Ebrar Karakurt surpasses Egonu: She broke the record!

National volleyball player Ebrar Karakurt, who plays for Lokomotiv Kaliningrad in Russia, has managed to break the record for the most points scored in a single set held by Italian volleyball player Paola Egonu.

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Lokomotiv Kaliningrad and Dinamo Ak Bars faced off in the first match of the Russian League final series. In the deciding set of the match, which Kaliningrad lost 3-2, national volleyball player Ebrar Karakurt set a new record. 

EBRAR BROKE THE RECORD!

Lokomotiv Kaliningrad was defeated 3-2 in the first match of the final series against Dinamo Ak Bars. Ebrar Karakurt, who plays for Kaliningrad, broke the all-time record for a deciding set in the Ak Bars match. Taking the court in the deciding set of the match, which extended to a fifth set, Karakurt scored 13 of her team's 15 points in the set that Kaliningrad lost 15-17. With this performance, the national volleyball player broke the record for the most points scored in a deciding set of all time.

KARAKURT BROKE EGONU'S RECORD

The all-time record that Ebrar Karakurt broke by scoring 13 points in the deciding set against Dinamo Ak Bars previously belonged to Paola Egonu. The Italian volleyball player had set the record by scoring 10 points in a deciding set. Karakurt became the person to surpass Egonu with 13 points.