The 2023/24 season of Ipag Ramonda Montecchio ends with the trip to Talmassons. The Castellana team will play on Saturday at 5pm at the Lignano Sabbiadoro sports hall. The spirit of the match is simple: try to close the championship and the promotion pool in the best possible way. In particular, the Bericos experienced a year with two faces: a regular season played beyond expectations, especially considering that from the second day the team had to do without opposite number and captain Giorgia Mazzon due to a serious knee injury , contrasted with a poule promotion that was unsuccessful in terms of collecting points, but still spirited. Particularly notable among the Montecchio ranks were the Sara Bellia band, with 411 ground balls of which 45 aces and 28 blocks, the spiker Alessia Arciprete, with 386 points of which 36 were on serve and 24 on blocks, and the central Alexandra Botezat, who stops at 348 with 91 blocks and 30 points served. The last day of the poule promotion represents the third time in which Castellana and Friulana meet at the net; on the other two occasions, i.e. the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup and in the first leg of this second phase of the championship, coach Barbieri’s girls prevailed in three sets. And if for Montecchio Easter Sunday will represent the so-called “breaking of ranks”, for Talmassons the match against Ipag Ramonda will decide who will be the opponent in the playoff semi-finals. Therefore, speaking of the Talmassons board, it is worth mentioning the spiker Leah Hardeman, 450 points won so far, but also pay attention to the center Katja Eckl (328) and the gang Alessia Populini. “All the girls will find space against Talmassons – these are the words of coach Eraldo Buonavita – In particular I am referring to Giulia Malvicini, Sara Gabrielli and Chiara Pandolfi. I would also like to bring in our captain Giorgia Mazzon on a representative basis, but only for a joke since her rehabilitation is still long. The Friulians, based on the result obtained in the match against us, will define their position in the play off grid and, consequently, also their future opponents. We will do our best to end on a high note; It’s been two months now that, despite good performances, we haven’t been able to move the rankings.”
