“8 consecutive wins. I didn’t expect it…”
Kim Yeon-kyung (36, Heungkuk Life Insurance), the “Volleyball Empress,” also saw an unexpected upturn. Heungkuk Life Insurance has won eight consecutive games to rank atop the league table.
In the second round match of the women’s team of the Dodram 2024-25 V-League held at Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon on Sunday, Heungkuk Life Insurance won the match with a set score of 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-22) over Jeonggwanjang. Kim Yeon-koung scored 20 points, and Yuzgenk, a Tutku bourgeoisie, scored 14 points, spearheading the team’s victory. This year, the team garnered three full points by garnering a shutdown victory over Jeonggwanjang, the only team that gave two points (3-2 win). It also maintained a point gap with second-ranked Hyundai Engineering & Construction.
Kim Yeon-koung was at the center of Heungkuk Life. As of Tuesday, she has been leading the league in attack overall (success rate of 46.20 percent), Open (42.0 percent) and Quick Open (52.67 percent). She also ranks sixth in receiving efficiency (39.86 percent), the highest in the team. She has become the main pillar of public and private players in Heungkuk Life.
His pace is unbelievable at the age of 36. “Kim Yeon-koung seems to be able to play until the age of 50,” Heungkuk Life Insurance coach Marcello Avondaza said. She is leading young players well this year, remaking the season of “Uh-heung (winning will be Heungkuk Life anyway).”
In fact, Kim did not expect such an unbeaten run. “We didn’t get off to a good start in the free agent market (with few applications). We supplemented our players through trade, but we were depressed because we got a bad result unlike what we expected at the Cup.” At that time, Heungkuk Life was eliminated early in the group qualifying round, with one win and two losses.
However, time was my medicine. “We needed time,” Kim said. “We needed time to adjust and understand each other.”
It looks like it’s cruising when it comes to winning eight games in a row, but the process has never been easy. Every game had its own crisis.
Heungkuk Life Insurance faced a crisis at the Jeonggwanjang match on Tuesday, as it gave up the lead in every set. As Megawatti Puttiwi (registered Mega), the main gun in the Jeonggwanjang match, was sidelined due to pre-match injuries, the team’s operation plan was disrupted.
However, Heungkuk Life Insurance overcame the challenge through a quick team meeting and Kim Yeon-koung’s hard work. “Whenever we encounter a variable in the opposing team, we are not prepared well and displayed poor performance,” Kim said. “The coach also told us not to lose our tension in an emergency meeting,” Kim said. “I was confused at first, but thanks to good preparation, I was able to finish the game with a good result.”
Heungkuk Life will play second-place Hyundai Engineering & Construction in the second round on the 24th. It is expected to be a watershed moment in the early stage of the season. Heungkuk Life has good memories of winning 3-1 against Hyundai Engineering & Construction in the opening game of the first round, but since then, Hyundai Engineering & Construction has also won seven consecutive games and is gaining momentum. Manager Avon Daza also warned, “We are the best team in terms of power. I expect it to be a very difficult game.” 토토사이트
“It won’t be an easy game. Hyundai E&C is also showing good performance,” Kim said. “I hope the team will prepare well and win because they know how important this game is.”
