Panathinaikos claimed a 3–1 win over Olympiacos in the first derby of the Greek Women’s Volley League season, overturning an opening-set loss and mounting a late fourth-set comeback to stay undefeated.
Olympiacos controlled the early stages, taking the first set 25–22 and later jumping to a 17–11 lead in the fourth. But Panathinaikos responded with steadier reception and key plays from Haylie Bennett, Micaya White, and Martina Samantan, capitalizing on a string of Olympiacos errors. The Greens closed the match 22–25, 25–18, 25–23, 25–22 in 114 minutes, improving to 8–0 and remaining the league’s only unbeaten team.
Olympiacos outperformed at the net with 19 blocks but was undone by 31 errors, including four in the final stretch of the fourth set that halted their chance to force a tie-break. Milica Kuboura led Olympiacos with 27 points, while Haylie Bennett finished with 18 for Panathinaikos.
