China continued their sparkling form by clinching a ninth straight victory at the FIVB Women's Nations League with a 3-0 win over Turkey at the fourth stop in Jiangmen, south China's Guangdong Province, on Wednesday.
Gong Xiangyu scored a team-high 14 points while Li Yingying had 13 points for China. Ismailoglu Meliha and Karakur Ebrar scored 15 points each for Turkey.
Gong scored eight points to gift China a 16-11 lead in the first set. Turkey bounced back to take the lead, reaching the set point at 24-23. Zhu Ting scored twice with her symbolic skill to help China to win the first set 26-24.
China's women's volleyball players celebrate winning 3-0 against Turkey during the FIVB Women's Nations League's fourth stop in Jiangmen, south China's Guangdong Province, June 12, 2019. /VCG Photo
Gong continued to impress the home crowd in the second set, lifting China to a 19-13 lead. The home side cruised to win the second set 25-19.
Turkey led 8-4 into the technical timeout in the third set. Yan Ni and Zhang Changning led China to a 6-0 spurt and turned the set all around. Li Yingying scored the final two points to seal the win for China at 25-21.
In an earlier match, the United States came back to win over Poland 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-11), ending their two-match losing streak.
China will next meet the U.S. while Turkey will face Poland on Thursday.
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