Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders won a set-score 3-0 (27-25, 25-20, 25-19) shutdown in the second round of the "Dodram 2023-2024 V-League" against Gimcheon Korea Expressway Corporation High Pass at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 25th.
Yelena scored 21 points (51.4 percent attack success rate) to lead the team to victory. Kim Yeon-kyung also scored 14 points (38.2 percent attack success rate). Raina (8 points), Kim Mi-yeon (6 points), Lee Joo-ah (2 points), Lee Won-jung (1 point), and Kim Da-sol (1 point) also scored evenly. Setter Kim Da-sol played as a starter for the first time in a long time and was in charge of distributing the ball for Heungkuk Life
In an interview after the game, coach Marcello Avondanja said, "Kim Da-sol showed good performance in the last four or five sets, so I thought he deserved to start the game today. "I wasn't as good as the game that day, but I gave him a break on the serve and it wasn't bad," he said.
Kim Da-sol said, "We've been winning games with difficulty. There were many games that went to the fifth set and there were few 3-0 shutdowns. "It's the weekend today, but I feel good because it ended 3-0 early," he said.
Kim Da-sol, who is keeping his position as Heungkuk Life Setter this season with Lee Won-jung, said, "We are working hard by talking to each other a lot and filling in our shortcomings. (Lee)Wonjung almost starts and I feel like I'm helping, but Wonjung can't go out in all sets of games either. I always think a lot about going in and changing the atmosphere. Psychologically, I think it's better than last year," he said.
Director Avondanja is famous for his very passionate guidance. Even though he won seven consecutive games on the day, he said, "I'm not satisfied with the performance itself. Still, it's good to win in the end. I had to do it in quality, but I lacked something. Still, it's better than playing well and losing. It's a relief as a result. Overall, it was a little bit lacking," he said, ordering players to perform better.
Kim Da-sol said, "The coach always says 'push' to the players often. When it's important, the players sometimes go out of their minds by yelling. I think it's important to catch it well. "If you get excited, you speak Italian, but I think you're cursing a lot so that we can't understand," he said with a smile.