Panionios beat Olympiacos 3–2 after overturning the visitors’ lead in women’s volleyball
Olympiacos led 2–1 in sets in Nea Smyrni but suffered their first defeat of the Women’s Volley League season. Bannister finished with 22 points.
redlegend1925.comOlympiacos’ women’s volleyball team lost 3–2 in sets to Panionios at Andreas Varikas in Nea Smyrni on Friday, 30 October 2026. In the Round 3 match, the visitors went ahead 2–1 in sets but could not hold their advantage and suffered their first league defeat of the season.
Panionios took the opening set 25–20, and Olympiacos responded by winning the next two 25–18 and 25–19. The hosts levelled with a 25–14 fourth set and dominated the tie-break, moving ahead 10–1 before sealing it 15–5.
Taylor Bannister scored 22 points for Olympiacos, Michaela Mlejnková added 14 and Manolina Konstantinou 13. After the match, Branko Kovačević acknowledged that Panionios had been the better team and said his side had energy for three sets, linking their fatigue to the difficult midweek match.
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