Quarter Finals: Novara vs Milano | Women’s Coppa Italia Serie A1 Frecciarossa 2026

Vladimir. A little dribble through the middle. And there we go with the middles. Working past the block. Bringing the aggression, bringing the passion. Oh, nice back set there. Kertogic. Kertogic goes flat. Great pick up. Egonu's open. And so is that cross court shot that she loves so much. Keep your eyes on the different areas she will start picking apart the defense. And they have to make adjustments. That's how you know Milano's feeling comfortable. Just cut out the middleman. Novara three points now. Looking to spread it. Targeting Herbot. She doesn't mind. Looks comfortable in that first pass to attack rotation. That's much better out of the block. And again, if you're going to test the situation, let's see if Novara can get themselves in something similar. Yes, great pass. And there it is. Swinging through the middle. Bonifacio this time. And it all starts from that first contact. Kertogic back up at the line. Off the net again. Our Novara. Doesn't matter though. Tolok to clean it up on the right side. Chikawa heat on the serve. Gets Bozio moving. It's a great defense. But it's a free ball. Milano chance to finish. And they do. And of course, it's Balogonu with that sharp cross shot. Taller block on Milano's side. Set point. Not this time. Can be Ron Cagnon. And Iguanu slicing and dicing. Bozio goes for it. Herbot's on the floor. What a response. Before that also for a couple of years. Just spent a little bit of time at Busto. But this is where she feels most comfortable. By Novara. But that ball's in. And that's a point Milano. Another good defense. From the pipe. And Ishikawa just pops up in the grass. Those fast balls. Herbot's on lanyard. Iguanu denied. Finally a stuff on Balogonu. And it's Ishikawa to get it done. You don't have to be the tallest. You just have to be solid and strong in the realm of mere mortals. She is going up to get it. And that's been the successful part of her swing. And another big block for Novara. Three blocks already in this set. Back to the side. Iguanu has a swing. That's dug. No swing chance for Tolok. Back to the right side. And there it is. Iguanu just needed a better look at it. 19-21. Still possible if you're a Milano fan. But Tolok and company are trying to close the door and quickly. Top spin. That's handled well. Fersino keeps the ball in play. Iguanu says it's in. No such luck if you're a Novara fan. Set still went in that direction. Swing from Ishikawa. Gets through the hands. Set point Novara. Almost. Not yet. Lanier wants to keep it going. Hausmeier from the backcourt doesn't put it down. Iguanu goes for the rip and it's too much. Been doing some damage in Italy ever since. And there's another one. An ace serve to get going. Right on cue. One of the best servers. Free point for Milano. Out of system play. It's coming over as a free ball. And Novara listened to that crowd. 6-3 lead. Ball to Dainese. You knew it would. The battle of the opposites. Lanier is targeted off the net slightly. Hard to get. She can't find the floor. Yes, she can. If she can't do it in offense, she'll do it in defense. Now have to find something of their own. Tolok takes something off it. It's a tip. Free ball response to the pipe. Hairbots. No floor to be found. Defense is good. Can be back outside this time and Ishikawa comes flying in. All the attackers on Novara's side have such different styles. 22-year-old minor on the serve. She's going cross. Out of system play. And it results in a stuffed block. Milano, the spacing was, had to keep herself under the net, out of the net. There's a nice high set. Can she get another? Yes, ma'am. Ask and she shall deliver. Tatiana Tolok going for gold here. Petrini drops it down the middle. Quick ball is dug. Piva's there. Into hands and it's coming back to the ground. A stuffed block. Floater. Aggressive though. Lanier gets her place back on court for this set. Hairbots on the first. And Bonifacio quick to deliver. Middles like this one. Piva quick. These two teams this year will go forward to the final four. Great defense. Tolok again. Doing what she's been asked and then some. 22 points for the Russian. Big serve too. Egonu is in sevens on Milano's side. How about a nice serve? Carlotta can be. Dribbles one and gets a four-point lead. Lanier comes flying in. Bonifacio keeps hers in play. And there's the result. Too easy for Egonu. And she wants quickly to get to the end line. Get herself by four. This ball's in play. Out of system. Shikawa goes cross and she has angles for days. One of the most precise sharp shooters. Almost got Egonu's name on it. She's tattooed the ball there so many times. Into hands. That's blocked. Coming back to Tolok. And she'll find her strength cross court. Emma Cagnon subbed in to serve. Match point Novara. Ball in play. It's quick to the middle. Bonifacio gets it done. And Novara are going to the final four of the Coppa Italia.