Isabelle Haak a screamer, Conegliano dethrones Novara and goes on the run
Top battle at Pala Igor in Novara: the 61st classic of the Italian championship is worth the momentary lead in Regular Season for Igor Gorgonzola Novara and Prosecco DOC A.Carraro Imoco Conegliano, it’s the fifth day of A1. The Panthers come from a midweek win against Monviso on the road and stayed in Piedmont to take on the Mosquitoes tonight. Coach Daniele Santarelli relies on Wolosz and Haak in the diagonal, Gabi and Sillah are the bands, Fahr and Lubian are the middle, De Gennaro the libero. On the bench, with the number 21 jersey of the second libero, is Imoco Next Gen class 2009 Panther Virginia Vian, in her first call-up with the bigs. In the other half of the court, coach Bernardi lines up Cambi at setter and Herbots opposite, Ishikawa and Alsmeier are the setters, Bonifacio and Igiede play center, De Nardi is the libero.
Sillah puts in her own in the initial Gialloblù mini-break (0-3), Lubian gets unblocked from 9 meters with 5-10, which also hits with the 10-14 fast, De Gennaro engages Gabi’s reel (14-18): Scognamillo reinforces the second line, Fahr walls and gives a set point concretized again by Gabi in place 4 (5 points with 83% efficiency in the first set). The carioca will finish with 13 points with no errors in either serve or attack. Wolosz at 1-0 led a 74% attack with five players scoring at least 3 points apiece.
Fahr rises for the wall-point and hits 2 aces that bring Prosecco DOC A.Carraro Imoco up 1-5: the yellow-blue wall also works with Lubian, who also stings with the fast. Gabi cleans the parallel line (8-12). Haak breaks down the opponent’s defense and reception with the third ace of the set and the Swede’s tenth personal (16-10), Fahr rises again to fend off the mosquitoes’ attack write +8 (13-21), likewise Sillah delivers the set point to the Panthers, realized by Lubian (17-25, 4 centers and 1 wall in the set). Fahr and her teammates score 7 points between wall and serve in the second partial, in the middle the Olympic champions end the match with 20 points, 4 walls and 5 aces combined.
Lubian broke the balance at the beginning of the third set by scoring from the serve with the help of the tape (5-7), Sillah chipped the wall and and entered the scoreboard in the third set as well, Haak imitated her and overcame herself by finding another aces (10-13, 8 points and an aces in the set for Bella, “twenty” at the end with 53% of attacks materialized into points and the title of MVP). All on their feet at Pala Igor for Gabi’s pipe that makes it 13-14, De Gennaro overcomes himself three times in the best exchange of the match (textbook positive reception, at 93%). Daalderop relieves Sillah, the Dutchman stamps +3 (14-17), Lubian repeats again from the serve. Fahr scratches for 18-22, the Panthers fly to the matchpoint, signed by Daalderop (2-point impact at the tail end of the match).
This is the fifth win in as many matches for Prosecco DOC A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano, which momentarily leads the Regular Season by itself with 14 points. The team will return to Palaverde on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 8:30 p.m. to face Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri ’76. It will be active from Monday, instead, the presale for the match against Numia Vero Volley Milano, appointment at Palaverde for Wednesday, November 5 at 20:30, all specifics online at vivaticket.com.
