Jiangsu outlasts Bayi for second straight win at China club volleyball tournament

BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Jiangsu outlasts Bayi in five sets in the Capital Stadium on Thursday for its second straight win at the China club volleyball tournament.

The Jiangsu women's team, who beat Liaoning 3-1 on Wednesday, came from 2-1 down to tame Bayi 25-13, 22-25, 16-25, 25-20 and 15-11.

"The fourth set was the turning point of the match," said Jiangsu head coach Xue Yongye. "I made some changes to the line-up which turned out to be effective."

Zhai Tingli and Jiang Qianwen, who replaced Lu Qian and Chen Yayun in the fourth and fifth sets, finished with ten and five points respectively for Jiangsu.

"Our players lost concentration in the fourth set after Jiangsu brought some substitutes to the court," said Bayi head coach Zhang Di. "Later on, our players tried their best, but failed to adjust to the changes."

Bai Yun led Bayi with 15 points and Fan Linlin and Wang Chen added 14 apiece.

Tianjin beat Liaoning 23-25, 25-11, 25-15 and 25-20 in the other women's match on Thursday for its opening victory at the tournament.

In the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) Gymnasium, Bayi whitewashed Henan 25-21, 25-20 and 27-25 for its second win in two days before Shanghai rallied past Liaoning 29-31, 25-16, 25-21 and25-19.

After two days of action, Bayi led the men's preliminary standing with two wins, followed by Shanghai and Liaoning, who shared an 1-1 win-loss record. Henan has yet to find a win.