Cristina Chirichella

Egonu’s #FIVBWomensWCH Record 45 Points Lifts Italy Past China in 5

Paola Egonu piled up a tournament scoring record 45 points (39 kills, 5 aces and a block) and Italy bested China in kills and aces in a five-set win to earn its first World Championships finals berth since 2002.

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Serbia Hands Italy First Loss of Worlds to Take Pool G

Serbia’s Tijana Boskovic turned in 29 points (27 kills, 2 blocks), while Italy’s Paola Egonu notched 28 as the Serbians issued Italy its first loss of the World Championships heading into the semifinals.

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Italy Survives Five Setter with Japan to Claim Semifinals Spot

Italy stayed perfect on the World Championships with its 10th straight victory to eliminate Japan from contention on Monday as 19-year old Paola Egonu turned in a match-high 36 points.

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Italy’s Egonu Leads All Scorers Heading into #FIVBWomensWCH Final Six

The star of the show thus far in the World Championships has been Italy’s Paola Egonu. The 19-year old has notched 182 total points (150 kills, 17 blocks, 15 aces) and also ranks among the top 10 in aces and kills.

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2018 Women’s Volleyball World Championships: Oct. 10 Daily Summary

It’s on to the 3rd round of 2018 FIVB Women’s World Championships for #1 China, #7 Italy and #3 Serbia. The final 3 slots will be determined on Thursday.

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USA, Russia, China & Italy Win With Now 3 Spots Down to 4 Nations in Pool F

The U.S. Women’s National Team rolled through Turkey in a VNL Finals rematch, as they are one of 4 still up for a top 3 spot in Pool F.

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Italy’s W Volleyball team pays tribute to Japanese volleyball cartoon

In the lead up to the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship in Japan, Italian public television broadcaster RAI with…

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Italy Announces Youth-Filled Women’s WCH Roster

The Italian Volleyball Federation has announced in its official website its female roster for the 2018 Women’s FIVB World Championship

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Egonu is Queen in Montreux as Italy Tops Russia 3-0 in Final

19-year old Paola Egonu outdueled Russia’s Nataliya Goncharova in the 2018 Montreux Volley Masters final, taking both the team crown and the scoring title.

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Russia Beats Netherlands to Claim 2018 Rabobank Super Series Title

Russia lost to the Netherlands 3-2 in the preliminaries, but were dominant in Sunday’s championship match at the 2018 Rabobank Super Series.

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