Highlights
A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO
Play By Play
Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA

3
GICQUEL Lucille
Spike
25 - 20

4
HERBOTS Britt
Serve
25 - 20

11
ADAMS McKenzie
Spike
24 - 20

9
OMORUYI Loveth Oghosasere
Serve
24 - 20

3
GICQUEL Lucille
Spike
24 - 19

17
SMARZEK Malwina
Serve
24 - 19

15
WASHINGTON Haleigh
Spike
23 - 19

17
SMARZEK Malwina
Serve
23 - 19

13
GENNARI Giulia
Serve
23 - 18

13
GENNARI Giulia
Serve
23 - 17

13
BONIFACIO Sara
Serve
22 - 17

9
OMORUYI Loveth Oghosasere
Spike
21 - 17

13
BONIFACIO Sara
Serve
21 - 17

19
FAHR Sarah Luisa
Serve
21 - 16

19
FAHR Sarah Luisa
Spike
21 - 15

9
BOSETTI Caterina Chiara
Serve
21 - 15

13
BONIFACIO Sara
Spike
20 - 15

1
CARAVELLO Lara
Serve
20 - 15

11
ADAMS McKenzie
Spike
20 - 14

12
HANCOCK Micha Danielle
Serve
20 - 14

3
GICQUEL Lucille
Serve
19 - 14

19
FAHR Sarah Luisa
Block
19 - 13

3
GICQUEL Lucille
Serve
19 - 13

3
GICQUEL Lucille
Serve
18 - 13

11
ADAMS McKenzie
Spike
17 - 13

3
GICQUEL Lucille
Serve
17 - 13

3
GICQUEL Lucille
Spike
16 - 13

15
WASHINGTON Haleigh
Serve
16 - 13

5
DE KRUIJF Robin
Serve
15 - 13

11
ADAMS McKenzie
Spike
15 - 12

4
HERBOTS Britt
Serve
15 - 12

4
HERBOTS Britt
Serve
14 - 12

15
WASHINGTON Haleigh
Spike
14 - 11

15
HILL Kimberly
Serve
14 - 11

4
HERBOTS Britt
Block
14 - 10

11
ADAMS McKenzie
Spike
14 - 10

6
ZANETTE Elisa
Serve
14 - 10

15
WASHINGTON Haleigh
Spike
13 - 10

18
EGONU Paola Ogechi
Serve
13 - 10

11
ADAMS McKenzie
Spike
13 - 9

13
BONIFACIO Sara
Serve
13 - 9

13
BONIFACIO Sara
Spike
12 - 9

19
FAHR Sarah Luisa
Serve
12 - 9

15
HILL Kimberly
Spike
12 - 8

9
BOSETTI Caterina Chiara
Serve
12 - 8

11
ADAMS McKenzie
Serve
11 - 8

19
FAHR Sarah Luisa
Spike
11 - 7

11
ADAMS McKenzie
Serve
11 - 7

15
HILL Kimberly
Spike
10 - 7

11
ADAMS McKenzie
Serve
10 - 7

18
EGONU Paola Ogechi
Spike
9 - 7

12
HANCOCK Micha Danielle
Serve
9 - 7

11
ADAMS McKenzie
Spike
8 - 7

12
HANCOCK Micha Danielle
Serve
8 - 7

4
HERBOTS Britt
Spike
8 - 6

14
WOLOSZ Joanna
Serve
8 - 6

19
FAHR Sarah Luisa
Block
8 - 5

14
WOLOSZ Joanna
Serve
8 - 5

19
FAHR Sarah Luisa
Spike
7 - 5

15
WASHINGTON Haleigh
Serve
7 - 5

4
HERBOTS Britt
Spike
6 - 5

5
DE KRUIJF Robin
Serve
6 - 5

11
ADAMS McKenzie
Spike
6 - 4

5
DE KRUIJF Robin
Serve
6 - 4

15
WASHINGTON Haleigh
Block
5 - 4

18
EGONU Paola Ogechi
Spike
5 - 4

4
HERBOTS Britt
Serve
5 - 4

5
DE KRUIJF Robin
Block
4 - 4

4
HERBOTS Britt
Spike
4 - 4

15
HILL Kimberly
Serve
4 - 4

6
ZANETTE Elisa
Serve
4 - 3

6
ZANETTE Elisa
Serve
3 - 3

15
WASHINGTON Haleigh
Spike
3 - 2

18
EGONU Paola Ogechi
Serve
3 - 2

11
ADAMS McKenzie
Spike
3 - 1

18
EGONU Paola Ogechi
Serve
3 - 1

4
HERBOTS Britt
Block
2 - 1

18
EGONU Paola Ogechi
Spike
2 - 1

18
EGONU Paola Ogechi
Serve
2 - 1

10
CHIRICHELLA Cristina
Serve
1 - 1

4
HERBOTS Britt
Spike
0 - 1

19
FAHR Sarah Luisa
Serve
0 - 1
Top Scorer
- 16 - McKenzie ADAMS (USA)
- 15 - Paola Ogechi EGONU (ITA)
- 12 - Kimberly HILL (USA)
Overview
