Turkey-U23
The Turkish National Team won their first-ever gold medal at the U23 World Champs in the third edition of the tournament, that was now played under the new experimental scoring system of the best-of-seven sets and up to 15 points, by beating the hosts Slovenia 4-0 (15-12, 15-11, 15-13, 15-8).
Thus, Turkey improved their result from the previous edition of the tournament when they claimed the silver medal.
The receiver of VakıfBank İstanbul, Ebrar Karakurt, topped Turkey with 13 points in the finals, while Nova KBM Branik Maribor opposite Iza Mlakar scored nine points for Slovenia.
The 2017 FIVB Women’s U23 World Championship Dream Team:
Most Valuable Player: Hande Baladın (Turkey)
Best Outside Hitters: Hande Baladın (Turkey), Madeline Guillén (Dominican Republic)
Best Middle Blockers: Saša Planinšec (Slovenia), Beyza Arıcı (Turkey)
Best Libero: Zhana Todorova (Bulgaria)
Best Setter: Eva Mori (Slovenia)
Best Opposite: Iza Mlakar (Slovenia)
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