Korean women’s volleyball is struggling again in international competitions. He suffered 14 consecutive losses in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL).
Korea lost with a set score of 0-3 (17-25, 16-25, 18-25) in the second match against Canada in the first week of the VNL held in Antalya, Turkey on the 3rd (Korean time). He gave up 18 points to Lane Van Buskirk and 11 points to Gray Alexa. In Korea, not a single player scored double digits, with Park Jung-ah, the main shooter, only scoring 7 points.안전놀이터
It is the second consecutive defeat for Korea following the first game against Turkiye held on the 1st. Neither match won a single set. Including last year’s VNL, which lost all 12 games, it is 14 consecutive losses.
Korea was completely deprived of air supremacy in the match against Canada. Blocking was greatly pushed to 3-11. Lee Da-hyun recorded 2 and Moon Ji-yoon only recorded 1. Other middle blockers (centers) such as Lee Joo-ah and Park Eun-jin were silent.
In the first match against Türkiye, Korea did not lose much by 4-5 in blocking, but the attack score was almost half (28-51) and was completely defeated.
The silence of team captain and main shooter Park Jung-ah is also the reason for the losing streak. It was only 6 points against Turkey and 7 points against Canada. Backup Kim Mi-yeon scored the most points (8 points).
‘Volleyball Empress’ Kim Yeon-kyung joined as an instructor, and legend Han Yu-mi joined as a coach and announced good results, but in the first two games, she still showed a lethargic appearance. The ‘post-Kim Yeon-kyung’ era. The wall on the world stage is still high.
Korea will play the third game against the United States at 11:00 pm on the 3rd. The U.S. is currently on a two-game winning streak.