Following the victory last week A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano are on a 16-match winning run in the Champions League and approach the match with a confidence gained after stopping Novara’s run of 12 consecutive wins. Despite the loss last week, Novara can still qualify to the Super Final, if they beat Conegliano in three or four sets and win the Golden Set. The circumstances of playing an away game and their track record with Conegliano from this season suggest that the task will definitely be challenging. This is the 5th time in the season that the two teams will face each other with Conegliano winning all encounters and Novara gaining only 1 set. Since the first match in 2013, Novara has won only 1 game played in Palaverde versus Conegliano so far (2018-2019, regular season of Italian A1 league). In the only match played in Palaverde in CEV Champions League competition, Imoco won 3-0 in the pool phase of 2017-2018 season. Overall Novara and Conegliano matched each other 35 times in their history: Conegliano achieved 24 victories, Novara 11. In CEV Champions League games, the balance is 2 victories for Novara and 2 for Conegliano.
The hosts of the second semifinal match are aiming to achieve their 57th consecutive victory, as they have also lost only one match in their last 77 games. Imoco’s great track record is boosted by their history of successful results against Italian teams in the Champions League - they have won eight of their 12 Champions League matches against teams from Italy.
Paola Egonu, MVP last week in Novara with 18 points, is A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO's top scorer this Champions League season with 159 points overall. She is fourth in the ranking of the CEV Champions League 2021 scorers. Malwina Smarzek-Godek is Novara’s top scorer in this season of the Champions League as she’s currently 9th in the top scorers ranking with 119 points. Her team-mate Caterina Bosetti, who was Novara’s best scorer in the first semifinal match, is trailing in the 11th place with 117 points thus far.
Sarah Fahr"Our biggest mistake would be to think that we already have the ticket for the final. Novara will come to Palaverde to play all their chances, they have shown during this season that they can put us in difficulty. To win and qualify to the final we will have to play a tough match, we are working well in the gym to be at the best of our potential.”
middle blocker of A.Carraro Imoco Conegliano
Stefano Lavarini“Compared to the home game, for sure we must offer a better performance in any situation. I have some big regrets about the home game, as we played head-to-head for a set and a half, but then we just didn’t fight anymore and at this point of the competition, when you play such a great opponent, you can’t do that. I’ll ask the team to fight and give their best and then we will see what happens”.
coach of Igor Gorgonzola Novara
Daniele Santarelli"Conegliano and Novara know each other very well by now, it is the fifth game between us this season and for some time in the last years we have been playing the most important trophies among ourselves. They will not be the team we saw last week, but they will come here to battle and put us in difficulty from the start of the game. It will take our best performance in all fundamentals of the game if we are to win and hit our goal, the final."
coach of A.Carraro Imoco Conegliano
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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereeIvaylo IVANOVBULSecond RefereeAndrea PUECHERITA
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How To Attend
Via Marconi, 10/C, VILLORBA - TREVISO, 31020 Capacity: 5154
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Team

