Heungkuk Life Women’s Volleyball closed the first round of the regular season with a 5-1 record to take sole possession of first place (15 points).
Heungkuk Life defeated IBK Kookmin Bank in straight sets 3-1 (26-24 15-25 25-19 28-26) in a home match of the Professional Volleyball Dodram 2023-2024 V League Women’s Division at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on Thursday.
Heungkuk Life’s Yelena Mrazenovic (registered name Yelena) and Kim Yeon-kyung scored 19 and 17 points, respectively, while Kim Mi-yeon and Asia Quarter Tokoku Reina contributed 11 and 9 points.
For IBK, Abecrombie and Pyo Seung-ju combined for 20 points but could not prevent their team from losing.
IBK (5-2, 4-1) saw its two-game winning streak snapped by Heungkuk Life after losing its opening three matches.
In the third set, which was tied at one set apiece, Heungkuk Life took the lead with its sharp serve.
Heungkuk Life jumped out to a 3-0 lead in service points, and IBK never managed to get an accurate reception.
At 14-12, Heungkuk Life extended its lead with a diagonal attack and a service ace from Kim Mi-yeon, and after giving up one point, it went up 19-13 with two opponent errors and a back attack from Yelena.
Kim saved set point with a service ace that landed in the center of the court. Then, when the reception faltered on her opponent’s serve, setter Lee Won-jung pretended to receive the ball and let it go over the net for an easy point.
Trailing 16-21 in the fourth set, Heungkuk Life came from behind to secure the win.
A staggered attack by Kim Yeon-kyung, a service ace by Park Eun-seo, and an open and block by Reina Tokoku (registered name Reina) brought the score to 20-21.
Kim tied the score at 21-21 with an exquisite spike in the opposite corner of the court.
At 24-23, IBK conceded a deuce after a service error by Ponpun Gedpard (registered name Ponpun).
With the score tied at one, Kim Yeon-kyung’s diagonal smash went for a point and Brittany Abercrombie’s quick opener failed to clear the net, ending the match. 카지노사이트