Director Lee Young-taek's secret to GS Caltex's "Spring Volleyball" "Everyone has grown during the offseason."" "I won't lose at home". Goes to the battle of Heungkuk [the scene of Jangchung]

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GS Caltex coach Lee Young-taek (49) expressed his feelings about entering the spring volleyball tournament.

GS Caltex won the final match of the women's sixth round of the "Jin Air 2025-2026 V League" at Jangchung Gymnasium in Jung-gu, Seoul at 7 p.m. on the 18th with a set score of 3-0 (25-13 25-23 25-15).

As a result, GS Caltex jumped from fifth place in the regular league to the final third place (57 points, 19 wins and 17 losses) and confirmed its advance to spring volleyball for the first time in four seasons. GS Caltex ranked third, Heungkuk Life Insurance ranked fourth, and IBK Industrial Bank ranked fifth all have the same points, but GS Caltex was ahead of Heungkuk Life Insurance in the set gain rate.

On the other hand, IBK Industrial Bank (57 points, 18 wins and 18 losses), which was ranked fourth before the game, was unfortunately eliminated. He fell behind GS Caltex in multiple wins and fell to fifth place.

As a result, third-place GS Caltex and fourth-place Heungkuk Life will face off in the semi-playoff, which will be held for the first time in the history of the women's V-League. The semi-playoff will be held as a single-round match when the difference in points between the teams ranked 3rd and 4th in the regular league is within 3 points.

After the game, head coach Lee Young-taek answered "Thank you" at the top of his voice to "Congratulations" at the press conference.

"Not just the second set, but from the beginning to the end. (It was tough) I don't want to have this kind of game again. I think (the players) overcame it well."

Coach Lee Young-taek, who finished sixth last season, was under great pressure to rebound this season. "We were disastrous last season. Reina was the only reinforcing factor in this season. But I think the players have grown a lot through the offseason. Everyone, no matter what. Silva played well in every game without injury as he completed 36 games," he said.

Coach Lee Young-taek repeatedly credited his players with advancing to spring volleyball. He said, "The players got together well. I had a strong heart and will to do it. Kwon Min-ji held out well in the absence of Raina. It is a season when the players were determined to do something," he said.

When asked what spring volleyball means as a coach, he said, "I've experienced it when I was a player and coach, but it's my first time as a coach. It's all thanks to the players. It's an opportunity created by the players. I will prepare well for the rest of the time and face Heungkuk Life as the third-place team in the regular league with confidence," he said.

When asked how to respond to Heungkuk Life, he said, "Honestly, I didn't prepare anything. I just watched the game today," he said. "The most fortunate thing is that we will play the playoff that we won today at home. Our players are doing well at home. I never lost at home with Heungkuk Life Insurance. I will prepare well from tomorrow and cope with various situations," he said confidently.

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