Pro volleyball Hyundai E&C beats Pepper, Pajuk's 4th straight win...back in 2nd place
Pro volleyball Hyundai E&C beats Pepper, Pajuk's 4th straight win...back in 2nd place
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Defending champion Hyundai E&C returned to second place after defeating Pepper Savings Bank, which was without a foreign player.
Hyundai E&C defeated Pepper Savings Bank 3-1 (25-16 17-25 25-21 25-17) in straight sets in a home match of the Dodram 2024-2025 V-League Women's Professional Volleyball on Friday at Suwon Gymnasium.
Hyundai E&C, which has won four straight matches, dropped Jungkwanjang (4-1, 11 points) to third place with 3-1, 9 points.
Fifth-ranked Pepper Savings Bank has lost four straight after winning its opening match.
Hyundai E&C took the first set 25-16, but dropped the second set easily to even the set score at 1-1.
HMC's main gun Leticia Moma Basoko (real name Moma) struggled in the second set, hitting just 33.33 percent of her attacks, and Pepper Savings Bank took advantage.
However, Hyundai E&C turned things around in the third set when Moma came alive.
There was a crisis at the beginning of the third set when setter Kim Dain complained of pelvic pain while defending, but Moma and middle blocker Yang Hyo-jin stepped up to the plate.
At 12-11, Hyundai E&C scored three consecutive points, including a center attack by Yang, an open attack by Moma, and an opponent error.
After Kim Dain returned, the offense became more organized.
At 23-21, 메이저사이트 Moma scored back-to-back points to close out the third set.
The match ended in the fourth set.
At 8-8, Hyundai E&C scored seven consecutive points due to the opponent's unforced errors.
Pepper Savings Bank self-destructed with errors from Lee Yerim, Park Jung-ah, and Park Eun-seo.
MOMA scored a team-high 26 points, while Jung Jung-yoon chipped in with 18 points, including three blocked shots.
Pepper Savings Bank had new foreign player Taylor Fricano accompanying the squad, but she did not play in the match due to pending administrative procedures such as visa approval.
In the men's match at Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium, home team copyright defeated KB Insurance 3-2 (25-19 22-25 27-29 25-22 15-8) in a tightly contested full-set match.
copyright improved to 3-2 and 10 points, knocking KEPCO (4-2, 9 points) out of second place.
Last-place KB Insurance suffered its fifth straight loss. However, they did pick up a point for the first time this season.
copyright played with only native players on this day, as foreign player Yosvani Hernandez (née Yosvani) was out with a shoulder injury and Asian quota player Moradi Aref (née Aref) was not feeling well.
Jung Ji-seok, who had been playing libero due to a shin injury, returned to the lineup as an outside hitter.
copyright struggled in the second and third sets, but Kwak Seung-seok and Jung Jung-yong combined for 12 points in the fourth set to force the match to a fifth set.
Then, at 4-3 in the final set, Jeong set the tone with back-to-back service aces, and Kwak Seung-seok followed up with a series of open attacks and blocks to tie the match.
Jeong had 26 points, five kills, three blocks, and four service aces to complete the triple crown (blocking points, service aces, and at least three kills each).