Yesterday, the third round of the semi-finals of the Russian Women's Volleyball Super League was hotly contested, with Lokomotiv winning 3-2 against Dynamo Moscow (17-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-9). Prior to this game, Lokomotiv had the upper hand with a 2-1 aggregate points.
It is worth noting that the Lokomotiv team made lineup adjustments in this game, and Turkish receiver Karakurt transformed into the main attacker, completing a total of 27 passes without mistakes. And Kadochkina played the role of receiver, and when the score was 0-2 behind, she won three games in a row to achieve a counterattack, chasing the game score to 2-1 and gaining a match point advantage.
In the post-match technical statistics, Kadochkina contributed 29 points (27 of 57 attacks, 10 turnovers and 2 blocks) and 25 points (19 of 50 attacks, 11 turnovers, 3 blocks and 3 serves) despite taking on a large number of first-pass tasks.
In fact, Karakurt was originally a main attacker, and he briefly tried to pass last year, showing great talent. In addition, she can quickly stand up without bending down when receiving a pass, giving a sense of ease regardless of the completion rate. In last year's international competition, various teams challenged it, but failed to make it difficult, which shows that Karakurt is undoubtedly the core strength of the Turkish women's volleyball team.
Seeing that Karakurt, who was originally in charge, still performed well after transforming into the main attack, people can't help but sigh at the strength of the Turkish women's volleyball team. Having Vargas as a good player is strong enough, and now combined with Karakurt's consistent one-pass ability, the prospects for winning the Olympics are very positive.
In contrast, the main attacker of the Russian women's volleyball team, Markova, performed more prominently as a receiver. In the second match of the Serie A semi-finals, Novara's 3-2 defeat to Conegliano was played by Markova.
Since joining Serie A, Markova has played 10 games, a total of 30 games, and scored 127 points, including 54 passes and 17 errors, with a perfection rate of 18.5%. Offensively, she had a total of 232 smashes, 107 hits, 37 turnovers, 46.1% blocks and 12 blocks.
Overall, Markova still has a lot of room for improvement in terms of passing and defense, and may be more comfortable in the receiving position. She is more suitable to play the role of receptionist, and it is recommended that she be paired with Van Rijk on the receiving line of the bank team next season, and it is believed that their combination will be very strong.