# Volley Soverato

Volley Soverato is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Soverato and currently playing in the Serie A2.

## Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
* Frigorcarni Soverato (2010–2011)
* Assitur Corriere Espresso Soverato (2011–2012)
* Volley Soverato (2012–present)

## History

The club was founded in 1994 and it played in the lower leagues (serie D and C) it reach the Serie B2 in 2000 and the Serie B1 in 2002. In the next following seasons the club struggled to remain in the Serie B1, until the president decided to build a team to fight for the promotion playoffs. After a total of eight seasons at Serie B1, the club achieved promotion to Serie A2 on 25 April 2010. The first two seasons at Serie A2 (2010–11 and 2011–12) proved difficult for the club, who fought to stay in the league. In the following two seasons (2012–13 and 2013–14) the club improved and reached the promotion playoffs. It had a bad season in 2014–15, finishing in the bottom four and avoided relegation by winning a play-out.

## Team

Season 2017–2018, as of September 2017.
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
| 1 | Barbara Bacciottini | Setter | 1.81 | | (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 30) |
| 3 | Valeria Millesimo | Middle blocker | 1.85 | | (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 29) |
| 4 | Lucrezia Formenti | Outside hitter | 1.75 | | (1996-03-04) 4 March 1996 (age 28) |
| 8 | Serena Bertone | Middle blocker | 1.85 | | (1995-07-02) 2 July 1995 (age 29) |
| 9 | Melissa Donà | Outside hitter | 1.80 | 67 | (1982-04-11) 11 April 1982 (age 42) |
| 10 | Alexa Gray | Outside hitter | 1.85 | | (1994-08-07) 7 August 1994 (age 30) |
| 11 | Laura Frigo | Middle blocker | 1.85 | 72 | (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 33) |
| 12 | Alice Pizzasegola | Setter | 1.75 | | (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 30) |
| 13 | Greta Valli | Outside hitter | 1.78 | | (1992-02-15) 15 February 1992 (age 32) |
| 14 | Giorgia Caforio | Libero | 1.68 | | (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 30) |
| 16 | Veronica Taborelli | Outside hitter | 1.85 | | (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 30) |
| 18 | Elizabeth McMahon | Opposite | 1.95 | 80 | (1993-02-27) 27 February 1993 (age 31) |
2016–2017 Team :
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
| 1 | Marianna Vujko | Middle blocker | 1.92 | | (1992-05-15) 15 May 1992 (age 32) |
| 3 | Alessia Travaglini | Middle blocker | 1.88 | | (1988-04-10) 10 April 1988 (age 36) |
| 5 | Giorgia Caforio | Libero | 1.68 | | (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 30) |
| 6 | Élisabeth Fedèle | Outside hitter | 1.75 | 62 | (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994 (age 30) |
| 7 | Lara Caravello | Outside hitter | 1.76 | | (1994-05-04) 4 May 1994 (age 30) |
| 8 | Serena Bertone | Middle blocker | 1.85 | | (1995-07-02) 2 July 1995 (age 29) |
| 9 | Ilaria Demichelis | Setter | 1.78 | | (1987-08-27) 27 August 1987 (age 37) |
| 10 | Carlotta Zanotto | Outside hitter | 1.81 | | (1993-07-01) 1 July 1993 (age 31) |
| 11 | Costanza Manfredini | Outside hitter | 1.88 | 67 | (1988-07-16) 16 July 1988 (age 36) |
| 13 | Giulia Gennari | Setter | 1.82 | | (1996-06-23) 23 June 1996 (age 28) |
| 17 | Mariya Karakasheva | Outside hitter | 1.82 | 65 | (1988-10-27) 27 October 1988 (age 35) |
| 18 | Veronica Bisconti | Libero | 1.74 | 62 | (1991-01-27) 27 January 1991 (age 33) |