Pallavolo Scandicci

Pallavolo Scandicci is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Scandicci that plays in the Serie A1, known also by its sponsored name Savino del Bene Scandicci.

Savino Del Bene Scandicci

Full name	Pallavolo Scandicci Savino Del Bene
Founded	2012; 13 years ago (2012)
Ground	Palazzo Wanny, Firenze, Italy (Capacity: 3,000-4,000)
Chairman	Sergio Bazzurro
Head coach	Marco Gaspari
League	FIPAV Women's Serie A1
2024–25	3rd
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:

• Savino Del Bene Scandicci (2012–present)
• Pallavolo Scandicci (Past)

History

The club was founded in 2012, when the company Savino Del Bene, which has been investing in women's volleyball since 2009, joined the women's first team of Unione Pallavolo Scandicci.^[1] The club started in Serie B1 in the 2012–13 season, reaching promotion to Serie A2 by the end of the season. After one season in Serie A2, the club reached the highest Italian league, the Serie A1, in 2014.^[2]

In the 2017–18 season of Serie A1, Savino Del Bene Scandicci finished the regular season in second place and in the playoffs the club made it to its first semifinals.^[3][4]

In 2022, Savino Del Bene Scandicci won the 2021–22 CEV Challenge Cup and the following season (2022–23) the club won the CEV Cup.^[5][6] In the 2023–24 season of Serie A1, Savino Del Bene Scandicci played its first finals in the league playoffs and in 2025, the club reached its first final in the CEV Champions League.^[7][8]

Team

2025–2026 Team[9]
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
2	Gaia Traballi	Outside Hitter	1.83	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 28)
3	Marta Bechis	Setter	1.80	(1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 (age 35)
4	Avery Skinner	Outside Hitter	1.86	(1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 26)
5	Brenda Castillo	Libero	1.67	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 33)
6	Lindsey Ruddins	Outside Hitter	1.88	(1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 27)
7	Sarah Franklin	Outside Hitter	1.93	(2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 23)
8	Manuela Ribechi	Libero	1.72	(2004-02-15) 15 February 2004 (age 21)
9	Caterina Bosetti	Outside Hitter	1.80	(1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 31)
10	Maja Ognjenović	Setter	1.83	(1984-08-06) 6 August 1984 (age 41)
11	Giulia Mancini	Middle Blocker	1.83	(1998-05-23) 23 May 1998 (age 27)
13	Emma Graziani	Middle Blocker	1.90	(2002-08-16) 16 August 2002 (age 22)
14	Linda Nwakalor	Middle Blocker	1.87	(2002-09-17) 17 September 2002 (age 22)
17	Ekaterina Antropova	Opposite	2.02	(2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 22)
21	Camilla Weitzel	Middle Blocker	1.95	(2000-06-11) 11 June 2000 (age 25)
23	Giulia Gennari	Setter	1.84	(1996-06-23) 23 June 1996 (age 29)

2024–2025 Team[10]
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
3	Manuela Ribechi	Libero	1.72	(2004-02-15) 15 February 2004 (age 21)
4	Britt Herbots (c)	Outside Hitter	1.82	(1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 25)
5	Brenda Castillo	Libero	1.67	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 33)
6	Lindsey Ruddins	Outside Hitter	1.88	(1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 27)
7	Anna Kotikova	Outside Hitter	1.87	(1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 25)
8	Giulia Mancini	Middle Blocker	1.83	(1998-05-23) 23 May 1998 (age 27)
9	Francesca Villani	Outside Hitter	1.87	(1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 (age 30)
10	Maja Ognjenović	Setter	1.83	(1984-08-06) 6 August 1984 (age 41)
11	Beatrice Parrocchiale	Libero	1.67	(1995-12-26) 26 December 1995 (age 29)
12	Kara Bajema	Outside Hitter	1.88	(1998-03-24) 24 March 1998 (age 27)
13	Emma Graziani	Middle Blocker	1.90	(2002-08-16) 16 August 2002 (age 22)
14	Linda Nwakalor	Middle Blocker	1.87	(2002-09-17) 17 September 2002 (age 22)
15	Ana Carolina Da Silva	Middle Blocker	1.83	(1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 34)
16	Indy Baijens	Middle Blocker	1.93	(2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 24)
17	Ekaterina Antropova	Opposite	2.02	(2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 22)
18	Camilla Mingardi	Outside Hitter	1.86	(1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 (age 27)
21	Argentina Ung	Setter	1.81	(2002-04-25) 25 April 2002 (age 23)
23	Giulia Gennari	Setter	1.84	(1996-06-23) 23 June 1996 (age 29)

