Highlights
Overview
Grupa Azoty Chemik POLICE and Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA could not imagine a better start of the tournament in Novara. Both teams have a perfect record with two straight-set victories each. Tonight’s match will decide who finishes the week on top of the Pool E table. Who will be able to continue their winning streak? Aside from the perfect score in this week’s tournament, NOVARA is looking to get 12th consecutive Champions League win at home.
The match will be quite special for two players in particular, Jovana Brakocevic Canzian and Malwina Smarzek, as they are the only two from this encounter to have worn both clubs' jerseys in their career; Malwina Smarzek defended Police's colours for two seasons in 2016-2018 period, while Jovana Brakocevic Canzian played in Novara last season (2019-2020).
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Officials
First RefereeIvaylo IVANOVBULSecond RefereeMarie-Catherine BOULANGERBEL
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Team Profile
Grupa Azoty Chemik POLICE
Address
Grunwaldzka 17 PoliceContacts
Team Schedule
Previous Games
04/03/2021 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
25/02/2021 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
04/02/2021 | vs. |
1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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9Competitions Played
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0Titles
- Competition
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8Matches Played
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4Matches Won
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50%Win %
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15Sets Won
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575Points Won
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43%Attack %
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58%Reception %
Team
5
KORNELUK Agnieszka
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Poznan
- Height: 200 cm
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BRAKOCEVIC CANZIAN Jovana
Opposite
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: Zrenjanin
- Height: 196 cm
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BAIJENS Indy
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 2001
- Birth Place: Zaandam
- Height: 193 cm
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MAJ-ERWARDT Paulina
Libero
- Birth Date: 1987
- Birth Place: Zlotow
- Height: 166 cm
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MĘDRZYK Natalia
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Gdańsk
- Height: 184 cm
17
BAŁDYGA Paulina
Setter
- Birth Date: 1996
- Birth Place: Ostrołęka
- Height: 174 cm
Team Profile
Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
Address
Via Canobio 11 NovaraContacts
Team Schedule
Previous Games
23/03/2021 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
17/03/2021 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
03/03/2021 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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8Competitions Played
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2Titles
- Competition
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10Matches Played
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8Matches Won
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80%Win %
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24Sets Won
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858Points Won
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42%Attack %
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58%Reception %
Team
4
HERBOTS Britt
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1999
- Birth Place: Sint Truiden
- Height: 182 cm
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SANSONNA Stefania
Libero
- Birth Date: 1982
- Birth Place: Canosa di Puglia
- Height: 175 cm
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HANCOCK Micha Danielle
Setter
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Oklahoma
- Height: 180 cm
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WASHINGTON Haleigh
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1995
- Birth Place: Colorado
- Height: 190 cm
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DAALDEROP Nika
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1998
- Birth Place: Amsterdam
- Height: 189 cm
Recent Results
Last 5 results
NOVARA, ITA
Pool E
25.11.20 - 20:30 (Local)
Grupa Azoty Chemik POLICE
Dinamo-Ak Bars KAZAN
3
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0
(25 - 21, 25 - 22, 25 - 18)
NOVARA, ITA
Pool E
24.11.20 - 20:30 (Local)
VK UP OLOMOUC
Grupa Azoty Chemik POLICE
0
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3
(18 - 25, 19 - 25, 18 - 25)
Team Statistics
Player Statistics
Head to Head
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Martyna GRAJBER-NOWAKOWSKA
Outside spiker
Grupa Azoty Chemik POLICE
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Britt HERBOTS
Outside spiker
Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
5 Winning Spikes 16
25% Spike % 42%
0 Kill Blocks 1
2 Aces 1
79% Positive Reception % 51%
3 Errors 8
7 Points 18
Highlights
Haleigh Washington
Highlights
Grupa Azoty Chemik POLICE
Highlights
Malwina Smarzek
Highlights
Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
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Match Report
Grupa Azoty Chemik POLICE v Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
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The last match of the week was also the only game in Pool E that has not ended in straight sets. Both teams open the match with a close set, where POLICE saved four set balls before NOVARA won it at 25-27. Italians followed with a win in the second set, but POLICE didn’t shy away from bouncing back in the 3rd and 4th set, led by Jovana Brakocevic who outscored Malwina Smarzek-Godek at that point. The final part belonged to NOVARA who controlled the tie-break from the first moments, winning it at 6-15. Both teams performed well in block, with POLICE scoring 17 points and NOVARA taking 13. The Italian side dominated the service line, scoring 8 points in that element. The victory keeps NOVARA 1st in the table of the Pool E with 8 points, while POLICE remain second with 7.
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Micha Hancock was awarded MVP of the match. She contributed to her team’s victory by scoring 5 points (4 aces and 1 block).
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Jovana Brakocevic was the best scorer of the game with 24 points; on the Italian side the best scorer was Malwina Smarzek-Godek, who claimed 22 points.
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In the first set POLICE saved 4 sets ball to NOVARA before losing 25-27.
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POLICE played “flawlessly” in the third set, when performed 0 mistakes in the whole set.
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During the third set, with the score of 18-16 for POLICE, NOVARA lost their American middle blocker Haleigh Washington due to a bad muscle-injury.
Micha Hancock, setter of Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA: “We are happy for our three victories, we really couldn’t expect something better for our first tournament in Champions League. We are aware that this was just a first step, now we have to finish our job in February when we will be playing the second tournament in Poland. We know that three more clashes are waiting for us and we will be ready”.
Martyna Grajber, outside spiker of Grupa Azoty Chemik POLICE: “I am very proud of my team, I think we’ve had great performances and scored 7 points which is something very important for us. We can regret a bit what happened tonight, but really we should be very proud of how we played and of what we did. We are thankful to the organisation of the event, which was great, and to CEV who found a way to let us play this wonderful competition”.
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Points
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
137
Duration
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
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Spectators
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
328
Match Spikes
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
57%
Reception Level
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
17-13
Net Domination
The number of successful point winning blocks of Grupa Azoty Chemik POLICE compared to Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA.
3-8
Ace Count
Grupa Azoty Chemik POLICE number of service aces compared to Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
49-55
Error Difference
Errors leading to points of Grupa Azoty Chemik POLICE, next to those from Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
Top Scorer
- 24 - Jovana BRAKOCEVIC CANZIAN (ITA)
- 22 - Malwina SMARZEK (POL)
- 20 - Martyna LUKASIK (POL)
Top Attacker
- 18 - Malwina SMARZEK (POL)
- 18 - Jovana BRAKOCEVIC CANZIAN (ITA)
- 17 - Martyna LUKASIK (POL)
Top Blocker
- 6 - Jovana BRAKOCEVIC CANZIAN (ITA)
- 4 - Malwina SMARZEK (POL)
- 3 - Iga WASILEWSKA (POL)
Top Server
- 4 - Micha Danielle HANCOCK (USA)
- 3 - Haleigh WASHINGTON (USA)
- 2 - Martyna GRAJBER-NOWAKOWSKA (POL)
Top Receiver
- 10 - Martyna LUKASIK (POL)
- 9 - Martyna GRAJBER-NOWAKOWSKA (POL)
- 8 - Britt HERBOTS (BEL)