11
ADAMS McKenzie

3
GICQUEL Lucille

4
BUTIGAN Bozana

19
FAHR Sarah Luisa

13
GENNARI Giulia

9
OMORUYI Loveth Oghosasere
A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO
DE GENNARO Monica
Libero

10
FOLIE Raphaela
Middle blocker

7
- CARAVELLO Lara1 Libero
- ECKL Katja2 Middle blocker
- DE KRUIJF Robin5 Middle blocker
- GIACOMELLO Marina8 Opposite
- WOLOSZ Joanna14 Setter
- HILL Kimberly15 Outside spiker
- SYLLA Myriam Fatime17 Outside spiker
- EGONU Paola Ogechi18 Opposite
Head Coach
SANTARELLI Daniele
Team Profile
A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO
Address
Longhena, 1 San VendemianoContacts
Team Leaders
Team Schedule
Previous Games
01/05/2021 | vs. |
3 - 2 | W | Go to Match Centre |
23/03/2021 | vs. |
3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
17/03/2021 | vs. |
3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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10Competitions Played
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2Titles
- Competition
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11Matches Played
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11Matches Won
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100%Win %
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33Sets Won
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924Points Won
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50%Attack %
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61%Reception %
Team
3
GICQUEL Lucille
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: Rennes
- Height: 189 cm
4
BUTIGAN Bozana
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 2000
- Birth Place: Mostar
- Height: 192 cm
5
DE KRUIJF Robin
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1991
- Birth Place: Nieuwegein
- Height: 193 cm
11
ADAMS McKenzie
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Texas
- Height: 190 cm
15
HILL Kimberly
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1989
- Birth Place: Portland, Oregon
- Height: 193 cm
19
FAHR Sarah Luisa
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 2001
- Birth Place: Kulmbach
- Height: 191 cm
Staff
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach 2
Team

