Italy - Serie A1 2014/15

  • Modena won the golden set 15-13 against Piacenza! They managed to turn the situation around and they qualified to final four. Looking at the stats, great match for Picci :heart: but also van Hecke did well (26 points).


    Conegliano is leading 10-7

  • ITALY CUP - Quarterfinals (2nd half)


    IGOR GORGONZOLA NOVARA - Metalleghe Sanitars Montichiari 1-3 (3-0 1st half)
    Hill 23, Chirichella 14, Partenio 10 / Tomsia 25, Brinker 10, Mingardi 8
    http://www.legavolleyfemminile…linoGara.asp?IdGara=81782


    IMOCO VOLLEY CONEGLIANO - Foppapedretti Bergamo 4-1 (1-3 1st half)
    Özsoy 31, Nikolova 23, Adams 21 / Loda 22, Sylla 18, Paggi 12
    http://www.legavolleyfemminile…linoGara.asp?IdGara=81783


    LIU•JO MODENA - Nordmeccanica Rebecchi Piacenza 4-1 (1-3 1st half)
    Piccinini 19, Fabris 14, Heyrman 11, Rondon 10 / Van Hecke 21, Sorokaite 12, Wilson 10
    http://www.legavolleyfemminile…linoGara.asp?IdGara=81784


    Pomì Casalmaggiore - UNENDO YAMAMAY BUSTO ARSIZIO 0-3 (2-3 1st half)
    Ortolani 13, Stevanovic 11, Tirozzi 10 / Diouf 25, Havelkova 14, Lyubushkina 9
    http://www.legavolleyfemminile…linoGara.asp?IdGara=81785

  • Novara
    down by at 18-13 leads a late surge powered by Hill’s three point serve rally and
    two powerful back row kills to get close at 22-20 and then Braun leads the way
    with a series of powerful kills and an excellent serve series to take it to 24-23
    Novara and Gucci ends it with a block.
    Novara steals the first set from Piacenza.

  • Piacenza takes the 18-15 lead but Novara fights back to
    19-17 but then Piacenza closes out with 3 kills by Sorokaite, ace and block by
    Di Iulio, and ends the set with two hitting errors by Novara. Piacenza is clearly the better team through
    two sets but after letting Novara steal the first it goes into number three
    1-1.

  • Novara's pipe is such a weapon.. I have never seen a team using pipe attack so much, except Russia with Kosheleva and Turkey with Neriman.. Noemi is using it constantly and it's not only with off balls, she does it very well with both Klineman and Hill

  • Piacenza takes the 5-4 lead then Hill comes to serve and
    leads an 8 point surge that includes one ace and a back row kill. Very effective service by Hill in this set
    and Novara jumps out to a 12-5 lead. Piacenza never recovers and Novara spreads
    the points out to the end with Hill, Klineman, and Gucci doing most of the
    damage. Very strong set for Hill. We’ll see if Piacenza is broken or can rally
    back in set 4.

  • Piacenza takes the 8-4 lead then Hill comes to serve and
    leads a 5 point surge that includes one ace and two pipe kills. Very effective service by Hill in this set
    and Novara jumps back in with a 10-9 lead. The set goes back and forth with Hill and
    Klineman leading Novara to an 18-16 lead when Braun comes up to serve. She triggers a nice 4 point surge that
    includes an ace. But the real damage is
    3 blocks in the final 7 point for Novara. Novara spreads the points around like
    an epidemic of measles in the USA. Hill
    finishes with a dink on a broken set for the end.




    Nice team effort by Novara reminiscent of Team US in the
    World Championships. Solid blocking
    especially by Gucci. Nice setting by
    Signorile, she must be watching the Alisha Glass tapes. Braun and Klineman each
    having their moments to excel.





    Fun match to watch with a lot of solid defensive play and
    some long rallies. I will say it has
    been nice to see Hill continue her growth after her disastrous season in Poland
    last year. The big question was would
    she be able to have a solid second club season and it looks like she is.





