Azerbaijani Star,leader of attacks Natalya Mammadova is a new captain of Rabita Baku. An outstanding Natalya Mammadova replaced Bojana Doganjic in this role. We hope Mammadova will show her leader characters and will be such a nice captain as Bojana Doganjic was. Note: In Errea Cup Natalya Mammadova played as a diagonal player and scored 25 points in the match against Vakifbank GSTT (Guldeniz Onal scored 20 points),and played just one set against Igtisadchi and scored 5 points.
The last Azeri Champion Rabita Baku which started preparation to the Champions League,today defeated Turkish National team which will participate in the World Championship. The match which took place in Istanbul,finished in four sets. Rabita won 3-1 (12-25: 25-20: 25-17: 25:21) Four main players of Rabita Baku-Kimberly Glass,Natasa Krsmanovic,Mirela Delic and Silvija Popovic missed the match since they are in the camp of their National teams which will participate in the Mundial too. Turkish National team played with the full squad. Rabita played without libero. The captain of the team,Bojana Doganjic filled Silvija Popovic`s place with a great professionalism. 187cm universal player played as a libero also in the "Errea Cup".
Thanks for statistics to Artem Borisenko from Rabita Baku VC. He`s very polite and professional Statistic.!
The Flagman of the Azerbaijani volleyball "Azerrail", almost immediately after returning from the Czech Republic, where it took part in a friendly international tournament, the team traveled to Turkey where they will play two test matches.
The first opponent of "Azerrail" in Turkey will be" Besiktas ", then the team will meet with "Vakifbank GSTT". After some days in Turkey,the team will move to Malta where they will play the first match of the "Challenge Cup" tournament against the local team "PAOLA Hibs" on the 10th October. The team is almost at full strength. Just American middle-blockers are absent. In addition, in the next days "Azerrail" can sign a contract with a Cuban player who will join the camp in Turkey.
The Azerbaijani Volleyball Federation decided to organize two more leagues of the youth of the Superleague teams.
Every team which will participate in the Superleague has to present two teams Under 14 and Under 18 for the League of Youth. The matches will be played a day before the Superleague matches. Azerbaijani Superleague starts on the 25th November.
Rabita Baku finished third at the Errea Cup, defeating Igtisadchi in the third place match 3:1 (25:8, 25:14, 22:25, 25:12).
Igtisadchi, however, played the match without its setters Argentinian Yael Castiglione, who suffered from acute appendicitis and was admitted to the hospital, and German Kathleen Weiss, who is currently with the German national team in a training camp before the World championship.
Both teams will stay in Turkey for more tune-up games, with Rabita Baku having two confirmed friendlies against Turkish national team on October 5th and 7th.
In the final game of the Errea Cup, Eczacibasi beat Vakifbank Gunes 3:2 (25:21, 22:25, 25:23, 17:25, 15:9).
"Errea Cup"- the best players: MVP: Mirka Francia (Eczacibashi Vitra) Best Spiker: Natalya Mammadova (Rabita Baku) Best Setter: Irina Zhukova (Rabita Baku) Best Blocker: Melis Gurkaynak(VGSTT) Best Libero: Serpil Ersari (Eczacibashi Vitra)
Last Azerbaijani Cup Winner Azerrail Baku transferred one more player from the USA National team- setter Angie McGinnis who played for Igtisadchi last season will play for success of Azerrail Baku next season. Angie McGinnis(180 cm,1986) profile: MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2009 – FIVB World Grand Prix (9th). 2008 – Tour of China…Pan American Cup (Fifth Place)…U.S. Olympic Team Exhibition for Volleyball versus Brazil…FIVB World Grand Prix (Fourth Place). 2005 – Pan American Cup (Fourth Place).
