Maritza PLOVDIV
Play By Play
Savino Del Bene SCANDICCI












































































Top Scorer
- 16 - Ekaterina ANTROPOVA (ITA)
- 11 - Ciara DEBELL (USA)
- 10 - Linda Nkiruka NWAKALOR (ITA)
Officials
Mirko JANKOVIC
Koen LUTS
Maritza PLOVDIV - Savino Del Bene SCANDICCI
Maritza PLOVDIV
- Since its last Champions League match, Maritza Plovdiv has played two domestic games. After winning both its quarterfinal and semifinal games in straight sets, it advanced to this month’s Bulgaria Cup final.
- Savino Del Bene Scandicci is Maritza Plovdiv’s first-ever Italian opponent in the Champions League. After being eliminated from the competition in 2016-2017, Maritza met Italy’s Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio in a sixteenthfinal CEV Cup encounter, losing 3-1 away and winning 3-2 at home.
- In the first game between Savino Del Bene Scandicci and Maritza Plovdiv, played in Florence on November 8, the home team claimed an emphatic 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-11) victory.
- While Savino Del Bene Scandicci is at the top of the Pool B table, undefeated on 4-0, Maritza Plovdiv is in third place on 1-3, hoping to keep that position through the end and advance beyond the pool stage of the CEV Champions League for the first time in history.
Savino Del Bene SCANDICCI
- Savino Del Bene Volley is undefeated in 14 matches (between Championship and CEV Champions League). The last defeat dates back to November 1st, when coach Barbolini's girls were defeated by Prosecco Doc Imoco Volley Conegliano.
- Savino Del Bene Volley is still undefeated in the 2023-2024 CEV Champions League. Savino Del Bene Volley has not lost a Champions League match since March 3, 2021, when they were beaten 3-0 by Prosecco Doc Imoco Volley Conegliano in the match valid as the return match of the quarter-finals.
- For the first time in its history Savino Del Bene Volley will play a match in Bulgaria.
- There are two Bulgarian players who have played for Savino Del Bene Volley: Emilija Nikolova, married Dimitrova, and Elica Vasileva. To date, there are no Bulgarian players on Barbolini's roster.
- Tomorrow will be the twentieth official match of the Savino Del Bene Volley season. The balance sheet of Barbolini's team to date is 17 victories and only 2 defeats.
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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereeMirko JANKOVICSRBSecond RefereeKoen LUTSBEL
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Venue Information
Kolodruma is the biggest multifunctional complex in Plovdiv, famous with modern architecture and impressive atmosphere. The hall is unique not only being the only covered Olympic-sized cycling track in the Balkans, but also for being able to host 22 sports at the highest level. Kolodruma has also a hall for warm up trainings, press center, locker rooms, coach rooms, LED screens, underground and grand parking for 438 cars. The Arena is connected to four boulevards so getting there is easy. Capacity: 6100
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How To Attend
Naycho Tsanov Blvd., PLOVDIV, 4000 Capacity: 6100
City bus lines that have stops near the arena: 4, 10, 17, 99 PLOVDIV AIRPORT – distance to the hall is 12.2 km, cca. 15 min by car. There’s no public transportation from the airport. SOFIA AIRPORT – distance to the hall by car using highway A1 is 151 km and takes around 1 hour 40 minutes. Get directions
Team








- SLAVCHEVA Lora3 Setter
- HRISTOSKOVA Dobrina5 Outside spiker
- SAYKOVA Borislava14 Middle blocker
- MILICEVIC Maria-Gabriela18 Outside spiker
Maritza PLOVDIV
Address
Stadium Lokomotiv Park Lauta PlovdivContacts
Previous Games
16/01/2024 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
10/01/2024 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
05/12/2023 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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9Competitions Played
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0Titles
- Competition
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6Matches Played
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1Matches Won
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17%Win %
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3Sets Won
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358Points Won
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36%Attack %
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32%Reception %
Team
Team








- ALBERTI Sara2 Middle blocker
- ZHU Ting4 Outside spiker
- RUDDINS Lindsey6 Outside spiker
- MERLO Enrica8 Libero
- OGNJENOVIC Maja10 Setter
- DA SILVA Ana Carolina16 Middle blocker
- DIOP Binto18 Opposite
- GAY Alice20 Libero
Savino Del Bene SCANDICCI
Address
Via Benozzo Gozzoli, 5/6 SCANDICCIContacts
Previous Games
28/02/2024 | vs. |
2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
21/02/2024 | vs. |
2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
16/01/2024 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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5Competitions Played
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2Titles
- Competition
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8Matches Played
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6Matches Won
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75%Win %
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22Sets Won
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701Points Won
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51%Attack %
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38%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1999
- Birth Place: Sint Truiden
- Height: 182 cm
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: California
- Height: 191 cm
- Birth Date: 1984
- Birth Place: Zrenjanin
- Height: 183 cm
- Birth Date: 1995
- Birth Place: Colorado
- Height: 190 cm
- Birth Date: 2003
- Birth Place: Akureyri
- Height: 202 cm
Recent Results
Eczacibasi Dynavit ISTANBUL
Maritza PLOVDIV
(25 - 19, 25 - 20, 25 - 19)
Vasas Óbuda BUDAPEST
Maritza PLOVDIV
(25 - 22, 17 - 25, 18 - 25, 25 - 14, 8 - 15)
Maritza PLOVDIV
Eczacibasi Dynavit ISTANBUL
(13 - 25, 16 - 25, 20 - 25)
Team Statistics
Player Statistics
Head to Head
Zhana TODOROVA
Libero
Maritza PLOVDIV
Britt HERBOTS
Outside spiker
Savino Del Bene SCANDICCI
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The match in numbers
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
The number of successful point winning blocks of Maritza PLOVDIV compared to Savino Del Bene SCANDICCI.
Maritza PLOVDIV number of service aces compared to Savino Del Bene SCANDICCI
Errors leading to points of Maritza PLOVDIV, next to those from Savino Del Bene SCANDICCI
Top Scorer
- 16 - Ekaterina ANTROPOVA (ITA)
- 11 - Ciara DEBELL (USA)
- 10 - Linda Nkiruka NWAKALOR (ITA)
Top Attacker
- 11 - Ekaterina ANTROPOVA (ITA)
- 11 - Ciara DEBELL (USA)
- 7 - Dobrina HRISTOSKOVA (BUL)
Top Blocker
- 5 - Ekaterina ANTROPOVA (ITA)
- 3 - Linda Nkiruka NWAKALOR (ITA)
- 2 - Borislava SAYKOVA (BUL)
Top Server
- 4 - Linda Nkiruka NWAKALOR (ITA)
- 2 - Isabella DI IULIO (ITA)
- 1 - Mariya KRIVOSHIISKA (BUL)
Top Receiver
- 8 - Ciara DEBELL (USA)
- 4 - Britt HERBOTS (BEL)
- 3 - Mila PASHKULEVA (BUL)