    Her back row attack is a new weapon and one that Team US
    seldom used so we’ll see if Karch watches his players club season. Hill’s attack IQ is clearly on the rise as
    she is hitting very effectively off the hands in high double block situations
    and doing some very nice soft directional spikes hitting open areas. Not the boom boom of Kim or Kosheleva but
    very effective for her body style.





    Here’s hoping Novara continues its winning and plays its way
    into next year’s Champions League. It
    would be great to see Novara keep the team together and bring in someone like Lucia
    Bosetti as OH for added back row defense and depth and make an Italian League
    run at the championship.

  • It's true Hill is having a great season. Klineman is top-scorer but IMO Hill is Novara's best player. Being very good in both attack and reception is better than being great in just one and okay/poor in the other.


    She is taking huge responsibility in reception and still being strong, and her digging has also improved. Should be very good for Team USA.

  • I think the thing that makes Kim Hill interesting is that
    for Team USA she plays within a system that is designed for her unique skill
    set. Karch’s QuicK offense sent many
    sets to Hill with only one blocker or one approaching and she scored at a very
    high percentage in that environment.



    He also relied upon her back row defense, digging,
    reception, passing, and serving. There
    are very few girls her height that can go to the floor as effectively as
    she. Remember she was a sand
    all-American in college and had spent a fifth year playing strictly sand
    volleyball which I think sharpened her reflexes and digging skills.



    What was remarkable about her WC MVP was that she played
    with such great consistency because coming into the tournament she was prone to
    confidence collapses in a set once she started making errors. In fact I think Karch pulled her late in set
    3 against Italy just for that reason.



    For Team USA she is typically the 2nd or 3rd
    option in her front row rotation and her strongest asset to the team is the
    strength of both her front and back row play.
    Klineman if you noticed does not play as an OH but as an opposite for
    Team USA because her back row play is considered insufficient.



    So the unanswered question coming into Novara was how she
    would play in the Club environment. Would
    it be a repeat of her Polish debut or a continuation of her WC play? Her recent play seems to suggest that she
    will have a positive future in both Club and NT seasons.

  • 5th ROUND (2nd half)

    Igor Gorgonzola Novara - Nordmeccanica Rebecchi Piacenza 3-1

    Klineman 26, Hill 22, Guiggi 13, Barun 11 / Di Iulio 15, Sorokaite 14, Van Hecke 11
    http://www.legavolleyfemminile…linoGara.asp?IdGara=81732


    Metalleghe Sanitars Montichiari - Imoco Volley Conegliano 3-1
    Tomsia 22, Gioli 21, Brinker 17 / Nikolova 24, Neriman 15, Furlan 7
    http://www.legavolleyfemminile…linoGara.asp?IdGara=81733


    Savino Del Bene Scandicci - Foppapedretti Bergamo 0-3
    Muresan 12, Vanzurova 8, Lipicer Samec 7 / Sylla 20, Loda 15, Blagojevic 9, Paggi 7
    http://www.legavolleyfemminile…linoGara.asp?IdGara=81734


    Liu•Jo Modena - Il Bisonte Firenze 3-0
    Fabris 15, Piccinini 12, Rousseaux 11, Folie 8 / Turlea 11, Calloni 8, Negrini 8
    http://www.legavolleyfemminile…linoGara.asp?IdGara=81735


    Zeta System Urbino - Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio
    Postponed to 25th February


    Pomì Casalmaggiore - Volley 2002 Forlì 3-1
    Gibbemeyer 17, Gennari 15, Ortolani 12, Tirozzi 12 / Koleva 13, Ceron 12, Neriotti 9
    http://www.legavolleyfemminile…linoGara.asp?IdGara=81737



    STANDINGS
    1. Igor Gorgonzola Novara 42
    2. Liu•Jo Modena 37
    3. Pomì Casalmaggiore 34
    4. Imoco Volley Conegliano 29
    5. Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio 26
    6. Nordmeccanica Rebecchi Piacenza 26
    7. Foppapedretti Bergamo 26
    8. Metalleghe Sanitars Montichiari 22
    9. Savino Del Bene Scandicci 20
    10. Il Bisonte Firenze 15
    11. Zeta System Urbino 4
    12. Volley 2002 Forlì 4