Women’s Volleyball League: The Year’s Best Seven

With the conclusion of the Women’s Volley League Championship, EOPE has announced the top 7 for the 2022-23 season following a vote by the 12 coaches in the category.

After being named KYANA MVP of the Championship by Panathinaikos, Athena Papafotiou received the most votes for the best passer of the season. AEK’s Lamprini Konstantinidou also received votes. and Julia Carraro of Olympiacos.

Martha Anthoulis of Panathinaikos, who was one of the protagonists of the trefoil to win the championship, was voted top diagonal. Also Giselle Silva from AEK and Sharon Tzumba from Mars.

AEK’s Marialena Artakianou was voted best libero, Panathinaikos’ Penny Roga and Martina Xanthopoulou also received votes from Volley League coaches.

The American received the majority of votes in the extremes from PAOK Peyton Caffrey and Argentina from AEK Yamila Nizetich. Also the Panathinaikos wingers, American Adora Anae and Dutch Maret Grotous, Cuban from AEK Rosir Calderon, Cuban Vilma Salas from Olympic and American Odriana Fitzmaurice from Markopoulos.

AEK’s Russian team was voted the best central team. Tatiana Kulikova and Cuban from PAOK Lisette Blanco. Also voting were Niki Apladas from Aris, Jennifer Cross, Sofia Medits and Irini Hadjiefstratiadou from Panathinaikos, Anastasia Sirinina from Thetidas, Alicia Fitterer from Markopoulos, Melina Emmanuelidou and Gina Lambrousis from Olympiakos and Andromachi Tsioga from Lamias.

WOMEN’S VOLLEY LEAGUE TOP SEVEN 2022-23

• KYANA MVP: Athena Papafotiou (Panathinaikos AO)
• passer-by: Athena Papafotiou (Panathinaikos AO)
• Aslant: Martha Anthoulis (Panathinaikos AO)
• extremes: Jamila Nizetich (AEK), Peyton Caffrey (PAOK)
• Central: Tatiana Kulikova (AEK), Lizette Blanco (PAOK)
• Libero: Marialena Artakianou (AEK)