Despite having experienced hitters like London 2012 Olympic champion outside hitter Natalia Pereira and German star opposite Louisa Lippmann, Scandicci have also benefited from the great production of their younger players including outside hitter Elena Pietrini, 22, and opposite Ekaterina Antropova, 19, who rank first and second in points scored for the team with 284 and 280, respectively. The Russian was also the league’s second-best server in the regular season, firing 41 aces.
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