Julia Szczurowska's transfer to Turkey may not have been one of the most successful, but it was certainly very intriguing. Young Shelf she had a great season in Volley Wrocław, in which she scored a total of 347 points, even though the Wrocław team did not advance to the play-offs. Stefano Lavarini was also interested in the attacker. The Italian has already called her to the national team several times staff Polish national team.
Julia Szczurowska brings Turkey to its knees
The move to Niluferu Belediyespor was Szczurowska's third foreign adventure. The Pole previously played in France twice. In 2019 and 2020, she played for RC Cannes, with whom she won the national championship, and she finished the last season in Beziers Volley in March this year. The form she has achieved is particularly impressive because she has had two very serious matches under her belt injuries (including knees).
Now it's time for the Turkish stage of her career and it must be admitted that she started it brilliantly. Her team lost the first two matches, 1:3 against Bahcelievler and 0:3 against Fenerbahce, but Szczurowska scored a total of 52 points in them, attacking with an efficiency of over 50% (43/85). However, she needed support from the rest of the team for her efforts to finally bring points table.
Three times a charm
This is what happened against Aydin Belediyespor. This team also lost the first two matches and was looking for the first points and even the first set win in Bursa (where Nilufer usually plays). He found neither this nor that. Szczurowska's team easily won 3-0, without any major problems in any of the games (25:19, 25:20, 25:21). Even if the game was even for a long time, as in set no. 3 (it was 22:21), in the end Nilufer always turned out to be better.
Szczurowska scored 15 points this time, attacking with an efficiency of 48% (14/30). She also added one point with a block. Her next opportunity to show her class will be on Tuesday, October 22, at 4:00 p.m., when Nilufer will play away against Turk Hava Yollari Istanbul, which has so far one victory and one defeat.