Won 65-69 thanks to ‘Kiana’s 23 points’ performance
In the women’s professional basketball team, Yongin Samsung Life Insurance defeated Asan Woori Bank and jumped to a tie for second place.
Samsung Life Insurance won 65-59 in the away game of the 2024-2025 season women’s professional basketball regular league against Woori Bank held at Asan Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium at 6 p.m. on the 4th.
With this victory, Samsung Life Insurance reported its 10th win (6 losses) of the season and rose to a tie for second place with Woori Bank.
Samsung Life Insurance went on a winning streak by defeating Cheongju KB Kookmin Bank (68-59 win) in the first game of the new year on the 1st and then beating Woori Bank that day.
The main character of victory was Kiana Smith.
Kiana was responsible for the scoring for Samsung Life Insurance, scoring 23 points by shooting 4 2-pointers and 5 3-pointers.
Here, Jo Soo-ah (13 points) and Lee Hae-ran (11 points) worked together to achieve a valuable victory.
On the other hand, Woori Bank failed to chase down leader Busan BNK (12 wins, 4 losses) and ended up tied for second place with Samsung Life Insurance.
Woori Bank played in the first game of the 4th round and the first game of the new year after the All-Star break, but lost.
Ace Kim Dan-bi (12 points, 8 rebounds) and Han Eom-ji (12 points, 9 rebounds) performed a double-double, but were unable to turn the game around.
Woori Bank laughed in the first quarter.
Myeong-gwan Lee, Um-ji Han, and Natsuki Sunagawa’s 3-point shots cut through the rim one after another, taking the lead by 4 points.
Samsung Life Insurance also immediately counterattacked.
At the start of the second quarter, he scored 10 points in a row to turn the game around, and ended the first half with a 30-29 lead.
The gap widened from the third quarter.
Samsung Life Insurance escaped little by little with Kiana’s consecutive 3-point shots, and Woori Bank swallowed its disappointment with Sunagawa’s turnover.
Entering the fourth quarter, the two teams competed closely.
Samsung Life Insurance widened the gap to 9 points at one point thanks to Kim Ah-reum’s 3-point shot 5 minutes and 28 seconds before the end of the game.
Woori Bank attempted to turn the tables, led by Kim Dan-bi, but were repeatedly frustrated by Kiana’s inside and outside shots.
In the remaining time, Samsung Life Insurance solidified itself and won 65-59 over Woori Bank.
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