No victory for over two months. Pepper Savings Bank (hereinafter referred to as Pepper), ranked last in the professional volleyball women’s division, bowed to leader Hyundai Engineering & Construction and suffered its 17th consecutive loss. This is the club’s record for most losing streak in a single season.
Professional volleyball women’s Pepper Savings Bank players look disappointed after failing to block Hyundai Engineering & Construction’s attack in the V-League 4th round home game held at Pepper Stadium in Gwangju on the 19th. /Korea Volleyball Federation
Pepper bowed to Hyundai Engineering & Construction with a set score of 1 to 3 (9-25 31-29 26-28 19-25) in the 2023-2024 season V-League 4th round home game held at Pepper Stadium in Gwangju on the 19th. A total of three players, including foreign player Yasmin Bedart (28, USA), worked hard to score double-digit scores, but they were unable to get out of the swamp of losing streak on this day as well. Hyundai Engineering & Construction (58 points, 19 wins, 5 losses), which earned 3 points along with 6 consecutive wins, widened the gap with second place Heungkuk Life Insurance (50 points, 18 wins, 6 losses) and solidified its lead.
Pepper’s last win was against GS Caltex in Seoul on November 10 last year. Currently, they are in 7th place out of 7 clubs (7 points, 2 wins, 22 losses) and are the only team with less than double-digit points. Pepper, the youngest club founded in 2021, has been in last place in the league for the past two seasons. They performed poorly each season with 17 consecutive losses, and also experienced a shocking record of 20 consecutive losses over two seasons.
Joe Tringe (left), head coach of Pepper Savings Bank, the women’s professional volleyball team. /Korea Volleyball Federation
Ahead of this season, they recruited Park Jeong-ah (31) and proven foreign player Yasmin with the goal of getting out of last place, but there is no sign of a rebound. If Pepper loses again in the next game, he will set a disgraceful record as the club’s most losing streak in a single season. The 2012-2013 season, KGC Ginseng Corporation (currently CheongKwanJang), is within sight of the women’s record for the most consecutive losses in a single season (20 consecutive losses).
Professional volleyball men’s Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance players are happy after scoring against Woori Card in the V-League 4th round home game held at Daejeon Chungmu Gymnasium on the 19th. /Korea Volleyball Federation
In the men’s game held at the Daejeon Chungmu Gymnasium, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (40 points, 15 wins, 9 losses) defeated Woori Card, which ranked first in the league (44 points, 15 wins, 9 losses), 3 to 2 (28-26, 20-2) after 2 hours and 21 minutes. 25 29-27 16-25 15-11) and rose from 4th to 3rd.
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance foreign player Yosvani Hernández (33, Cuba), who ranked first in men’s scoring (713 points), scored 44 points, including 3 blocks, 6 serves, and 15 back-end attacks, winning his third Triple Crown this season ( Achieved 3 or more points each (blocking, serving, and rear attack). Woori Card lost 5 times in a row, putting a red light on their lead spot.
2024-01-19 13:03:31
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