araki (Toyota) 11 (4b), Miyuki Hiramatsu (Toyota) 7 (2b), Momoka Oda (Toyota) 7, Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 1, Momoko Higane (Toyota) 1, Misato Sakakibara (Toyota) L, Nao Muranaga (Toyota) sub 12, Akari Takeuchi (Toyota) sub 0
    Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 14 (1b), Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 13, Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 12 (1b), Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 6 (2b), Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) 4 (2b), Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 2 (1b), Aki Maruyama (Okayama) L, Aki Kawabata (Okayama) sub 7 (1a), Anna Imura (Okayama) sub 6 (2b), Minami Yoshida (Okayama) sub 5, Hikari Isobe (Okayama) sub 0, Koyuki Okusu (Okayama) sub 0, Chiharu Omasu (Okayama) sub 0, Yuki Morita (Okayama) sub L


    JT Marvelous 3-2 PFU Blue Cats (25-27, 25-22, 21-25, 25-18, 15-11)
    Onuma Sittirak (JT) 25 (3a), Mizuki Tanaka (JT) 22 (1a), Mai Okumura (JT) 16 (3b, 1a), Ayumi Nakamura (JT) 14 (1b), Yumi Terai (JT) 10 (3b), Misaki Tanaka (JT) 2 (1b, 1a), Kotoe Inoue (JT) L, Masami Takahashi (JT) sub 0, Ai Inden (JT) sub 0, Yuka Kitsui (JT) sub 0, Mako Kobata (JT) sub L
    Yukiko Ebata (PFU) 30 (2b), Jennifer Doris (PFU) 27 (2b), Satoe Mitsuhashi (PFU) 18 (1b, 1a), Maiko Kanoh (PFU) 10 (1b), Mai Shimizu (PFU) 3, Hiroko Matsuura (PFU) 2 (2b), Nanami Tani (PFU) L, Tomomi Ishibashi (PFU) sub 0, Sayaka Ohbo (PFU) sub 0, Saori Uda (PFU) sub 0, Chiaki Takahashi (PFU) sub 0, Yukiko Arai (PFU) sub L


    Hisamitsu Springs 1-3 Hitachi Rivale (25-27, 22-25, 25-13, 17-25)
    Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 28 (3b), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 12 (3b), Maja Tokarska (Hisamitsu) 10 (2b, 1a), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 6, Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 1, Ayano Nakaoji (Hisamitsu) 0, Sayaka Tsutsui (Hisamitsu) L, Rika Nomoto (Hisamitsu) sub 5 (1b), Risa Ishibashi (Hisamitsu) sub 3 (3b), Chizuru Kotoh (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Mana Toe (Hisamitsu) sub L
    Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 31, Cursty Jackson (Hitachi) 20 (2b), Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 12, Maiha Haga (Hitachi) 11 (2b), Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 10, Miya Satoh (Hitachi) 2, Arisa Satoh (Hitachi) L, Kana Shimohira (Hitachi) sub 0, Anna Koike (Hitachi) sub 0


    NEC Red Rockets 3-1 Toray Arrows (25-13, 25-22, 21-25, 25-15)
    Sarina Koga (NEC) 22 (3b), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 16 (1a), Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) 16 (1b, 1a), Kana Ohno (NEC) 7 (1b, 1a), Akari Oumi (NEC) 6, Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 4 (1b, 1a), Miku Torigoe (NEC) L, Emiliya Nikolova (NEC) sub 0, Kaori Ueno (NEC) sub 0, Nanami Hirose (NEC) sub 0
    Carly Wopat (Toray) 17 (2b), Saori Kimura (Toray) 9 (1b, 1a), Saori Sakoda (Toray) 7, Nozomi Itoh (Toray) 3 (1b), Saki Minemura (Toray) 2, Kanami Tashiro (Toray) 0, Misato Kimura (Toray) L, Mari Horikawa (Toray) sub 19 (1a), Kaho Ohno (Toray) sub 7 (1b), Misaki Shirai (Toray) sub 1 (1a), Asuka Nomura (Toray) sub 0, Wakaba Sugihara (Toray) sub 0, Miku Nakashima (Toray) sub 0, Yumi Nakagawa (Toray) sub L


