2023-24 V.LEAGUE DIVISION1 MEN Regular Round Match 26
February 11 (Sun) 14:00
home game
Panasonic Arena
| Panasonic Panthers |
team | VC Nagano Tridents |
|---|---|---|
|
3 
|
|
0 
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Match Details
The 2023-24 V.LEAGUE DIVISION1 MEN Match 26 was held on Sunday, February 11, at Panasonic Arena (Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture), where the Panasonic Panthers (hereinafter referred to as the Panthers) faced off against VC Nagano Tridents.
[Set 1]
In the early stages, the team withstood the opponent's strong serves and developed their offense to rack up points, taking the lead with a block from Otsuka and a service ace from Yamauchi. Reaching the technical timeout at 12-9, they effectively utilized Yamauchi's quicks to disperse the opponent's blocks, creating opportunities through serves and defense. Afterward, they grabbed the rhythm by connecting Nishida's nice receives to points, and with powerful quicks from Evade-Dan, they scored consecutive points, keeping the advantage throughout the set and winning it 25-20.
[Set 2]
At the start, Otsuka shut out the opponent's spike, and with sharp defense, the team extended their lead significantly to 6-0. Nishida also landed a service ace, and with consecutive points, they reached 10-2 early on, followed by another service ace from Otsuka. After the 12-3 technical timeout, they did not ease up on their attacks, confusing the opponent with fast-paced plays centered around Jeschke to score points. In the final stages, they brought in Nishiyama and Arata to score consecutive points, taking the set 25-13.
[Set 3]
The team built their offense around Nishida, who scored consecutive points with service aces early on. Nishida landed another service ace in the middle of the set to make it 14-10, but the opponent fought back, closing the gap to one point. To change the rhythm, Nakamoto replaced Otsuka, and Jeschke hammered in back-row attacks and spikes from the side, carrying a one-point lead into the final stages. The Panthers connected tenacious defense to points, creating a three-point lead at 23-20, and at the crucial moment, they seized the opportunity from their serve to win the set 25-21 and secure the victory.
The Panthers have a record of 25 wins and 1 loss, a winning percentage of 0.96, and a total of 74 points.
Next week on Saturday, 2/17, they will play an away match (at Entrio) against Wolfdogs Nagoya.
Comments from Best Panther (VOM) player Nishida
I am glad we were able to win 3-0 again today, but I believe we must play even better volleyball, and I want us all to pull together so that we can play at an even higher level.
Please continue to support us.
- *VOM stands for "V.leaguer of The Match," an individual award given to the player who contributed to the victory in each match.
Comments from Coach Tillie after the match
It was another wonderful victory today.
It was a tougher match than yesterday, but I think we were able to play better.
We have an away game next week, and we appreciate your continued support.
Comments from Evade-Dan after the match
In today's match, during the third set when it looked like the momentum might shift to the opponent, we made some good plays that brought the flow back to the Panthers. I believe the Panthers have many ways to break through such difficult situations, so I want to continue that from next week onwards.
Thank you very much!
