Former T&T national women’s volleyballer Sinead Jack-Kisal and Eczacıbaşı Dynavit stayed in the hunt for an automatic quarterfinal spot in the 66th edition of the CEV Women’s Champions League Volley after a straightforward 25-15, 25-16, 25-17 win over Group C bottom-placed team Serbians Zeleznicar Lajkovac, on Wednesday.
Ebrar Karakurt led the way for Eczacıbaşı Dynavit with a match-high 14 points, while Magdalena Stysiak and the 32-year-old Jack-Kisal added 12, with the latter’s tally inclusive of four blocks and three aces. while.
With the win, Eczacıbaşı Dynavit climbed to a 4-1 win-loss record in the four-team round-robin series for 12 points, one behind Italy’s Numia Vero Volley Milano (4-1) ahead of their group decider on Wednesday, February 4.
They are followed by Greece’s Olympiacos Piraeus at 2-3 and five points and winless Zeleznicar Lajkovac, without a win and without a point.
At the end of the round-robin series, the top team in each of the five pools will qualify directly for the quarterfinals, while the second-placed and the best third-placed teams will contest the playoffs.
The remaining third-placed team will compete in the quarterfinals of the CEV Cup.
On Saturday last, Jack-Kisal and her teammates had their 11-match winning streak halted in a four-set loss to Fenerbahçe Medicana in the Turkish Vodafone Sultan Women’s Volleyball League.
Playing in front of their home crowd at the Burhan Felek Vestel Sports Hall, Fenerbahçe Medicana prevailed 25-12, 25-23, 18-25, 25-22 over Eczacıbaşı Dynavit in a match-up which lasted one hour and 46 minutes and was watched by 4,170 spectators.
For Fenerbahçe Medicana, Arina Fedorovtseva led all scorers with a match-high 22 points, while Cuban-born Melissa Vargas tallied 16 and Hande Baladin 13 in the win.
On the opposite side of the net, Ebrar Karakurt led Eczacıbaşı Dynavit with 21 goals, with Magdalena Stysiak chipping in with seven, Yaprak Erkek seven, and Dana Lynn Rettke and Jack-Kisal six points each, with three of those coming from blocks for the latter.
With the win, their 15th from 18 matches, Fenerbahçe Medicana (15-3) solidified their hold on second spot on the 14-club table with 47 points, three behind leaders Vakifbank (17-1), while Eczacıbaşı Dynavit, who suffered a first loss since falling to five sets versus Olympiacos in the CEV Champions League on December 2, 2025, stayed third with a 14-4 record and 40 points, one ahead of Zeren Spor (14-4), while Galatasaray Daikin is fifth with a 13-5 record.