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Hitachi Rivale 30, 10, 33-15
    2. Hisamitsu Springs 28, 9, 33-16
    3. NEC Red Rockets 26, 9, 29-18
    4. JT Marvelous 20, 7, 25-25 * JT has better sets ratio
    5. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 20, 7, 23-24
    6. Toray Arrows 13, 4, 17-29
    ----- Advance to Final 6 -----
    7. Okayama Seagulls 12, 4, 19-30
    8. PFU Blue Cats 7, 2, 12-34


    League is shut down until January 7th. They will play in the Emperor's Cup the next two weekends, with the final on December 25th.

  • Matchday 14 (Day 1), January 7, 2017


    Hitachi Rivale 2-3 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (19-25, 21-25, 25-17, 25-22, 12-15)
    Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 26 (2a), Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 18 (1b, 2a), Cursty Jackson (Hitachi) 11 (1b), Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 9, Maiha Haga (Hitachi) 5 (1b), Miya Satoh (Hitachi) 2, Arisa Satoh (Hitachi) L, Nanami Inoue (Hitachi) sub 1, Anna Koike (Hitachi) sub 0
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 35 (1b, 3a), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 12, Erika Araki (Toyota) 10 (3b, 1a), Momoka Oda (Toyota) 8, Ayano Tsuji (Toyota) 7 (2b, 3a), Momoko Higane (Toyota) 1, Misato Sakakibara (Toyota) L, Nao Muranaga (Toyota) sub 1, Ayaka Hosokawa (Toyota) sub 0, Kasumi Nakaya (Toyota) sub 0


    Toray Arrows 3-2 JT Marvelous (25-17, 16-25, 25-20, 29-31, 21-19)
    Mari Horikawa (Toray) 27 (3b, 1a), Saori Sakoda (Toray) 23, Saori Kimura (Toray) 19 (3b), Carly Wopat (Toray) 14 (5b), Kaho Ohno (Toray) 8 (5b, 1a), Kanami Tashiro (Toray) 6 (3b, 1a), Misato Kimura (Toray) L, Asuka Nomura (Toray) sub 0, Yumi Nakagawa (Toray) sub 0, Shino Nakata (Toray) sub 0, Miku Nakashima (Toray) sub L
    Onuma Sittirak (JT) 27 (1b), Mizuki Tanaka (JT) 20 (1b, 1a), Mai Okumura (JT) 15 (2b), Ayumi Nakamura (JT) 14 (1b), Misaki Tanaka (JT) 3 (1b, 2a), Anna Ogawa (JT) 1 (1b), Mako Kobata (JT) L, Yumi Terai (JT) sub 8 (4b), Yuka Kitsui (JT) sub 1, Masami Takahashi (JT) sub 0, Ai Inden (JT) sub 0, Misa Yamamoto (JT) sub 0


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Hitachi Rivale 31, 10, 35-18 (14 played)
    2. Hisamitsu Springs 28, 9, 33-16
    3. NEC Red Rockets 26, 9, 29-18
    4. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 22, 8, 26-26 (14 played)
    5. JT Marvelous 21, 7, 27-28 (14 played)
    6. Toray Arrows 15, 5, 20-31 (14 played)
    ----- Advance to Final 6 -----
    7. Okayama Seagulls 12, 4, 19-30
    8. PFU Blue Cats 7, 2, 12-34

  • Matchday 14 (Day 2) & Matchday 15 (Day 1), January 8, 2017


    Hitachi Rivale 0-3 JT Marvelous (13-25, 16-25, 27-29)
    Cursty Jackson (Hitachi) 10 (2b), Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 7 (1b), Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 4, Miwako Osanai (Hitachi) 3 (2b), Maiha Haga (Hitachi) 2, Miya Satoh (Hitachi) 1, Arisa Satoh (Hitachi) L, Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) sub 11, Nanami Inoue (Hitachi) sub 3 (1b), Megumi Kurihara (Hitachi) sub 2, Kana Shimohira (Hitachi) sub 0, Anna Koike (Hitachi) sub 0
    Onuma Sittirak (JT) 15 (3b), Mizuki Tanaka (JT) 15 (1b), Ayumi Nakamura (JT) 13 (3b), Mai Okumura (JT) 6 (1b), Yumi Terai (JT) 6, Misaki Tanaka (JT) 0, Mako Kobata (JT) L, Ai Inden (JT) sub 1 (1a), Masami Takahashi (JT) sub 0


