Saga Hisamitsu Springs and Victorina Himeji also traded wins in their double header. Himeji delivered a 3-2 (25-20, 25-18, 19-25, 19-25, 15-11) upset of their hosts Saga in front of 3,150 spectators on Saturday with a match-high 31 points from Italian opposite Camilla Mingardi and an impressive six kill blocks from Bulgarian middle Mira Todorova. Hisamitsu Springs reacted with a 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 28-26, 25-18) victory on Sunday, despite another five stuffs from Todorova. American opposite Stephanie Samedy spearheaded the winners with a match-high 25 points.
Queenseis Kariya claimed two road victories at Astemo Rivale Ibaraki, snatching the full six points from the double header. They started the weekend with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 27-25) sweep, spearheaded by outside Riri Kasai with 15 points, including two aces, while American opposite Mackenzie May put away a match-high 20 points, all in swings, for Astemo. On Sunday, Kariya had to come back from a set down and got the job done in four, 3-1 (22-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-17), with Russian striker Sofya Kuznetsova leading the way with 31 points, including two blocks. Queenseis are in sixth place on 23-15 and 75. Astemo fell one position to 11th place on 14-24 and 46.
Gunma Green Wings put together two home wins over Okayama Seagulls and improved to 22-16 and 63 in seventh place. Okayama are second from the bottom, in 13th place on 4-34 and 15. The first match took four sets, 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-20), with Polish opposite Olivia Rozanski on fire with a 33-point contribution, including three blocks. The second game was a 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-22) sweep with a 23-point match high from Rozanski.
