Agnieszka Kakolewska on The Ace Space

"For us it was great, especially the first tournament in Italy. No-one expected that we can win against Kazan, so I think this was a big surprise. We also had a great fight against Novara, we lost 3-2 but this was a great tournament for us. The second tournament at home was a good experience, it was without fans, but most important is we won two games and are in the next round."

"Last year I played with Sammy Bricio but now we were on the other side of the net. We also know know Samanta Fabris. It is a huge team and they had a big pressure to win and I think they were in another situation. Most important was we focused on our game, which I think was the key."

"We were watching all together as the team in the hotel after lunch before our match that evening. It was so exciting, we could not wait to find out. We will play against VakifBank and I remember well that when I played them last year with Scandicci we won 3-2 so I hope for the same or even better!"

"Back in 2019 when we played the European Championship in Poland the atmosphere was amazing and we are so thankful to our fans. I think this is why we are slowly going up and up every year. We are working hard and I think people in Poland can see that and this is why they support us in their great way."

"Yesterday we played the quarter-finals of the Polish cup and won 3-2 against Developres SkyRes RZESZÓW so we are very happy! Now we have a pretty busy time with another game every three days. No rest, no rest! We focus on every single game as they are all so important being close to the end of the season. Playoffs are coming! It is a difficult time but we try to do our best.""

"This is a difficult question as there are many good players difficult to block. For sure Paula Egonu. I think for me it is difficult to play the teams that play fast Volleyball, so for sure Italy. There are many players but Paula can hit the ball really fast and really high so that is really difficult."

"I had never been a captain for a club before so it was a bit of a surprise. It is also not usual for a middle-blocker. I am a really positive person who tries to find the positive things and help other players or teammates so I try this way to be a good captain."

"We were so close, also the qualification before when we played against Serbia. We showed that we really wanted to qualify, but we didn't so we were really disappointed after this game. But what can you do now? Just work harder and I hope next time we will win important games like this one."