South Korea - Women - KOVO V-League 2017/2018 & KOVO Cup 2017

  • KOVO Dodram V-League 2017-2018, Round 1 - Match 13, 4th November 2017 - GS Caltex Seoul KIXX vs. Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders


    Highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiPJ_fIIQjI


    Full Match Replay:
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQd3irUOEQg


    GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 3 - 2 Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders ( 21 - 25, 23 - 25, 25 - 16, 27 - 25, 15 - 10 ) stats post match summary


    GS Caltex:
    19. Fatou DIOUCK 31pts (30s/68, 1b, 9d, 5e), 9. PYO Seung-Ju 24pts (22s/35, 2b, 7d, 2e), 10. KANG So-Hwi 16pts (15s/38, 1b, 13d, 6e), 18. KIM Yu-Ri 8pts (2s/5, 1a, 5b, 2d, 4e), 15. MOON Myoung-Hwa 5pts (1s/4, 1a, 3b, 2d, 2e), 13. LEE Young 1pts (1s/4, 2d, 2e), 11. JEONG Da-Woun 1pts (0s/2, 1b, 2e), 6. LEE Na-Yeon 0pts (0s/1, 13d, 3e), 4. KIM Hyun-Jeong 0pts, 5. NA Hyun-Jung [Li] 0pts (26d), 16. HAN Da-Hye 0pts (2d, e), 12. HAN Su-Jin 0pts (4d). Total Points: 111, Score Points: 86, Attack: 71 (from 157 at 45.22%), Ace: 2, Block: 13, Dig: 80, Error: 27.


    Heungkuk Pink Spiders:
    9. Taylor SIMPSON 33pts (29s/73, 2a, 2b, 14d, 8e), 17. LEE Jae-Yeong 22pts (20s/52, 2a, 13d, 10e), 1. JEONG Si-Young 7pts (5s/14, 2b, 2d, 1e), 12. GONG Yun-Hui 5pts (5s/12, 10d, 4e), 19. KIM Chae-Yeon 5pts (5s/8, 2d), 16. LEE Han-Bi 1pts (1s/6, 1e), 14. CHO Song-Hwa 1pts (1s/1, 6d), 18. KIM Da-Sol 0pts (1d, 1e), 5. KIM Hae-Ran [Li] 0pts (29d), 20. NAM Jie-Youn 0pts (4d), 4. LIM Hae-Jung 0pts, 6. HAN Ji-Hyun 0pts (6d). Total Points: 101, Score Points: 74, Attack: 66 (from 166 at 39.76%), Ace: 4, Block: 4, Dig: 87, Error: 25.


    Match MVP: PYO Seung-Ju (GS Caltex) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH6NAQF4O_c
    http://sports.news.naver.com/volleyball/...&id=367336&redirect=true


    - GS Caltex Kim Yu-Ri (28th player) achieved 150 block points with 5 from the match (currently on 152 block points).


    Next Match: Sunday 5th November 2017 at 16:00 KST - Korea Expressway Corp. Hi-pass vs. Hyundai E&C Hillstate


    Sorry about the late updates with the stats.

  • KOVO Dodram V-League 2017-2018, Round 1 - Match 14, 5th November 2017 - Korea Expressway Corp. Hi-pass vs. Hyundai E&C Hillstate


    Highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDHZsbVttxI


    Full Match Replay:
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH__Mh-KPuw


    Korea Expressway Corp. Hi-pass 3 - 1 Hyundai E&C Hillstate ( 25 - 14, 25 - 21, 25 - 27, 25 - 20 ) stats post match summary


    KEC Hi-pass:
    17. Ivana NESOVIC 27pts (24s/65, 2a, 1b, 7d, 5e), 13. JUNG Dae-Young 16pts (11s/17, 1a, 4b, 12d), 9. PARK Jeong-Ah 15pts (13s/44, 2b, 15d, 5e), 10. BAE Yoo-Na 13pts (10s/20, 1a, 2b, 4d, 2e), 12. MOON Jung-Won 6pts (4s/6, 2b, 16d, 5e), 5. LEE Hyo-Hee 1pts (1s/3, 8d, 1e), 4. JEON Sae-Yan 1pts (1s/2), 11. JEONG Sun-Ah 1pts (1b, 1d), 18. YOO Seo-Yeun 0pts (0s/3, 4d), 3. LEE So-La 0pts (1e), 8. YIM Myung-Ok [Li] 0pts (30d). Total Points: 100, Score Points: 80, Attack: 64 (from 160 at 40.00%), Ace: 4, Block: 12, Dig: 97, Error: 19.