    Okayama Seagulls 1-3 Hisamitsu Springs (25-23, 21-25, 23-25, 23-25)
    Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 22 (3b, 1a), Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 17 (1b), Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 13 (1b), Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) 9 (1b), Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 7 (1b), Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 2 (2b), Aki Maruyama (Okayama) L, Koyuki Okusu (Okayama) sub 2 (1b), Aki Kawabata (Okayama) sub 0, Anna Imura (Okayama) sub 0, Hinako Hayashi (Okayama) sub 0, Yoshie Narasaki (Okayama) sub L
    Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 30 (1b), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 17, Maja Tokarska (Hisamitsu) 13 (2b), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 11 (2b), Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 10 (1b), Ayano Nakaoji (Hisamitsu) 3 (1b), Sayaka Tsutsui (Hisamitsu) L, Chizuru Kotoh (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Rika Nomoto (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Erika Sakae (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Hikaru Katoh (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Mana Toe (Hisamitsu) sub L


    Toray Arrows 3-2 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (25-20, 22-25, 25-20, 22-25, 15-11)
    Saori Kimura (Toray) 20 (2b), Saori Sakoda (Toray) 19 (3b), Mari Horikawa (Toray) 19 (3b, 1a), Carly Wopat (Toray) 14 (2b, 1a), Kaho Ohno (Toray) 7 (4b), Kanami Tashiro (Toray) 3 (2b), Misato Kimura (Toray) L, Asuka Nomura (Toray) sub 0, Shino Nakata (Toray) sub 0, Miku Nakashima (Toray) sub L
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 30 (1b, 2a), Erika Araki (Toyota) 14 (3b), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 8 (1b), Ayano Tsuji (Toyota) 7 (3a), Momoka Oda (Toyota) 4 (1b), Momoko Higane (Toyota) 0, Misato Sakakibara (Toyota) L, Nao Muranaga (Toyota) sub 7, Mari Yamada (Toyota) sub 0


    NEC Red Rockets 3-1 PFU Blue Cats (22-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-13)
    Sarina Koga (NEC) 18, Emiliya Nikolova (NEC) 17 (1b, 2a), Kana Ohno (NEC) 11 (1a), Akari Oumi (NEC) 9 (1a), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 9, Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) 6 (1a), Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 1, Miku Torigoe (NEC) L, Sayaka Shinohara (NEC) sub 1, Kaori Ueno (NEC) sub 0, Ayana Oyama (NEC) sub 0
    Naoko Yataka (NEC) sub 0, Nanami Hirose (NEC) sub 0, Sayaka Iwasaki (NEC) sub L
    Jennifer Doris (PFU) 22, Yukiko Ebata (PFU) 15 (1b), Mai Shimizu (PFU) 10 (2b), Satoe Mitsuhashi (PFU) 8 (2b), Hiroko Matsuura (PFU) 2 (1b), Saori Uda (PFU) 2, Yukiko Arai (PFU) L, Maiko Kanoh (PFU) sub 3 (1b), Sayaka Ohbo (PFU) sub 0, Chiaki Takahashi (PFU) sub 0, Naoko Shimahata (PFU) sub 0, Haruka Yoshiyasu (PFU) sub L


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Hisamitsu Springs 31, 10, 36-17 * Hisamitsu has a better winning percentage (1 less game played)
    2. Hitachi Rivale 31, 10, 35-21 (15 played)
    3. NEC Red Rockets 29, 10, 32-19
    4. JT Marvelous 24, 8, 30-28 (15 played)
    5. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 23, 8, 28-29 (15 played)
    6. Toray Arrows 17, 6, 23-33 (15 played)
    ----- Advance to Final 6 -----
    7. Okayama Seagulls 12, 4, 20-33
    8. PFU Blue Cats 7, 2, 13-37

