3-1! The Japanese women s volleyball team staged a civil war. Ishikawa Mayu and Seki Nana appeared on the same stage in Serie A.

On October 13, in the second round of the Italian Women's Volleyball Super League, the Novara women's volleyball team defeated the Busto Asizio women's volleyball team 3-1 in the "Ticino Derby". The four-game score was 25-19, 25-21, 21-25, 25-20. This game was also the first showdown of the new season between the two national players of the Japanese women's volleyball team: attacker Ishikawa Mayu and setter Sekina Naomi.

The start of the game did not go well for Novara. Torok, who was originally the reliever, was forced to withdraw due to muscle discomfort before the start of the first round, and Mims came on as a substitute. In addition, the team's main free agent Julia Denardi was absent due to the flu, and was replaced by veteran Julia Leonardi.

Despite the incomplete lineup, the Novara women's volleyball team still gradually established an advantage in the first game. Ishikawa Shinsuke and Ijid showed off their power continuously, and the secondary attacker Bonifacio also made many achievements, allowing the team to win the first victory 25-19.

In the second game, Novara still maintained a high-pressure posture. Mims and Hurlbots continued to put pressure on the offensive end, and Iguid made a block. Although the Busto Asizio women's volleyball team counterattacked led by Parra and chased 17-18, Novara played steadily at the critical moment. With the performance of Shinsuke Ishikawa and Alsmei who came on the bench, they won another game 25-21.

In the third game, the Novara women's volleyball team slacked off, made more mistakes, and were seized of opportunities to counterattack. He responded to Obosa's many strong attacks and cooperated with the fast break to help the visiting team regain the victory 25-21. At the beginning of the fourth game, Novara established a 4-2 lead, but the opponent did not give up and tied the score to 18-18. At the critical moment, Novara once again showed the stability of a top team. Ijid made consecutive attacks and his teammates successfully blocked twice, and finally won the game 25-20.

In terms of personal statistics in this game, three Novara women's volleyball players scored in double figures. The most eye-catching performance was the American deputy attacker Iguid. She scored 19 points (21 deductions, 15 of 4 blocks) and was awarded the MVP. Ishikawa Shinsuke 17 points (33 deductions, 16 of 1 block), and Bonifacio 12 points (19 deductions, 10 of 1 block, and 1 serve). Two players from the Busto Arcizio women's volleyball team reached double figures, Orbosa scored 24 points (44 dunks, 22 of 2 blocks), and Parra had 16 points (35 dunks, 15 of 1 block).

After the game, free agent Julia Leonardi said in an interview: "We faced great difficulties today. Torok retired from injury and Denardi was absent, but the whole team is united and everyone is willing to contribute to the team. This is the key to our victory. Especially the counterattack in the fourth game. I'm very proud of the performance."

Head coach Lorenzo Bernardi also spoke highly of the players: "This was a game that started poorly but turned around in the end. We performed very well in the first two games. Although we were loose in the third game, we played extremely tenaciously in the fourth game and finally scored three points with two key blocks."