    Hyundai E&C:
    17. Daniela Elizabeth CAMPBELL 18pts (17s/58, 1a, 14d, 6e), 4. HWANG Youn-Joo 13pts (10s/35, 1a, 2b, 13d, 2e), 14. YANG Hyo-Jin 13pts (9s/28, 1a, 3b, 2d, 2e), 15. HWANG Min-Kyoung 11pts (11s/33, 14d, 8e), 13. KIM Se-Young 6pts (2s/7, 1a, 3b, 5d), 19. LEE Da-Yeong 2pts (0s/2, 2b, 12d, 1e), 7. GO Yoo-Min 0pts, 8. KIM Yeong-Yeon [Li] 0pts (30d), 5. PARK Hye-Mi 0pts (1e). Total Points: 82, Score Points: 63, Attack: 49 (from 163 at 30.06%), Ace: 4, Block: 10, Dig: 90, Error: 20.


    Match MVP:
    - Naver: BAE Yoo-Na (KEC Hi-pass) http://sports.news.naver.com/volleyball/...&id=367775&redirect=true
    - SpoTV: YIM Myung-Ok (KEC Hi-pass) www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEMxAKf3FgE


    - Hi-pass became the 2nd team to achieved 19,000 spike points with 64 from the match (currently on 19,044 spike points).
    - Hi-pass PARK Jeong-Ah (10th player) achieved 2,000 spike points with 13 from the match (currently on 2,004 spike points).
    - Hi-pass BAE Yoo-Na (12th player) achieved 150 aces (service points) with 1 from the match (currently on 150 service points).


    Next Match: Tuesday 7th November 2017 at 17:00 KST - IBK Altos vs. KGC Ginseng Corp.


    I'm honestly still surprised that Madi Kingdon keeps playing in the Korean league, I bet she had got a plenty of attractive offers from many other clubs during the summer, considering the fact that most clubs desperately need someone who can pass and hit on a great level, like her. The good thing is she hasn't been given as insanely many balls as the other Americans, Diouck and Nesovic.


    It's always negatively formidable how many balls the foreigner of each team has to hit each match, look at Bergsma and Simpson


    Madison and Alaina renew their contract pretty early around early May 2017 (pretty much right after last season finished) because the foreign players draft was held in May. Maybe the money they are getting in Korea is better than what they could earn in other leagues but I can't say for sure. If the draft was held later then Madi and Alaina might be playing elsewhere.


    Yeah, the number of hits is crazy. Mostly because the lower standard of the local spikers but also partly because Asian volleyball tends to dig and recycle the ball are lot more than other leagues. Madi one of the lucky ones, she doesn't have to hit as many balls like Alaina and Taylor. Surprisingly at the moment, Diouck is 2nd when it comes to the least number of hits per set. Once the round is completed I will gather the numbers, most likely toward the end of the week. Are there any particular stats you guys want to see for the foreign player from Round 1, like how many of their spikes blocked, backcourt attack strike rate or the number of hitting errors?

  • KOVO Dodram V-League 2017-2018, Round 1 - Match 15, 7th November 2017 - IBK Altos vs. KGC Ginseng Corp.


    Highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUo47zR097w


    Full Match Replay:
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GkTuLh_5YU


    IBK Altos 2 - 3 KGC Ginseng Corp. ( 25 - 19, 22 - 25, 25 - 20, 14 - 25, 12 - 15 ) stats post match summary


