Bulgarian national player Kalina Veneva finished with 2 points in Banka Valsabbina Millenium Brescia's categorical 0:3 (13:25, 19:25, 20:25) away defeat to Igor Gorgonzola Novara in a match from the sixth round of the Italian Women's Serie A1.
The match was played on November 2nd in the "Pala Igor" hall in front of 1723 spectators and lasted 79 minutes.
Veneva came off the bench and scored 2 points from 5 attacks, which represents a 40% success rate. The Bulgarian receiver also recorded 6 receptions with 66% positive and 50% perfect reception, without any errors.
The most effective players for Brescia were Rachele Nardelli, Yuliya Kavalenka, and Angelika Novosel with 7 points each. Bozhitsa Markovich added 6, including 2 successful blocks, and Rossella Olivotto finished with 5 points.
For the hosts, Kaya Grobelna scored 15 points, of which 13 were from attack and 2 from block. Tatiana Tolok added 13 points, including 2 aces.
Novara's middle blocker Benedetta Bartolini was chosen as the Most Valuable Player (MVP), finishing with 11 points - 8 from attack with a 66% success rate and 3 successful blocks.
The statistics show Novara's categorical superiority. The hosts scored 43 points from attack with a 48% success rate against 33 points and only 31% for Brescia.
The difference in blocking was particularly significant - 10:3 for Novara, with Federica Squarcini alone recording 4 successful blocks.
Brescia's problems were also evident in reception - only 28% perfect reception against 44% for the hosts.
Novara dominated from the start, taking a 16:7 lead in the first set and winning it 25:13. In the next two sets, the visitors offered more serious resistance but failed to sufficiently trouble Massimo Barbolini's team.
Two consecutive matches against teams from Lombardy are coming up.
In the next, seventh round of the Italian Serie A1, Kalina Veneva and Brescia will host Choruslife Bergamo on November 8th (Sunday) at 7:00 PM Bulgarian time. The match will be played in the "Pala George" hall in Montichiari and will be broadcast on DAZN and the official YouTube channel of the Italian Women's Volleyball League.
Just three days later, on November 11th (Wednesday) at 9:30 PM Bulgarian time, Brescia will visit Numia Vero Volley Milano, led by the coach of the Bulgarian national team, Gianlorenzo Blengini.
The match from the eighth round will take place in the "Allianz Cloud" hall in Milan and will be broadcast on DAZN.
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