The real problem for Okayama is: Toyota is a good team now. Nobody really puts up great numbers. They just scrap their way along. They aren't going to win the Championship or anything, but it's hard to beat teams that refuse to give up
Yamagami was back for a brief moment so she must be okay
Any team with that hard hitting no.9 would be a dangerous opponent...
Someone pointed out that in a lot of her still pics on the internets she looks angry. It's true. I decided to run with it because in reality she's probably the goofiest, most I'm a party burrito player in the league
Chinese exchange student, had a good run with her Japanese HS team, enrolled in a non-volleyball college in Japan and one day decided to call the Okayama Coach and ask for a tryout. Her dream was to play with Haruka Miyashita. Dropped out of college. The name on her shirt, "Maika" is from Mai Yamaguchi, her idol, and Haruka
Thank you. Nice to know about the backgrounds of players, makes watching volleyball more interesting 
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Today's highest attack percentage
Nagaoka - 70%4T - 70% tied with Nagaoka
Nabeya - 55%
Thatdao - 54.5%
Valdes had a good game. Nabeya was outrageously good but it seemed more like Valdes and Acosta killed Hitachi. They just hit more and landed balls at crunchy times
It was remarkable the angle , the downward angle, Nabeya was hitting. Yuki Hyodo also. They had that RBI thing going on. I'm impressed with the way Hyodo is playing this year
btw - Yuka Kitsui hit 75%
Valdes had a good game. Nabeya was outrageously good but it seemed more like Valdes and Acosta killed Hitachi. They just hit more and landed balls at crunchy times
It was remarkable the angle , the downward angle, Nabeya was hitting. Yuki Hyodo also. They had that RBI thing going on. I'm impressed with the way Hyodo is playing this year
btw - Yuka Kitsui hit 75%
Who is Hyodo? Would you say Nabeya is doing better at PFU than she ever did at Denso?
Who is Hyodo? Would you say Nabeya is doing better at PFU than she ever did at Denso?
Yuki Hyodo OH on Denso. She's gone from fun backup to reliable starter
Nabeya had a good game last night. I think overall with PFU she's in a bit of a downturn. Reception not quite as reliable and her hitting is just streaky . She's been fighting Shima for the starting spot and mostly losing
Who is Hyodo? Would you say Nabeya is doing better at PFU than she ever did at Denso?
She's lost a lot of her vigour since going to PFU. Denso Nabeya was a hyperactive ott weirdo like Hayashi but she's simmered down a lot since and if she was a "weak" spiker then, she's got an even wimpy spike now. She has her ON moments.
Araki can never win with Ohtake getting court time. Fukuzawa Araki and VH needs to stay that way plus the uni girl they're grooming to be a weapon.
Araki can never win with Ohtake getting court time. Fukuzawa Araki and VH needs to stay that way plus the uni girl they're grooming to be a weapon.
Imamura too. I thought for sure she'd finally be active this season.
Araki can never win with Ohtake getting court time. Fukuzawa Araki and VH needs to stay that way plus the uni girl they're grooming to be a weapon.
who’s VH?
who’s VH?
Van Hecke
Araki can never win with Ohtake getting court time. Fukuzawa Araki and VH needs to stay that way plus the uni girl they're grooming to be a weapon.
Araki stay benched cause it's Shion's time. Otake is barely used.
Miyu is crying 
bruh omg Nagaoka she's too soft
Nagaoka getting that VL MVP since what 2016? 
Not at ishii crying while Nagaoka was struggling during her speech
Why they gotta interview her for so long let her bawl already geeyzuz