Asian quota player feels great! Jong-hui's 21-point bombardment... Jeonggwanjang delivers a bitter taste to 'rookie team' SOOP, 'Coach Kwon Soon-chan's first win'

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Women's professional volleyball team Jeonggwanjang secured a shutout victory over rookie team SOOP, marking the first win for the "Kwon Soon-chan ship."

On the 13th, at Jinnam Gymnasium in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, Jeonggwanjang defeated SOOP with a set score of 3-0 (26-24, 25-14, 25-12) in the second match of Group A in the group stage of the 2026 Yeosu·KOVO Cup Professional Volleyball Tournament.

Overcoming their loss to Heungkuk Life in the first match on the 11th, they recorded a tournament record of one win and one loss. This is the first victory under the recently appointed head coach Kwon Soon-chan. On the other hand, SOOP suffered consecutive shutout defeats in two matches, following their loss to IBK Industrial Bank of Korea.

Jeonggwanjang completely dominated their opponents in serves (8-2) and blocks (8-4), and also showed an advantage in error management (13-18). Asian quota player Jong-hui led the attack with a team-high 21 points, while Park Hye-min provided support with 11 points. In contrast, SOOP's team attacking success rate was only 29%, failing to produce a single double-digit scorer.

The turning point was the first set. Jeonggwanjang failed to maintain their 23-19 lead and allowed the opponent to take a 23-24 reversal. However, consecutive points by Park Eun-jin and Jong-hui forced a deuce situation, and Park Eun-jin fired up her scoring to secure a 26-24 victory, seizing the momentum.

Gaining momentum, Jeonggwanjang pressed their opponents from the second set onward. Leveraging Jong-hui's explosive firepower, they easily took the second set 25-14. In the third set as well, they established an advantage in both offense and defense early on, quickly widening the score gap. At match point, Jong-hui blocked opponent Go Ye-rim's back attack to conclude the game with a 25-12 victory.

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