Pallavolo Pinerolo

Pallavolo Pinerolo
Full nameMonviso Volley
GroundPala Bus Company
Pinerolo, Italy
(Capacity: 1,500)
ChairmanEnrico Galleano
Head coachAndrea Giovi
LeagueFIPAV Women's Serie A2
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Pallavolo Pinerolo, also known as Monviso Volley, is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Pinerolo. The team currently plays in the Serie A2, Italy's second highest professional league.

Previous names

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

  • Bentley Pallavolo Pinerolo (2006–2010)
  • Bentley Ford Sara Pinerolo (2010–2012)
  • Eurospin Ford Sara Pinerolo (2012–2022)
  • Wash4Green Pinerolo (2022–2025)
  • Wash4Green Monviso Volley (2025–present)

History

After playing in the fourth tier level of the Italian league, Serie B2, for several years, Pallavolo Pinerolo won the Serie B2 playoff final in 2012 and was promoted to Serie B1.[1][2] There, Pallovolo Pinerolo played for six seasons until the club was promoted to Serie A2 in 2018 by winning pool A in the 2017–2018 season of Serie B1.[3][4]

In the 2021–2022 season of Serie A2, the club finished the regular season in pool B in first place and was qualified for the playoff finals.[5] In the finals, Pallavolo Pinerolo defeated Volley Millenium Brescia by three matches to one and for the first time in the club's history it was promoted to Serie A1.[6][7]

In the 2023–2024 season of Serie A1, Pallavolo Pinerolo finished the regular season in sixth place and made its debut in the championship playoffs.[8] In April 2025, the club changed its brand name from Union Volley Pinerolo to Monviso Volley.[9] In the 2025–2026 season of Serie A1, Monviso finished in 13h place and was relegated to Serie A2.[10][11]

Team

2025–2026 Team[12]
Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date
1 Italy Ulrike Bridi Setter 1.82 24 July 1998
2 United States Anna Dodson Middle Blocker 1.96 7 May 2001
3 Italy Adhuoljok Malual[A] Opposite 1.90 14 November 2000
5 Slovenia Mija Šiftar Outside Hitter 1.89 9 February 2006
6 Italy Sofia D'Odorico Outside Hitter 1.86 6 January 1997
7 France Amandha Sylves Middle Blocker 1.96 29 December 2000
8 Italy Silvia Bussoli (c) Outside Hitter 1.84 22 November 1993
9 Italy Ilaria Battistoni Setter 1.74 22 April 1996
10 Italy Ilenia Moro Libero 1.78 5 February 1999
11 Germany Lena Kindermann[B] Opposite 1.90 27 July 1999
12 United States Danielle Harbin Opposite 1.85 2 September 1995
15 Italy Rebecca Scialanca Libero 1.65 29 May 2005
16 Italy Elena Rapello Middle Blocker 1.86 14 July 2008
18 Italy Yasmina Akrari Middle Blocker 1.85 31 August 1993
21 Belarus Anna Davyskiba Outside Hitter 1.88 8 February 2000

Head coaches

Period Head coach
2016–2019 Italy Massimo Moglio[23]
2019–2025 Italy Michele Marchiaro[24]
2025–2026 Italy Giuseppe Nica[25]
2026– Italy Andrea Giovi[26]

Notes

  1. ↑ Adhuoljok Malual left the team on 12 January 2026.[13]
  2. ↑ Lena Kindermann joined the team on 12 January 2026.[14]
  3. ↑ Léandra Olinga Andela left the team on 16 December 2024.[15]
  4. ↑ Shea Rubright joined the team in January 2025.[16]
  5. ↑ Elena Perinelli left the team on 24 February 2025.[15]
  6. ↑ Chiara Mason joined the team on 15 January 2024.[18]
  7. ↑ Veronika Trnková left the team on 31 October 2022.[19]
  8. ↑ Yiwen Miao joined the team in February 2023.[20]
  9. ↑ Rainelle Jones joined the team in December 2022.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Serie B2 Femminile – Classifica". federvolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Volley, storica promozione in B1 per il Ford Sara Pinerolo". torinotoday.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Serie B1 Femminile – Classifica". federvolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Volley: Eurospin Ford Sara Pinerolo promossa in serie A2". sportorino.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Classifica regular season A2 girone B 2021/22". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Risultati Serie A2 spareggio 2021/22". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Pinerolo in paradiso: promossa in A1". tuttosport.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "La Wash4Green Pinerolo vince con Trento e conquista i playoff". unionvolley.net (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Nasce il progetto Monviso Volley". monvisovolley.com (in Italian). 17 April 2025. Archived from the original on 22 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Classifica Serie A1 Tigotà 2025/26". legavolleyfemminile.it. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Conegliano si impone 3–1 e la Wash4green Monviso Volley retrocede in Serie A2". monvisovolley.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 March 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Wash4green Monviso Volley Team 2025–26". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "Si separano le strade tra il Monviso Volley e Adhu Malual". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 12 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "Lena Kindermann è il nuovo martello del Monviso Volley". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 12 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  15. 1 2 3 "Wash4green Pinerolo Team 2024–25". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "Nuovo arrivo a stelle e strisce per la Wash4Green Pinerolo". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 8 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "Wash4green Pinerolo Team 2023–24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  18. ↑ "Da Trento arriva la schiacciatrice Chiara Mason". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  19. 1 2 "Wash4green Pinerolo Team 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  20. ↑ "Colpo di mercato per Pinerolo: dalla Cina arriva il martello Miao Yiwen". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  21. ↑ "Pinerolo si tinge a stelle e strisce: dagli Usa arriva Rainelle Jones". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 12 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  22. ↑ "Eurospin Ford Sara Pinerolo Team 2021–22". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  23. ↑ "La neopromossa Pinerolo conferma il tecnico Massimo Moglio". volleynews.it (in Italian). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  24. ↑ "Michele Marchiaro è il nuovo coach dell'Eurospin Ford Sara Pinerolo". volleynews.it (in Italian). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  25. ↑ "Monviso: Si chiude il ciclo con Michele Marchiaro, squadra affidata a Peppe Nica". volleyball.it (in Italian). 26 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  26. ↑ "Monviso riparte da Andrea Giovi". volleynews.it (in Italian). 6 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
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