Giulio Sabbi: record breaker
With his 41 points tallied in the game between Verona and Molfetta (2-3), the outside hitter from Apulia Giulio Sabbi is the first ever to score more than 40 points in a game since the rally point system was adopted. Venezuelan spiker José Matheus from Telephonica Volley Gioia did score 45 and 43 points in 2000-01 but it was in the Serie A2. One of the last player to enter the top ten was Nikolay Uchikov, from Molfetta too. He had scored 40 in 2011-12.
Link for statistical curiosity: http://www.legavolley.it/Pillole.asp?Sezione=Atleti
Serie A1
Round 18 in numbers
Results:
Altotevere Città di Castello – Diatec Trentino 2-3 (26-24, 15-25, 25-27, 25-20, 11-15)
Casa Modena – Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata 0-3 (21-25, 19-25, 18-25)
Copra Elior Piacenza – Andreoli Latina 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 26-24)
CMC Ravenna – Bre Lannutti Cuneo 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-22)
Calzedonia Verona – Exprivia Molfetta 2-3 (22-25, 27-25, 21-25, 25-21, 13-15)
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia – Sir Safety Perugia 0-3 (17-25, 23-25, 19-25)
League table
Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata 49, Copra Elior Piacenza 45*, Sir Safety Perugia 39, Diatec Trentino 33, Bre Lannutti Cuneo 26, Altotevere Città di Castello 25, Calzedonia Verona 25, Casa Modena 25, CMC Ravenna 20**, Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia 19, Exprivia Molfetta 15*, Andreoli Latina 15.
*1 game in hand: Copra Elior Piacenza, Exprivia Molfetta
**2 games in hand: CMC Ravenna
LONGEST GAME: 02.15
Calzedonia Verona – Exprivia Molfetta (2-3)
QUICKEST GAME: 01.14
Copra Elior Piacenza – Andreoli Latina (3-0)
LONGEST SET: 00.33
2° Set (27-25) Calzedonia Verona – Exprivia Molfetta
QUICKEST SET: 00.22
1° Set (25-18) CMC Ravenna – Bre Lannutti Cuneo
2° Set (15-25) Altotevere Città di Castello – Diatec Trentino
2° Set (25-15) Copra Elior Piacenza – Andreoli Latina
TEAM HIGHS
ATTACK: 57,1%
Copra Elior Piacenza
RECEPTION: Perf. 49%
Sir Safety Perugia
BLOCKS: 16
Exprivia Molfetta
POINTS: 91
Diatec Trentino
ACES: 9
Diatec Trentino
INDIVIDUAL HIGHS
POINTS: 41
Giulio Sabbi (Exprivia Molfetta)
SPIKES: 36
Giulio Sabbi (Exprivia Molfetta)
ACES: 3
Kay Van Dijk (Diatec Trentino)
Matteo Piano (Altotevere Città di Castello)
BLOCKS: 6
Sebastian Solé (Diatec Trentino)
THE BESTS
Alexandre FERREIRA (Altotevere Città di Castello – Diatec Trentino)
Michele BARANOWICZ (Casa Modena – Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata)
Hristo ZLATANOV (Copra Elior Piacenza – Andreoli Latina)
Niels KLAPWIJK (CMC Ravenna – Bre Lannutti Cuneo)
Mitja GASPARINI (Calzedonia Verona – Exprivia Molfetta)
Aleksandar ATANASIJEVIC (Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia – Sir Safety Perugia)
Serie A1
Fixtures and refs
The postponed game between Ravenna and Piacenza will be played on Wednesday February 26 at 8.30pm
Serie A1 round 15 (postponed game)
Wednesday February 26 at 8.30pm
CMC Ravenna – Copra Elior Piacenza
(Gnani-Cappello)
Serie A1 round 19
Saturday March 1 at 5.30pm
Sir Safety Perugia – CMC Ravenna Live on RAI Sport 1
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
(Cipolla-Boris)
Sunday March 2 at 5.30pm
Exprivia Molfetta – Copra Elior Piacenza Live on RAI Sport 1
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
(Perri-Cesare)
Sunday March 2 at 6pm
Diatec Trentino – Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia
(Zucca-Sobrero)
Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Calzedonia Verona Diretta Sportube.tv
(Satanassi-Vagni)
Bre Lannutti Cuneo – Altotevere Città di Castello
(Pol-Padoan)
Postponed to Tuesday March 11 at 8.30pm
Casa Modena – Andreoli Latina
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