  • Matchday 15 (Day 2), January 9, 2017


    Hisamitsu Springs 1-3 PFU Blue Cats (25-21, 28-30, 20-25, 22-25)
    Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 23 (1b), Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 22 (2b), Maja Tokarska (Hisamitsu) 12 (3b), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 11 (1b), Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 4 (1b), Ayano Nakaoji (Hisamitsu) 2 (1b), Sayaka Tsutsui (Hisamitsu) L, Rika Nomoto (Hisamitsu) sub 1, Hikaru Katoh (Hisamitsu) sub 1 (1a), Chizuru Kotoh (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Erika Sakae (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Risa Ishibashi (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Mana Toe (Hisamitsu) sub L
    Satoe Mitsuhashi (PFU) 26 (2b), Jennifer Doris (PFU) 20 (1b), Saori Uda (PFU) 16 (2b), Yukiko Ebata (PFU) 13, Mai Shimizu (PFU) 6, Hiroko Matsuura (PFU) 1, Yukiko Arai (PFU) L, Kasumi Murakami (PFU) sub 0, Maiko Kanoh (PFU) sub 0, Chiaki Takahashi (PFU) sub 0


    Okayama Seagulls 0-3 NEC Red Rockets (22-25, 15-25, 15-25)
    Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) 10, Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 8, Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 6, Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 5, Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 3, Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 1 (1a), Aki Maruyama (Okayama) L, Minami Yoshida (Okayama) sub 3, Chiharu Omasu (Okayama) sub 3, Anna Imura (Okayama) sub 1, Koyuki Okusu (Okayama) sub 1 (1a), Aki Kawabata (Okayama) sub 0, Mayu Takada (Okayama) sub 0, Yoshie Narasaki (Okayama) sub L
    Sarina Koga (NEC) 15 (3b, 1a), Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) 14 (2b, 3a), Kana Ohno (NEC) 13 (1b), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 12 (4b), Akari Oumi (NEC) 7 (1b), Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 4 (2b), Miku Torigoe (NEC) L, Emiliya Nikolova (NEC) sub 2 (1a), Naoko Yataka (NEC) sub 1, Ayana Oyama (NEC) sub 0, Sayaka Shinohara (NEC) sub 0


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    X 1. NEC Red Rockets 32, 11, 35-19
    X 2. Hisamitsu Springs 31, 10, 37-20 * Hisamitsu has a better sets ratio
    X 3. Hitachi Rivale 31, 10, 35-21
    4. JT Marvelous 24, 8, 30-28
    5. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 23, 8, 28-29
    6. Toray Arrows 17, 6, 23-33
    ----- Advance to Final 6 -----
    7. Okayama Seagulls 12, 4, 20-36
    8. PFU Blue Cats 10, 3, 16-38
    X = Clinched Final 6 Berth

  • Hey Brahmin, how many games is left and when the Final 6 starts? and will it be like last year? When they have 6 teams left they face each other twice, then the first placed goes to the final and the 2nd and 3rd plays for the final spot in the final? Thanks

  • Hey Brahmin, how many games is left and when the Final 6 starts? and will it be like last year? When they have 6 teams left they face each other twice, then the first placed goes to the final and the 2nd and 3rd plays for the final spot in the final? Thanks


    Regular Season is 21 matches. So 6 to go.
    Final 6 is single match Round Robin. 5,4,3,2,1,0 points to start the Round based on positions at end of Regular Season.
    Top team with most points in Final 6 (5 (4,3,2,1,0) + max 15) go directly to Final, 2nd and 3rd in a semi final. If tied the higher placed team in Regular Season wins tiebreaker.
    So you could play bad, but still make semifinals as regular season champ. Hisamitsu went 2-3, but finished 3rd after Final 6.

  • Ah ok, thank you. I think would be better if they would not carry points from the 1st round.


