Overview
- SVG Lüneburg won 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-22) at the Max-Schmeling-Halle for their first Bundesliga away victory over the record champions.
- The result keeps Lüneburg perfect at 7-0 and alone atop the table, reinforcing their growing title credentials.
- Berlin has lost three of its first five league games and sits well down the standings, with coach Joel Banks saying the team has "a lot of work" to regain routine.
- Banks praised Lüneburg's serving and reception pressure as decisive, while the club noted but did not excuse recent illness to setter Fedor Ivanov.
- With a congested pre-Christmas schedule, the BR Volleys head to Freiburg on Saturday seeking to recover rhythm.