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Giselle Silva (35), who led GS Caltex to spring volleyball, confessed that she felt a lot of pressure.
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 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.
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.
Of course, Silva, who contributed the most to spring volleyball, was the "main gun." Silva, who has led GS Caltex throughout this season, flew wild again on the day. He scored 27 points, including 5 blocks and 4 serve aces, and was very active. In particular, he also achieved his third career "triple crown" with six rear-end attacks, five blocks and four sub-scores in the second set alone.
He also set a milestone in V-League history. Silva, who scored 1,083 points this season, broke Montagno's record of scoring 1,076 points in a season set in the 2011-2012 season for the first time in 14 years.
Silva, who entered the press conference after the game, expressed relief at his advance to the postseason, saying, "I can finally breathe." It was a word that conveyed the agony of his heart. "I felt a lot of pressure all day today. Especially since the last game. But I finally confirmed my advance to spring volleyball," he said.
Silva said, "We've made an incredible effort to come here, incomparable to last season," adding, "The fans only see it on the court, but behind it was a very difficult training and sweat drop that only the players knew."
Silva, who had to win unconditionally, scored at every important moment despite extreme tension. Silva briefly replied, "I'm very proud of you," about being the number one scorer this season and breaking the record for most points in a season. When asked if he thought another player could break this record, he said, "I don't know. If I can do it, I think someone can do it," he said, showing humility.
Now Silva's eyes are on a semi-playoff showdown with Heungkuk Life Insurance. He evaluated Heungkuk Life as a "strong team that plays as a team," but stressed that the key to the game lies with them, not the opponent.
Silva said, "We will focus more on what we have to do than on the other side. "I think we are the biggest competitors," he said. "All of our colleagues are ready. We will play our game to achieve our goal," he said.
Fans are paying attention to what kind of drama Silva, who overcame the burden and led the team to the semi-playoff, will write in spring volleyball.
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