"Will you stop me?" Silva pierced it GS Caltex beats Heungkuk Life Insurance to advance to PO... Spring volleyball exciting wind for the first time in five years "Hyundai is coming out!" [Jangchung Field Review]

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GS Caltex won its first 'spring volleyball' with Gisele Silva's performance.

GS Caltex beat Heungkuk Life 3-1 (25-19 21-25 25-18 25-23) in the women's semi-playoff (PO) home game of the 2025-26 Jin Air V-League at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul at 7 p.m. on the 24th.

GS Caltex, which will take the postseason in five seasons, will face Hyundai Engineering & Construction, ranking second in the regular season, in the playoff (PO, best-of-three) at Suwon Gymnasium on the 26th.

Earlier, both teams finished the regular season with 57 points. In the final ranking, GS Caltex, which was ahead of the set gain rate, was third and Heungkuk Life was fourth. The winner of the semi-PO single round match held for the first time since the launch of the V-League was GS Caltex.

Silva scored 42 points on the day to lead the victory. Raina and Yoo Se-yeon helped win with 17 points and 11 points, respectively.

Heungkuk Life succeeded in gaining the upper hand. Heungkuk Life set the flow with Choi Eun-ji's successful second consecutive serve aces at the beginning of the set. Jeong Yoon-joo, who was in good condition in the beginning, also scored by properly targeting the opponent's empty spots. On the other hand, GS Caltex had difficulty attacking as it failed to make full use of Silva, which has not fully warmed up yet. The gap in the middle of the set widened to five points.

Heungkuk Life Insurance came out in preparation for the attack on Silva. Rebecca and Lee Da-hyun used their high heights to focus on defending Silva. Choi Eun-ji succeeded three serve aces in the first set alone, and GS Caltex broke its will to chase. Heungkuk Life Insurance won 25-19 without giving up a lead in the first set.

GS Caltex fought back. GS Caltex boosted the atmosphere at the beginning of the set with Raina's performance. However, the mistakes that came out at every important moment were regrettable. Taking advantage of this, Heungkuk Life chased, tied the game with Rebecca's serve ace and Jung Yoon-joo's open attack.

However, GS Caltex did not easily give up its momentum. Raina and Silva's attacks came to life at the same time, widening the score to four points in the middle of the set. In particular, Silva's attack success rate exceeded 75% by the end of the set. GS Caltex brought the second set to 25-21.

GS Caltex continued its momentum by winning three sets, and the two teams, which divided the first and second sets, showed a tight flow. Then, GS Caltex began to lead with Choi Ga-eun's success in blocking in a 9-9 situation. Silva's attack then exploded, gaining the upper hand in the fire fighting. GS Caltex, which had maintained a sufficient gap, won 25-18 in the third set after Silva's open attack.

GS Caltex eventually won the game. The embattled Heungkuk Life Insurance was boosted by Rebecca's three consecutive points in the early stages. GS Caltex also countered with attacks from Silva and Raina. The tight flow continued into the middle of the set. Heungkuk Life led Lee Da-hyun's blocking, Jung Yoon-ju's back attack, and Kim Soo-ji's serve ace by three points in an instant, and GS Caltex tied it again with successful blocking by Yoo Sa-yeon and Oh Se-yeon.

Silva was also the one who broke the tide of seesaw games. In the match, Silva scored a series of open attacks to win the game. GS Caltex won the fourth set by bringing it to 25-23.

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