Trentino Volley (women's volleyball)

Trentino Volley Femminile is the professional women's section of the Italian volleyball club Trentino Volley. The team is based in Trento in northern Italy and currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league.

Itas Trentino
Full nameTrentino Volley
Founded2022
GroundIl T Quotidiano Arena
Trento, Italy
(Capacity: 4,360)
ChairmanBruno Da Re
Head coachDavide Mazzanti
LeagueFIPAV Women's Serie A1
WebsiteClub home page
Uniforms
Home
Away

Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club has competed under the following names:

  • Itas Trentino (2022–present)

History

On 6 June 2022 Trentino Volley announced the opening of the women's section of the club. By acquiring the rights to play in Serie A2 from Trentino Rosa the club was able to jump directly to the second division of the Italian women's league.[1][2]

In its first season in Serie A2 (2022–23) Trentino Volley finished the regular season as the best ranked team in Pool A.[3] In the subsequent promotion pool play the team finished second and advanced to the promotion playoffs. By winning the final against Volley Millenium Brescia Trentino Volley was promoted to Serie A1 for the 2023–24 season.[4]

Team

The following is the roster for the 2023–2024 season.[5]

Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date
1 Yana Shcherban Outside Hitter 1.85 (1989-09-06) 6 September 1989
2 Viola Passaro Setter 1.82 (2004-11-30) 30 November 2004
3 Chiara Mason Outside Hitter 1.83 (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000
4 Roslandy Acosta Outside Hitter 1.90 (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992
5 Francesca Michieletto Outside Hitter 1.84 (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997
6 Gaia Guiducci Setter 1.78 (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002
7 Rossella Olivotto (c) Middle Blocker 1.89 (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991
8 Giulia Marconato Middle Blocker 1.90 (2003-04-26) 26 April 2003
9 Martina Stocco Setter 1.90 (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000
10 Francesca Parlangeli Libero 1.64 (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990
11 Carly DeHoog Opposite 1.94 (1994-10-14) 14 October 1994
12 Giulia Angelina Outside Hitter 1.92 (1997-02-26) 26 February 1997
13 Valentina Zago Opposite 1.87 (1990-02-21) 21 February 1990
14 Iris Scholten Opposite 1.91 (1999-11-15) 15 November 1999
16 Madeleine Gates Middle Blocker 1.90 (1998-10-30) 30 October 1998
18 Gaia Moretto Middle Blocker 1.92 (1994-09-18) 18 September 1994
19 Alessandra Mistretta Libero 1.65 (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002

References
  1. "Trentino Volley History". trentinovolley.it. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  2. "Serie A2 femminile, la Trentino Rosa cambia volto". trentotoday.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  3. "Regular season A2 Pool A 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. "Finale Promozione – L'Itas Trentino è in Serie A1". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. "Itas Trentino Team 2023–24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  6. "Itas Trentino Team 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.