"Our team is too up and down. When we"re up, we play well...it"s important to stay in the game."

It was a hard-fought victory. Kim and Yelena led the way with 27 points apiece. However, the commander was not satisfied.

Heungkuk Life came from behind to win the second round of the Dodram 2023-2024 Women"s V League Women"s Division on April 21 at Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon with a 3-2 set score. The team was down 1-2, but turned it around with a strong performance. Her concentration in clutch moments was overwhelming.

"It wasn"t our best game, but it feels good to win," said Heungkuk Life coach Marcelo Abondanza after the match. Jeong Kwan-jang is the only team to hand Heungkuk Life a loss this season. "We trained a lot to not lose twice," he said in the pre-match briefing.

 

"It was a tough game. As a team, we keep going up and down. When we"re up, we play well, but when we"re down, we"re too down. I hope we can keep it up."

The team was led by Do Su-bin"s steady reception and digs. In blocking, they out-blocked the taller Jeong Kwan-jang 11-5, with Lee Ju-ah grabbing four blocks.

 

However, Coach Abondanza was not satisfied. "Honestly, our blocking and defense were good, but at some point, when there is confusion, we lose focus. It doesn"t ???????? work as well as we planned," he said, emphasizing that it was more a matter of concentration than skill.

 

Still, it"s encouraging to see Yelena bounce back. Once again, she torched the opponent"s court with 27 points and a 52.1% attack percentage. She was held to just one point in the first set, but came on strong in the second.

 

"She wasn"t bad in the first set, but she only scored one point," Abondanza said. "She"s getting better and better every game. Today, she got better and better as the sets went on. Even if she didn"t start well, her finish was quite good."