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China Beats Italy to Win Third Straight Match in Women's VNLJune 7, 2022
China defeated Italy 3-1 in the women's Volleyball Nations League to claim their third win in as many games. ANKARA, June 4 (Xinhua) — China's national women's volleyball team beat Italy 3-1 on Saturday in Pool 2 of the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in Turkey. China sealed the victory 25-13, 20-25, 25-22, 25-18 at the Ankara Sports Hall, claiming its third consecutive victory since the league started. China's outside hitter Li Yingying scored 21 points and opposite Gong Xiangyu added 17. Alice Degradi had a game-high 23 points for Italy. With the victory, China now sits second in the VNL standings after Brazil, who has also a three-game winning streak.
China started the 2022 VNL campaign on Wednesday with a comfortable 3-1 win over the Netherlands and then beat Turkey 3-1 on Friday. China will now face Thailand on Sunday. In the other game in Pool 2 on Saturday, Belgium edged Thailand 25-22, 18-25, 23-25, 25-21, 15-13. The women's VNL kicked off on May 31, with the finals to be held in Ankara from July 13 to 17.
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