Reporter Park Dae-ro = Professional volleyball women’s players who were sent from the team by GS Caltex are making great strides in their new team. GS, who sent them, is swallowing regret as it falls into an unclear situation to advance to the postseason.
GS lost in the home game against Heungkuk Life in the Dodram 2022-2023 V-League Women’s Division held at Jangchung Gymnasium on the 19th. GS, which lost to KGC Ginseng Corporation and IBK Industrial Bank, fell into a three-game losing streak with the defeat that day.
GS remained in 5th place with 39 points. It is 4 points behind the 4th place (Ginseng Corporation), which can advance to the semi-playoffs.
The difference in setter skills was remarkable. GS Ahn Hye-jin succeeded in only 30 out of 87 toss. During the toss she received only 6 ratings that were considered very good.
On the other hand, Heungkuk Life Insurance setter Lee Won-jeong succeeded in 62 out of 145 toss. The toss, rated very good, reached 28.
Unfortunately, Lee Won-jeong left GS in December of last year and was traded to Heungkuk Life Insurance. Lee Won-jung, who was pushed out of the competition for the GS starter and was unable to get a chance to play, became the starter after transferring to Heungkuk Life Insurance and his skills are in full bloom. Lee Won-jung showed off his talent not only in the toss but also in the interception, putting Heungkuk Life Insurance in first place.
Other than Lee Won-jung, another player who survived after leaving GS is Oh Ji-young, a libero player.
Oh Ji-young, who was pushed back from the GS starter competition, was traded to Pepper Savings Bank at the end of last year. Since then, Oh Ji-young has been working as a mainstay of Pepper and raising the level of the team.
Pepper, who suffered from receiving anxiety, improved his performance after Oh Ji-young was recruited. As receiving improved and Oh Ji-young made a decisive dig, even setter Lee Go-eun’s toss improved. As a result, Pepper started to get out of the stigma of being a ‘victory point vending machine’. 안전놀이터
On the 18th, Pepper defeated Korea Expressway Corporation and won 4 wins in the season, the most ever since the foundation of the 2021-2022 season.
While Oh Ji-young is consistently active, GS’ chosen Libero, Hana-hye, is playing a jagged game.
Han Ha-hye lags behind Expressway Corporation Im Myung-ok and IBK Industrial Bank Shin Yeon-kyung in her receiving category. In Digg, with 4.362 per set, it is lower than Hyundai Engineering & Construction Kim Yeon-gyeon, Shin Yeon-kyung, Heungkuk Life Insurance Kim Hae-ran, Lim Myung-ok and Oh Ji-young (4.723 per set).
After sending Lee Won-jung and Oh Ji-young, the performance is also not satisfactory for the GS club. GS, which had risen to 4th place at the time of the trade, is currently in 5th place in the league at the end of the 5th round.
In order for GS to advance to spring volleyball, it needs to work hard in the final 6th round. After Lee Won-jung and Oh Ji-young left, the remaining players in the same position on the team are in a situation where they have to prove that the club’s choice was reasonable.