Poland - OrlenLiga 2013/2014

Today Result:

Tauron Banimex MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza - KPS Chemik Police 2-3 (26-24 18-25 25-19 22-25 11-15) MVP: Anna Werblińska report

Now this match gives me many comparisons to the semifinal in Plus Liga - dramatic battle with win after tiebreak by visitors and with an injury by key player of host.
In last set Katarzyna Zaroślińska, leading scorer in Tauron twisted her ankle Ela Skowrońska claims that's nothing serious and she should be ready in a week for next challenge - Atom or Impel. Now it's certain that Chemik will look for a wallet - they qualified to Champions League and it means some transfers looking into stats for me MVP should be Glinka, not Werblińska

Chemik - Tauron 3-0

Play Out: (4 wins)

PGNiG Nafta Piła - KS Pałac Bydgoszcz 3-0 (25-15 25-20 25-17) MVP: Magdalena Wawrzyniak

Again no stats , Piła was much better as it was 2 weeks ago, so Piła almost secured place in Orlen Liga for upcoming season

PGNiG - Pałac 3-0

5th-8th:

BKS Aluprof Bielsko-Biała - Siódemka SK Bank Legionovia Legionowo 3-1 (25-15 21-25 25-17 25-23) MVP: Karolina Ciaszkiewicz-Lach report

Ciaszkiewicz with Beier were the best scorers, good game by Małgorzata Lis, Horka was worse, but still got not little amount of points. From Siódemka the most points got Jóźwicka, Rakic and Tomsia. BKs will fight for 5th place.

Aluprof - Legionovia 2-0

Quote from USAvolleyfan

I don't know why nobody is praising Adams... she is a very soliid MB. I wrote some time ago about her and some members who follow Polish league more told.me she was not having the best of seasons. As much as I've seen she is having a great season on both attack and block.. since Ozge came she Is performing really well.

Maybe people are talking these things, because her debut in Pałac Bydgoszcz last season was for me even more spectacular and in some matches in this season Rachael has problems in terms of spiking, but she's still among best players in Tauron along with Zaroślińska and Ozge

Play Out: - 4 wins

PGNiG Nafta Piła - KS Pałac Bydgoszcz 3-0 (25-14 25-19 25-15) MVP: Magdalena Wawrzyniak

There is no stats, maybe they'll appear later as it was yesterday. PGNiG will play later in Play Outs, Pałac is waiting for qualification tournament, where will play against Developers Rzeszów and second loser of Play Off. Potential participant was Budowlani Toruń, but they withdrew from qualification tournament.

In First League's Final (3 wins) we have KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and Karpaty Krosno, KSZO won 1st game 3-0, winner will take a place in Orlen Liga, loser will have two chances to advance to Orlen Liga - Play Out vs. PGNiG and qualification tournament.

Finally we have stats from Play Out. Wawrzyniak led her team to 9th place again. Good game also by Babicz and Kingsley. Pałac played poorly again, moreover their team was a bit limited in roster (Pieczka, Korabiec, Twardowska and Fojucik out due to Junior National Championships). Good comeback by Zuzanna Czyżnielewska who played much better than Kaliszuk. On court finally appeared also Małgorzata Skorupa.

From Wednesday to Sunday in Kętrzyn we had Polish National Championships.

Some Results:

Places 5th-8th:
Silesia Volley MSK MOSiR Mysłowice - MKS Świdnica 3:0 (25:19, 25:23, 25:20)
MKS MOS Wieliczka - PTPS Piła 3:0 (25:21, 25:22, 25:15)

Semifinals:
UMKS MOS Wola Warszawa - UKS Orzeł Malbork 3:0 (26:24, 25:18, 25:20)
KS Pałac Bydgoszcz - Energa Gedania Gdańsk 1:3 (25:20, 21:25, 26:28, 16:25)

Finals:
7th Place:
MKS Świdnica – PTPS Piła 2:3 (22:25, 25:15, 18:25, 27:25, 14:16). MVP: Dominika Zając

5th Place:
Silesia Volley MSK MOSiR Mysłowice – MKS MOS Wieliczka 1:3 (22:25, 26:24. 15:25, 21:25) MVP: Magdalena Jaszkowska

Bronze Medal:
KS Pałac Bydgoszcz – UKS Orzeł Malbork 3:0 (25:17, 25:11, 25:20) MVP: Zuzanna Pieczka

Final:
UMKS MOS Wola Warszawa – Energa Gedania Gdańsk 1:3 (21:25, 26:24, 29:31, 26:28] MVP: Dominika Mras

Individual Awards:
MVP: Malwina Smarzek (UMKS MOS Wola Warszawa)
Best Spiker: Malwina Smarzek (UMKS MOS Wola Warszawa)
Best Blocker: Julia Piotrowska (Energa Gedania Gdańsk)
Best Digger: Anna Korabiec (KS Pałac Bydgoszcz)
Best Receiver: Magdalena Damaske (Energa Gedania Gdańsk)
Best Setter: Dominika Mras (Energa Gedania Gdańsk)
Best Server: Anna Stencel (PTPS Piła)

Maybe we'll see some of them in Orlen Liga in next season. Korabiec and Pieczka has already played, while Stencel is in PGNiG's wide roster.

With closing league from next season we'll have also Young League for Girls like it is in Men's competition in Poland

Today Result - Semifinal:

Impel Wrocław - Atom Trefl Sopot 3-0 (25-11 25-13 25-19) MVP: Katarzyna Mroczkowska report

What a great win and collapse by Atom in Impel good game by trio Mroczkowska-Brinker-Kaczor - all over 40%, Medyńska came back as starting libero with nice perfrormance. Impel was much better in all elements and committed only 10 errors, so their game was close to perfect From Atom the only reliable hitter was Pietersen, not bad sub had Kaczorowska (both Hill and Molnar were today so miserable). Overall Atom's spiking was at 28% and they had 2 nblocks, while Impel ended game with 45% and 12 blocks - it explains result and horrible performance by Atom I don't know if Buijs was a good choice for Atom with game like that Impel should be second finalist easily, Atom is on the edge of losing title, because I suppose that in next season we may see also 3rd team from Orlen Liga in Champions League, with Wild Card - Tauron, Atom or maybe even Impel (but Impel should win tomorrow and I hope that they'll do it

Impel - Atom 2-1

I wonder where will Smarzek go, she can be a great player, on the other hand I'm worrying about her injuries And what a sacrifice by Damaske it's a pity that she got injured again and maybe because of playing with an injury it was even a bit irresponsible by her and her coach, however in spite of this she played so good tournament we have to take care of both and get them a chance to play in NT as soon as possible, both are huge prospects

Quote from Emil

Smarzek I think she is already the best polish OPP.


Kurnikowska, Grejman, Wojcik, Smarzek, Kakolewska, Damaske They only need a good setter who can make the difference.

Joanna Wołosz is on the way to be a good setter without no doubt, I hope that she'll improve playing in Yamamay. Maybe Paulina Bałdyga and Dominika Mras will improve unfortunately Natalia Gajewska in Atom comes only for serve because of Buijs another player with prospects can be Gabriela Jasińska. I don't know what think about Emilia Kajzer, other young player, fortunately she's a starter, but she's insconsistent.

Quote from Phil

She will go to Siódemka Legionowo. It's offical since March. Marek Bak confirmed that a month ago.

I know about Legionovia, but then what I should think about words written by Bartol? And in Legionovia we have Kosmol as a head coach