GS Caltex captain Lee So-young, “Thank you for the juniors who enjoyed the championship game”

So-young Lee (27), captain of GS Caltex, a female professional volleyball player, said, “Thank you to the juniors who followed me well while having fun.”

GS Caltex defeated Heungkuk Life Insurance with a set score of 3-0 in the 1st leg of the 2020-2021 V-League Women’s Championship held at the Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 26th. If GS Caltex, who preoccupied 1 win, wins 2 more in the remaining 4 games, it will achieve the first treble in the history of women’s professional volleyball (Korea Volleyball Federation Cup, Regular League, and Champ).

Lee So-young, who scored 14 points, was the leading player in the first leg victory. It boasted an attack success rate of 66.66% and played a great role in the defense as well. Meretta Lutz (24 points) and Kang So-hui (11 points) formed a perfect triangle formation as always.

After the game, Lee So-young explained, “I think it was helpful to analyze the play hard while watching the game scene of Heungkuk Life. It had a great effect in reducing the attack share of Kim Yeon-kyung (Heungkuk Life).” GS Caltex, who lacks big game experience, picked’Power Analysis’ as the secret to winning a complete victory without losing a single set in the first edition of the Champ match.

Lee So-young also said, “It seems that the players were barely nervous. Before each set, I shouted,’Let’s do it while having fun.’ Everyone laughed and said thank you for following me. The 2nd game is probably a little harder on Heungkuk Life’s side. I think it will be a game,” he expressed his confidence.

In fact, Lee So-young wasn’t in very good shape. I made up my mind for the goal of’winning’. He confessed, “The day before the first game, I had a lot of work on my body. I didn’t hit the ball well, and I had a little pain in my leg. Still, I worked hard with the mind of’let’s try it’ before the game, so it worked out well.

GS Caltex Director Cha Sang-hyun is such a special Lee So-young. After the game, he praised Lee So-young, “He is also a leader and captain. He has a good balance, and he solved the game smartly.”

Coach Cha also said, “It’s a tense game, too, and seeing that the players aren’t nervous, I think I’ve grown a lot. Everyone was perfect with no point to make up for. It was just a game that I just left it to the players and the manager just applauded.”

GS Caltex will challenge for the second win of the championship at 4 pm on the 28th at the same place. Lee So-young, who pledged to “must achieve treble,” runs for the championship in front of fans again.

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