    IBK Altos:
    19. Madison KINGDON RISHEL 30pts (28s/69, 2b, 18d, 1e), 4. KIM Hee-Jin 16pts (14s/41, 1a, 1b, 17d, 6e), 7. GO Ye-Rim 14pts (12s/36, 1a, 1b, 17d, 5e), 11. KIM Su-Ji 13pts (8s/22, 2a, 3b, 12d, 1e), 20. KIM Hyun-Ji 3pts (0s/6, 3b, 3d, 1e), 6. LEE Go-Eun 2pts (0s/5, 2b, 15d, 2e), 17. KIM Mi-Youn 1pts (1s/6, 1d, 1e), 15. KO Min-Ji 0pts (0s/2, 1d, 1e), 10. KIM Hye-Sun [Li] 0pts (20d), 5. NOH Ran 0pts, 3. YEOM Hye-Seon 0pts (1d, 2e), 12. CHAE Seon-Ah [Li] 0pts (8d). Total Points: 98, Score Points: 79, Attack: 63 (from 187 at 33.69%), Ace: 4, Block: 12, Dig: 113, Error: 20.


    KGC Ginseng:
    2. Alaina BERGSMA 37pts (32s/80, 5b, 15d, 9e), 12. HAN Song-Yi 17pts (12s/36, 5b, 22d, 2e), 4. HAN Soo-Ji 12pts (7s/23, 5b, 5d, 1e), 10. CHOI Su-Bin 10pts (7s/20, 2a, 1b, 15d, 1e), 14. YOO Hee-Ok 7pts (5s/12, 2a, 7d, 2e), 1. JI Min-Kyeong 1pts (1s/7, 2d), 13. LEE Jae-Eun 0pts (0s/2, 21d, 2e), 8. PARK Sang-Mi 0pts, 5. SI Eun-Mi 0pts (1e), 9. Oh Ji-Young [Li] 0pts (32d), 17. WOO Su-Min 0pts (1e). Total Points: 104, Score Points: 84, Attack: 64 (from 180 at 35.56%), Ace: 4, Block: 16, Dig: 119, Error: 19.


    Match MVP: HAN Soo-Ji (KGC Ginseng) www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TVvgSjDhTU, http://sports.news.naver.com/volleyball/...id=368383&redirect=true


    Round 1 completed.


    Next Match: Wednesday 8th November 2017 at 17:00 KST - Hyundai E&C Hillstate vs. GS Caltex Seoul KIXX

  • KOVO Dodram V-League 2017-2018 Current Standing After Round 1


    --- Rank ----- Team -------- MP ----- Pts ---- Win-Loss ------- Set Ratio ------ Point Ratio

    • ---- Hyundai E&C --- 5 ------ 10 ------ 4W-1L ------- 1.857 [13-7] -------- 1.084
    • ---- IBK Altos -------- 5 ------- 9 ------ 3W-2L -------- 1.300 [13-10] ------ 1.000
    • ---- KGC Ginseng ---- 5 ------- 9 ------ 3W-2L ------- 1.182 [13-11] ------- 0.998
    • ---- KEC Hi-pass ----- 5 ------- 9 ------ 2W-3L ------- 1.200 [12-10] ------- 1.037
    • ---- GS Caltex ------- 5 ------- 4 ------ 2W-3L -------- 0.538 [7-13] -------- 0.961
    • ---- Heungkuk ------- 5 ------- 4 ------ 1W-4L -------- 0.500 [7-14] -------- 0.927


    Players Ranking After Round 1


    Point TOP5 (pts)

    • Alaina BERGSMA (KGC Ginseng) - 204
    • Taylor SIMSPONS (Heungkuk) - 164
    • Ivana NESOVIC (KEC Hi-pass) - 142
    • Madison RISHEL (IBK Altos) - 133
    • Fatou DIOUCK (GS Caltex) - 130


    Spike TOP5 (%)

    • Fatou DIOUCK (GS Caltex) - 45.19
    • Alaina BERGSMA (KGC Ginseng) - 42.75
    • Taylor SIMSPONS (Heungkuk) - 42.11
    • Madison RISHEL (IBK Altos) - 41.50
    • Daniela E. CAMPBELL (Hyundai E&C) - 41.24


    Serve TOP5 (per set)

    • Ivana NESOVIC (KEC Hi-pass) - 0.50
    • KANG So-Hwi (GS Caltex) - 0.45
    • GO Ye-Rim (IBK Altos) - 0.35
    • PYO Seung-Ju (GS Caltex) - 0.32
    • KIM Hee-Jin (IBK Altos) - 0.30


    Block TOP5 (per set)

