Schwerin (dpa / mv) - When the third of seven match balls at SC Potsdam was converted, the Bundesliga volleyball players from SSC Palmberg Schwerin celebrated as if a title had already been at stake. It won't be awarded for a few months, but with the 3-1 win on Friday evening against the hosts without a loss in nine games to date, coach Felix Koslowski's team not only managed a successful end of the year - they had after the triumph in the cup -Semifinals at Allianz MTV Stuttgart set another exclamation point for a top team in the league.
"For the time being we've managed to stay up there in the table and stay in the race for the top three places," said Koslowski soberly about his team's success with a view to the playoffs. However, the 38-year-old commented in more detail that the SSC would still start the return trip with three points given the unpromising preparation.
Due to several cases of illness, it was questionable who Koslowski would be able to muster against Potsdam at all. This was especially true for the first player Pia Kästner and her backup Pia Fernau. After all, the duo was part of the squad, but Koslowski revealed after the end of the game: "If you only saw the fourth set. We had to take a few time outs to give Pia a break."
The 38-year-old added that diagonal attacker Tutku Burcu Yüzgenc was completely exhausted. "It was a challenge, but the group kept fighting and believing." But you also watched the whole time what the physiotherapist said. "Because if she says it's enough, then that's enough." There was no objection, and so Koslowski summarized the successful performance of the SSC: "We are super happy today with three points. I'm super proud."
