“I was very emotional today,” Egonu commented. “I was truly happy to start my story here with Milano and very pleased that we got to win our opening match. It was a good start, but we’ll keep working to get our chemistry as a team.”
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Egonu’s former team, defending champions Imoco also counted on a strong performance from their leading scorer to start their campaign with a win as Swedish opposite Isabelle Haak left the court with 19 points (17 kills, two blocks) in the team’s 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-18) home win over Itas Trentino.
Novara went on the road against Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri on Sunday and walked away with a 3-0 (25-20, 29-27, 27-25) victory thanks to the 21 points (20 kills, one ace) produced by their new opposite, 21-year-old Russian Vita Akimova.