Bangkok Glass vs Hisamitsu Springs. INQUIRER PHOTO/Sherwin Vardeleon
Hisamitsu Springs avenged its two losses in the FIVB Women’s Club World Championship by denying Bangkok Glass in straight sets, 25-14, 25-18, 25-20, Thursday at Mall of Asia Arena.
It was the first win of the 2014 Asian champions in the tournament to put their record at 1-2 even as the bronze medalists in the 2016 Asian championship slipped to 0-2.
Hisamitsu Springs team captain Miyu Nagaoka was satisfied with how the team played and it somehow erased the painful sting of their first two games.
“First of all the two earlier games were not good, so today we had a good rhythm and so we’re a little bit happy with this game,” said Nagaoka with the help of a translator.
Hisamitsu Springs head coach Kumi Nakada had the opportunity to field her younger players against Bangkok Glass to help them get exposure in the world stage.
Veterans Yumi Mizuta, 29, Rika Nomoto, 24, and Risa Ishibasi, 26, were all put in as substitutes.
Nagaoka had 20 points to lead Hisamitsu Springs Kobe while Yuki Ishii had 13 points.
Maja Tokarska and Nana Iwasaka also finished in double figures with 10 points apiece.
Thi Ngoc Hoa Nguyen led Bangkok Glass with 11 points.