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Played in 17 sets of the FIVB World Grand Prix, starting the opening two matches against Germany (July 31) and Puerto Rico (Aug. 1)...Totaled 24 assists and six points (2 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks) during the World Grand Prix. 2008 – Started the majority of eight-match tour of China leading to a 5-3 overall record against Chinese club teams…Helped USA to a 41 kill percent for the tour, while providing 14 kills, four blocks, one ace and 35 digs during the three-week event…Earned Best Setter award at Pan American Cup after averaging 4.38 assists per set with just five faults…Added 21 points during the Pan American Cup with 10 kills on 22 attacks, four aces and seven blocks…Totaled 18 digs during the Pan American Cup as part of 0.64 dig average…Started four sets and played in seven total sets in three-match exhibition series with Brazil…Started fifth set of victory over Brazil on June 13…Played in 10 sets during the first two weekends of the FIVB World Grand Prix, recording one ace. 2005 – Played for the USA Women's National Team during the summer of 2005 in the Pan American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Another capital team,newly renamed team "Baku" VC transferred another setter from USA,Ashley Engle who is also one of the most perspective players of USA.
HONORS & AWARDS • 2008 AVCA All-America First Team • Two-time Volleyball Magazine All-America First Team (2006, 2008) • Two-time AVCA All-Central Region First Team (2006, 2008) • Three-time All-Big 12 First Team (2006-08) • 2008 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Four-time Big 12 Player of the Week (Oct. 13, 2008; Nov. 17, 2008; Nov. 12, 2007 and Nov. 6, 2006) • Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 10, 2008) • Two-time Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational All-Tournament Team (2006, 2008) • 2008 AVCA Showcase All-Tournament Team • 2007 AVCA All-Central Region Second Team • 2007 NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team • 2006 AVCA All-America Second Team • 2006 NCAA All-Austin Regional Team • 2006 Big 12 Freshman of the Year • CVU.com National Player of the Week (Nov. 14, 2006) • 2009 Collegiate Nationals Beach Volleyball Championship participant with Lauren Paolini • 2008 Collegiate Nationals Beach Volleyball Championship A-Flight Champion with Kiley Hall • 2007 PowerAde Collegiate Nationals Beach Volleyball Championship participant with Alyson Jennings • Member of the 2007 U.S. Women's Junior National Volleyball Team with Jennifer Doris • Ranked No. 3 recruit nationally by PrepVolleyball.com (2006)
INTERNATIONALLY Selected to the 2007 U.S. Women's Junior National Team and represented Team USA at the FIVB U-20 World Championships July 19-27 in Nakhonratchasima, Thailand ... played on the 2005 U.S. Youth National Team that finished fourth in the FIVA Youth U-18 World Championships in Macau, China in July 2006 -- helping the USA equal its best finish ever at the World Championships ... collected 15 points in the 2006 bronze-medal game.
Azerbaijan champions Rabita Baku and bronze medalists Igtisadchi played their first games at the international pre-season tournament "Errea Cup" in Samsun, Turkey.
Organized by the Turkish affiliate of the Italian sports apparel manufacturer "Errea", the "2010 Errea Cup" has four teams - two from Turkey (Eczacibashi and Vakifbank Gunesh) and two from Azerbaijan - competing for the top prize.
In the first match of the tournament, Rabita Baku met Vakifbank Gunes and lost 1:3 (21:25, 18:25, 25:17, 22:25). In the second game of the day, Eczacibashi defeated Igtisadchi in a very close game 3:2 (25:15, 25:23, 19:25, 22:25, 15:11). Note: Igtisadchi played without setter Yael Castiglione as she was hospitalized before the match. As the other setter Kathleen Weiss was in the camp with the German National team,Igtisadchi Baku asked Rabita`s setter Diana Nenova to play for that team. Another accident happened to Igtisadchi`s middle-blocker Aleoscar Iriarte who was injured and stopped the match in the middle.
In the final match tomorrow, Eczacibasi will meet Vakifbank Gunes, while Rabita and Igtisadchi will play for bronze.
