Ewert scores 18 as Altekma beat Gaziantep Gençlik Spor 3–0
Altekma defeated Gaziantep Gençlik Spor 3–0 on 8 October 2026 in the 2026-2027 men’s Kupa Voley. Jordan Matthew Ewert led the winners with 18 points, while Gaziantep’s Sam Jeanlys was the match’s leading scorer with 21. The teams finished just one point apart in successful attacks.
Altekma win despite lower combined player points
Altekma recorded 46 successful attacks against Gaziantep’s 45. Gaziantep held the higher totals in scoring blocks, 10–6, and service aces, 2–1.
Adding attacks, blocks and aces gives Gaziantep 57 player points and Altekma 53. Those figures exclude points awarded through opponent errors and do not determine the match result. Altekma won all three sets despite the visitors’ higher combined total in these individual scoring categories.
Ewert and Young lead Altekma
Ewert contributed 15 attack points and three blocks for his total of 18. Jackson George Young added 14 through 12 attacks, one block and one ace. Together, the pair supplied 32 of Altekma’s 53 player points.
Oguzhan Tarakci scored seven points, all from attacks, and Abdulvahap Han added five attack points. Tuna Uzunkol and Berk Dilmenler contributed four points apiece. Young registered Altekma’s only ace.
Jeanlys leads the match; blocking honours shared
Jeanlys scored 18 attack points and three blocks for 21. Aykut Gedik followed with 17, comprising 15 attacks and two blocks. Halil Ibrahim Yucel added nine through seven attacks, one block and one ace.
Jeanlys, Ewert and Ugur Kilinc shared the blocking lead with three each. Yucel and Yusuf Emre Guler supplied Gaziantep’s two aces. The match at TVF Ziraat Bankkart Voleybol Salonu drew 150 spectators. İbrahim Ünal and Eser Türkoğlu officiated.
Team comparison
Altekma Player statistics
| Player | Points | Attack kills | Blocks | Aces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Jordan Matthew Ewert | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 15Jackson George Young | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 19Oguzhan Tarakci | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 21Abdulvahap Han | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5Tuna Uzunkol | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16Berk Dilmenler | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17Maksim Buculjevic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1Baha Akcagoz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2Arda Kara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8Mehmet Bogachan Zambak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9Ozgur Karababa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10Huseyin Sahin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13Paolo Zonca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27Niyazi Ulas Dokumaci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gaziantep Gençlik Spor Player statistics
| Player | Points | Attack kills | Blocks | Aces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5Sam Jeanlys | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 1Aykut Gedik | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 8Halil Ibrahim Yucel | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 7Ugur Kilinc | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 16Yusuf Emre Guler | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Deniz Ivgen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10Bahadir Kuyucu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15Yunus Emre Zabun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18Dogukan Yaltirakli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20Zihua Wen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23Ugur Okay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27Halil Ibrahim Akman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33Fedor Ivanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Attendance
- 150
- Referees
- İbrahim Ünal · Eser Türkoğlu