The Dresden SC women's volleyball team coped well with their elimination from the DVV Cup. The team of coach Alexander Waibl prevailed 3:2 (24:26, 25:17, 25:19, 24:26, 15:11) in the top match at SC Potsdam on Saturday and started the second half of the Bundesliga season with a win. At the same time, the Dresden side gained revenge against the Supercup winners for the defeat at the start of the season in their own hall.
The two teams fought a tough battle with many long rallies. The visitors had already let a lead slip away in the closing stages of the first set in front of a crowd of 1,342. However, the visitors dictated the game more clearly in the next two periods with powerful tasks, variable attacking play and solid defense.
In the fourth set, however, Potsdam fought back thanks to the substitution of Danielle Harbin and the attacks of Suvi Kokkonen and led by four or five points for a long time. In crunch time, the DSC turned up the heat, in particular through the attacks of the two middle blockers Tia Jimerson and Nathalie Lemmens, and earned three match points, which Potsdam fended off and then equalized the set.
In the decisive tie-break, Waibl's players were more stable, scored consistently and variably from a secure reception and deservedly celebrated victory after 134 minutes. Former Potsdam libera Aleksandra Jegdic was honored as the most valuable player.
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