Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
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Allianz MTV STUTTGART
Top Scorer
- 16 - Ebrar KARAKURT (TUR)
- 14 - Krystal RIVERS (USA)
- 13 - Kenia CARCACES OPON (CUB)
Officials
Vasileios VASILEIADIS
Dejan ROGIĆ
Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA - Allianz MTV STUTTGART
Head-to-Head
· Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA won the first leg in this quarter-final against Allianz MTV STUTTGART 3-1 in Germany. Kenia Carcaces scored 24 points for the Italian team, Krystal Rivers scored 20 points for the home side.
· This was the fourth win for Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA in their five Champions League matches against Allianz MTV STUTTGART. They previously met in the 2018/19 quarter-finals and 2019/20 group stage.
· Allianz MTV STUTTGART's only victory against Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA was a 3-1 home win in the 2019/20 group phase. Krystal Rivers scored 28 points for the home side in this match. The Italians were the defending champions that season.
· Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA progressed in the only prior knockout tie between these sides. They won their quarter-final matches in 2018/19 3-1 in Germany and 3-2 at home to book their spot in the last four.
· Allianz MTV STUTTGART have played only one other Italian side in the Champions League. They lost 0-3 at home to A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO on 4 March 2020 in the quarter-finals before the league was suspended due to COVID-19.
· Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA’s Champions League defeat against Allianz MTV STUTTGART on 27 November 2019 is their only loss in the competition against German opposition. They beat SC Potsdam 3-1 in both matches in this season’s group stage.
Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
· Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA won the Champions League in 2018/19. After topping their group they went on to beat Allianz MTV STUTTGART 5-3 on aggregate in the quarter-finals (3-1 away, 3-2 home).
· Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA (5 wins, 5 matches) have a 100% record of winning their CEV Champions League quarter-finals matches. Of the teams to have played at least five quarter-final matches they are the only team with a 100% winning record in these fixtures.
· Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA beat Fenerbahçe Opet ISTANBUL 6-2 on aggregate in their last quarter-finals tie in 2020/21 before they were defeated by A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO (6-0 on aggregate) in the semi-finals.
· Ebrar Karakut (153) is the team's top scorer in this season's Champions League, fourth-most of all players. She scored 20+ points in six of her seven matches this campaign.
· Karakurt was part of the VakifBank ISTANBUL team that won the Champions League in 2017/18.
· Anna Danesi (1.05 average) is the only player to have an average of more than one kill block per set in this Champions League. Her 22 blocks are joint-third-most of all players, after Elizaveta Kochurina (25) and Chiaka Ogbogu (23).
Allianz MTV STUTTGART
· This is the fifth Champions League campaign for Allianz MTV STUTTGART. They reached the quarter-finals in 2018/19 and in 2019/20, which equalled the best result for a German women's team in the Champions League (USC MÜNSTER in 2000/01).
· The only German side to win the predecessor to the Champions League was Traktor SCHWERIN which won the Champions Cup in 1977/78 (representing East Germany).
· Allianz MTV STUTTGART have lost all four of their quarter-final matches. They could become the first side to play at least five matches in this stage and lose all five.
· In both of Allianz MTV STUTTGART’s previous quarter-finals appearances they have met Italian opposition. They were defeated over two legs against Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA in 2018/19 and in the first leg against A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO in 2019/20 (0-3 loss) before the league was suspended.
· Allianz MTV STUTTGART (2.0) and Fenerbahce Opet ISTANBUL (2.1) are the two teams with an average of 2+ aces per set in this season's Champions League.
· Krystal Rivers (117) is the team's top scorer in this season’s Champions League. She scored 132 points for them in 2020/21, their previous CEV Champions League campaign.
Eleonora Fersino"We started well our quartefinals campaign, now we have to finish the job and secure a spot in the semifinals, which is one of our biggest seasonal goals. Stuttgart is a very competitive team, they are used to fight any single rally and will do their best to give us troubles. We have to stay focused and do our best in block-defense, like we did in the first game".
