Air Force SC and Army SC remained unbeaten and topped group A & B respectively at the end of the ‘Indoor Segment’ of the 10th Munchee National Volleyball Championship 2017 Women’s Super League matches.
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The matches were played at the Jeyraj Fernandopulle Indoor Stadium in Negombo and the National Youth Services Council Indoor Stadium in Maharagama.
Group A
Defending champions Air Force, after an early threat from Navy SC won the match 3-0. The 1st set finished 25-17 and weathered the Navy challenge in the 2nd to win 25-23. However, the Navy charge was stopped in its tracks in the 3rd set as Air Force won it comfortably 25-7.
Photo Album – Women’s Super League – Day 3 (Munchee National Volleyball 2017)
Air Force had a much sterner challenge in their match against Sri Lanka Ports Authority where it ended 3-2. Ports Authority won the 1st set 17-25. The 2nd set was a tight affair but again Ports pipped Air Force 25-27.
However, Air Force with a few Sri Lanka National players including skipper Dinesha Prashadini destroyed Ports Authority 25-13 & 25-6 in the next two sets to send the game into a deciding set.
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Ports after two shocking sets gave a fight but Air Force managed to win the set and match 16-14.
Group A Results
Navy SC 17-25, 13-25, 20-25 SLPA
Air Force SC 17-25, 25-27, 25-13, 25-6, 16-14 SLPA
Air Force SC 25-17, 25-23, 25-7 Navy SC
Points Table – Group A
Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Ratio | Won | Lost | Ratio | |
1 | Air Force SC | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 183 | 132 | 1.386 |
2 | SLPA | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 160 | 158 | 1.013 |
3 | Navy SC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | MIN | 97 | 150 | 0.647 |
Group B
Army SC, who were knocked-out in the semi-finals last year, had a storming run in the group without dropping a set.
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They easily defeated National Youth Services Council (NYSC) team 25-11, 25-14, 25-6.
Army met last year’s runners-up MAS Casualline in the final group match. After a neck and neck contest in the early stages Army went onto win the first two sets 25-20 & 25-21. They finished off the match winning the 3rd set 25-16.
Photo Album – Women’s Super League – Day 2 (Munchee National Volleyball 2017)
Group B Results
MASCL 25-12, 21-25, 25-10, 25-8 NYSC
MASCL 20-25, 21-25, 16-25 Army SC
Army SC 25-11, 25-14, 25-6 NYSC
Points Table – Group B
Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Ratio | Won | Lost | Ratio | |
1 | Army SC | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 88 | 1.705 |
2 | MASCL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 153 | 130 | 1.177 |
3 | NYSC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 86 | 171 | 0.503 |