Conegliano still perfect! Prosecco DOC A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano handed Megabox Ond. Savio Vallefoglia their first defeat of the season, 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-11), at the Palaverde in Villorba in a rescheduled Round 5 game of the Serie A1. Zhu Ting was MVP with 15 points, including 3 blocks. Isabelle Haak added 13 and Fatoumatta Sillah 10, while Lucia Varela Gomez (10) and Alexandra Frantti (9) led Vallefoglia. That is five straight-set wins for Daniele Santarelli’s team, who are level with Milano at the top, both with maximum points. After the match the Panthers paraded their ninth Italian Super Cup trophy in front of their fans.
In the other rescheduled game, Savino Del Bene Scandicci came from behind twice to beat Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3-2 (19-25, 25-16, 17-25, 25-19, 15-11) at the Pala BigMat in Florence, winning the tie-break by four points. Opposite Kiera Van Ryk led all scorers with 24, Avery Skinner had 19 and middle blocker Maja Aleksic 17. Tatiana Tolok (23) and Kaja Grobelna (19) top-scored for Novara, who have lost three of their five league games, all three in five sets.
Serie A1 – Round 5
- Prosecco Doc A.Carraro Imoco Conegliano – Megabox Ond. Savio Vallefoglia 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-11)
- Savino Del Bene Scandicci – Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3-2 (19-25, 25-16, 17-25, 25-19, 15-11)
