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WCHU23 W: Turkey scored dramatic victory over Italy (PHOTOS)

by WoV
source: fivb.org; Photo: fivb.org

Turkey scored a dramatic come from behind five set victory over Italy (29-31, 16-25, 26-24, 25-22, 17-15) in the first match of Pool A at the Baja California High Performance Center.

Asli Kalac

Asli Kalac

Ceren Kestirengoz and Ezgi Guc finished with 23 and 19 points, respectively, to lead the scoring charts fo the winning side while Gozde Yilmaz and Asli Kalac added 16 and 12.

Valentine Diouf had a match-high 28 points for Italy while Alessia Gennari and Laura Partenio each totaled 16 points. Cristina Chirichella and Raphaela Folie tallied 12 and 10, respectively.

Both teams scored with 10 aces but Turkey held a 14-8 advantage in blocks with Kalac and Guc registering three apiece.

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To read more news from this competition click on World Championship U23 W.

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