Padova’s 2016-17 season kicked off with a 3-0 victory over the young students of Standford University. It’s been a rather comfortable victory but more than the result, this encounter was important to start finding each other on court with the new players. The next friendly game will take place on Friday 2 September at 6pm in the Kioene arena against Sol Lucernari Montecchio Maggiore, newly promoted side in the Serie A2 ;

Kioene Padova – Stanford University 3-0 (25-12; 25-16; 25-8)

Kioene Padova: Shaw 1, Giannotti 6, Maar 10, Koncilja 5, Averill 6, Fedrizzi 9, Balaso (L); Volpato 3, Milan 3, Link, Bassanello (L). Did not play: Veronese.

Stanford University: Vega 6, Dervay 4, Moore 2, Ewert 2, Rakestraw 4, Jones 2, D’Agostino (L); Smith, Hayden 2, Sthebner. Did not play: Enriques, Klassen.