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Pepper 'Triangle Squadron Explodes 56 Points' Pepper Wins Shutout Over Hyundai Engineering & Construction '4-1 Relative Victory' [V League]

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Ahn Hokeun

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Pepper Savings Bank players are happy together after scoring against Hyundai Construction on the 4th. /Photo = Courtesy of KOVO

For Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction, which is busy to go, it is a nightmare itself. He is shaking his head when he meets sixth-ranked Gwangju Pepper Savings Bank.

Pepper Savings Bank won a set-score 3-0 (30-28, 28-26, 25-21) shutdown over Hyundai Engineering & Construction in the women's home game of Jin Air 2025-2026 V-League at Pepper Stadium in Gwangju on the 4th.

Pepper Savings Bank, which had 10 wins and 16 losses and 30 points with the victory, narrowed the gap with fifth-ranked GS Caltex (38 points). On the other hand, third-ranked Hyundai Engineering & Construction failed to narrow the gap with second-ranked Incheon Heungkuk Life Insurance (48 points), with 15 wins and 11 losses and 45 points.

They are two teams with a large gap, but their relative performance is completely different from what they expected. With the victory, Pepper Savings Bank showed a natural enemy with 4 wins and 1 loss this season.

Pepper Savings Bank's attack triangle formation shone. Foreign main gun Joey Weatherington (registered name Joey) scored 30 points, while Haruyo Shimamura (registered name Shimamura) added 16 points and Park Eun-seo added 10 points in the Asian quarter.

Joey Weatherington (above) puts Hyundai Engineering & Construction's two-blocker in front of him. /Photo = Courtesy of KOVO

Pepper Savings Bank, which had a slight 10-8 advantage in blocking, was pushed to 1-4 on serve, but won the game with a higher concentration than Hyundai Engineering & Construction (23), which lost itself with 14 mistakes.

Hyundai Engineering & Construction also scored 17 points for foreign player Kari Geisberger (registered name Kari), 14 points for veteran Yang Hyo-jin, and 10 points for Jastis Yakuzi (registered name Jastis), but he dropped his head due to many mistakes.

The first set was crucial. Pepper Savings Bank eventually allowed a 21-21 tie in the middle of the first set, losing to Yang Hyo-jin's blocking and Kari's fierce attack while leading 15-9.

After that, Pepper Savings Bank, which saved its concentration again, reached the set point 24-21, but lost again and headed to deuce.

Pepper Savings Bank, which reached the set point with Joey's score and opponent's mistake at a 27-28 disadvantage, wrapped up the long first set with Joey's back attack.

Pepper Savings Bank Shimamura. /Photo = Courtesy of KOVO

He fell to 2-6 in the first set blocking and had only 18.52% of receiving efficiency, showing a big difference from Hyundai Engineering & Construction (48.28%), but succeeded in gaining the upper hand with Joey (15 points), who was responsible for half of the team's points.

The second set was similar. I went into deuce once again, but at 26-26, Joey came out as a troubleshooter once again, one step closer to winning.

Trailing 14-15 in the third set, he reversed the mood by scoring four consecutive points and eventually winning three points with Joey and Shimamura's strong attacks.

In the men's professional volleyball game at Gangseo Gymnasium in Busan, Busan OK Savings Bank defeated Uijeongbu KB Insurance with a set score of 3-1 (21-25, 32-30, 25-21, 28-26).

OK Savings Bank, ranked fifth, closely followed KB Insurance (13-13, 40 points) ranked fourth with 13 wins and 13 losses and 39 points. Dimitar Dimitrov (registered name Dimitrov) exploded 38 points, the most by both teams, to lead the team to victory. Jeon Kwang-in (15 points) also contributed.

KB Insurance's foreign player Andres Villena (registered name Villena) also did well with 31 points, but the team's defeat faded.

OK Savings Bank started by giving up the first set, but Dimitrov dominated by sweeping 25 points in the second and third sets, and eventually won the fourth set after the deuce match.

OK Savings Bank players are happy together after winning. /Photo = Courtesy of KOVO

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