In Hong Kong, Italy celebrates its second consecutive victory in Pool 3 of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2023. Following an inaugural triumph over Bulgaria, the Italian team, under coach Davide Mazzanti, emerged victorious against the Dominican Republic in a tiebreaker match (25-16, 16-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-10).
Sylvia Nwakalor led the scoring for the match with a significant 21 points, while her teammates Myriam Sylla, Oghosasere Omoruyi, and Anna Danesi contributed 16, 14, and 11 points respectively for Italy. On the opposition side, the Dominican Republic saw Elizabeth Brayelin Martinez as the highest scorer with 18 points, supported by Jineiry Martinez with 16 points, and Isabel Pena Yonkaira rounding off with 14 points.
The game was marred by numerous errors from both teams, with Italy committing 23 and the Dominican Republic, a higher 28.
Italy vs Dominican Republic 3-2 (25-16, 16-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-10)
Italy: Sylla 15, Danesi 11, Nwakalor S. 21, Omoruyi 13, Squarcini 7, Bosio 1, Parrocchiale (L), Fersino, Degradi 1, Malual 1, Gennari, Mazzaro 3, Nwakalor L. (L), D’Odorico, Head coach: Mazzanti
Dominican Republic: Yonkaira 14, Martinez J. 17, Marte, Martinez B. 17, Gonzalez G. 12, Gonzalez Ga. 14, Castillo (L), Tapia, Peralta, Perez, Martinez L, Rodrieguez, Eve, Hinojosa, Head coach: Kwiek
