MASNAGA, Italy (Interstat) — Masnaga hosts Valdarno on Sunday in Game 3 of the Italy A2 women’s professional basketball playoff series, with the teams tied after splitting the first two games.

Masnaga holds a 24-6 record across all competitions this season and is the higher seed, while Valdarno enters at 21-10. The home team won Game 1 by a 95-72 margin May 9 at Masnaga, before Valdarno answered with an 87-73 victory Wednesday in Game 2 at Valdarno. Sunday’s contest, set for 5 p.m. local time at Masnaga’s home arena, will be the first of two possible games at Masnaga in the best-of-five series.

Valdarno’s Ilaria Bernardi, a forward, has been the series’ most explosive scorer. In Game 2, she played 38 minutes and recorded 30 points, four rebounds and three assists. She also posted 10 points and nine rebounds in the Game 1 loss. Over her last five games, Bernardi has averaged 14 points and 7 rebounds per contest.

Masnaga’s Patricia Brossmann, a forward, has been a force on the boards. She collected 18 rebounds to go with 11 points in Game 2 and logged 14 rebounds and 18 points in Game 1. In her past five games, Brossmann has averaged 16 points and 13.8 rebounds, including a 26-point, 16-rebound performance April 19 at Basket Alcamo.

The teams have met four times this season, with Masnaga winning three of those matchups before Wednesday’s Valdarno victory. Masnaga also won 74-66 on Dec. 13, 2025, and lost 95-74 on March 28, 2026.

Valdarno enters with momentum after winning three of its last four games overall, including overtime victories at Matelica on May 2 and April 25. Masnaga had won five straight before the Game 2 defeat.

Key contributors for Valdarno in Game 2 included forward Evelyn Ovner (11 points, seven rebounds) and guard Martina Mosetti (eight points, five rebounds, four assists). For Masnaga, guard Nancy NGuessan scored 14 points and Marta Moscarella added 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Sunday’s Game 3 will be the first playoff contest at Masnaga since the May 9 victory.