Trentino Volley (women's volleyball)
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| Full name | Trentino Volley | ||
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| Founded | 2022 | ||
| Ground | Il T Quotidiano Arena Trento, Italy (Capacity: 4,360) | ||
| Chairman | Bruno Da Re | ||
| Head coach | Davide Mazzanti | ||
| League | FIPAV Women's Serie A2 | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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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 A2, Italy's second highest professional league.
Previous names
[edit]Due to sponsorship, the club has competed under the following names:
- Itas Trentino (2022–present)
History
[edit]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] The club finished its debut season in Serie A1 in last place and was relegated back to Serie A2 again for the 2024–25 season.[5][6]
Team
[edit]The following is the roster for the 2024–2025 season.[7]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Virginia Ristori | Outside Hitter | 1.80 | 4 September 1999 |
| 2 | Beatrice Zeni | Libero | 1.68 | 27 July 2008 |
| 3 |  Emilia Weske | Opposite | 1.89 | 26 March 2001 |
| 5 | Ilaria Batte | Setter | 1.85 | 27 June 2005 |
| 7 | Aneta Zojzi | Outside Hitter | 1.86 | 23 May 2003 |
| 8 | Giulia Marconato | Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 26 April 2003 |
| 9 | Silvia Fiori | Libero | 1.62 | 18 July 1994 |
| 10 | Maria Teresa Bassi | Opposite | 1.88 | 28 September 2002 |
| 11 | Vittoria Prandi | Setter | 1.80 | 4 November 1994 |
| 12 | Beatrice Molinaro | Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 15 June 1995 |
| 13 | Dominika Giuliani | Outside Hitter | 1.92 | 26 November 2004 |
| 16 | Greta Iob | Middle Blocker | 1.88 | 23 June 2006 |
| 17 | Valeria Pizzolato | Middle Blocker | 1.82 | 20 May 1999 |
| 18 | Dayana Kosareva | Outside Hitter | 1.86 | 24 August 1999 |
| 2023–2024 Team[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date | |
| 1 |  Yana Shcherban | Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 6 September 1989 | |
| 2 | Viola Passaro | Setter | 1.82 | 30 November 2004 | |
| 3 | Chiara Mason | Outside Hitter | 1.83 | 11 July 2000 | |
| 4 |  Roslandy Acosta | Outside Hitter | 1.90 | 25 February 1992 | |
| 5 | Francesca Michieletto | Outside Hitter | 1.84 | 10 September 1997 | |
| 6 | Gaia Guiducci | Setter | 1.78 | 9 March 2002 | |
| 7 | Rossella Olivotto (c) | Middle Blocker | 1.89 | 27 April 1991 | |
| 8 | Giulia Marconato | Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 26 April 2003 | |
| 9 | Martina Stocco | Setter | 1.90 | 27 January 2000 | |
| 10 | Francesca Parlangeli | Libero | 1.64 | 23 February 1990 | |
| 11 |  Carly DeHoog | Opposite | 1.94 | 14 October 1994 | |
| 12 | Giulia Angelina | Outside Hitter | 1.92 | 26 February 1997 | |
| 13 | Valentina Zago | Opposite | 1.87 | 21 February 1990 | |
| 14 |  Iris Scholten | Opposite | 1.91 | 15 November 1999 | |
| 16 | Madeleine Gates | Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 30 October 1998 | |
| 18 | Gaia Moretto | Middle Blocker | 1.92 | 18 September 1994 | |
| 19 | Alessandra Mistretta | Libero | 1.65 | 5 February 2002 | |
| 2022–2023 Team[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date | |
| 3 | Chiara Mason | Outside Hitter | 1.83 | 11 July 2000 | |
| 4 | Ester Serafini | Setter | 1.75 | 7 January 2001 | |
| 5 | Francesca Michieletto | Outside Hitter | 1.84 | 10 September 1997 | |
| 6 | Silvia Fondriest (c) | Middle Blocker | 1.88 | 29 December 1988 | |
| 7 | Asia Bonelli | Setter | 1.81 | 4 September 2000 | |
| 8 | Chiara Libardi | Libero | 1.70 | 9 December 1997 | |
| 9 | Martina Stocco | Setter | 1.90 | 27 January 2000 | |
| 10 | Francesca Parlangeli | Libero | 1.64 | 23 February 1990 | |
| 11 | Carly DeHoog | Opposite | 1.94 | 14 October 1994 | |
| 12 | Jessica Joly | Outside Hitter | 1.80 | 6 January 2000 | |
| 13 | Elena Bisio | Opposite | 1.83 | 4 June 2000 | |
| 15 | Annalisa Michieletto | Outside Hitter | 1.78 | 7 May 2000 | |
| 17 | Denise Meli | Middle Blocker | 1.83 | 9 April 2001 | |
| 18 | Gaia Moretto | Middle Blocker | 1.92 | 18 September 1994 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Trentino Volley History". trentinovolley.it. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Serie A2 femminile, la Trentino Rosa cambia volto". trentotoday.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Regular season A2 Pool A 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Finale Promozione – L'Itas Trentino è in Serie A1". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Volley femminile, l'Itas perde contro Roma ed è matematicamente retrocessa". rainews.it (in Italian). 10 March 2024. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Classifica Serie A1 2023/24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Itas Trentino Team 2024–25". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Itas Trentino Team 2023–24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Itas Trentino Team 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 March 2024.