Queen Kang Yi-seul Exploded 28 Points, 13 Rebound...KB, Sonia, 30 points BNK 7061 and tied for fourth place

Feb 01, 2025

Queen Kang Yi-seul Exploded 28 Points, 13 Rebound...KB, Sonia, 30 points BNK 7061 and tied for fourth place
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Queen Kang Yi-seul Exploded 28 Points, 13 Rebound...KB, Sonia, 30 points BNK 7061 and tied for fourth place
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Cheongju KB Stars won with Kang Yi-seul leading 'Ace'.

Cheongju KB Stars, led by head coach Kim Wan-soo, won 70 to 61 in the home game of 「Hana Bank 2024-2025 Women's Professional Basketball」 against Busan BNK at Cheongju Gymnasium on the 1st. KB tied for fourth with Shinhan Bank in Incheon with 9 wins and 15 losses. Kang Yi-seul scored 28 points and 13 rebounds alone, including six three-point shots, becoming the No. 1 contributor to the victory. On the other hand, BNK (17 wins and 8 losses) fell one place to second place. Sonia scored 30 points and 11 rebounds, but the color faded.

KB played a special home game on that day. Legendary OB players, including Gong Hyun-ja, Heo Young-mi, Park Jung-sook, Shin Ki-hwa, and Jo Moon-joo, who led the basketball team in the past, visited the stadium and added meaning. In particular, the legend Jo Moon-joo and the future Go Hyun-ji received a big round of applause.




Queen Kang Yi-seul Exploded 28 Points, 13 Rebound...KB, Sonia, 30 points BNK 7061 and tied for fourth place
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Neither team had a good atmosphere. KB has been having a hard time with a series of injuries recently. Na Yoon-jung and Yeom Yoon-ah were injured and left. BNK had a neck-and-neck race with Bucheon Shinhan Bank in the second extension just before. It was a physically difficult situation.

The game has begun. Neither team played well. He missed easy shots in a row. In a crisis situation, the aces of both teams showed their concentration. KB's Kang Yi-seul and BNK's Kim Sonia flashed their fingertips. Both players led the team's offense by making three 3-pointers in the first half alone. In particular, Kang Yi-seul went back and forth between the inside and the outside at the end of the second quarter and accumulated points one by one. KB closed with a 39-25 lead in the first half.

In the second half, the ace match became even fiercer. When Kang Yi-seul scored, Sonia was chasing him. The third quarter was Kang Yi-seul's time. Kang Yi-seul scored 10 points, including two 3-pointers, in the third quarter alone. led KB.




The game wasn't over until the end. Sonia showed explosive power in the fourth quarter. They chased 57-62 with 3:50 left in the game. At the moment of crisis, Kang Yi-seul also gained strength. He calmly succeeded in the free throw he got from the opponent's foul and sealed the victory. KB won at home.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.