Libero Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
Faruk Feray"We are going to Novara with our heads high. We as a team know and want to show what we can do, just we needed to work in some details and this we did. We still respect the opponent but I respect my team and player more. For me the chances to qualify is still equal. We will try our best to seal the victory in novara which is really difficult but for sure possible.“
Coach Allianz MTV STUTTGART
Britt Bongaerts"We know that it will be a very tough match for us on Wednesday. Novara is a very strong team but I think we showed that we can compete with them in this last game. So we’re excited to go there and see what’s possible.“
Setter Allianz MTV STUTTGART
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Officials
First RefereeVasileios VASILEIADISGRESecond RefereeDejan ROGIĆSRB
- How To Attend
Team
- POULTER Jordyn1 Setter
- CAMBI Carlotta2 Setter
- ADAMS McKenzie3 Outside spiker
- BRESCIANI Giulia5 Libero
- BATTISTONI Ilaria7 Setter
- VARELA GOMEZ Lucia12 Middle blocker
- BONIFACIO Sara13 Middle blocker
- CARCACES OPON Kenia14 Outside spiker
Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA 
Address
Via Canobio 11 NovaraContacts
Previous Games
| 12/04/2023 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 05/04/2023 | vs. |
3 - 2 | W | Go to Match Centre |
| 22/03/2023 | vs. |
3 - 0 | 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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832Points Won
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45%Attack %
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52%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Texas
- Height: 190 cm
- Birth Date: 1986
- Birth Place: Holguín
- Height: 189 cm
Team
- SEGURA PALLERES Maria3 Outside spiker
- TIMMERMAN Eline9 Middle blocker
- KOHN Hannah12 Setter
- KELLER Luisa16 Outside spiker
- HART Alexis17 Opposite
Allianz MTV STUTTGART 
Address
Liebknechtstraße 50 StuttgartContacts
Previous Games
| 22/03/2023 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 14/03/2023 | vs. |
1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 08/02/2023 | vs. |
3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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7Competitions Played
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0Titles
- Competition
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8Matches Played
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5Matches Won
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62%Win %
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17Sets Won
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663Points Won
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39%Attack %
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46%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Barcelona
- Height: 183 cm
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: Dresden
- Height: 176 cm
- Birth Date: 1996
- Birth Place: Berkeley, CA
- Height: 189 cm
Recent Results
Allianz MTV STUTTGART
Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
(25 - 21, 16 - 25, 21 - 25, 23 - 25)
VakifBank ISTANBUL
Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
(19 - 25, 25 - 17, 22 - 25, 23 - 25)
SC POTSDAM
Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
(21 - 25, 17 - 25, 25 - 23, 13 - 25)
Team Statistics
Player Statistics
Head to Head
Carlotta CAMBI
Setter
Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA
Michelle SCHWERDTNER
Libero
Allianz MTV STUTTGART
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Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA v Allianz MTV STUTTGART
After VakifBank Istanbul qualified for the Semi-Final of the #CLVolleyW, the same managed to do Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA on Wednesday evening.
With 3-1 from the first match and 3-0 in the second one against Allianz MTV STUTTGART, the team from Italy qualified for the Semi-Finals for the third time in their history.
NOVARA now has a 100 % record of winning their CEV Champions League Quarter-final matches. From five matches they had five wins, and now they can add one more to their record.
The first set started off pretty well for STUTTGART with three points of advantage but soon enough that advantage melted away and NOVARA was already taking over the set (14-10). With four killer blocks and four aces in this set itself they completely dictated the rhythm of the set and managed to lock it by 25-18.
On the winning spirit, NOVARA walked into the second set full of confidence. They knew if they win this set they are going through to the Semi-Finals. They didn’t want to leave anything open and they wanted to solve everything in this set. NOVARA definitely showed all of their qualities tonight and this set was just proof of that. They didn’t let the opponent get close to them. STUTTGART only managed to do so at the very end of the set, but that just wasn’t enough and NOVARA closed it by 23-19.
The last set was sort of a formality since NOVARA already knew that they are advancing through and STUTTGART knew that this was their last chance of playing in the elite company. For this season, at least. This is why they wanted to create spectacular volleyball which they managed to do so in the middle of the set when STUTTGART got close to NOVARA after being behind by five points. From 15-14, it was a real rollercoaster but NOVARA managed to separate once again and take the last set by 25-21.
In front of 2650 spectators, Kenia Carcaces was awarded MVP of the game due to an outstanding attack performance.
The match in numbers
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
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An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
The number of successful point winning blocks of Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA compared to Allianz MTV STUTTGART.
Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA number of service aces compared to Allianz MTV STUTTGART
Errors leading to points of Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA, next to those from Allianz MTV STUTTGART
Top Scorer
- 16 - Ebrar KARAKURT (TUR)
- 14 - Krystal RIVERS (USA)
- 13 - Kenia CARCACES OPON (CUB)
Top Attacker
- 14 - Krystal RIVERS (USA)
- 12 - Ebrar KARAKURT (TUR)
- 10 - Kenia CARCACES OPON (CUB)
Top Blocker
- 2 - Anna DANESI (ITA)
- 2 - Caterina Chiara BOSETTI (ITA)
- 1 - Carlotta CAMBI (ITA)
Top Server
- 3 - Luisa KELLER (GER)
- 3 - Ebrar KARAKURT (TUR)
- 2 - Kenia CARCACES OPON (CUB)
Top Receiver
- 8 - Eleonora FERSINO (ITA)
- 6 - Kenia CARCACES OPON (CUB)
- 6 - Caterina Chiara BOSETTI (ITA)