In the end, the answer was Kim Yeon-koung's "Hard Carry." Heungkuk Life Insurance reported its first win in the second half after catching Pepper at the end of heaven and earth
In the end, the answer was Kim Yeon-koung's "Hard Carry." Heungkuk Life Insurance reported its first win in the second half after catching Pepper at the end of heaven and earth
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In the end, the answer was Kim Yeon-koung, the "Volleyball Empress." Heungkuk Life Insurance, the leading women's professional volleyball player, beat "Dark Horse" Pepper Savings Bank to escape from a two-game losing streak, reporting its first win in the second half.
Heungkuk Life defeated Pepper Savings Bank with a set score of 3-2 (25-15 22-25 18-25 25-22 25-22 15-11) in the fourth round of the women's 2024-2025 V-League at Pepper Stadium in Gwangju on the 16th.
Heungkuk Life Insurance, which stumbled in the second half of the year after the All-Star break, lost 2-3 to the lowest-ranked GS Caltex and 2-3 to the sixth-ranked Korea Expressway Corporation, took two points with the victory to become 47 points (16 wins and 5 losses) and slightly widened the gap with second-ranked Hyundai Engineering & Construction (43, 14 wins and 6 losses).
Heungkuk Life Insurance, which had been caught up by the lower teams one after another due to its squeaky performance in the last two games, seemed to have changed by lightly catching the first set on the day.
However, Pepper Savings Bank, which has won its first three consecutive games including two wins in the second half, displayed strong momentum. Taylor Fricano of the U.S. and Park Jung-ah's "two guns" alternately hit the court. On top of that, as Lee Han-bi, who played a leading role in the course of three consecutive wins, showed sluggish performance, Lee Ye-rim, an outside heater, who instead deployed basic skills and good defense, also performed his part in offense. On the other hand, Matteiko of Poland, who was recruited instead of Tutku of Turkiye, lost two or three sets as she suffered a 21.05 percent success rate, five points, and seven errors.
Heungkuk Life had lost even in the fourth set, falling behind 12-16 until mid-to-late stages. However, the team continued to chase Kim Yeon-koung, who scored eight points in the fourth set alone with an 80 percent attack success rate, tied the game at 19-19, and Jeong Yun-ju scored consecutive attack points at the end of the set, dragging the game to the fifth set. 먹튀검증
The winner of the fifth set was Kim's one-shot serve. With the team leading 9-7, Kim scored a serve that neutralized Park Jeong-ah's receiving with a superb serve, and seized the upper hand. Afterwards, he maintained the lead stably and secured his first win in the second half of the year.
She had a receiving efficiency of 50 percent (6/12), but scored 22 points en masse, serving as a foreign player. While losing for two consecutive games, her offense success rate, which was below 40 percent, also recovered to 43.48 percent. On top of that, Jeong Yun-ju, who scored 11 points in just four or five sets, helped Kim by scoring 23 points, the most in her team. Foreign player Peach (New Zealand) also played a role of "scene stealer" by scoring 19 points, including eight blocks.
Pepper Savings Bank was on the verge of winning against Heungkuk Life Insurance, which was the only team that did not win this season, but cried due to lack of endurance. Taylor was very active, scoring a personal record of 32 points in one game, but the team's defeat faded.