Unione Sportiva Pro Victoria Pallavolo Monza

Unione Sportiva Pro Victoria Pallavolo is the volleyball department of Italian sports club U.S. Pro Victoria and is based in Monza. It has male and female teams and is better known for its women's team which currently plays in the Serie A1.

Saugella Team Monza
Full nameUnione Sportiva Pro Victoria Pallavolo
Founded1981
GroundPalazzetto dello Sport, Monza, Italy
(Capacity: 4,500)
ChairmanCarlo Rigaldo
Head coachLuciano Pedullà
LeagueFIPAV Women's Serie A1
2016–1710th (Playoff first round)
WebsiteClub home page
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Previous names

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

  • Pro Victoria Pallavolo (1981–2008)
  • Saugella Team Monza (2008–present)

History

Early years

Unione Sportiva Pro Victoria volleyball department was created in 1981 to provide the local community with a regular and organized sports activity. In few years the club becomes more professionally structured with the men's team playing in the regional league and the creation of a women's team. When the men's team reached the national Serie B, the club lack of economic resources to remain professional forced it to focus on the youth teams. In 2002 the club created a technical department providing better support for its teams.[1]

Vero Volley

On 9 September 2008, Pro Victoria Pallavolo was one of the seven volleyball clubs from the Lombardy region which formed a consortium called Vero Volley based in Monza. The consortium was designed to provide supporting structure to its members through organisational strategies to offer the region physical activity and sport socialization, with focus on young people.[2]

Pro Victoria teams grew and developed under the consortium, when the men's team gained promotion to Serie A2 in 2010, Pro Victoria sold its professional men's team assets and licence to Volley Milano, another member of the Vero Volley consortium.[3] That allowed Pro Victoria to focus on the women's team and youth teams (men and women).[1] In 2013 the women's team was promoted to Serie A2, eventually reaching the Serie A1 in 2016.[4]

Team

Season 2017–2018, as of September 2017.[5][6]

Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date
1 Serena Ortolani Opposite 1.87 70 (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987
2 Hanna Orthmann Outside Hitter 1.88 69 (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998
3 Chiara Arcangeli Libero 1.67 57 (1983-02-14) 14 February 1983
5 Martina Balboni Setter 1.80 70 (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991
6 Tori Dixon Middle Blocker 1.91 83 (1992-08-04) 4 August 1992
7 Francesca Devetag Middle Blocker 1.86 (1986-11-13) 13 November 1986
8 Sonia Candi Middle Blocker 1.87 (1993-11-08) 8 November 1993
10 Edina Begić Opposite 1.85 65 (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992
11 Ilaria Bonvicini Outside Hitter 1.65 (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997
12 Micha Hancock Setter 1.80 76 (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992
16 Helena Havelková Outside Hitter 1.88 64 (1988-07-25) 25 July 1988
17 Sara Loda Outside Hitter 1.78 67 (1990-08-22) 22 August 1990
18 Rachele Rastelli Opposite 1.92 (1999-06-22) 22 June 1999

Honours

National competitions


International competitions
2018–19

References
  1. "Presentazione". Pro Victoria Pallavolo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. "Storia". Consorzio Vero Volley (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. "La nostra storia". Pro Victoria Pallavolo (in Italian). Consorzio Vero Volley. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. "Saugella Team Monza". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  5. "Team". Consorzio Vero Volley (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  6. "Saugella Team Monza - 2017-18 Team". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  7. "2016-17 Team". Consorzio Vero Volley (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  8. "Saugella Team Monza - Team". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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