Szczurowska scores 21 as Kuzeyboru beat Türk Hava Yolları 3–1
Kuzeyboru defeated Türk Hava Yolları 3–1 at Aksaray Spor Salonu on 14 October in round three of the 2026-2027 Sultanlar Ligi. Julia Szczurowska led the hosts with 21 points, while Anna Lazareva scored a match-high 22 for the visitors.
Kuzeyboru win the final three sets
Türk Hava Yolları took the opening set 25–18. Kuzeyboru won the second 25–19, the third 25–20 and the fourth 25–22 to complete the four-set victory.
Kuzeyboru’s winning margins were six, five and three points. The hosts finished ahead 93–86 in aggregate set points.
Small differences in the scoring categories
Kuzeyboru recorded 55 attack points against 53 and three aces against two. Scoring blocks were equal at ten each. The resulting player-point totals were 68–65, excluding opponent errors.
Szczurowska scored through 17 attacks, three blocks and one ace. Martyna Czyrnianska added 17 points, comprising 16 attacks and one block. Tugba Ivegin Senoglu contributed 13, while Beta Dumancic scored eight.
Lazareva leads all scorers
Lazareva’s 22 points came from 21 attacks and one ace. Derya Cebecioglu added 17 through 15 attacks and two blocks, and Indy Baijens scored 11.
Szczurowska, Dumancic, Alice Degradi and Beyza Arici shared the block lead with three each. Five players recorded one ace apiece, with no higher individual total. Attendance was 250. Playing time was 124 minutes; 133 minutes elapsed from 14:00 to 16:13.
Team comparison
Kuzeyboru Player statistics
| Player | Points | Attack kills | Blocks | Aces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Julia Szczurowska | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 23Martyna Czyrnianska | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 4Tugba Ivegin Senoglu | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 14Beta Dumancic | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 7Yaren Isik | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11Gamze Kilic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27Tutku Burcu Yuzgenc | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2Buse Sonsirma Kayacan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3Gulce Guctekin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12Rivera Wilmarie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17Margarita Kurilo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22Deniz Nazlican Zengin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26Hanife Nur Ozaydinli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40Ece Yilmaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Türk Hava Yolları Player statistics
| Player | Points | Attack kills | Blocks | Aces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Anna Lazareva | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 11Derya Cebecioglu | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 16Indy Baijens | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2Alice Degradi | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 13Beyza Arici | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 8Eva Zatkovic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1Melis Yilmaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5Buse Melis Kara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10Nazli Eda Kafkas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15Busra Gunes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17Sila Caliskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18Bojana Milenkovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19Nika Daalderop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21Bahar Akbay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Match duration
- 124 minutes
- Attendance
- 250
- Referees
- Zafer Özmen · Halid Cerit