Allianz MTV Stuttgart still perfect. They lost the first set and then beat USC Münster 3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-18), Münster’s first defeat after four straight wins. Middle blocker Esther Spöler was the top scorer of the match with 16 points, and Diane Seybering and Isabel Zimmerman added 11 each. Spöler shared the MVP award with Stuttgart setter Pia Kästner. Lydia Grote led Stuttgart with 15, Jasmine Gross scored 11 and Alexandra Hadrych 10. Stuttgart and SSC Palmberg Schwerin share first place with five wins from five and 15 points each.
Schwarz-Weiß Erfurt beat Dresdner SC for the first time ever, winning 3-2 (30-28, 19-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-7), with an eight-point margin in the tie-break. Former Dresden player Lina-Marie Lieb won it on Erfurt’s third match point. She scored 23 and took the MVP award. Maia Dvoracek led all scorers with 27 for Dresden.
In other matches, Ladies in Black Aachen beat Binder Blaubären TSV Flacht 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-17), with Tsvetelina Ilieva scoring 17. VC Wiesbaden swept ETV Hamburger Volksbank Volleys 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-23), and Cayetana López Rey led them with 17.
