Professional volleyball athlete and past UTT Patriots High Performance volleyball player, Sinead Jack-Kisal, helped the Megabox Volley Vallefoglia Tigers capture its first win in Round 3 of the Italian Women's Volleyball League Serie A1, after defeating Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri 25-23, 16-25, 25-23, 25-17.

The team made club history, securing its first victory since being promoted to the Serie A1, the highest professional women's volleyball league in Italy. This came following the Tigers' 2-0 series win over Pinerolo Women Volleyball in the Serie A2 Women Promotion Play Offs Final in its previous season.

Sinead was efficient in the historic win with 10 points, along with other strong contributions from teammates Sonja Newcombe (15), Giulia Mancini (14), Kenya Carcaces (10) and Tatyana Kosheleva (14).

Sinead has been a professional athlete since 2010 and has played for several clubs in countries such as Poland, Russia, Turkey and Japan. Her run with the Tigers is her first time playing in the Italian professional circuit.