France: Tourcoing close Round 24 with 3 points and fourth place! Saint Nazaire KO again

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Round 24 of 2022/23 Ligue A has been completed today with last match in which Tourcoing needed four sets to inflict another defeat to Saint-Nazaire, partially 24:26, 25:19, 25:23 and 25:21.
Interestingly the newcomers, after a great start in which they even touched the top of the standings, failed to win since early February, when they won on the field of Paris in a match valid for Round 19, with the only exception of a week ago, when they defeated last-placed Cambrai in straight sets.
And in fact they are now “only” at sixth place but, with other six points from last two rounds to be played, everything is still possible (mathematically also an hypothetical third place).
Good news, on the other hand, for today’s winners Tourcoing who, with these three points, they surpass Narbonne in the standings to regain the fourth place now at +2 from the rivals.
Canadian outside hitter Ryley Barnes was the top scorer of the match with 22 points, 58% in attack, 2 blocks and 1 ace, while captain Moritz Reichert also contributed with 19, including 3 aces and 1 block.

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🏐| Ligue A 2022/23 | JOURNÉE 24 | Round 24

| Friday March 10, 2023
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Paris – Nantes Rezé 0-3 (23:25, 23:25, 20:25)

| Saturday March 11, 2023
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Sète – Narbonne 2-3 (14:25, 25:14, 25:22, 18:25, 10:15)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Cambrai – Plessis-Robinson 2-3 (25:20, 25:21, 24:26, 19:25, 12:25)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Chaumont – Nice 3-0 (27:25, 25:15, 25:22)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Tours – Toulouse 2-3 (25:17, 18:25, 25:21, 24:26, 13:15)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Montpellier – Poitiers 2-3 (25:27, 19:25, 25:15, 25:16, 12:15)

👉🏼 Sunday March 12, 2023
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Tourcoing – Saint-Nazaire 3-1 (24:26, 25:19, 25:23, 25:21)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Tours 55
2. Nantes 53
3. Chaumont 48
4. Tourcoing 47
5. Narbonne 45
6. Saint Nazaire 44
7. Sète 40
8. Montpellier 36
9. Paris 28
10. Poitiers 26
11. Toulouse 26
12. Plessis Robinson 23
13. Nice 22
14. Cambrai 9

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🏐| NEXT ROUND | JOURNÉE 25 | Round 25

Saturday March 18, 2023
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Chaumont – Tourcoing

Sunday March 19, 2023
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Narbonne – Paris

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