2023–2024 Team[11]
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
2	Sara Alberti	Middle Blocker	1.85	(1993-01-03) 3 January 1993 (age 32)
3	Britt Herbots	Outside Hitter	1.82	(1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 25)
4	Zhu Ting	Outside Hitter	1.98	(1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 30)
6	Lindsey Ruddins	Outside Hitter	1.88	(1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 27)
7	Isabella Di Iulio (c)	Setter	1.75	(1991-11-26) 26 November 1991 (age 33)
8	Enrica Merlo	Libero	1.70	(1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 36)
9	Francesca Villani	Outside Hitter	1.87	(1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 (age 30)
10	Maja Ognjenović	Setter	1.83	(1984-08-06) 6 August 1984 (age 41)
11	Beatrice Parrocchiale	Libero	1.67	(1995-12-26) 26 December 1995 (age 29)
13	Martina Armini	Libero	1.75	(2002-09-19) 19 September 2002 (age 22)
14	Linda Nwakalor	Middle Blocker	1.87	(2002-09-17) 17 September 2002 (age 22)
15	Haleigh Washington	Middle Blocker	1.92	(1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 29)
16	Ana Carolina Da Silva	Middle Blocker	1.83	(1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 34)
17	Ekaterina Antropova	Opposite	2.02	(2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 22)
18	Binto Diop	Opposite	1.94	(2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 (age 23)
19	Pola Nowakowska	Outside Hitter	1.81	(1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 (age 29)
20	Alice Gay	Libero	1.65	(2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 23)

2022–2023 Team[12]
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Indrė Sorokaitė	Outside Hitter	1.88	(1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 (age 37)
2	Sara Alberti	Middle Blocker	1.85	(1993-01-03) 3 January 1993 (age 32)
3	Yvon Beliën	Middle Blocker	1.88	(1993-12-28) 28 December 1993 (age 31)
4	Zhu Ting	Outside Hitter	1.98	(1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 30)
5	Ofelia Malinov	Setter	1.85	(1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 (age 29)
6	Nicole Gamba	Libero	1.71	(1998-06-02) 2 June 1998 (age 27)
7	Elena Pietrini	Outside Hitter	1.86	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 25)
8	Enrica Merlo (c)	Libero	1.70	(1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 36)
9	Camilla Mingardi	Outside Hitter	1.86	(1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 (age 27)
10	Yao Di	Setter	1.82	(1992-08-15) 15 August 1992 (age 32)
11	Yana Shcherban	Outside Hitter	1.85	(1989-09-06) 6 September 1989 (age 35)
12	Veronica Angeloni	Outside Hitter	1.86	(1986-07-06) 6 July 1986 (age 39)
13	Ludovica Guidi	Middle Blocker	1.86	(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 32)
15	Haleigh Washington	Middle Blocker	1.92	(1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 29)
17	Ekaterina Antropova	Opposite	2.02	(2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 22)
28	Brenda Castillo	Libero	1.67	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 33)
77	Isabella Di Iulio	Setter	1.75	(1991-11-26) 26 November 1991 (age 33)

2021–2022 Team[13]
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Veronica Angeloni	Outside Hitter	1.86	(1986-07-06) 6 July 1986 (age 39)
2	Sara Alberti	Middle Blocker	1.85	(1993-01-03) 3 January 1993 (age 32)
3	Ana Beatriz Corrêa	Middle Blocker	1.90	(1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 (age 33)
4	Noemi Moschettini	Setter	1.85	(2003-05-27) 27 May 2003 (age 22)
5	Ofelia Malinov (c)	Setter	1.85	(1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 (age 29)
6	Francesca Napodano	Libero	1.75	(1999-01-17) 17 January 1999 (age 26)
7	Elena Pietrini	Outside Hitter	1.86	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 25)
8	Enrica Merlo	Libero	1.70	(1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 36)
9	Marina Lubian	Middle Blocker	1.92	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 25)
10	Natália Pereira	Outside Hitter	1.85	(1989-04-04) 4 April 1989 (age 36)
11	Louisa Lippmann	Opposite	1.91	(1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 30)
12	Hanna Orthmann	Outside Hitter	1.88	(1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 26)
13	Nikol Milanova	Setter	1.91	(2002-08-10) 10 August 2002 (age 23)
16	Benedetta Bartolini	Middle Blocker	1.84	(1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 26)
17	Ekaterina Antropova	Opposite	2.02	(2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 22)
18	Letizia Camera	Setter	1.75	(1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 32)
19	Indrė Sorokaitė	Outside Hitter	1.88	(1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 (age 37)
24	Brenda Castillo	Libero	1.67	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 33)

