Overview
- SVG Lüneburg beat the record champions 3–0 in Berlin, taking sets 25–20, 25–20, 25–22 for their first league win at the Max-Schmeling-Halle.
- The loss was Berlin’s third in five Bundesliga matches and widened the gap to still-unbeaten Lüneburg.
- Head coach Joel Banks called the result extremely disappointing, praised Lüneburg’s serving and reception, and said his team is not yet running smoothly.
- Middle blocker Matthew Knigge said the defeat had no single statistical cause, describing the problems as a bit of everything.
- Illness for setter Fedor Ivanov was acknowledged but not used as an excuse, and Berlin next visit Freiburg on Saturday in a stretch of back-to-back match weeks.