    It is only the 5-0 points, not the complete number, so a bit different. Toyota last year was 6th at the end of the regular season and almost made the final 3 with 3 wins, but needed 1 more win to get past 10 points which is what Hisamitsu had.

  • Matchday 16, January 14, 2017 (5 remaining)


    Hisamitsu Springs 2-3 Toray Arrows (26-24, 28-26, 21-25, 21-25, 14-16)
    Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 24 (1b), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 22 (1a), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 13 (1a), Maja Tokarska (Hisamitsu) 12 (5b, 1a), Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 8 (5b), Ayano Nakaoji (Hisamitsu) 2 (1b), Sayaka Tsutsui (Hisamitsu) L, Rika Nomoto (Hisamitsu) sub 3, Erika Sakae (Hisamitsu) sub 1 (1a), Fumika Moriya (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Risa Ishibashi (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Mana Toe (Hisamitsu) sub L
    Mari Horikawa (Toray) 26 (3b, 1a), Carly Wopat (Toray) 21 (3b), Saori Sakoda (Toray) 18 (3b, 1a), Saori Kimura (Toray) 15 (2b), Kaho Ohno (Toray) 9 (5b, 1a), Kanami Tashiro (Toray) 4 (1b, 1a), Misato Kimura (Toray) L, Asuka Nomura (Toray) sub 0, Shino Nakata (Toray) sub 0, Miku Nakashima (Toray) sub L


    NEC Red Rockets 3-0 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (25-19, 25-16, 25-21)
    Sarina Koga (NEC) 15 (2b), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 15 (2b, 1a), Akari Oumi (NEC) 10, Kana Ohno (NEC) 9 (2b, 1a), Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) 9, Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 1, Miku Torigoe (NEC) L, Emiliya Nikolova (NEC) sub 1, Kaori Ueno (NEC) sub 0, Sayaka Iwasaki (NEC) sub L, Sayaka Shinohara (NEC) sub 0, Nanami Hirose (NEC) sub 0
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 17 (1a), Erika Araki (Toyota) 9 (2b), Nao Muranaga (Toyota) 8 (1a), Ayano Tsuji (Toyota) 6 (1b), Momoka Oda (Toyota) 5, Momoko Higane (Toyota) 0, Misato Sakakibara (Toyota) L, Mari Yamada (Toyota) sub 0, Ayaka Hosokawa (Toyota) sub 0, Kasumi Nakaya (Toyota) sub 0


    Hitachi Rivale 3-2 PFU Blue Cats (25-20, 25-12, 29-32, 20-25, 15-10)
    Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 30, Cursty Jackson (Hitachi) 24 (2b), Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 16 (1b), Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 11, Nanami Inoue (Hitachi) 4 (1a), Miya Satoh (Hitachi) 4 (1b, 1a), Arisa Satoh (Hitachi) L, Kana Shimohira (Hitachi) sub 0, Anna Koike (Hitachi) sub 0, Maiha Haga (Hitachi) sub 0, Miwako Osanai (Hitachi) sub 0
    Yukiko Ebata (PFU) 20 (1b, 1a), Jennifer Doris (PFU) 16 (3b), Satoe Mitsuhashi (PFU) 15, Mai Shimizu (PFU) 7 (1b), Saori Uda (PFU) 5 (1a), Hiroko Matsuura (PFU) 2 (1b), Yukiko Arai (PFU) L, Chiaki Takahashi (PFU) sub 2 (2a), Tomomi Ishibashi (PFU) sub 0, Kasumi Murakami (PFU) sub 0, Sayaka Ohbo (PFU) sub 0, Rino Makita (PFU) sub 0


