Rosamaria Montibeller totaled 69 points across two matches to guide Denso Airybees Koriyama back into playoff position in the women’s Daido Life SV.League.
Denso secured consecutive 3-1 road wins over 13th-placed Okayama Seagulls, improving its record to 16-18 and climbing from ninth to eighth place with 10 matches remaining in the regular season.
Rosamaria scored 36 points in Saturday’s comeback victory as Denso rallied from a first-set loss to win 19-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-19. She added 33 more points on Sunday in a 25-22, 20-25, 26-24, 25-22 triumph.
Saitama Ageo Medics slipped out of playoff position after dropping both road matches in straight sets to defending champion Osaka Marvelous.
League-leading NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki extended their winning streak to five matches with two home victories over Gunma Green Wings. NEC won 3-0 on Saturday behind 17 points from Giovanna Day and 16 from Yoshino Sato. In Sunday’s 3-1 win, Ai Hirota led with 25 points, while Sato added 23 and Sylvia Nwakalor contributed 21.
Second-placed Saga Hisamitsu Springs swept Toray Arrows Shiga on the road in straight sets both days. PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku also claimed two road wins over Astemo Rivale Ibaraki, including a five-set match on Saturday.
Victorina Himeji and Queenseis Kariya each completed weekend sweeps to hold their places in the top six as the playoff race continues.
