Japan - SV.League Women 2024-2025

    Top 5 Japanese OH/OPP Attackers as of Feb 2 based on Attack%

    (among starters or with significant playing time)


    OUTSIDE HITTERS

    1. Kotona Hayashi [OSAKA] - 40.6% (655 attempts)

    2. Yoshino Sato [NEC] - 38.8% (1,067)

    3. Arisa Inoue [HIMEJI] - 38.4% (1,093)

    4. Haruna Yamashita [DENSO] - 37.3% (560)

    5. Megumi Fukazawa [SAGA] - 37.1% (808)


    OPPOSITE HITTERS

    1. Melissa Valdes [PFU] - 41.5% (655 attempts)

    2. Rui Nonaka [ASTEMO] - 40.2% (604)

    3. Saki Tanaka [HIMEJI] - 39.2% (645)

    4. Yukiko Wada [NEC] - 39.1% (499)

    5. Ai Kurogo [SAITAMA] - 39.0% (605)

    Tsukuba girls are at it :box:

    I'm a little surprised Ishikura is getting all the minutes over Yamashita. I don't mind because I like Ishikura more (NSSU>>Tokai :) ) but Yamashita always delivers when she comes in

    Quote from sitenoise

    I'm a little surprised Ishikura is getting all the minutes over Yamashita. I don't mind because I like Ishikura more (NSSU>>Tokai :) ) but Yamashita always delivers when she comes in

    ATTACKING

    1. CONEO - 37.9% (813 attempts)

    2. YAMASHITA - 37.3% (560)

    3. ISHIKURA - 34.6% (716)


    RECEIVING

    1. YAMASHITA - 42.4% (389 attempts)

    2. CONEO - 35.4% (489)

    3. ISHIKURA - 33.1% (448)


    Yamashita is actually doing well. Those reception numbers vs Coneo and Ishikura specially :cheesy:

    Hitachi missing Kurumi Takama and Reika Sato and a few others. Fuyumi playing MB


    Arisa Nagano needs tattoos

    Lots of Shenanigan Ball being played this year. I'm down with it for the most part

    Seems like Yamada and Shimamura get more overpasses than other MBs, and they treat them well :thumbup:

    Yamashita subs Coneo more often than Ishikura, and she's killing it again in said role

    Iwasawa can do superhero shit like dive behind the ref after a loose ball and still hit it over the net :flower:

    BCS as she might be, Rosamaria is a pretty full skill set player. She stays present on defense and passes nicely. I give her full V.League seal of approval

    Koto Monta, everyone's favorite footsie player from Tsukuba, is playing libero for Gunma. Shenanigans, I say :teach:

    Donphon is fired up :rose:


    But ... Sylvia-Ball

    It's cool Selinger seems to like Mao Ito. I do too :heart:

    NEC's win over Ageo puts them into 3rd place. Ageo can go back in front with a win on Sunday.

    Victorina need to win on Sunday to stay in front of Saga, but if Saga win on Sunday, they are 2 wins and points ahead of Victorina and will be solidly in 5th.

    If Ageo lose on Sunday, Saga would be ahead of Ageo on wins and points, but not on games played, which Ageo has 2 more games to play


    Position Movement through 25 matches

    Yoshino back attacking from the right side. She's out of control :flower:

    Kurobe is fascinating to me. Both Rimi Kaneda and Rino Furuichi are capable of having great games and super shitty ones, and I'm moments from offering their new libero a spot on the NT wide roster. She doesn't dive or set well, but her body twisting is chef's kiss

    After a lackluster game yesterday Rui hit 90% tonight :box: (10/11) and they crushed Kariya

    Brilliant play Iris :!:

    Maddie :!: slides and scores :cheesy:


    Kurobe gave her and the ever pretty Yuri Umezu a couple garbage time swings and they delivered :rose:

    Aranmare does this a lot. Wins the first set and then tanks :(