Vargas scores 26 as Fenerbahçe Medicana beat Beşiktaş 3–2
Fenerbahçe Medicana defeated Beşiktaş 3–2 at TVF Burhan Felek Vestel Voleybol Salonu on 11 October 2026 in round two of the 2026-2027 Sultanlar Ligi. Melissa Teresa Vargas Abreu led the match with 26 points, while the visitors finished 18 points ahead in successful attacks.
Attack scoring provides the largest difference
Fenerbahçe recorded 77 attack points against Beşiktaş’s 59. Scoring blocks were level at 11 each, while the hosts registered six aces to the visitors’ five. The attack gap was therefore the main difference among the three individual scoring categories.
Adding attacks, blocks and aces gives Fenerbahçe 93 player points and Beşiktaş 76. These totals exclude points awarded through opponent errors. They describe the players’ direct scoring contributions rather than the complete team score.
Three Fenerbahçe players reach 20 points
Vargas combined 23 successful attacks with three aces for her 26 points, leading the match in both total scoring and aces. Arina Fedorovtseva scored 22 through 18 attacks, three blocks and one ace. Ana Cristina De Souza added 20 from 18 attacks and two blocks. Together, the three contributed 68 points.
Iman Ndiaye and Polina Shemanova shared Beşiktaş’s scoring lead with 19 each. Ndiaye recorded 14 attacks, three blocks and two aces; Shemanova had 16 attacks and three blocks. Jolien Knollema added 17, including two blocks and two aces, and Merve Atlier scored 12.
Jack Kisal leads the blocking
Sinead Chloe Jack Kisal supplied a match-high four blocks as part of a seven-point contribution. Fedorovtseva, Ndiaye and Shemanova each recorded three blocks. Eda Erdem Dundar contributed 10 points for Fenerbahçe.
The five sets contained 146 minutes of playing time. The recorded start-to-finish interval was 158 minutes, including breaks. Attendance was 1,250, with Erol Akbulut and Ahmet Kalay officiating.
Team comparison
Beşiktaş Player statistics
| Player | Points | Attack kills | Blocks | Aces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8Iman Ndiaye | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| 11Polina Shemanova | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 10Jolien Knollema | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 5Merve Atlier | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 7Buket Gulubay | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18Yasmine Abderrahim | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 6Ozge Nur Cetiner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19Anna Artyshuk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1Simay Kurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3Burcu Yonder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4Sude Kale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9Emine Arici | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17Ece Eke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34Katelyn Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fenerbahçe Medicana Player statistics
| Player | Points | Attack kills | Blocks | Aces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44Melissa Teresa Vargas Abreu | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 10Arina Fedorovtseva | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 12Ana Cristina De Souza | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 14Eda Erdem Dundar | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 88Sinead Chloe Jack Kisal | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 8Alessia Orro | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16Saliha Sahin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15Arelya Karasoy Kocas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1Gizem Orge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5Brenda Castillo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6Kubra Akman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7Hande Baladin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11Chiaka Ogbugu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23Melis Ozengin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Match duration
- 146 minutes
- Attendance
- 1,250
- Referees
- Erol Akbulut · Ahmet Kalay