In the fifth match of the quarterfinals of the Italian Men's Volleyball League playoffs, Monza, where Takahashi Ai plays, faced Civitanova on Wednesday, March 27th (local time) and won 3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 25-22).
Ai Takahashi played in the starting lineup and scored 19 points. Monza also advanced to the playoff semi-finals for the first time in three seasons.
First set starting lineup
Monza
OH: Ma (Canada), Takahashi
MB: Galassi (Italy), Di Martino (Italy)
OP: Schwartz (Canada)
S: Cachopa (Brazil)
L: Gaggini (Italy)
Civitanova
OH: Nikolov (Italy), Yant (Cuba)
MB: Sineniese (France), Anzani (Italy)
OP: Zaitsev (Italy)
S: Dececco (Argentina)
L: Barrasso (Italy)
*Positions: OH = outside hitter, MB = middle blocker, OP = opposite, S = setter, L = libero
MVP: OH Stephen Marr
22 points (1 serve, 6 blocks)
Attack Effectiveness Rate 50.00%
OH Ai Takahashi
19 points (1 serve, 2 blocks)
Attack Effectiveness Rate 16.22%
As a result, Monza finished with a total of 3 wins and 2 losses in the quarterfinals and advanced to the semifinals.
The semi-finals will also see them face Trentino in a home-and-away format with three wins from five.
The first leg of the playoff semi-finals will be held at Trentino's home ground on Sunday, March 31st at 1:00 am Japan time.
Italian League Website: https://www.legavolley.it/
Distribution (VBTV, paid): https://www.volleyballworld.tv/home
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