    • KIM Se-Young (Hyundai E&C) - 1.10
    • Alaina BERGSMA (KGC Ginseng) - 1.00
    • YANG Hyo-Jin (Hyundai E&C) - 0.90
    • BAE Yoo-Na (KEC Hi-pass) - 0.77
    • HAN Su-ji (KGC Ginseng) - 0.74


    Defence TOP5 (per set)

    • YIM Myung-Ok (KEC Hi-pass) - 9.09
    • NA Hyun-Jung (GS Caltex) - 8.35
    • KIM Hae-Ran (Heungkuk) - 8.19
    • OH Ji-Young (KGC Ginseng) - 8.04
    • KIM Yeong-Yeon (Hyundai E&C) - 7.50


    Set TOP5 (per set)

    • LEE Da-Yeong (Hyundai E&C) 11.50
    • LEE Na-Yeon (GS Caltex) - 10.60
    • CHO Song-Hwa (Heungkuk) - 10.21
    • LEE Jae-Eun (KGC Ginseng) - 9.81
    • LEE Hyo-Hee (KEC Hi-pass) - 8.95


    Open Attack TOP5 (%)

    • Fatou DIOUCK (GS Caltex) - 45.00
    • Ivana NESOVIC (KEC Hi-pass) - 41.24
    • Madison RISHEL (IBK Altos) - 39.89
    • Taylor SIMSPONS (Heungkuk) - 39.70
    • Daniela E. CAMPBELL (Hyundai E&C) - 38.41


    Time Difference Attack TOP5 (%)

    • Taylor SIMSPONS (Heungkuk) - 80.00
    • HWANG Min-Kyoung (Hyundai E&C) - 52.94
    • Alaina BERGSMA (KGC Ginseng) - 50.00
    • BAE Yoo-Na (KEC Hi-pass) - 45.45
    • KIM Hee-Jin (IBK Altos) - 43.18


    Slide Attack TOP5 (%)
    *** No Results Found ***



    Backcourt Attack TOP5 (%)

    • Fatou DIOUCK (GS Caltex) - 50.57
    • Alaina BERGSMA (KGC Ginseng) - 46.75
    • Taylor SIMSPONS (Heungkuk) - 44.07
    • Daniela E. CAMPBELL (Hyundai E&C) - 42.86
    • Madison RISHEL (IBK Altos) - 38.03


    Quick Attack TOP5 (%)

    • LEE young (GS Caltex) - 58.82
    • YANG Hyo-Jin (Hyundai E&C) - 57.45
    • JUNG Dae-Young (KEC Hi-pass) - 55.17
    • KIM Se-Young (Hyundai E&C) - 53.33
    • BAE Yoo-Na (KEC Hi-pass) - 46.88


    Quick Open Attack TOP5 (%)

    • PYO Seung-Ju (GS Caltex) - 51.47
    • Daniela E. CAMPBELL (Hyundai E&C) - 51.43
    • Madison RISHEL (IBK Altos) - 51.28
    • KANG So-Hwi (GS Caltex) - 50.77
    • Ivana NESOVIC (KEC Hi-pass) - 47.62


    Reception TOP5 (per set)

    • Daniela E. CAMPBELL (Hyundai E&C) - 3.30
    • MOON Jung-Won (KEC Hi-pass) - 3.23
    • YIM Myung-Ok (KEC Hi-pass) - 3.14
    • NA Hyun-Jung (GS Caltex) - 3.10
    • GO Ye-Rim (IBK Altos) - 2.87


    Dig TOP5 (per set)

    • KIM Hae-Ran (Heungkuk) - 6.05
    • YIM Myung-Ok (KEC Hi-pass) - 5.95
    • KIM Yeong-Yeon (Hyundai E&C) - 5.55
    • OH Ji-Young (KGC Ginseng) - 5.42
    • NA Hyun-Jung (GS Caltex) - 5.25


    Round 1 MVP


    www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMbxPWWArxY 
    LEE Da-Yeong (Hyundai E&C) www.instagram.com/p/BbOEBGklJUl/ sports.news.naver.com/volleyball/news/read.nhn?oid=352&aid=0000000460


    MVP Voting Results: LEE Da-Yeong 16 votes, Alaina BERGSMA 8 votes, HWANG Min-Kyoung 2 votes, YIM Myung-Ok 1 vote, PARK Jeong-Ah 1 vote, and Abstention 1 vote.


