Teenager Egonu thrills crowd in final Italian win

Tokyo, Japan, May 22, 2016 – Italian teenager Paola Egonu further enhanced her reputation as one of the most exciting young players in women’s volleyball after helping her team to a 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-19) win over Kazakhstan at the Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Japan.

17-year-old Egonu finished the match with 21 points, while Kazakhstan will go home without a win but plenty of hope for the future.

Two teams at opposite ends of the qualification table not surprisingly took different approaches to the match.

For Kazakhstan it was all about winning it’s first match, while Italy adopted the same approach as other teams already …

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