Heungkuk Life Insurance, 3 consecutive losses after 14 consecutive wins
The gap between 1st and 2nd place was long, but the point gap soon became ‘0’
While Heungkuk Life Insurance, the sole leader, faltered with three consecutive losses, second place Hyundai Engineering & Construction caught up with Metallurgy with three consecutive wins. There is now no difference in points between the two teams. Hyundai Engineering & Construction is preparing to not miss this opportunity.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction won with a set score of 3-0 (34-32 25-18 25-21) in the 2024-25 V League Women’s 3rd round away game against GS Caltex held at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 25th.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction, which had a refreshing 3 consecutive wins, recorded 13 wins and 4 losses (40 points), equaling the number of points with leader Heungkuk Life Insurance with 14 wins and 3 losses (40 points). They are one win behind in terms of multiple wins.
At the beginning of the season, the women’s division was ‘Heungkuk World’. Heungkuk Life Insurance had a 14-game winning streak since the opening, and there was no team to keep in check.
But the recent trend is not good. Heungkuk Life Insurance lost momentum when two foreign players, Tutku Bourges (registered name Tutku) and Anilis Fitch (registered name Fitch), left due to injury.
After winning 14 consecutive wins, Heungkuk Life Insurance lost to CheongKwanJang, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, and Korea Expressway Corporation, and their upward trend was halted. Although they are still in the lead, it is urgent to find an opportunity to bounce back.
During the same period, Hyundai Engineering & Construction showed the opposite upward curve. They earned 3 points in a row against Korea Road Corporation, Heungkuk Life Insurance, and GS Caltex. Hyundai Engineering & Construction had some bad news, such as outside heater Jeong Ji-yoon missing for a while due to a back injury, but Go Ye-rim filled his position perfectly, increasing the number of options for use. .
Hyundai Engineering & Construction coach Kang Seong-hyung said, “We also had a difficult time due to injuries and losing streak, but thanks to not being shaken too much, we had this opportunity (to take the lead),” adding, “We will not miss this hard-to-grab opportunity. He pledged to overtake Heungkuk Life Insurance, saying, “We will reorganize further in the second half of the year and run the race properly.”
Middle blocker Lee Da-hyeon, who scored 13 points, including 5 fast breaks, in the GS Caltex match and contributed to 3 consecutive wins, also added meaning, saying, “The players knew that if we won (this game), we would have the same points as Heungkuk Life Insurance.”
He said, “Even when the gap with Heungkuk Life Insurance widened in the beginning, I waited, thinking, ‘If I do my best in the given environment, an opportunity will come.’ “And that opportunity has come,” he explained, adding, “Since we were unable to score a point in the first and second rounds against Heungkuk Life Insurance, we felt that we had to win in the third round to turn things around.”
Heungkuk Life Insurance, which gave room to the pursuer, and Hyundai Engineering & Construction, which will not miss the opportunity. Currently, attention is focused on the full-scale battle for the lead between the two teams, who have the same number of points but are in opposite directions.
(Seoul = News 1)
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