Nicholas Hoag

ph. Trabalza

Trento, January 5th 2018

Nicholas Hoag is the UnipolSai MVP of the month of December of SuperLega 2017/18. The spiker of Diatec Trentino won the title thanks to the two nominations won during the matches  that took place on the eleventh and thirteenth day of regular season, in which Trento won at the tie-break in Vibo Valentia and for 3-1 at home against Monza. During the nine sets played in such circumstance, Nicholas has been among the best scorers of the team, scoring respectively 16 and 17 points, but also in the first match of 2018, played on Thursday night versus Padova, has shown to go through a period of great physical prowess, closing the match as the best scorer and with 5 personal aces.
"It's the first time ever I win such recognition, I'm happy and surprised at the same time," - has said Hoag - . “During the month of December, I had the opportunity to express myself at a good level but obviously the merits go also to the team. , which is playing better in the last period and is even more convinced of his ability. We have actually found many difficulties in playing continuously at certain levels at the beginning of the season but I think it’s normal. We know each other better now and we are definitely better prepared. Eight consecutive matches are not won by chance; the last one with Padova has proven that we can win 3-0 even at PalaTrento if we manage to have the right approach. The 3-0 with Kioene has been important for several reasons, we were not at our best but we were able to find the right solutions. Now our attention is already completely focused on the match versus Ravenna on Sunday; We have lost at the beginning but we want to redeem ourselves in order to continue our race in the ranking”.
Hoag will receive the prize on Sunday January 14th at PalaTrento, just before the begin of the match Diatec Trentino-Cucine Lube Civitanova (at 18:00 , live on RAI Sport + HD).

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