    Okayama Seagulls 1-3 JT Marvelous (20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 19-25)
    Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 22 (2b), Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 9 (1b), Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 8, Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) 5 (1b), Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 5, Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 3 (2b, 1a), Aki Maruyama (Okayama) L, Hinako Hayashi (Okayama) sub 9 (1b), Chiharu Omasu (Okayama) sub 7, Mizuki Ugajin (Okayama) sub 2 (2b), Koyuki Okusu (Okayama) sub 1, Yuki Morita (Okayama) sub L, Yoshie Narasaki (Okayama) sub 0
    Onuma Sittirak (JT) 27, Mizuki Tanaka (JT) 24 (1b), Ayumi Nakamura (JT) 10 (1b), Mai Okumura (JT) 8 (2b), Yumi Terai (JT) 7 (1a), Misaki Tanaka (JT) 1, Mako Kobata (JT) L, Misa Yamamoto (JT) sub 1 (1a), Masami Takahashi (JT) sub 0, Ai Inden (JT) sub 0, Yuka Kitsui (JT) sub 0


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    X 1. NEC Red Rockets 35, 12, 38-19
    X 2. Hitachi Rivale 33, 11, 38-23
    X 3. Hisamitsu Springs 32, 10, 39-23
    4. JT Marvelous 27, 9, 33-29
    5. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 23, 8, 28-32
    6. Toray Arrows 19, 7, 26-35
    ----- Advance to Final 6 -----
    7. Okayama Seagulls 12, 4, 21-39
    8. PFU Blue Cats 11, 3, 18-41
    X = Clinched Final 6 Berth

  • I`m watching Toyota vs PFU, and in the very beginning Rahimova and I think it was the libero, they did collide into each other while passing, and the libero did hit her shoulder on Rahimova`s forehead, and she did seams hurt, nobody seams to care, and after the next play she was trying to show the people on the bench, but nothing happened, she kept playing but I can tell she`s hurt and not happy. Then a time out was called and she had her hands on her forehead like it was hurting and I did not see anybody helping her...She looks uncomfortable and she was not even celebrating with the team....


    I will wait until tomorrow when they upload the reply to watch again and see what really happened.

  • I`m watching Toyota vs PFU, and in the very beginning Rahimova and I think it was the libero, they did collide into each other while passing, and the libero did hit her shoulder on Rahimova`s forehead, and she did seams hurt, nobody seams to care, and after the next play she was trying to show the people on the bench, but nothing happened, she kept playing but I can tell she`s hurt and not happy. Then a time out was called and she had her hands on her forehead like it was hurting and I did not see anybody helping her...She looks uncomfortable and she was not even celebrating with the team....


    I will wait until tomorrow when they upload the reply to watch again and see what really happened.


    I didnt wacth this match but i guess it is japanese culture that everyone stands on their own. If it is not that big case, they will help themself. I watched japan vs russia, at that time kotoh(setter) was hit really hard by kosheleva's spike. No one in japanese team went to help, they just stood and watched. Only kosheleva came across the net and checked how she was.

  • Matchday 17, January 15, 2017, 4 matches remaining


    NEC Red Rockets 3-2 Hitachi Rivale (21-25, 25-18, 19-25, 25-22, 15-13)
    Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 17 (2b), Sarina Koga (NEC) 13, Kana Ohno (NEC) 13 (1b, 3a), Akari Oumi (NEC) 12 (1b), Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) 13 (2a), Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 1, Miku Torigoe (NEC) L, Emiliya Nikolova (NEC) sub 17 (1b, 2a), Kaori Ueno (NEC) sub 0, Naoko Yataka (NEC) sub 0, Sayaka Shinohara (NEC) sub 0, Nanami Hirose (NEC) sub 0, Sayaka Iwasaki (NEC) sub L
    Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 33 (1b), Cursty Jackson (Hitachi) 20 (3b), Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 16 (2b, 1a), Nanami Inoue (Hitachi) 11, Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 11 (1a), Miya Satoh (Hitachi) 0, Arisa Satoh (Hitachi) L, Kana Shimohira (Hitachi) sub 0, Anna Koike (Hitachi) sub 0, Maiha Haga (Hitachi) sub 0