2020–2021 Team[14]
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
3	Magdalena Stysiak	Opposite	2.03	(2000-12-03) 3 December 2000 (age 24)
4	Ofelia Malinov (c)	Setter	1.85	(1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 (age 29)
5	Mina Popović	Middle Blocker	1.87	(1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 30)
6	Srna Marković	Outside Hitter	1.84	(1996-06-06) 6 June 1996 (age 29)
7	Elena Pietrini	Outside Hitter	1.86	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 25)
8	Enrica Merlo	Libero	1.70	(1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 36)
9	Marina Lubian	Middle Blocker	1.92	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 25)
10	Luna Carocci	Libero	1.74	(1988-07-10) 10 July 1988 (age 37)
11	Agnese Cecconello	Middle Blocker	1.90	(1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 (age 25)
12	Martina Šamadan	Middle Blocker	1.93	(1993-09-11) 11 September 1993 (age 31)
13	Kimberly Drewniok	Opposite	1.88	(1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 (age 28)
14	Elitsa Vasileva	Outside Hitter	1.94	(1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 (age 35)
16	Lucia Bosetti	Outside Hitter	1.75	(1989-07-09) 9 July 1989 (age 36)
17	Megan Courtney	Outside Hitter	1.85	(1993-10-27) 27 October 1993 (age 31)
18	Letizia Camera	Setter	1.75	(1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 32)

2019–2020 Team[15]
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Giulia Carraro	Setter	1.75	(1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 31)
2	Samantha Bricio	Outside Hitter	1.88	(1994-11-22) 22 November 1994 (age 30)
3	Magdalena Stysiak	Opposite	2.03	(2000-12-03) 3 December 2000 (age 24)
4	Ofelia Malinov (c)	Setter	1.85	(1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 (age 29)
5	Adenízia da Silva	Middle Blocker	1.87	(1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 38)
6	Agnieszka Korneluk	Middle Blocker	1.98	(1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 30)
7	Elena Pietrini	Outside Hitter	1.86	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 25)
8	Enrica Merlo	Libero	1.70	(1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 36)
9	Marina Lubian	Middle Blocker	1.92	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 25)
10	Lonneke Slöetjes	Opposite	1.92	(1990-11-15) 15 November 1990 (age 34)
11	Paola Cardullo	Libero	1.62	(1982-03-18) 18 March 1982 (age 43)
12	Beatrice Molinaro	Middle Blocker	1.90	(1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 30)
14	Alexa Gray	Outside Hitter	1.85	(1994-08-07) 7 August 1994 (age 31)
15	Jovana Stevanović	Middle Blocker	1.91	(1992-06-30) 30 June 1992 (age 33)
16	Lucia Bosetti	Outside Hitter	1.75	(1989-07-09) 9 July 1989 (age 36)
18	Dayana Kosareva	Outside Hitter	1.86	(1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 (age 25)
19	Bojana Milenković	Outside Hitter	1.85	(1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 28)

2018–2019 Team[16]
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Federica Mastrodicasa	Middle Blocker	1.82	(1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 (age 37)
3	Veronica Bisconti	Libero	1.74	(1991-01-27) 27 January 1991 (age 34)
4	Ofelia Malinov	Setter	1.85	(1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 (age 29)
5	Adenízia da Silva	Middle Blocker	1.87	(1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 38)
6	Regan Hood	Outside Hitter	1.88	(1983-08-10) 10 August 1983 (age 42)
7	Annie Mitchem	Outside Hitter	1.92	(1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 31)
8	Enrica Merlo	Libero	1.70	(1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 36)
9	Valeria Papa	Outside Hitter	1.83	(1989-09-09) 9 September 1989 (age 35)
11	Isabelle Haak	Opposite	1.94	(1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 (age 26)
12	Alessia Mazzaro	Middle Blocker	1.85	(1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 (age 26)
13	Valentina Zago	Opposite	1.87	(1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 (age 35)
14	Valeria Caracuta	Setter	1.73	(1987-12-14) 14 December 1987 (age 37)
15	Jovana Stevanović	Middle Blocker	1.91	(1992-06-30) 30 June 1992 (age 33)
16	Lucia Bosetti	Outside Hitter	1.75	(1989-07-09) 9 July 1989 (age 36)
18	Elitsa Vasileva	Outside Hitter	1.94	(1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 (age 35)
19	Bojana Milenković	Outside Hitter	1.85	(1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 28)
20	Tatiana Kosheleva	Outside Hitter	1.91	(1988-12-23) 23 December 1988 (age 36)

