GS Caltex, women’s volleyball, confirmed to be the 1st place with a reason

The secret to GS Caltex’s number one place in the regular league is sticky teamwork. It is in contrast to Heungkuk Life Insurance (pictured below), who lost first place in KGC Ginseng Corporation on the 13th. [연합뉴스]

In June of last year,’Volleyball Empress’ Kim Yeon-kyung (33) returned to Heungkuk Life, a female professional volleyball team. Heungkuk Life’s first place in the regular league was an atmosphere that was accepted as a prerequisite. A triangular squadron with the twin sisters of the national team leader, Left Lee Jae-young (25) and setter Lee Da-young (25), plus a world-class striker. Heungkuk Life seemed to have no opponent in the league. After the opening, some noise bit the tail on the tail, but Heungkuk Life Insurance did a good job.

Early last month, an unexpected reef appeared. Victims of abuse (school violence) by sisters Jae-young Lee and Da-young appeared. The dark face of the twin sisters, hidden behind their volleyball skills and popularity, was revealed. Wavelength quickly spread beyond the volleyball world to other sports and entertainment worlds. ‘Happy Me Too’ continued. The sisters, who are the two axes of the triangular flight of’Uh Woo-heung (Hungkuk Life)’ were punished for indefinite suspension. It seems that it was a’flight’ with only a name that couldn’t last a season.

GS Caltex was exactly at the counterpoint of Heungkuk Life Insurance. GS Caltex Meretta Lutz (27)-Lee So-young (27)-Kang So-hui (24) united to form an ideal tripod. We quietly joined forces to build our victory. Leading Heungkuk Life followed in the line of sight. At the moment when Heungkuk Life was staggered by the departure and departure of the two main players, GS Caltex showed its true value. On the 13th, Heungkuk Life Insurance completely defeated KGC Ginseng Corporation with a set score of 0-3 in the final game of the regular league. GS Caltex secured the first place regardless of the result of the one remaining match. Now, only the first’regular league championship integrated championship’ left after the foundation.

It was a’golden division’. The foreign player Lutz occupied 40.5% of the team’s attacks. Lutz, who joined GS Caltex for the second season, took on the role of the vanguard. He posted 854 points in 29 games this season, more active than last season (678 points in 27 games).

Heungkuk Life Insurance was frustrated by losing the KGC Ginseng Corporation on the 13th. [뉴스1]

Left So-young Lee (21.6% of attack share) and So-Hwi Kang (18.4% of attack share) effectively distributed Lutz’s burden from the front and back. He played more in the defense to keep Lutz focused on the attack. Lee So-young’s sub-receive success rate has risen from 34.32% last season to 41.82% this season. Kang So-hui also improved to 39.26% this season (30.99% last season).

In this season’s top 10 sub-receives, Lee So-young ranked 5th and Kang So-hui ranked 8th. With Libero Handa-hye (4th place), only three players were included in the top 10 in one team. There was a reason why Kang So-hui boasted that “Our team is the first in both attack success rate and serve receive”.

Not only this. As captain, Lee So-young took the lead in uniting the team. His nickname,’Senior Soyoung,’ implies that the team members can rely on it. In fact, GS Caltex has exceptionally sticky chemistry between players. When Kim Yu-ri (30), who had had a difficult time, was selected as a winner in the middle of the season and shed tears in the process of interviewing, it is also famous for the episode where all of the colleagues who watched it blew their eyes together.

The extraordinary team work was also revealed on the court. Civilization, Yuri Kim, and Ji-yoon Moon, etc. have successfully filled the void in the Joojeon Center Su-Ji Han, who had escaped from ankle surgery. When the leading left, such as Lee So-young and Kang So-hui, were tired, Yu Seo-yeon came to the court and played a part. A virtuous cycle in which a substitute player fought when someone fell due to injuries continued throughout the season. GS Caltex coach Cha Sang-hyun said, “The whole team has become stronger than last season. Joojeon took a step further, and the players in the warm-up zone were thoroughly prepared.”

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