LPB Ninh Binh has closed the group stage of the 2024 Asian Volleyball Club Championship with 1 loss and 2 wins. Besides the main striker, captain Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen, the Vietnamese representative also has a very stable hitter, middle blocker Nguyen Thi Trinh.
According to statistics from the organizing committee, in LPB Ninh Binh's opening match against NEC Red Rockets (Japan), Nguyen Thi Trinh scored 8 points (1 point for blocking), achieving an efficiency of 50%. She was in the top 5 athletes with the most points in the match and was the second-highest scorer of the ancient capital team, after Bich Tuyen with 24 points.
In the second match against Monolith Sky Risers (Philippines), Nguyen Trinh scored 14 points (4 points from blocks), achieving an efficiency of 60%. The Dak Lak-born middle blocker and Bich Tuyen (24 points) were the two players with the most points in the match. The shining performance of the duo helped coach Pham Van Long's team win 3-0 against the representative of the Philippines.
In the final match of the group stage, LPB Ninh Binh faced off against Saipa Club from Iran. Nguyen Thi Trinh scored 8 points (2 points on blocks, 2 points on serves). She ranked behind Bich Tuyen (27 points), Dinh Thi Thuy (10 points) and Le Thanh Thuy (9 points), helping LPB Binh Binh win 3-1.
With a height of 1m80, good speed and strong hitting power, Nguyen Thi Trinh always knows how to shine when playing on the field. The middle blocker born in 1997 always makes opponents afraid because of her ability to work well in the block, and her attacks from behind the 3m line are highly effective.
In particular, Nguyen Thi Trinh's fast and beautiful one-legged runs behind the head when the main attacker Bich Tuyen was tightly blocked helped LPB Ninh Binh regain control of the game.
Nguyen Thi Trinh has always been like that. She is a rather reserved person, rarely appearing in front of the press. Trinh once shared that she only wants to focus on volleyball and does not want to appear much in the press. Therefore, fans always see an "electric" Trinh diligently contributing to the overall play of the whole team thanks to her comprehensive skills.
It can be seen that the 27-year-old middle blocker has affirmed her important role in the team as well as the club. If on the Vietnamese women's volleyball team, Nguyen Thi Trinh is the player who is assessed by head coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet as "having the most stable performance in recent times", then at LPB Ninh Binh, the Dak Lak hitter is the main card, sharing the scoring task with Bich Tuyen on the attack line.
With impressive form, Nguyen Thi Trinh will be the face that receives much expectation from LPB Ninh Binh along with Bich Tuyen, Le Thanh Thuy... in the quarter-finals, thereby nurturing the hope of helping the reigning national champion of Vietnam go deep in the continental tournament.
