CAVA Women’s League:
Sepahan into last four after clean sweep of group wins
Iran’s Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan continued their perfect start to the CAVA Women’s League with a comfortable straight-sets victory (25-11, 25-11, 25-11) over Uzbekistan’s Humo VC in Malé, Maldives, on Saturday.
The win over the runner-up at the 2024 CAVA Women’s Volleyball Club Championship saw Sepahan finish top of the Pool B standings and advance to the semifinals.
Sepahan had opened their campaign with a 3-1 victory (25-14, 23-25, 25-14, 25-12) against home favorite Huraa Community Club at the Social Center Indoor Hall on Thursday, powered by a game-high 19 points from Iranian international outside hitter Fatemeh Khalili.
Khalili again topped the scoring, with additional contributions from Elaheh Poursaleh, Masoumeh Qadami and middle blocker Zahra Karimi, as Sepahan went on to secure a 3-0 win (25-14, 25-15, 25-18) over Nepal Police Club later on Saturday.
Organized by the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA), the tournament features seven clubs from across Central and South Asia and serves as a qualification pathway to the upcoming AVC Women’s Champions League, with the champions earning a place at April’s showpiece event in Goyang, South Korea.