“We’ll fix it with practice.”
The Jungkwanjang Red Sparks, led by head coach Ko Hee-jin, lost their Dodram 2023-24 V-League Women’s First Round match against GS Caltex by a set score of 0-3 (21-25, 22-25, 17-25) at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on Tuesday. Streak snapped.
Asian quarter Megawati Pertiwi (registered name Mega) led the team with a team-high 21 points, but foreign player Giovanna Milana (registered name Gia) struggled with eight points. No domestic player scored more than 10 points.
Jung also recorded 20 errors, twice as many as his opponent.
After the game, coach Ko Hee-jin said, “GS Caltex players were light today, even though it was the opening game. Silva was also powerful. If we didn’t have a shaky performance, we would have gotten a good result, but we were shaky ourselves. They played well,” he summarized.
While Mega did her part, Gia struggled. Not only her offense, but also her receiving efficiency was low at 16%. GS Caltex import Giselle Silva had a strong V-League debut, scoring a team-high 30 points and shooting 53% from the field.
Ko said, “Jia looked less confident in her face. I’m glad this came out sooner rather than later. I will talk to her a lot. We will have a meeting and try to improve our performance.”
Setter Yeom Hye-sun, who has been a key player for Ko Hee-jin this season, was unable to show any stability on the day. Unlike her counterpart, Kim Ji-won, her choppy tosses didn’t help the attackers. She was replaced by Kim Chae-na or 바카라 Ahn Yerim every set. After the match, she was seen having a serious talk with coach Lee Sook-ja.
Ko said, “Hye Sun-i can’t talk anymore. Exercise is not something you do with your mouth. We’ll work it out through practice,” Ko said encouragingly.
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