9
BOSETTI Caterina Chiara

12
HANCOCK Micha Danielle

15
WASHINGTON Haleigh

13
BONIFACIO Sara

17
SMARZEK Malwina

4
HERBOTS Britt
Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
SANSONNA Stefania
Libero

11
NAPODANO Francesca
Libero

5
- BARTOLUCCI Valentina2 Setter
- POPULINI Alessia3 Outside spiker
- ZANETTE Elisa6 Opposite
- BATTISTONI Ilaria7 Setter
- FRIGERIO Matilde8 Middle blocker
- CHIRICHELLA Cristina10 Middle blocker
- PICCHI Giulia14 Setter
- TAJÈ Sara14 Middle blocker
Head Coach
LAVARINI Stefano
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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7Competitions 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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34%Attack %
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56%Reception %
Team
4
HERBOTS Britt
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1999
- Birth Place: Sint Truiden
- Height: 182 cm
11
SANSONNA Stefania
Libero
- Birth Date: 1982
- Birth Place: Canosa di Puglia
- Height: 175 cm
12
HANCOCK Micha Danielle
Setter
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Oklahoma
- Height: 180 cm
15
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
Semi-Finals
17.3.21 - 21:00 (Local)
Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO
0
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3
(21 - 25, 18 - 25, 17 - 25)
VILLORBA - TREVISO, ITA
Quarter-Finals
3.3.21 - 20:30 (Local)
A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO
Savino Del Bene SCANDICCI
3
–
0
(25 - 20, 25 - 17, 25 - 20)
SCANDICCI, ITA
Quarter-Finals
24.2.21 - 17:30 (Local)
Savino Del Bene SCANDICCI
A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO
2
–
3
(25 - 17, 27 - 29, 30 - 28, 23 - 25, 15 - 17)
Team Statistics
Player Statistics
Head to Head
1
Lara CARAVELLO
Libero
A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO
4
Britt HERBOTS
Outside spiker
Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
0 Winning Spikes 6
0% Spike % 50%
0 Kill Blocks 0
0 Aces 1
0% Positive Reception % 40%
0 Errors 1
0 Points 7
Highlights
Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
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Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
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A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO
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A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO
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Match Report
Conegliano grab the first Super Final ticket
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A.Carraro Imoco Conegliano run their impressive winning streak all the way to the Super Final of the Champions League. Following the three-set victory over Igor Gorgonzola Novara in the first match of their semifinal rivalry, Conegliano delivered another straight-set stunning performance, this time on their own court. The result comes after Conegliano’s winning campaign as this Tuesday’s encounter was their 57th consecutive win.
Conegliano controlled the match from first minutes, pushing Novara to make a couple mistakes that allowed the hosts to reach 6-3. The lead was soon extended to 11-5 after two great plays by McKenzie Adams and Novara are forced to take their first time out. Conegliano continued to shine in the attack with Kimberly Hill and Robin de Kruijf adding points of their own. The latter increased the gap between her team and Novara to 17-7, forcing coach Stefano Lavarini to take another time out. Joanna Wolosz pulls a trick out of her sleeve, delivering a single-hand set for Paola Egonu, who makes it 18-8 with a spike without a block. The team maintained the point gap until they took the set 25-15 with a spike from Sarah Fahr.
Novara recovered immediately, taking an early lead in the second set at 2-5. Conegliano responded right away and levelled the score at 7-7 after Egonu blocks Caterina Bosetti. The story repeats itself as Novara go ahead by 3 points at 10-13, but Conegliano soon tied with Kimberly delivering the levelling hit. Egonu adds an ace serve, putting her team in the lead for the first time this in this set and Novara stopped the game with a time out. But Egonu remained at the service line, taking her team into a 16-13 advantage. Faced with their last chance to turn things into their favour, Novara find a way back in from 19-16 to 19-19, after a run of good plays - stopping Egonu with a double block on Egonu, followed by ace serve from Britt Herbots and spike from Bosetti. Both teams continued point by point, when two double blocks by Conegliano on Elisa Zanette and Bosetti puts the team at 24-21 - at the verge of winning their second set and securing the ticket to Super Final of the competition. Bosetti steps in with a great spike and an ace serve, allowing Novara to edge closer to 24-23 and forcing Conegliano to take a time out. Egonu uses the third set point for Conegliano and ends the set with a diagonal spike, taking her team into the final phase of the Champions League.
Keen to finish the match in style, both teams kept their starting line ups in the third set and continued playing point by point, until Conegliano went ahead at 10-7. Gulia Gennari and Lucille Gicquel replaced Wolosz and Egonu on Conegliano’s side in the following part of the set, as the team continued to lead with 15-13 on the scoreboard. Gicquel has an immediate impact on the team, as her great performance at the service line forces Novara to take a time out when the score reached 18-14. The hosting team remained ahead, extending the gap to six points at 23-17 and the first match point came at 24-19. Adams scored the final point, hitting the ball off the block and winning the third set 25-20 as an icing on the cake of their spot in the Champions League Super Final.
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This was the fifth CEV Champions League match between A.Carraro Imoco Conegliano and Igor Gorgonzola Novara. With this win, Conegliano lead with 3 victories.
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Second set brought two breaking moments, thanks to serving performance on both sides of the net. Conegliano scored a 6 point streak during Paola Egonu's service turn, going from 11-13 to 17-13. Novara responded soon after with a 5 point break while Britt Herbots was at the serving line
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Joanna Wolosz was named MVP of the match after leading Conegliano to a straight-set victory, with the team achieving 54% of exc. attack
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McKenzie Adams was the top scorer of the match with 16 points (15 wninng spikes and 1 block)
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Caterina Bosetti was the best scorer for Novara with 10 points (7 winning spikes, 2 aces and 1 block)
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Sarah Fahr was the best blocker of the match, scoring 4 points in this element
McKenzie Adams, outside spiker of of A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano: “It was a tough game, Novara is always a good team to go up against. But we came out and took care of what we needed to do, we came out with a win and now let's go to the finals!"
Micha Hancock, setter of Igor Gorgonzola Novara: "It was a tough match, I think everyone could see that we had some difficulties. I just think we need to play a better volleyball, but I hope we see them again in the Italian League play-offs.”
99
Points
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
77
Duration
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
15
Spectators
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
179
Match Spikes
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
52%
Reception Level
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
8-3
Net Domination
The number of successful point winning blocks of A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO compared to Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA.
3-4
Ace Count
A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO number of service aces compared to Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
34-29
Error Difference
Errors leading to points of A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO, next to those from Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
Top Scorer
- 16 - McKenzie ADAMS (USA)
- 15 - Paola Ogechi EGONU (ITA)
- 12 - Kimberly HILL (USA)
Top Attacker
- 15 - McKenzie ADAMS (USA)
- 12 - Paola Ogechi EGONU (ITA)
- 11 - Kimberly HILL (USA)
Top Blocker
- 4 - Sarah Luisa FAHR (ITA)
- 2 - Haleigh WASHINGTON (USA)
- 1 - Robin DE KRUIJF (NED)
Top Server
- 2 - Caterina Chiara BOSETTI (ITA)
- 2 - Paola Ogechi EGONU (ITA)
- 1 - Lucille GICQUEL (FRA)
Top Receiver
- 7 - Caterina Chiara BOSETTI (ITA)
- 6 - Nika DAALDEROP (NED)
- 5 - Kimberly HILL (USA)