Commercecon top Chemik and continue to chase Tauron Liga leaders

ŁKS Commercecon Łódź prevailed in the big match of the fifth leg of the Tauron Liga and continue to chase PGE Grot Budowlani Łódź and KS DevelopRes Rzeszów, the only two undefeated sides in Poland at this point of the season.

Playing at home on Saturday, Commercecon topped defending champions Lotto Chemik Police to get to 13 points (four wins, one loss) in the standings, tying the total of the second-placed DevelopRes (five wins) and sitting two points below leaders Budowlani, who have 15 (five wins).

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Despite the absence of star libero Maria Stenzel, Commercecon were still able to put on a solid performance and beat Chemik 3-0 (25-13, 29-27, 25-17) to get their third-straight victory in the Tauron Liga.

Ukrainian opposite Anastasiia Hryshchuk led the winners with 18 points (13 kills, three aces, two blocks) and was selected as the match’s MVP. Middle blocker Anna Obiała, with 15 points (eight kills, six blocks, one ace), and Paris Olympian outside hitter Natalia Mędrzyk, a former Chemik player, with 11 (all in kills), also got to double digits in scoring.

Chemik, which are ninth in the standings with three points (one win, four losses), got 14 points (11 kills, two blocks, one ace) from their captain and outside hitter Martyna Grajber-Nowakowska and another 11 (nine kills, one block, one ace) from 18-year-old opposite Julia Hewelt.

Korneluk shines with ten blocks

Second-placed DevelopRes played on Friday, at home, against seventh-placed #VolleyWrocław, and also got a clean sweep, winning 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-7). A Paris Olympian, star middle blocker Agnieszka Korneluk had a formidable performance with 14 points (ten blocks, four kills), one more than outside hitter Monika Fedusio, who was handed the MVP trophy.

“The keys to our victory were to serve well and our strong work on blocking and defense,” said Brazilian opposite Sabrina Machado. “That made the match easier for us. The more we practice and play together, I feel that we’re looking better and better on the court.”

The other team from Łódź, league leaders Budowlani overcame a significant challenge on Sunday, going to the road against sixth-placed MOYA Radomka Radom and returning home with a solid 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-18) victory. Italian opposite Terry Enweonwu led the team with 18 points (17 kills, one ace) and took home the MVP award.

The fifth leg started on Thursday, with fifth-placed UNI Opole defeating tenth-placed ITA TOOLS STAL Mielec 3-0 (26-24, 25-13, 25-16). The remaining two matches were held on Saturday, with fourth-placed BKS BOSTIK ZGO Bielsko-Biała overcoming 11^th-placed Metalkas Pałac Bydgoszcz 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-16) and eighth-placed Energa MKS Kalisz topping 12^th-placed Sokół & Hagric Mogilno on the road 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-21, 26-24).

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