DSC volleyball players celebrate derby victory and remain league leaders!

DSC volleyball players celebrate derby victory and remain league leaders!

The Dresdner SC volleyball players won the East derby against VfB Suhl Lotto Thuringia on January 5, 2025 with 3:1 (21:25, 25:20, 25:20, 25:19). With this victory, the Elbestadt women defended their lead in the Bundesliga and celebrated their twelfth win of the season dnn.de reported.

The game took place in Meiningen in front of almost 900 spectators. At the beginning, the DSC women had difficulty finding their rhythm, which led to them losing the first set 21:25. Head coach Alexander Waibl was relieved about the ultimately successful outcome. In the second set, captain Sarah Straube was able to bring the team back into the game with an important series of serves, which led to a set win of 25:20. The DSC continued its upward trend and also won the third set with the same result.

Strong performance and next challenges

In the fourth set, DSC started strong and quickly led 8-1 before eventually winning 25-19. Sarah Straube was honored as MVP for her outstanding performance. The game's leading scorer was Marta Levinska, who scored 19 points. The entire match lasted 106 minutes. After the game, Waibl emphasized the stability in the serve receiving area and the efficiency in the attack. In addition to the strong performance against Suhl, there are now several challenges ahead until the end of the month, including two games against defending champion Stuttgart and another against Potsdam zeit.de reported.

– Submitted by West-East media