Apeldoorn, Netherlands, May 28, 2019 - Poland's Malwina Smarzek stunned the world again for the second week running in the 2019 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League - this time with an all-time competition high of 41 points in today's match at Apeldoorn against Bulgaria.
The 22-year-old opposite beat her own all-time record, striking 41 times in Poland's 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-17) win over Bulgaria on the opening day of Week 2 at the VNL. The previous VNL record was 39 points from last year's competition in Poland's five-set defeat to Thailand.
Against Bulgaria today Smarzek registered 36 kills from 68 swings (for a 53% efficiency) plus four stuffs and one ace.
It is the second time this season that Smarzek makes an entry in list of players who have scored 30 points or more in a single VNL match. Last week she scored 32 points in Poland's 3-1 win over Germany at Opole.
Smarzek now has five entries in the VNL list.
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