    Source: 1, 2, 3, 4

  • KOVO Dodram V-League 2017-2018, Round 2 - Match 16, 8th November 2017 - Hyundai E&C Hillstate vs. GS Caltex Seoul KIXX


    Highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LDJ5NMMvgI


    Full Match Replay:
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjlqKrL1CZo


    Hyundai E&C Hillstate 2 - 3 GS Caltex Seoul KIXX ( 25 - 18, 28 - 30, 14 - 25, 25 - 21, 10 - 15 ) stats post match summary


    Hyundai E&C:
    17. Daniela Elizabeth CAMPBELL 35pts (33s/84, 1a, 1b, 21d, 6e), 4. HWANG Youn-Joo 15pts (12s/32, 2a, 1b, 12d, 4e), 13. KIM Se-Young 12pts (8s/18, 4b, 3d, 1e), 14. YANG Hyo-Jin 9pts (7s/17, 2b, 2d, 3e), 15. HWANG Min-Kyoung 7pts (6s/23, 1b, 10d, 3e), 19. LEE Da-Yeong 6pts (1s/3, 1a, 4b, 14d, 2e), 7. GO Yoo-Min 0pts, 8. KIM Yeong-Yeon [Li] 0pts (33d), 5. PARK Hye-Mi 0pts, 18. LEE Yeong-Ju 0pts (1e). Total Points: 102, Score Points: 84, Attack: 67 (from 177 at 37.85%), Ace: 4, Block: 13, Dig: 95, Error: 21.


    GS Caltex:
    19. Fatou DIOUCK 36pts (32s/84, 4b, 18d, 6e), 10. KANG So-Hwi 21pts (21s/51, 6d, 4e), 9. PYO Seung-Ju 16pts (13s/31, 2a, 1b, 12d, 2e), 18. KIM Yu-Ri 6pts (3s/11, 3b, 7d, 2e), 15. MOON Myoung-Hwa 5pts (3s/7, 2b, 1d), 4. KIM Hyun-Jeong 3pts (1s/1, 2b), 6. LEE Na-Yeon 1pts (1a, 6d), 3. KIM Chae-Won 0pts (7d), 5. NA Hyun-Jung [Li] 0pts (36d), 16. HAN Da-Hye 0pts (7d), 12. HAN Su-Jin 0pts (6d, 4e). Total Points: 109, Score Points: 88, Attack: 73 (from 185 at 39.46%), Ace: 3, Block: 12, Dig: 106, Error: 18.


    Match MVP: PYO Seung-Ju (GS Caltex) www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IHA1EtqG7A, sports.news.naver.com/volleyball/...&id=368617&redirect=true


    - Hyundai E&C became the 3rd team to achieved 19,000 spike points with 67 from the match (currently on 19,007 spike points).
    - GS Caltex also became the 3rd team to achieved 19,000 spike points with 73 from the match (currently on 19,036 spike points).


    Next Match: Thursday 9th November 2017 at 17:00 KST - Korea Expressway Corp. Hi-pass vs. Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders

  • KOVO Dodram V-League 2017-2018, Round 2 - Match 17, 9th November 2017 - Korea Expressway Corp. Hi-pass vs. Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders


    Highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPwqd7ciZqY


    Full Match Replay:
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cs4OuW1ZIs


    Korea Expressway Corp. Hi-pass 3 - 0 Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders ( 25 - 19, 34 - 32, 25 - 20 ) stats post match summary


    KEC Hi-pass:
    17. Ivana NESOVIC 21pts (19s/46, 1a, 1b, 9d, 4e), 10. BAE Yoo-Na 15pts (11s/17, 4b, 6d, 1e), 13. JUNG Dae-Young 13pts (7s/17, 6b, 9d, 2e), 9. PARK Jeong-Ah 12pts (11s/43, 1b, 10d, 4e), 5. LEE Hyo-Hee 1pts (1s/2, 10d), 12. MOON Jung-Won 0pts (0s/3, 7d, 5e), 18. YOO Seo-Yeun 0pts (3d), 8. YIM Myung-Ok [Li] 0pts (20d), 11. JEONG Sun-Ah 0pts, 7. CHOI Eun-Ji 0pts. Total Points: 84, Score Points: 62, Attack: 49 (from 128 at 38.28%), Ace: 1, Block: 12, Dig: 74, Error: 16.


