Olympiacos
The reigning Greek champions Olympiacos beat Russian side Yenisei in the opening of the 1/8 finals of the 2020 Challenge Cup by a 3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-18) and gained a significant advantage for the rematch at home in which they will have to take only 2 sets to advance to the quarterfinals.
Serbian Ana Živojinović (ex-Lazarević) top-scored for the “Red and White” with 20 points, while American Regan Hood-Scott and Cypriot Katerina Zakchaiou made 5 kill blocks apiece. Serbian Marta Drpa tallied 22 points for Yenisei. Nataliya Nazarova set up 5 kill blocks.
2020 CEV Women’s Volleyball Challenge Cup, 1/8 finals – first leg
January 21:
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk – Olympiacos Piraeus 1-3 (25-21, 20-25, 19-25, 18-25)
January 22:
C.S.M. Lugoj (ROU) – THY Istanbul (TUR), 18:00 CET
Dresdner SC (GER) – Ştiinţa Bacău (ROU), 19:00 CET
Ladies in Black Aachen (GER) – Sm’Aesch Pfeffingen (SUI), 19:30 CET
Béziers VB (FRA) – Pölkky Kuusamo (FIN), 20:00 CET
Kanti Schaffhausen (SUI) – AO Thiras Santorini (GRE), 20:00 CET
January 23:
Beylikdüzü Voleybol Istanbul (TUR) – Askö Linz-Steg (AUT), 16:00 CET
Calcit Volley Kamnik (SLO) – Békéscsabai Röplabda SE (HUN), 20:00 CET
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