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Scored 6,000 points! Egonu has entered a new milestone. There are only 3 players in the Italian women s volleyball team.

4:48pm, 14 November 2025Football

On November 13, in the ninth round of the Italian Women's Volleyball League Serie A, the Milan Women's Volleyball Team defeated its strong rival Fiorentina Women's Volleyball Team 3-1 at home. The four-game score was: 24-26, 25-13, 25-18, 25-17. After this battle, the Milan team gained three key points in the standings and continued to rank third in the standings with 22 points.

At the beginning of the game, Milan was a little slow in the first game and was defeated by Florence 26-24. But starting from the second game, the home team exploded on both ends of the offense and defense, winning three consecutive games to take away the victory. The entire game lasted only one and a half hours. Milan showed the true qualities of a strong team in both technical and tactical levels and mental toughness.

The biggest focus of this game is undoubtedly another milestone for Paola Egonu, the star of the Italian national team and captain of the Milan women's volleyball team. With 21 points scored in this game (18 of 40 deductions, 2 blocks and 1 serve), her total career score in Serie A, Italian Cup and Super Cup has officially exceeded 6,000 points! This achievement also makes her the third player in the history of Italian women's volleyball team to break 6,000 points after Carmen Turlia (7359 points) and Piccinini (6696 points), which is of great significance.

Egnu said in an interview after the game: "I am very proud of how quickly we adjusted from the downturn in the first game today. Starting from the second game, we found the rhythm and played the style that belongs to Milan. Although playing every three days poses a challenge to continuity, I am very happy that the team can stay awake and can quickly stabilize even if there is a slight loss of concentration. I am proud that I can accumulate 6,000 points in the Women's Volleyball League." I feel proud, but what I long for more is to achieve greater goals with this team.”

In addition to Egonu’s highlight performance, Milan’s many players in this game. The players also contributed well. Piva scored 14 points (13 of 25 deductions and 1 block). Lanier was awarded the MVP of the game. He contributed 17 points (15 of 30 deductions and 2 blocks). The success rate of receiving serves was as high as 65%. It is worth mentioning that the team's backup Vita Akimova returned from the game after a long layoff due to a shoulder injury and scored 5 points (5 out of 10 dunks), which made the fans very happy.

Florence women's volleyball team had three players in double figures, Bukilic had 14 points (12 of 34 deductions, 1 block and 1 serve), Konolema had 12 points (8 of 29 deductions, 1 block and 3 serves), and Malesevic had 10 points (15 deductions, 9 of 1 block).

With this victory, the Milan women's volleyball team continues to rank third in the standings, launching a strong impact on the top two seats of the regular season. With Egonu in hot form, Akimova returning, and the team getting better, this team is heading towards the middle of the season with a strong attitude.

Behind the 6,000 points are not only Egonu’s great personal data, but also a reflection of the Milan team’s cohesion and competitiveness. As the season progresses, let us wait and see whether this star-studded team can break through and win the championship.

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