This is our weekly update on USA women playing professional volleyball around the world. Most of the players are former NCAA standouts:
Italy
Avery Skinner earned MVP honors as Chieri swept Roma. Skinner led Chieri with 14 kills, hitting .429, with two blocks and two aces. Madi Kingdon Rishel followed with 13 kills, two blocks and an ace. Courtney Schwan had eight kills and a block for Roma.
Conegliano overcame a slow start to easily sweep Cuneo. Kathryn Plummer had eight kills, three aces and two blocks for Conegliano. Kelsey Robinson Cook added three kills and two aces. Khalia Lanier and Madi Bugg did not play. Anna Stevenson-Hall was limited to three kills for Cuneo, which allowed 17 aces. Madi Kubik had one kill as a substitute.
Milano recovered from a one-set blip to beat Trentino in four as Dana Rettke had six kills and a match-high six blocks. Kara Bajema did not play. Carly DeHoog was second on Trentino with eight kills, one block, and an ace. Madeleine Gates did not play.
Micha Hancock’s debut was not enough to propel Casalmaggiore to a win as it lost in four to Novara. Hancock, who had two kills, came on during set three to win the set, but her team lost the fourth. Breanna Edwards had one kill as a substitute.
Scandicci set aside Busto Arsizio in four sets. Lindey Ruddins had three kills, a block and an ace in a two-set appearance for Scandicci. Haleigh Washington did not play. T’ara Ceasar made her A1 debut as a sub for Busto Arsizio.
Firenze got beat in a reverse sweep to Pinerolo. Lauren Stivrins had six kills and a match-high three blocks for Firenze.
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Turkey
Turkish Super Cup
Jordan Thompson and VakifBank beat Fenerbahce 23-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-23, 15-12 for its first title of the season. Thompson was named MVP of the final as she had 23 kills (.432), five blocks, and an ace. Thompson had14 kills, hitting .765 over the final two sets. Ali Frantti added 10 kills and an ace. Chiaka Ogbogu did not play due to foreign-player limits.
Turkish League
Sarah Parsons had 21 kills and three blocks as Kuzeyboru got its first league…
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