Antropova scores 17 as Eczacıbaşı sweep Aras Kargo
Eczacıbaşı Peron İstanbul defeated Aras Kargo 3–0 on 11 October 2026 in round two of the 2026-2027 Sultanlar Ligi. The hosts won 25–14, 25–16 and 25–17, with a 24-point advantage in successful attacks providing the largest statistical difference.
Three sets and a 75–47 aggregate
Eczacıbaşı won the opening set by 11 points, the second by nine and the third by eight. The combined set scores were 75–47, a difference of 28 points.
The hosts recorded 45 attack points to Aras Kargo’s 21. Scoring blocks were level at four apiece, while Eczacıbaşı held a narrower 6–5 advantage in service aces. Attack scoring therefore accounted for almost all of the difference between the teams’ player-point totals.
Antropova leads, Özdemir and May share the ace lead
Ekaterina Antropova led the match with 17 points, comprising 15 successful attacks and two blocks. Ebrar Karakurt added 11 through eight attacks, two blocks and one ace; Aleksandra Uzelac contributed nine attack points.
Ana Karina Olaya Gamboa led Aras Kargo with 12 points from 11 attacks and one block. Mackenzie Catlin May scored nine, including three aces. Dilay Özdemir also served three aces, while Camilla Victoria Florentine Weitzel and Beliz Baskir each delivered two. Antropova and Karakurt shared the match-high blocking total of two.
Playing time and match details
The set durations were 26, 25 and 27 minutes, giving 78 minutes of playing time. The interval from the recorded start to finish was 85 minutes, including breaks. Attendance was 2,325, with Erdal Akıncı and Tuncay Sevim officiating.
Eczacıbaşı’s players contributed 55 points through attacks, blocks and aces, against 30 for Aras Kargo. Those totals exclude points awarded through opponent errors and consequently differ from the combined set scores.
Team comparison
Eczacıbaşı Peron İstanbul Player statistics
| Player | Points | Attack kills | Blocks | Aces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17Ekaterina Antropova | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 99Ebrar Karakurt | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 15Aleksandra Uzelac | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8Asli Kalac | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 21Camilla Victoria Florentine Weitzel | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 6Dilay Ozdemir | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4Mayu Ishikawa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20Iva Stoykova Dudova | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2Simge Akoz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3Selin Adali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9Ezel Balik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10Yaprak Erkek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12Elif Sahin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14Dana Lynn Rettke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aras Kargo Player statistics
| Player | Points | Attack kills | Blocks | Aces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55Ana Karina Olaya Gamboa | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 14Mackenzie Catlin May | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 91Martha Evdokia Anthouli | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 95Beliz Baskir | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6Lila Sengun | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13Ceren Nur Domac | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1Dilek Kinik Eksi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7Irem Cor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10Sude Tasbas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15Hazal Selin Uygur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16Bengisu Aygun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19Defne Basyolcu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27Ann Kalandadze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Match duration
- 78 minutes
- Attendance
- 2,325
- Referees
- Erdal Akıncı · Tuncay Sevim