It was an expected week in the Italian Men’s League, as the top teams took their victories with no troubles. Earvin Ngapeth broke an Italian League serving record while Sir Safety Conad Perugia saw two players have their children on the same day prior to their match.
Round 15 Scores
*Winners are bolded
| Round 15 – January 4 | |||
| Home Team | Visiting Team | Facility | Score |
| Bunge Ravenna | Cucine Lube Civitanova | Pala De Andre |
3-0, (25-17, 25-20, 25-9)
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| Sir Safety Conad Perugia | Calzedonia Verona | PalaEvangelisti |
3-1, (25-19, 26-28, 25-18, 25-22)
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| Vibo Valentia | Wixo LPR Piacenza | Pala Valentia |
3-1, (25-23, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19)
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| Diatec Trentino | Kioene Padova | Palatrento |
3-0, (25-14, 27-25, 25-17)
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| Azimut Modena | Biosi Indexa Sora | PalaSport G. Panini |
3-1, (25-27, 25-15, 25-20, 25-20)
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| Gi Group Monza | Revivre Milano | Candy Arena |
3-1, (14-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-16)
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| Top Volley Latina | BCC Castellana Grotte | PalaBianchini |
3-0, (25-16, 25-15, 25-20)
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Earvin Ngapeth continues to be a dominant force on the court, as he broke an Italian league record with 12 aces in Azimut Modena’s win over Biosi Indexa Sora this week. Additionally, he slammed down 26 points for the match while Tine Urnaut added another 16.
Two players from Sir Safety Conad Perugia had children prior to their match against Calzedonia Verona – Andrea Cesarini and Ivan Zaytsev. Aaron Russell emerged the top scorer of the match with 21 points.
Top Performers
Team
- Hitting efficiency – Cucine Lube Civitanova (60.7%)
- Reception efficiency – Cucine Lube Civitanova (44.7%)
- Blocks – Revivre Milano & Wixo LPR Piacenza (17)
- Points – Sir Safety Conad Perugia (79)
- Aces – Azimut Modena (15)
Individuals
- Points – Nimir Aziz (Revivre Milano) – 29 points
- Kills – Dusan Petkovic (Biosi Indexa Sora) – 23 kills
- Aces – Earvin Ngapeth (Azimut Modena) – 12 aces
- Blocks – Taylor Averill (Revivre Milano) – 8 blocks
MVPS
- Micah Christianson (Cucine Lube Civitanova)
- Aaron Russell (Sir Safety Conad Perugia)
- Leonel Marshall (Wixo LPR Piacenza)
- Eder Carbonera (Diatec Trentino)
- Earvin Ngapeth (Azimut Modena)
- Nimir Abdel-Aziz (Revivre Milano)
- Cristian Savani (Top Volley Latina)
Rankings
- Sir Safety Conad Perugia – 39
- Cucine Lube Civitanova – 38
- Azimut Modena – 36
- Diatec Trentino – 27
- Calzedonia Verona – 26
- Revivre Milano – 25
- Wixo LPR Piacenza, Kioene Padova & Bunge Ravenna – 23
- Gi Group Monza & Top Volley Latina – 15
- Vibo Valentia – 9
- BCC Castellana Grotte – 7
- Biosi Indexa Sora -6
Up Next
| Round 16 – January 7 | ||
| Home Team | Visiting Team | Facility |
| Gi Group Monza | Azimut Modena | Candy Arena |
| Sir Safety Conad Perugia | Wixo LPR Piacenza | PalaEvangelisti |
| Kioene Padova | Vibo Valentia | Kioene Arena |
| Diatec Trentino | Bunge Ravenna | Palatrento |
| Top Volley Latina | Biosi Indexa Sora | PalaBianchini |
| Cucine Lube Civitanova | Revivre Milano | Eurosuole Forum |
| Calzedonia Verona | BCC Castellana Grotte | AGSM Forum |
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