STORY: Germany beats Dominican Republic at Women's Volleyball Nations League
DATELINE: June 28, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:56
LOCATION: SUWON, South Korea
CATEGORY: SPORTS

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2. various of match and audience

STORYLINE:

Germany beat the Dominican Republic 25-19, 25-18, 18-25, 25-21 in Suwon, South Korea on Tuesday in the opening match of the third and last competition week of the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League.

Germany climbed to third place on a 7-2 win-loss record, amassing 19 points.

Despite the harsh struggle of Dominica's Brayelin Martinez who scored a game-high 21 points, the Caribbean nation failed to reverse the match.

Germany started off on the right foot, but Dominica intensely fought back in the second set, where both sides went neck and neck and leveled the score several times with Germany securing the set with an ace in the end.

Dominica led from the start in the third set and seemed to have set the stage for a turnaround, but Germany took control of the fourth set to end the match with a smash.

Hanna Orthmann was the best scorer for Germany with 20 points, and Lena Stigrot added 19 points.

In other matches, Bulgaria defeated the winless hosts South Korea 3-1 to earn their just second victory in nine matches.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Suwon, South Korea.
(XHTV)