    Heungkuk Pink Spiders:
    9. Taylor SIMPSON 25pts (21s/54, 2a, 2b, 10d, 5e), 17. LEE Jae-Yeong 15pts (14s/33, 1b, 6d, 4e), 1. JEONG Si-Young 6pts (5s/12, 1b, 2d, 2e), 3. SHIN Yeon-Gyeong 4pts (4s/22, 12d, 4e), 7. KIM Na-Hee 3pts (2s/6, 1a, 2e), 19. KIM Chae-Yeon 1pts (0s/1, 1b, 1e), 14. CHO Song-Hwa 1pts (0s/1, 1b, 10d, 3e), 12. GONG Yun-Hui 0pts (2d, 1e), 5. KIM Hae-Ran [Li] 0pts (30d), 4. LIM Hae-Jung 0pts. Total Points: 71, Score Points: 55, Attack: 46 (from 129 at 35.66%), Ace: 3, Block: 6, Dig: 72, Error: 22.


    Match MVP: BAE Yoo-Na (KEC Hi-pass) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddoZSlvysRs, sports.news.naver.com/volleyball/...&id=368812&redirect=true


    - Hi-pass became the 1st team to achieved 30,000 successful digs with 74 from the match (currently with 30,056 successful digs).


    Next Matches:

    • Saturday 10th November 2017 at 16:00 KST - KGC Ginseng Corp. vs. IBK Altos
    • Sunday 11th November 2017 at 14:00 KST - GS Caltex Seoul KIXX vs. Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders


    what is going on with Heungkuk? although its still early.. Jaeyeong!!


    Heungkuk this season is a shade of the team last season. The lost of Kim Su-Ji to IBK is really hurting Heungkuk this season. She was the 3rd highest point scorers on the team last season with an average of 10.34 points per game. Not only is her blocking and scoring abilities sorely missed by Heungkuk but they also lost a player who can draw the attention of the opponent blockers away from the OHs and OPP.


    Kim Su-Ji replacement Jeong Si-Young (originally an OP) who is playing her first season in the MB position is doing an okay job so far. Jeong Si-Yong has managed to score 37 points from six matches including 13 block kills (0.54 per set). But Heungkuk other main MB from last season, Kim Na-Hee (nee Kim Hye-Jin) is not playing well this season. She has only scored 15 points from 4 games including 2 block kills (0.15 per set) and a spike success rate of 26.83%. Even Cho Song-Hwa, Heungkuk's setter and the rookie Kim Chae-Yeon have more individual block kills then Kim Na-hee.


    Kim Hae-Ran who joined Heungkuk this season to strengthen the defence is doing great with the digs but her currrent reception success rate of 33.77% so far is not as good as compares to her 52.45% at the end of Round 1 last season and/or 49.60% for the entire 2016-17 regular season. After six matches she already has 10 failures in reception, which is more than half or the 18 failures she had for the entire 2016-17 regular season. If she continues like this it might be best to make more uses of Han Ji-Hyun (last season starting libero) or Nam Jie-Youn (IBK 2016-27 starting libero) by getting one of them to take up the libero position when they are receiving serves. Lee Jae-Yeong with reception success rate of 43.10 is the only one doing a decent job while Shin Yeon-Gyeong is doing poorly with a reception success rate of 23.64%.


    From some reports, due to a knee injury at of the season, Lee Jae-Yeong was unable to train for most of the off-season. She was mainly focused on rehabilitation training at home and barely started training with her team before getting a call up for NT duties for WGCC and Asian WCQ. Lee Jae-Yeong first few games were definitely poor and some reports mention her sluggish attack at the start of the season is due to a back injury. The good news is she is slowly improving, especially with the last two matches where her strike rate was 38.46% and 42.42%.


