Table leaders Saitama Ageo Medics will host second-placed Denso Airybees Koriyama in a titanic women’s Daido Life SV.League clash, one of seven double headers coming up in Japan on Saturday, November 30, and Sunday, December 1.
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SV.League leaders Ageo and Denso in head-to-head collision
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Published 06:12, 29 Nov 2024
Ageo’s Sara Lozo celebrates with her teammates (source: Saitama Adeo Medics)
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Saitama Ageo Medics will welcome Denso Airybees Koriyama to the Hanamaki City Gymnasium Annex at 13:05 local time (04:05 UTC) on both competition days. These will be the 27th and the 28th encounters between the two clubs. Ageo have won 16 of the previous 26 matches with Denso. Last season they met three times and Medics won twice, including the most recent meeting in February.
Captain Yuka Sato, Serbian star Sara Lozo and their teammates are on top of the current standings on a 10-2 win-loss ratio and 29 points. The squad around Brazilian star Rosamaria Montibeller has collected more points than Ageo, 33, but stand second on win-loss ratio, 11-3. Only if Denso win both games this weekend, they will surpass their opponents and take over the first place. However, if they exchange victories, they are running the risk of letting Osaka Marvelous climb to the top of the table.
To do that, third-placed Osaka Marvelous, standing on 9-3 and 27, will at least have to win both their home games against Okayama Seagulls, who are in 11th place on 3-7 and 11. The two matches at the Baycom General Gymnasium will also start at 13:05 (04:05) on Saturday and Sunday.
To add to the suspense, if Victorina Himeji win both of their home games against PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku, they will also surpass either Ageo or Denso in the standings. Before this weekend, Himeji are in fourth place on 9-3 and 23. Their visitors arrive at the Victorina Wink Gymnasium standing ninth in the table on 6-8 and 17. Saturday’s game is set to start at 13:05 (04:05), while Sunday’s starting time is 14:05 (05:05).
Defending champions NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki, who will represent Asia at December’s FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship, will entertain Aranmare Yamagata at the Culttz Kawasaki on Saturday at 14:05 (05:05) and on Sunday at 13:05 (04:05). NEC Red Rockets are running fifth on 8-4 and 26, while Aranmare are second from the bottom, in 13th place on 2-12 and 8.
Sixth-placed Astemo Rivale Ibaraki, on 7-5 and 19, will travel to Saga Hisamitsu Springs for two matches at the Happiness Arena, starting at 14:05 (05:05) on both competition days. The hosts are currently in eighth place on 7-7 and 22.
Seventh-placed Toray Arrows Shiga will also play on the road this weekend. Standing on 8-6 and 23, they will visit Queenseis Kariya, who occupy 10th place on 5-7 and 16. The two matches at the Park Arena Komaki will start at 13:05 (04:05).
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Gunma Green Wings will have another shot at earning their first win of the season. Trailing bottom in 14th place on 0-10 and 1, they will host Kurobe Aqua Fairies at the ALSOK Gunma Arena at 14:05 (05:05) on both days of the weekend. Kurobe are two spots above Gunma in the standings, in 12th place on 3-11 and 9.
Women’s SV.League 2024-2025 8th leg:
Nov 30, 13:05 local (04:05 UTC): Saitama Ageo Medics v Denso Airybees Koriyama
Nov 30, 13:05 local (04:05 UTC): Queenseis Kariya v Toray Arrows Shiga
Nov 30, 13:05 local (04:05 UTC): Osaka Marvelous v Okayama Seagulls
Nov 30, 13:05 local (04:05 UTC): Victorina Himeji v PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku
Nov 30, 14:05 local (05:05 UTC): NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki v Aranmare Yamagata
Nov 30, 14:05 local (05:05 UTC): Gunma Green Wings v Kurobe Aqua Fairies
Nov 30, 14:05 local (05:05 UTC): Saga Hisamitsu Springs v Astemo Rivale Ibaraki
Dec 01, 13:05 local (04:05 UTC): Saitama Ageo Medics v Denso Airybees Koriyama
Dec 01, 13:05 local (04:05 UTC): Queenseis Kariya v Toray Arrows Shiga
Dec 01, 13:05 local (04:05 UTC): Osaka Marvelous v Okayama Seagulls
Dec 01, 13:05 local (04:05 UTC): NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki v Aranmare Yamagata
Dec 01, 14:05 local (05:05 UTC): Victorina Himeji v PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku
Dec 01, 14:05 local (05:05 UTC): Gunma Green Wings v Kurobe Aqua Fairies
Dec 01, 14:05 local (05:05 UTC): Saga Hisamitsu Springs v Astemo Rivale Ibaraki
