The Rankings Tighten Up (Serie A Women’s Week 14 Recap)

  0 Jesse Birdsall | January 16th, 2018 | Italian League

Italian Women’s Serie A Week 14 Update

This week of league play, the top teams continued to impress with 3-0 wins. Savino Del Bene Scandicci was able to recapture its 3rd place standing with a 3-1 win over Saugella Team Monza, however, Igor Gorgonzola Novara and Imoco Volley Conegliano still lead by a comfortable margin. The middle of the pack has tightened up with 2 teams, Saugella Team Monza and myCicero Volley Pesaro at 22 points with Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena right behind at 21 points. With new transfers in to the league including recent American college graduates Chiaka Ogbogu, Simone Lee and Symone Abbott, teams will be aiming to climb the ranks with new personnel.

Week 14 Scores

Week 14- January 14

Winning team is in bold. 

Home Team Visiting Team Facility Score
Pomì Casalmaggiore Foppapedretti Bergamo Pala Radi 2-3 (25-19, 19-25, 19-25, 25-22, 10-15)
Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena Palayamamay- Maria Piantanida 3-1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-18, 25-20)
Igor Gorgonzola Novara Il Bisonte Firenze Pala Igor Gorgonzola 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-22)
Savino Del Bene Scandicci Saugella Team Monza Palazzetto Dello Sport 3-1 (16-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-20)
Imoco Volley Conegliano Lardini Filottrano Pala Verde 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 28-26)
myCicero Volley Pesaro SAB Volley Pesaro Padiglione D 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-13)


Team Bests 

Giovanni Caprara

  • Hitting Percentage (50.5%) – Igor Gorgonzola Novara
  • Reception Percentage (56%) – Pomì Casalmaggiore
  • Blocks (14) – myCicero Volley Pesaro
  • Points (918) – Imoco Volley Conegliano
  • Aces (7) – Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio

Individual Bests

  • Points (27) – Roslandy Acosta Alvarado (Foppapedretti Bergamo)
  • Kills (26) – Roslandy Acosta Alvarado (Foppapedretti Bergamo)
  • Aces (3) – Samantha Bricio (Imoco Volley Conegliano), Michelle Bartsch-Hackley (Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio)
  • Blocks (6) –Alexandra Botezat (Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio)

Up Next

Week 15- January 21

Home Team Visiting Team Facility
SAB Volley Legnano Imoco Volley Conegliano Palaborsani
Saugella Team Monza Pomì Casalmaggiore Candy Arena
Lardini Filottrano Igor Gorgonzola Novaraa Pala Baldinelli
Foppapedretti Bergamo Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio Palanorda
Savino Del Bene Scandicci Il Bisonte Firenze Palazzetto Dello Sport
Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena myCicero Volley Pesaro Palasport G. Panini


Injuries and Transfers: 

  • Chiaka Ogbogu has signed with Il Bisonte Firenze, replacing Hannah Tapp
  • Giovanni Caprara is the new coach of Il Bisonte Firenze
  • Camilla Mingardi has signed with Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena

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