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Hallock, Irving To Face Off For 106th Scudetto
Story Links Serie A1 (Playoffs) 1st-4th Trieste 10, Brescia 5 Brescia 13, Trieste 6 Pro Recco 9, Savona 8 5th-8th Ortigia 14, Bologna De Akker 6 Bologna De Akker 12, Ortigia 11 Posillipo 8, Roma Vis Nova 4 Brescia and Pro Recco both advanced to the Serie A1 Final with semifinal […]

Serie A1 (Playoffs)
1st-4th
Trieste 10, Brescia 5
Brescia 13, Trieste 6
Pro Recco 9, Savona 8
5th-8th
Ortigia 14, Bologna De Akker 6
Bologna De Akker 12, Ortigia 11
Posillipo 8, Roma Vis Nova 4
Brescia and Pro Recco both advanced to the Serie A1 Final with semifinal series wins. Brescia defeated Trieste 2-1 while Pro Recco bested Savona 2-0. Max Irving scored one in Brescia’s Game 2 loss while Ben Hallock put home two goals for Pro Recco in its decisive victory. The top two teams are now set to clash for the 106th Scudetto. Marko Vavic and Savona will play Trieste for third place. Elsewhere in Italy, Tyler Abramson scored four to help De Akker beat Ortigia and advance to face Posillipo for fifth place.
A1 Ethniki (Playoffs) April 29-30
Quarterfinal
Vouliagmeni 15, PAOK 4
Play-in Semifinal
Ydraikos 12, Chios 11
Dylan Woodhead and Vouliagmeni defeated PAOK, 15-4, to advance to the A1 Ethniki league semifinals. Goalkeeper Adrian Weinberg and Chios bowed out to Ydraikos in the play-in semifinal by a single goal, 11-12.
División De Honor (Semifinal Round, First Leg) April 30
Sabadell 11, Barcelona 6
Alex Bowen and Sabadell handled Barcelona 11-6 in the First Leg of the División de Honor semifinal round.
Women’s Champions League (Final Four) May 2-3
Final
Sabadell 8, Sant Andreu 9
Semifinal
Sabadell 15, Olympiacos 13
Team USA captain Maggie Steffens and Tara Prentice claimed second place in the Women’s Champions League season. After defeating Olympiacos 15-13 in the semifinal, Sabadell fell short against Sant Andreu 8-9 in the final. Steffens recorded a hat trick and Prentice added one more in the semifinal win over Olympiacos.
Women’s División De Honor (Playout Semifinal, Second Leg) May 2
Tenerife 9, Rubi 6
Maryn Dempsey and Tenerife beat Rubi 9-6 to advance out of the Playout bracket.
Women’s A1 Ethniki (Quarterfinal Round, First Leg) May 4
Glyfada 9, Panionios 5
Isabel Williams and Glyfada bested Malia Allen and Panionios 9-5 in the First Leg of their quarterfinal matchup in A1 Ethniki.
Here’s a look ahead at some important matches featuring Team USA athletes:
Champions League (Quarterfinal Round, Day 6) May 14
Savona (ITA) at Barceloneta (ESP)
Euro Cup (Final Round, First Leg) May 10
Pro Recco (ITA) at Radnicki (SRB)
Serie A1 (Playoffs) Continue May 6
Championship
Brescia vs Pro Recco
Bronze Medal
Savona vs Trieste
5th Place
Bologna De Akker vs Posillipo
7th Place
Roma Vis Nova vs Ortigia
A1 Ethniki (Semifinals, First/Second Legs) May 7/11
Vouliagmeni vs Panathinaikos
División De Honor (Semifinal Round, Second Leg) May 7
Sabadell vs Barcelona
Women’s División De Honor (Semifinals, Second Leg) May 8
Sabadell vs Mataro
Women’s A1 Ethniki (Quarterfinal Round, Second Leg) May 7
Glyfada vs Panionios