Cucine Lube Civitanova was the only team to win at home to open up the second half of the Italian Men’s League, while all other matches resulted in the visiting team taking the win.
One of those home wins was Azimut Modena who is coming off a loss to Kioene Padova without their star player Earvin Ngapeth due to a feud with the team’s head coach. Ngapeth returned to the team’s lineup for their match against BCC Castellana Grotte where he was named the MVP with 14 points in the match.
Calzedonia Verona and Top Volley Latina’s match has been scheduled for January 25, 2018.
Round 14 Scores
*Winners are bolded
| Round 14 – December 30 | |||
| Home Team | Visiting Team | Facility | Score |
| Revivre Milano | Diatec Trentino | PalaYamamay |
3-2, (22-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-14, 15-13)
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| Kioene Padova | Sir Safety Conad Perugia | Kioene Arena |
3-1, (20-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-14)
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| BCC Castellana Grotte | Azimut Modena | PalaFlorio |
3-0, (25-21, 25-18, 30-28)
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| Biosi Indexa Sora | Gi Group Monza | Palasport “City of Frosinone” |
3-0, (27-25, 25-17, 25-20)
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| Cucine Lube Civitanova | Vibo Valentia | Eurosuole Forum |
3-1, (25-18, 20-25, 25-10, 25-12
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| Wixo LPR Piacenza | Bunge Ravenna | Pala Banca |
3-1, (25-21, 25-18, 33-35, 26-24)
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| Calzedonia Verona | Top Volley Latina | AGSM Forum |
Scheduled for January 25, 2018
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Diatec Trentino pulled off a comeback win over Revivre Milano after falling in the first two sets to win in five. Uros Kovacevic led the team with 22 points while Filippo Lanza and Renee Teppan each contributed 12 points in the win. On the losing side, Nimir Abdel-Aziz led all scorers with 25 points on 23 kills.
Osmany Juantorena led Cucine Lube Civitanova to their four-set victory over Vibo Valentia with 21 points that included seven aces. On the losing side, Oleg Antonov led the team with 15 points while Ben Patch has made his return to the court with 13 points on the night.
Top Performers
Team
- Hitting efficiency – Gi Group Monza (61.5%)
- Reception efficiency – BCC Castellana Grotte (43.1%)
- Blocks – Diatec Trentino & Sir Safety Conad Perugia (13)
- Points – Diatec Trentino (81)
- Aces – Cucine Lube Civitanova (13)
Individual
- Points – Nimir Abdel-Aziz (Revivre Milano) – 25 points
- Kills – Nimir Abdel-Aziz (Revivre Milano) – 23 kills
- Aces – Osmany Juantorena (Cucine Lube Civitanova) – 7 aces
- Blocks – Marco Volpato (Kioena Padova) – 6 blocks
MVPS
- Uros Kovacevic (Diatec Trentino)
- Marko Podrascanin (Sir Safety Conad Perugia)
- Earvin Ngapeth (Azimut Modena)
- Simon Hirsch (Gi Group Monza)
- Osmany Juantorena (Cucine Lube Civitanova)
- Santiago Orduna (Bunge Ravenna)
Rankings
- Sir Safety Conad Perugia – 36
- Cucine Lube Civitanova – 35
- Azimut Modena – 33
- Calzedonia Verona – 26
- Diatec Trentino – 24
- Kioene Padova & Bunge Ravenna – 23
- Revivre Milano – 22
- Wixo LPR Piacenza – 20
- Gi Group Monza – 15
- Top Volley Latina – 12
- Vibo Valentia – 9
- BCC Castellana Grotte – 7
- Biosi Indexa Sora – 6
Up Next
| Round 15 – January 4 | ||
| Home Team | Visiting Team | Facility |
| Bunge Ravenna | Cucine Lube Civitanova | Pala De Andre |
| Sir Safety Conad Perugia | Calzedonia Verona | PalaEvangelisti |
| Vibo Valentia | Wixo LPR Piacenza | Pala Valentia |
| Diatec Trentino | Kioene Padova | Palatrento |
| Azimut Modena | Biosi Indexa Sora | PalaSport G. Panini |
| Gi Group Monza | Revivre Milano | Candy Arena |
| Top Volley Latina | BCC Castellana Grotte | PalaBianchini |
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