'36-year-old Kim Yeon-kyung 28 points - 21-year-old Jung Yoon-joo 21 points.' In its 15th year, both guns in Korea have exploded. Another 3-1 victory over the defending champion. Heungkuk Life Insurance has won nine consecutive games
Nov 24, 2024
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Heungkuk Life, the unbeaten No. 1, won the set score 3-1 (25-17, 35-37, 27-25, 25-12) at home against Hyundai Engineering & Construction, the second-ranked team in the Dodram 2024 ￣ 2025 V-League, at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 24th.
Heungkuk Life, which met last season's champion Hyundai Engineering & Construction in the opening match on October 19 and continued its winning streak with a 3-1 victory, also won its second match against Hyundai Engineering & Construction, which seemed to be on the verge of winning consecutive games, to run its opening nine consecutive games.
Heungkuk Life Insurance, which had nine wins and no losses, added three points to its lead with 26 points, five points ahead of second-place Hyundai Engineering & Construction, which has seven wins and three losses (21 points).
Heungkuk Life Insurance's Kim Yeon-kyung scored the most points on both teams with 28 points, while Jung Yoon-joo added 21 points and Tutku added 14 points.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction lost 2-3 to IBK Industrial Bank and also lost to Heungkuk Life Insurance, which lost for the second consecutive time. After Moma was out at the beginning of the first set due to her poor condition, she faced Heungkuk Life with her unique persistent organization despite the difficulty of using Na Hyun-soo, but there was a limit to victory. Jung Ji-yoon added 15 points, Na Hyun-soo and Lee Da-hyun added 14 points each, and Wi Pawi also played evenly with 13 points.
In the first set, Heungkuk Life took a fast lead in the early stages, and the winning team was decided. Heungkuk Life Insurance's score, which started with Tutku's back-attack, led 4-0 with Lee Go-eun's serve ace and Kim Yeon-kyung and Kim Soo-ji's consecutive blockings, and panicked Hyundai Engineering & Construction made it 9-0 with a series of mistakes, and Jung Yoon-joo's back-attack made it 10-0. When Moma's condition was not good, he replaced Na Hyun-soo at 0-8. Hyundai Engineering & Construction, which barely scored one point due to Yang Hyo-jin's quick attack, went in pursuit, but the 10-point gap against Heungkuk Life Insurance was too big. In the end, the first set ended 25-17.
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The third set was also deuce. At 21-24, Hyundai Engineering & Construction scored three points in a persistent defense, bringing the game to square one. However, Heungkuk Life won 27-25 with Jung Yoon-ju's serve ace and Kim Yeon-koung's stabbing. Heungkuk Life Insurance, which won three valuable sets, led 13-5 with Jung Yoon-joo and Kim Yeon-kyung from the beginning of the fourth set, and eventually finished 25-12 and gave a high-five with nine consecutive wins.
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