First semifinal matches today, TV match will be Schwerin vs Potsdam at 19:00 CET stream
Schwerin-Potsdam is wide open in my eyes. But I expect Schwerin to win.
Stuttgart-Dresden seems to be a clear thing but I'm pretty sure Dresden will manage to have a good fight. They are much better when they are the underdogs.
Any news about Dresden?
Dresden is far from impressive, especially Frohling is terrible again so far with 0/10, 2 err 3 bl
They won 1st set only thanks to great serving and way too many mistakes of Wiesbaden in the beginning of the set. Rapacz was 1/8 in attack after some rallies but finished the set with 8/16
Rapacz is amazing! Such a fast armswing.
I know Wiesbaden wants to keep her but I can imagine many other clubs are interested in her?
Yes she's better than Boonstra, but not a player to win titles I think.
I could imagine Janiska either retiring or returning to Schwerin, after all she's got a house there with her husband. On that note, current Volleyball Magazin has an article about Marie Schölzel and she says this summer she'll give everything for the dream to qualify for OG, but after that she'll focus more on her studies and next summer she'll get married. She also has an apartment in Schwerin with her fiancé so I could imagine her playing there again next season as well
But I guess as such an experienced player she won't come to Dresden to be 4th OH...
These were my thoughts as well about Jansika
My goodness. I wish they all would build they houses in Dresden 
According to rumors from France, Swiss OH/OPP Julie Lengweiler will play in Dresden next season. Not a great transfer IMO
Mmh....I guess she's better than Boonstra?
I hope they manage to do sommer better transfers. Are there any other rumours yet?
I think Janiska will leave but that's just a feeling.
I don't think Jimerson has had a bad match all season. She's amazing.
Any rumours if Dresden manages to keep her?
Display MoreSchwerin - Vilsbiburg 3:1 (25:14 32:30 22:25 25:22)
https://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2023-24/Women/2500.pdf (soon)
MVP: Nova Marring / Pauline Martin
Stuttgart - Münster 3:1 (25:19 26:28 25:18 25:20)
https://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2023-24/Women/2503.pdf
MVP: Jolien Knollema / Gloria Mutiri
Dresden - Wiesbaden 2:3 (26:28 28:26 25:15 23:25 19:21)
https://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2023-24/Women/2506.pdf (soon)
MVP: Tia Jimerson / Izabella Rapacz
All favourites had a hard time and Dresden even lost
Tomorrow Potsdam-Suhl.
Dresden had so many chances to win. Hope they can come back again on Wednesday!
Cesar, Davidovic, Goddard, Meinders, Grabovska and De Haan will leave Aachen for other clubs.
Silge and Van Gestel will end their career. (Also Dornheim ended her career btw)
Keller and Van de Vosse stay.
With this result Aachen is eliminated from the race for playoffs and Münster still has a chance to reach 6th place if they beat Vilsbiburg in their last match and Wiesbaden loses to Aachen.
Very disappointing season for Aachen. I thought they had a decent squad but somehow it didn't work out...
Listed on site? Probably just not updated yet. Lazy admins
On the official VBL site. But they also still list Dornheim in Aachen...
But also Dresden hasn't made anything official.
Juliette Fidon-Lebleu played a match for Cannes but still seems to be listet for Dresden. How's that possible?
So Potsdam still has the chance to finish 3rd, right?
Surprise. Rivers continues playing and stays in Stuttgart.
BTW...Insider-Information: Emonts indeed is pregnant.
Portrait of Nova Marring: https://www.svz.de/sport/lokal…auf-nova-marring-46511615
Koslowski describes her development over the past few months as "crazy".
Marring is already looking forward to her second season in Schwerin. "It will feel like coming home," says Marring.
She would like to play in Italy in the future. But first she wants to improve her reception and learn to make even more consistent use of her advantages as a left-hander.
Oh...I didn't know that she signed for two years! Lovely to have her in the Bundesliga next year as well.
And Dornheim was still with the team. Not on the player list but you can see her in some pictures and she wore the normal Jersey...
I thought Fernau was not convincing, she had to play because Kästner had back problems and couldn't continue. Also Janiska was treated on her leg when she went out in 3rd set so it seems she had some issues as well
But what a match eventually
Great comeback from Schwerin after a terrible first 1.5 sets and what a meltdown by Dresden at the end of 5th set.
Considering Dresden played without an OPP and also with Janiska not beeing fit, it was a great match. Schwerin right now has the better and bigger bench. That was the difference. Not every player was at full health in Dresden so the meltdown at the end of the 5th set was no surprise.
Did they say anything about Emonts and why she's missing the rest of the season?
Maybe that's the reason for the sanctions against them?
Schut was actually really good against Dresden. Especially in attacking and Service. But it was against the bench players of Dresden so let's see if she can show it again against stronger teams.
