Levinska scores 26 points, but her Kobe team suffers first defeat of the season
Latvian volleyball player Levinska scored 26 points, but her team Kobe lost 3-2 away to Osaka Marvelous. It was Kobe's first loss of the season.
In a volleyball competition featuring 14 teams, Latvian volleyball player Levinska scored 26 points, but her team Kobe lost 3-2 away to Osaka Marvelous (16-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-13 in Osaka's favour from the hosts' perspective). It was Kobe's first defeat of the season.
How the match went
Kobe won the first two sets and led 2-0, but the hosts then took three sets in a row. In the deciding fifth set Osaka won 15-13 and secured the victory.
Levinska's performance
Levinska finished the match with 26 points and was the top scorer on the visiting side. She converted 40% of her attacks. She also added one point from a block and two more from serves.
For the hosts, Hanna Ortman was the leading scorer with 32 points, helping Osaka to the win.
Standings
After seven rounds, Kobe has a 6-1 record (six wins and one loss). Four teams share that record, and Kobe sits third in the table among the 14 teams.
