Markova’s 22 points lead VakıfBank past Zeren Spor
VakıfBank defeated Zeren Spor 3–0 at Vakıfbank Spor Sarayı on 14 October in round three of the 2026-2027 Sultanlar Ligi. Marina Markova scored 22 points in a 25–23, 25–19, 27–25 victory.
Two sets decided by two points
VakıfBank won the opening set 25–23 and the second 25–19. The third extended beyond 25 points before the hosts completed the match 27–25.
The first and third sets each ended with a two-point margin; the second had a six-point difference. Combined set points were 77–67.
Attack produces the largest gap
VakıfBank recorded 59 attack points to Zeren’s 38, a 21-point difference. Blocks were 6–5 and aces 4–2, also in the home team’s favour.
Markova contributed 21 attacks and one block. Tijana Boskovic scored 15 points entirely from attacks, Zehra Gunes added 12 and Helena Cazaute ten.
Franklin and Babat lead Zeren’s categories
Sarah Franklin led Zeren with 16 points, all from attacks. Anna Nicoletti scored ten and Ekaterina Pipunyrova eight, also entirely through attacks. Dicle Nur Babat recorded a match-high four blocks.
Cansu Ozbay and Aslihan Kilic shared the service lead with two aces each. Attendance was 1,260. Playing time totalled 88 minutes, while 95 minutes elapsed from 19:00 to 20:35.
Team comparison
VakıfBank Player statistics
| Player | Points | Attack kills | Blocks | Aces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23Marina Markova | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 19Tijana Boskovic | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 18Zehra Gunes | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 1Helena Cazaute | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 3Cansu Ozbay | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 6Berka Buse Ozden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15Deniz Uyanik | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25Monika Brancuska | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7Aylin Uysalcan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10Eylul Akarcesme Yatgin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11Naz Aydemir Akyol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14Aleksandra Jegdic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16Aylin Sarioglu Acar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22Vanja Ivanovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zeren Spor Player statistics
| Player | Points | Attack kills | Blocks | Aces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Sarah Franklin | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 16Anna Nicoletti | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2Ekaterina Pipunyrova | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 8Dicle Nur Babat | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 11Aslihan Kilic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32Adhuoljok Malual | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10Aycin Akyol | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1Annamarie Dodson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5Ozlem Alkan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7Fatma Sekerci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14Ceren Onal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17Merve Bicer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18Hilal Kocakara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23Seher Aksoy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Match duration
- 88 minutes
- Attendance
- 1,260
- Referees
- Ebru Kaya · Yasin Calışkan