{"id":52106,"date":"2026-09-26T17:10:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T15:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/panthers-ok-against-novara-tomorrow-at-6-pm-the-final-of-the-courmayeur-cup-live-rai-sport-and-dazn\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T19:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T17:47:51","slug":"panthers-ok-against-novara-tomorrow-at-6-pm-the-final-of-the-courmayeur-cup-live-rai-sport-and-dazn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/en\/panthers-ok-against-novara-tomorrow-at-6-pm-the-final-of-the-courmayeur-cup-live-rai-sport-and-dazn\/","title":{"rendered":"PANTHERS OK AGAINST NOVARA, TOMORROW AT 6 PM THE FINAL OF THE COURMAYEUR CUP (LIVE RAI SPORT AND DAZN)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PROSECCO DOC A. CARRARO IMOCO CONEGLIANO-IGOR GORGONZOLA NOVARA 3-0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(25-12| 25-21| 25-22)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prosecco DOC A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano<\/strong>: Gabi 7, Zhu 7, Manfredini 13, Folie ne, Piovesan ne, Manda, De Gennaro, Haak 19, Di 1, Arici ne, Adigwe, Cekulaev ne, Fahr 9, Sillah 9. Coach: Santarelli<br \/>\n<strong>Igor Gorgonzola Novara<\/strong>: Herbots 4, Squarcini ne, De Nardi ne, Weske ne, Grobelna 8, Alsmeier, Moro, Bartolini 5, Bonifacio 3, Carraro 2, Tombolato ne, Tolok 11, Perinelli ne, Awoleye ne. Coach Barbolini <\/p>\n<p><strong>Referee<\/strong>: Nava e Scotti<br \/>\n<strong>Set duration<\/strong>: 20&#8242;- 26&#8242; &#8211; 28&#8242;<br \/>\n<strong>Notes<\/strong>: service errors Co 11, No 4; aces 4-0, blocks 10-4<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-52085\" src=\"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0113-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0113-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0113-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0113-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0113-690x460.jpg 690w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0113-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0113-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0113-128x85.jpg 128w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0113-32x21.jpg 32w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0113-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prosecco DOC on the piece in Courmayeur: <strong>the Panthers beat Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3-0 in the semi-final of the Courmayeur Cup, tomorrow at 6 pm De Gennaro and his teammates face Numia Vero Volley Milano in the final<\/strong> (live TV free to air on Rai Sport, streaming on Rai Play, DAZN and YouTube of Lega Volley Femminile).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52081\" src=\"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0045-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0045-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0045-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0045-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0045-690x460.jpg 690w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0045-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0045-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0045-128x85.jpg 128w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0045-32x21.jpg 32w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0045-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the match at the Courmayeur Sport Center the Panthers arrive without captain Asia Wolosz<strong>, Coach Daniele Santarelli starts with Di on the dribble and Haak opposite, Zhu and Sillah are the bands, Manfredini and Fahr in the center, De Gennaro free<\/strong>. On the Novara side, the starting six reads Carraro, Grobelna, Herbots, Tolok, Bonifacio, Bartolini and Moro free. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52089\" src=\"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0050-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0050-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0050-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0050-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0050-690x460.jpg 690w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0050-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0050-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0050-128x85.jpg 128w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0050-32x21.jpg 32w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0050-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zhu starts off sharply, Haak sets out on his own and  <strong>Manfredini comes into the match blocking for the 6-1 with which the Panthers open the first set. The young Italian repeats herself twice (11-2, 4 of the 7 yellow-blue blocks of the first set bear the signature of the class of 2006) <\/strong>, Prosecco DOC resists on the return of the mosquitoes, Haak increases the advantage to +11, then Di involves Fahr in the first half (22-11). <strong>Haak closes on a perfect lift by De Gennaro (8 centers with 89% in the first set for the Swede), 25-12 is worth 1-0<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52093\" src=\"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0057-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0057-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0057-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0057-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0057-690x460.jpg 690w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0057-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0057-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0057-128x85.jpg 128w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0057-32x21.jpg 32w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0057-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sillah gains confidence at the beginning of the second set, Haak continues on his rhythm and <strong>Manfredini unloads the first ace,<\/strong> Di fixes the 10-1 with the second touch. Novara gets back on track thanks to Alsmeier and Bartolini (13-10), <strong>on the first corner of the match coach Santarelli calls a time-out<\/strong>, then the Panthers regain confidence with Manfredini (17-11): Tolok impacts with the high ball, the newly-entered Manda raises Fahr the 18-15, <strong>Haak turns two balls from the second line into gold, Sillah flays the hands of the wall for the final 25-21 (5 points for the Slovenian, the best Panther of the second set)<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52097\" src=\"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0120-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0120-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0120-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0120-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0120-690x460.jpg 690w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0120-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0120-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0120-128x85.jpg 128w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0120-32x21.jpg 32w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0120-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>In the third set Gabi debuts<\/strong>, De Gennaro builds another axis with Haak, but it is Novara who leads (2-6). Gabi blocks twice in a row and slips the ace, so the Panthers mend (9-9); Grobelna engages in the duel with Haak (11-12),<strong> it is the Swede who puts the point of the first advantage, the &#8220;twin&#8221; Gabi that of the first break (17-15, the carioca makes 7 in a single partial).<\/strong> But it&#8217;s not over, <strong>Haak has to chase away the Novara comeback with the first ace (22-20), then realizes the second yellow-blue matchpoint (25-22, Yao Di leads the attack with 50% of shots per point).<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52101\" src=\"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0107-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0107-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0107-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0107-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0107-690x460.jpg 690w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0107-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0107-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0107-128x85.jpg 128w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0107-32x21.jpg 32w, https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260926_Courmayeur_Cup_2026_Conegliano_-_Novara_0107-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ThOCNs8MaRA\">CLICK HERE FOR THE POST-MATCH INTERVIEWS OF COACH SANTARELLI AND LINDA MANFREDINI<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>FOLLOW THE PANTHERS ON IMOCO VOLLEY&#8217;S SOCIAL NETWORKS SO YOU DON&#8217;T MISS ANYTHING FROM THE WORLD OF PROSECCO DOC!<br \/>\n(photo Rubin-LVF)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROSECCO DOC A. CARRARO IMOCO CONEGLIANO-IGOR GORGONZOLA NOVARA 3-0 (25-12| 25-21| 25-22) Prosecco DOC A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano: Gabi 7, Zhu 7, Manfredini 13, Folie ne, Piovesan ne, Manda, De Gennaro, Haak 19, Di 1, Arici ne, Adigwe, Cekulaev ne, Fahr 9, Sillah 9. Coach: Santarelli Igor Gorgonzola Novara: Herbots 4, Squarcini ne, De Nardi&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":52079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[224],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52106"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52120,"href":"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52106\/revisions\/52120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imocovolley.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}