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Watch: Kim Glass, Kristin Richards & Ashley Engle

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

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These 3 gorgeous ladies are playing in the Azerbaijan League for the 2010-2011 season. Kim Glass plays for Rabita Baku with one of Europe’s best scorers, Natalya Mammodova. Richards plays for Lokomotiv Baku and will soon be joined fellow USA teammate, Nancy Metcalf, who is currently in Japan for the World Champs.

Our Thoughts from this Video…

With Mammodova as the team’s scoring machine Kim Glass seems to be the 2nd or even 3rd option for Rabita’s offense. This is expected! Mammodova can generate points more than anyone in their league. Although it’d be nice to see the setter feeding Kim Glass more knowing that Kimmie is trying to get back in shape after an injury. She needs to build up her confidence to gain the form we saw 2 years ago in the Beijing Olympics. Kimmie can pound balls! Boom!

It looks like Richards has regained her form as she looks more aggressive with her hitting. Girlfriend can serve too! Lokomotiv also welcomed Ashley Engle to their team as a SUB for this particular match. If Engle ever trains with the USA NT again, Coach Hugh can guide her to become a better setter than she is now. She’s tall and she’s a lefty. We can’t really add more about Engle since we didn’t see much of her back in college. We think she’s got game and beauty! Go Pretty Lefty!

Engle was interviewed a few weeks ago by Azeri Volley and to read the full feature just CLICK HERE!

Here’s the vid:

Side Dish: Tayyiba Haneef-Park and Nicole Davis (currently in Japan for the World Champs) are also playing in the Azerbaijan League. You can also CHECK OUT the AZE Volleyball Blog of our friend Ilgar.

I am very thankful to Ace Asas for his great works!!! Thank you,friend! AzeriVolley family loves you!!!

Baku Volley Cup: Rabita Baku - Lokomotiv. Extended highlights

Yes or No? Yes! Cheryl Weaver in Azerrail Baku!!!

USA National team ex-member,Cheryl Weaver (187 cm,1980)who played last season for Igtisadchi Baku and was one of the key players of her team for bronze medals signed a year contract with Azerrail Baku.
We informed you about this transfer,but then it was denied by club. Now it`s official. Cheryl is in Baku.
Weaver had played for the USA National team from 2002 year and took part in different International tournaments.

Gallery:"Baku volley Cup"

Great step by "VC BAKI": Stacey Gordon joins the team.

Azerbaijani Super league debutant "VC BAKI" did great job signing with one of high level players of the World volleyball, Canadian ex-team player Stacey Gordon
Stacey Gordon (182 cm, 1982) played in different leagues for the teams like Tenerife Marichal,Eczacibashi, Galatasaray and the others. Her position is outside-hitter. Last season she played for Puerto-Rico`s Toa Baja.

Statistcis for last two days of "Baku Volley Cup"

06/11

Azerrail Baku 3x1 Uralochka (20-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-19) -Statistics

Rabita Baku 3x1 Lokomotiv Baku (25-23, 24-26, 20-25, 11-25) - Statistics

Galatasaray 1x3 Zarechie Odintsovo (23-25, 25-20, 18-25, 22-25)

07/11

Rabita Baku 3x0 Azerrail Baku (25-16, 25-17, 25-21) - Statistics

Uralochka 3x1 Galatasaray (25-22, 19-25, 25-22, 25-20) - Statistics

Lokomotiv Baku 0x3 Zarechie Odintsovo (21-25, 21-25, 17-25) - Statistics

Final:
1. Azerrail Baku 9 pts (12-4)
2. RAbita Baku 9 pts (14-6)
3. Uralochka 9 pts (13-7)
4. Zarechie Odintsovo 7 pts
5. Lokomotiv Baku 6 pts
6. Galatasaray 5 pts

Great thanks to Artem Borisenko for Statistics and Joana Mello for her works! ;)

Azerrail Baku loses to Rabita but becomes a champion of "Baku Volley Cup". Mammadova is " MVP"!!!

"Baku Volley Cup" International clubs tournament came to the end with the match Azerrail Baku- Rabita Baku.

In the first match of the last day Uralochka Yekaterinburg defeated Turkish Galatasaray in four sets. 3-1 (22-25: 25-19: 22-25: 20-25)
In the second match Russian Champion Zarechie-Odintsovo faced Lokomotiv Baku and crushed the opponents in three straight sets. 3-0 (25-21 25-21 25-17)
At last in the third and final match of the tournament two strong teams Azerrail Baku and Rabita Baku met in principal match. The result would not change the name of the champion,but would clarify the silver medalist of the tournament.
Rabita started match with strong attacks of the captain Mammadova and American outside-hitter Kimberly Glass. Azerrail answered with strong spikes of young shining star Polina Rahimova. But Rabita was very good at blocks and attacks and won the match easily in three sets.
At the closing ceremony Azerrail Baku`s captain Natalia Hanikoglu and her team were awarded with the trophy for Champions of "Baku Volley Tournament". Different players from different team were awarded with Individual prizes.


MVP (Most Valuable Player): Natalya Mammadova (Rabita Baku)
Best Scorer: Natalya Mammadova (Rabita Baku)
Best Spiker: Oksana Kovalchyk (Uralochka Yekaterinburg)
Best Setter: Angela McGinnis (Azerrail Baku)
Best Server: Polina Rahimova (Azerrail Baku)
Best Libero: Valeriya Korotenko (Azerrail Baku)

Note: Polina Rahimova deserved at least the "MVP" of the tournament,because she played the greatest role for her team`s being champion. Polina Rahimova was also the "Best Blocker", "Best Server" and the second "Best Scorer" of the tournament.

Azerrail defeats Uralochka and wins the trophy.

Outside hitter Polina Rahimova recorded 20 kills to lead Azerrail past Russian Uralochka, 3-1, on Friday afternoon on the fifth day of the volleyball tournament in Baku.

Uralochka won the first set 25:20 while Azerrail evened the match by taking the second set, 25:20. The host team then held on for a 25:19 victory in the third set before earning the win with a 25:19 fourth set.

Meanwhile, Lokomotiv won the opening set against Rabita, 25:23, but Azerbaijani champions won the next three sets 26:24, 25:20 and 25-11 to defeat Baku rivals, 3-1.

Galatasaray - Zarechie-Odintsovo 1:3 (23:25, 25:20, 18:25, 22:25)
Azerrail - Uralochka 3:1 (20:25, 25:20, 25:19, 25:19)
Rabita - Lokomotiv 3:1 (25:23, 24:26,20:25, 11:25)

Polina Rahimova was the Best Scorer and MVP of the day.