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Ahn Hye-ji scored 20 points and regained fourth place in BNK... Woori Bank has lost four games in a row

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Park Geondo

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Ahn Hye-ji (center) is putting up a layup shot. /Photo = Courtesy of WKBL

The playoff ticket is still in the fog. Busan BNK regained fourth place by winning a valuable victory in the away game.

BNK beat Woori Bank 66-56 in the 6th round of the BNK Financial Group 2025-2026 Women's Professional Basketball Regular League held at Asan Yi Sun-shin Gymnasium on the 25th.

BNK, which escaped its second consecutive loss, recorded 13 wins and 15 losses, beating Woori Bank (12 wins and 15 losses) by 0.5 games and ranking fourth. Woori Bank fell into a quagmire for the fourth straight time, falling to fifth place.

Ahn Hye-ji led BNK to victory. He flew with 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists, including 6 three-point shots. Lee So-hee had 14 points and 5 rebounds, and Park Hye-jin also added 7 points and 9 rebounds. Sonia, who was sent off early in the third quarter, scored 12 points.

Woori Bank's Kim Dan-bi played 21 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists double-double efforts. Onizuka Ayano scored 16 points and Shim Sung-young scored 11, but other players lacked supportive shots.

BNK Sum players are happy. /Photo = Courtesy of WKBL

Early in the game, BNK took the lead with a 6-0 lead and finished the first quarter 16-13. Starting with Ahn Hye-ji's 3-point shot in the second quarter, Snaga, Natsuki and Lee So-hee scored, widening the gap to 10 points.

Woori Bank was also not easy. Shim Sung-young and Ayano hit three-point shots and Kim Dan-bi succeeded in turning the tables. Woori Bank finished the first half with a 28-27 lead.

BNK faced a bad news that its main catcher Kim Sonia was sent off for five fouls 36 seconds into the third quarter.

The outfield shot turned the game around. BNK ran 41-33 with Ahn Hye-ji and Lee So-hee combined for four three-point shots. Woori Bank fought back with Kim Dan-bi and Ayano's scores, but BNK maintained its advantage with Park Hye-jin's performance at the end of the quarter.

In the fourth quarter, BNK's firepower did not cool down. Park Hye-jin and Ahn Hye-ji's three-point shots passed through the rim in a row. Ahn Hye-ji was sent off for five fouls two minutes and 53 seconds before the end of the game, but the gap was already wide. In the end, BNK put Woori Bank to four consecutive losses, gaining an advantage in the semifinal PO competition.

Woori Bank's squad. /Photo = Courtesy of WKBL

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