    Hisamitsu Springs 1-3 JT Marvelous (18-25, 25-13, 17-25, 17-25)
    Rika Nomoto (Hisamitsu) 17 (2b), Maja Tokarska (Hisamitsu) 12 (4b), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 11 (1b), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 11 (2b), Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 7 (2b, 1a), Ayano Nakaoji (Hisamitsu) 2 (1b), Sayaka Tsutsui (Hisamitsu) L, Hikaru Katoh (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Mana Toe (Hisamitsu) sub L
    Onuma Sittirak (JT) 21 (1a), Ayumi Nakamura (JT) 19 (2b, 1a), Mizuki Tanaka (JT) 15 (2b), Mai Okumura (JT) 13 (3b), Yumi Terai (JT) 5 (1a), Misaki Tanaka (JT) 1 (1a), Mako Kobata (JT) L, Masami Takahashi (JT) sub 1 (1a), Yuka Kitsui (JT) sub 1, Ai Inden (JT) sub 0, Kotoe Inoue (JT) sub 0, Misa Yamamoto (JT) sub 0


    Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 3-1 PFU Blue Cats (25-19, 25-21, 22-25, 25-19)
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 36 (2b, 2a), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 17 (1b), Erika Araki (Toyota) 12 (5b, 1a), Momoka Oda (Toyota) 6, Ayano Tsuji (Toyota) 5 (1b), Momoko Higane (Toyota) 1, Misato Sakakibara (Toyota) L
    Jennifer Doris (PFU) 21 (1b), Yukiko Ebata (PFU) 18, Satoe Mitsuhashi (PFU) 15 (2a), Mai Shimizu (PFU) 7 (1b), Saori Uda (PFU) 4 (1a), Hiroko Matsuura (PFU) 1, Yukiko Arai (PFU) L, Chiaki Takahashi (PFU) sub 1 (1a), Sayaka Ohbo (PFU) sub 0


    Toray Arrows 3-0 Okayama Seagulls (25-19, 25-23, 26-24)
    Carly Wopat (Toray) 17 (2b), Saori Kimura (Toray) 13 (2b), Saori Sakoda (Toray) 12 (2b, 1a), Mari Horikawa (Toray) 10, Kaho Ohno (Toray) 4 (2b, 1a), Kanami Tashiro (Toray) 1 (1b), Misato Kimura (Toray) L, Nozomi Itoh (Toray) sub 1, Asuka Nomura (Toray) sub 0, Shino Nakata (Toray) sub 0, Miku Nakashima (Toray) sub L
    Anna Imura (Okayama) 10, Chiharu Omasu (Okayama) 8, Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 7 (1a), Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 5 (1b, 1a), Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) 2 (1b), Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 1 (1b), Aki Maruyama (Okayama) L, Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) sub 9 (2b), Aki Kawabata (Okayama) sub 8 (1a), Hinako Hayashi (Okayama) sub 2, Minami Yoshida (Okayama) sub 1, Mizuki Ugajin (Okayama) sub 0, Moe Sasaki (Okayama) sub 0, Yuki Morita (Okayama) sub L


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    X 1. NEC Red Rockets 37, 13, 41-21
    X 2. Hitachi Rivale 34, 11, 40-26
    X 3. Hisamitsu Springs 32, 10, 40-26
    X 4. JT Marvelous 30, 10, 36-30
    X 5. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 26, 9, 31-33
    6. Toray Arrows 22, 8, 29-35
    ----- Advance to Final 6 -----
    7. Okayama Seagulls 12, 4, 21-42
    8. PFU Blue Cats 11, 3, 19-44
    X = Clinched Final 6 Berth

  • I didnt watch this match but i guess it is japanese culture that everyone stands on their own. If it is not that big case, they will help themself. I watched japan vs russia, at that time kotoh(setter) was hit really hard by kosheleva's spike. No one in japanese team went to help, they just stood and watched. Only kosheleva came across the net and checked how she was.


    Japanese volleyball culture I don't think understands anything about concussions. In the USA, because of American football, where concussions occur, even high school coaches in volleyball are trained to recognize them (maybe not nationwide, but when I coached for two years, I had to take a class online to recognize them).


    One of University of California's players a couple of years ago wore padded headgear due to concussions.


    With the sport knowing that sometimes you get hit in the face by the ball, people kind of overlook it. If you feel hurt sit on the floor. It is the easiest way for the referees and coaching staff to see that you are hurt and to get checked out.