Russian opposite Vita Akimova led Novara’s offense with 23 points (18 kills, four aces, one block), while opposite Carly De Hoog and outside hitter Francesca Michieletto were Trentino’s most productive players with 11 points each.
Novara will be back on the court on Sunday, at 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT), to face Honda Olivero S. Bernardo Cuneo on the road.
“Instead of complaining about another injury, I prefer to congratulate the team, which reacted well to an important absence and got us another important win,” said head coach Lorenzo Bernardi. “We know that we haven’t faced the teams that are supposed to be our main rivals for the title yet, but we’re taking these matches to improve and be ready for when that happens.”
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