Pepper Savings Bank suffered its 17th consecutive loss.
Pepper Savings Bank lost their fourth round match against Hyundai E&C in the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League Women's Division with a set score of 1-3 (9-25, 31-29, 26-28, 19-25) at Pepper Stadium in Gwangju on November 19.
After losing to Korea Expressway Corporation on Nov. 15 last year, Pepper Savings Bank did not add another win for more than two months. The loss to Hyundai E&C tied the club's single-season record of 17 consecutive losses.
Foreign opposite spiker Yasmin scored 26 points (41.38% attack percentage) and foreign middle blocker Phillips added 12 points (39.13% attack percentage). Homegrown outside hitters Park Eun-seo and Park Jung-ah had 11 and 7 points, respectively. Another outside hitter, Lee Han-bi, had 6 points.
Both offensive success rate and efficiency dropped compared to Hyundai E&C. Pepper Savings Bank's attack success rate was 34.91%, while Hyundai E&C's was 43.83%. HMC's attack efficiency was also higher at 32.72% compared to Pepper Savings Bank's 23.67%.
HMC was led by foreign opposite spiker Moma with 30 points (44.64% attack success rate), Korean middle blocker Yang Hyo-jin with 17 points (48.48% attack success rate), foreign outside hitter Wipawi with 13 points (39.29% attack success rate), and middle blocker Lee Da-hyun with 10 points (46.67% attack success rate).
Pepper Savings Bank appointed Ahen Kim as the foreign head coach to replace Kim Hyung-sil, who stepped down last season due to poor performance. However, Kim stepped down due to personal reasons, and the team handed the reins over to Joe Trinzi.
He brought in proven foreign player Yasmin, and the addition of FAs Park Jung-ah, Lee Han-bi, and Oh Ji-young was seen as a boost. The addition of Park Jung-ah, who led the Korea Expressway Corporation to the championship, and veteran libero Oh Ji-young also added experience to Pepper Savings Bank's roster.
They were considered a dark horse. However, Pepper Savings Bank, 온라인카지노 which lost 17 straight games in the 2021-2022 season when it entered the V League, lost 17 straight games in the 2022-2023 season, its second year of existence.
Park "Clutch Park" Jung-ah and libero Oh Ji-young are veterans with international experience. Yasmin has been playing in the V League since the 2021-2022 season. She played two seasons for Hyundai E&C. She is a player who can be expected to contribute on the offensive side of the ball.
The V-League is going into the All-Star break. It will be interesting to see if Pepper Savings Bank will be able to reorganize and use their free agents from the fifth round to change the atmosphere and show a rebellion from their youngest team.