Minas beat Brasília 3 to 0 to stay perfect in the Superliga
Minas beat Brasília 3 sets to 0 (25/19, 25/15 and 25/17) in the third round of the women's Superliga at the Arena UniBH in Belo Horizonte to keep a 100% record. Ana Rudiger was named player of the match and top scorer with 16 points, 11 of them in the first set alone.
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Em 3 sets a 0 (25/19, 25/15 e 25/17), o Minas bateu o Brasília nesta terceira rodada da Superliga Feminina, na Arena UniBH, em Belo Horizonte, e manteve os 100% de aproveitamento.
Ana Rudiger foi eleita a melhor da partida e a maior pontuadora, com 16 pontos, sendo 11 apenas no primeiro set. Thaísa contribuiu com quatro naquela parcial, e Thainalien anotou cinco pelo Brasília.
O time da casa começou atrás, virou, abriu 9 a 6, viu as visitantes empatarem em 9 a 9 e retomou o controle, fechando a primeira parcial em 25 a 19. No segundo set, abriu 8 a 4, chegou a 14 a 8 e administrou até 25 a 15.
No terceiro, abriu 5 a 2, sofreu um empate em 9 a 7 depois de um rali de 45 segundos, e o técnico Leandro Vissotto aproveitou para rodar o elenco. Amanda fez sete pontos e Flormarie, seis, as duas em destaque na parcial, fechada em 25 a 17.
Com três vitórias em três jogos e oito pontos, o Minas é o terceiro colocado. O Brasília segue na lanterna, sem pontuar.
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