Back-to-back wins for Japan in AVC Cup

c/o AVC

Japan moves closer to advancing out of pool play in the AVC Cup for Women after a 25-22 25-22 25-22 victory over Chinese-Taipei on Monday morning at the Philsports Arena.

A Mizuki Tanaka kill capped off the win with her ninth point for the Japanese, with the match lasting 115 minutes. Also with nine points are Miya Nakagawa, which included three blocks and two aces, and Asuka Hamamatsu. Yuki Nishikawa led the team with eleven kills, eight of which came in the first set.

Mika Shibata shared post-match, "It's kinda hard for us to get on our own pace but at the end, we were able to play our volleyball. That was really nice." The setter adds, "We are getting better and better, little by little. We got to play our volleyball. The fact that we are winning two games in a row, that's great."

Chang Li-Wen led Chinese-Taipei with sixteen points, while Lin Shu-Ho added ten of her own. The team will look to bounce back against Australia on Tuesday at 1pm.

Japan faces Australia to wrap up Pool B action on Thursday at 1pm