2017–2018 Team[17]
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Lauren Carlini	Setter	1.85	(1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 30)
3	Yelyzaveta Ruban	Outside Hitter	1.85	(1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 (age 30)
4	Marika Bianchini	Outside Hitter	1.78	(1993-04-23) 23 April 1993 (age 32)
5	Adenízia da Silva	Middle Blocker	1.87	(1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 38)
7	Isabella Di Iulio	Setter	1.75	(1991-11-26) 26 November 1991 (age 33)
8	Enrica Merlo	Libero	1.70	(1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 36)
9	Valeria Papa	Outside Hitter	1.83	(1989-09-09) 9 September 1989 (age 35)
10	Giulia Mancini	Middle Blocker	1.83	(1998-05-23) 23 May 1998 (age 27)
11	Isabelle Haak	Opposite	1.94	(1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 (age 26)
13	Valentina Arrighetti	Middle Blocker	1.89	(1985-01-26) 26 January 1985 (age 40)
16	Lucia Bosetti	Outside Hitter	1.75	(1989-07-09) 9 July 1989 (age 36)
17	Martina Ferrara	Libero	1.68	(1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 26)
18	Bethania De La Cruz	Outside Hitter	1.90	(1989-05-13) 13 May 1989 (age 36)

Current coaching staff

Coaching staff for the 2025–2026 season:^[18]

Italy	Marco Gaspari	(1982-09-20) 20 September 1982 (age 42)	Head coach
Hungary	Sándor Kántor	(1971-02-01) 1 February 1971 (age 54)	Coach assistant
Italy	Mattia Cozzi	(1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 30)	Coach assistant
Italy	Marco Sesia		Athletic trainer
Italy	Simone Maurilli		Scoutman

Head coaches

Period	Head coach
2013–2014	Marco Botti[19]
2014–2016	Massimo Bellano[20]
2016–2017	Mauro Chiappafreddo[21]
2017–2017	Alessandro Beltrami[22]
2017–2019	Carlo Parisi[23]
2019–2020	Marco Mencarelli[24]
2020–2020	Luca Cristofani[25]
2020–2024	Massimo Barbolini[26]
2024–2024	Stéphane Antiga[27]
2024–	Marco Gaspari[28]

Position main (current season)

Scandicci Line up
17.Antropova 21. Weitzel 4. Skinner 9. Bosetti 14. Nwakalor 10. Maja 5. Castillo (L)

Notable players

• Judith Pietersen (2015–2016)
• Bahar Toksoy (2015–2016)
• Floortje Meijners (2016–2017)
• Adenízia da Silva (2016–2020)
• Isabelle Haak (2017–2019)
• Jovana Stevanović (2018–2020)
• Tatiana Kosheleva (2019)
• Lonneke Slöetjes (2019–2020)
• Samantha Bricio (2019–2020)
• Agnieszka Kąkolewska (2019–2020)
• Magdalena Stysiak (2019–2021)
• Mina Popović (2020–2021)
• Natalia Pereira (2021–2022)
• Ana Beatriz Corrêa (2021–2022)
• Louisa Lippmann (2021–2022)
• Brenda Castillo (2021–2023, 2024–)
• Yao Di (2022–2023)
• Yvon Beliën (2022–2023)
• Yana Shcherban (2022–2023)
• Haleigh Washington (2022–2024)
• Zhu Ting (2022–2024)
• Ana Carolina Da Silva (2023–2025)
• Britt Herbots (2023–2025)
• Maja Ognjenović (2023–)

Honours

International competitions

• CEV Cup: 1

2022–23

• CEV Challenge Cup: 1

2021–22

European record

On 12 April 2023, in the home game of the final match of the 2023 CEV Cup, Savino Del Bene Scandicci made the record of the best score in a CEV Cup final (women's) since the Rally Point System was adopted, with only 41 points lost. Savino Del Bene Scandicci – CSM Volei Alba Blaj 3–0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-11).^[29] This is also the record of the best score in all European cups' finals.