    Beside Heungkuk weakness in the blocking department and drop in the reception, their other problem is they don't have anyone else besides Taylor and Jae-Yeong who can score double-digit points or close to it each game like Kim Su-Ji did for them last season. If Lee Jae-Yeong doesn't recover quickly or another player doesn't contribute more significantly to the attack, then the burden of Heungkuk attack will fall on Taylor. The other teams will just focus their defence on Taylor and I wouldn't be surprised if she suffers another injury due to an increase in workload.

  • honestly I feel heungkuk will make a comeback, I'm not liking the formation with jaeyeong and Taylor being lined up, but the MBs are doing their job. the new player is gradually doing well, i forgot that kim nahee didn't play sometimes. I believe Jaeyeong will make a comeback. Heungkuk will make a comeback.

  • KOVO Dodram V-League 2017-2018, Round 2 - Match 18, 11th November 2017 - KGC Ginseng Corp. vs. IBK Altos


    Highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjhwI-RJg7w


    Full Match Replay:
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FPrmpqb0DQ


    KGC Ginseng Corp. 0 - 3 IBK Altos ( 22 - 25, 14 - 25, 20 - 25 ) stats post match summary


    KGC Ginseng:
    2. Alaina BERGSMA 20pts (17s/52, 3b, 12d, 5e), 12. HAN Song-Yi 9pts (8s/29, 1b, 6d, 2e), 4. HAN Soo-Ji 6pts (2s/14, 2a, 2b, 3d, 3e), 14. YOO Hee-Ok 6pts (4s/10, 2b, 3d), 10. CHOI Su-Bin 0pts (0s/12, 19d, 3e), 13. LEE Jae-Eun 0pts (0s/2, 12d, 1e), 3. KIM Hye-Won 0pts, 8. PARK Sang-Mi 0pts, 5. SI Eun-Mi 0pts, 9. Oh Ji-Young [Li] 0pts (15d, 1e), 17. WOO Su-Min 0pts, 1. JI Min-Kyeong 0pts. Total Points: 56, Score Points: 41, Attack: 31 (from 119 at 26.05%), Ace: 2, Block: 8, Dig: 70, Error: 15.


    IBK Altos:
    19. Madison KINGDON RISHEL 23pts (16s/41, 3a, 4b, 12d, 5e), 7. GO Ye-Rim 14pts (12s/31, 2a, 8d, 4e), 4. KIM Hee-Jin 13pts (9s/26, 1a, 3b, 8d, 3e), 11. KIM Su-Ji 8pts (4s/8, 2a, 2b), 17. KIM Mi-Youn 2pts (2s/7, 4d, 2e), 20. KIM Hyun-Ji 0pts (0s/1), 15. KO Min-Ji 0pts (2d), 10. KIM Hye-Sun [Li] 0pts (14d), 5. NOH Ran 0pts (1d), 6. LEE Go-Eun 0pts (15d, 1e), 12. CHAE Seon-Ah [Li] 0pts (4d). Total Points: 75, Score Points: 60, Attack: 43 (from 114 at 37.72%), Ace: 8, Block: 9, Dig: 68, Error: 15.


    Match MVP: GO Ye-Rim (IBK Altos) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqtD1tWTJtU, sports.news.naver.com/volleyball/...&id=369454&redirect=true


    - IBK GO Ye-Rim (54th player) achieved 50 service ace points with 2 from the match (currently with 50 service ace points).


    Madison missed a great opportunity to get a Triple Crowns* as she only had 1 successful backcourt spike from 5 attempts.
    * A reminder, a Triple Crowns in the KOVO V-League is 3 backcourt spike points, 3 service ace points, and 3 block points.


    Next Match: Sunday 11th November 2017 at 14:00 KST - GS Caltex Seoul KIXX vs. Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders

  • Heungkuk's fans I've got good news and I've got bad news. Which do you want to read about first?


    Good news first:


    The good news is Heungkuk beat GS Caltex 3-0.
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    And the bad news is that Talyor suffered an ankle injury in the first set.




    Bad news first:


    The bad news is that Talyor suffered an ankle injury in the first set.
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    The good news is Heungkuk beat GS Caltex 3-0 without Taylor for most of the match.

  • Taylor being out is gonna be a big gap, jaeyeong will have to be over work but she's aiming for MVP again so she will be okay. I hope during the time Taylor is out, they utilize their domestic players more and spread the hits. I wanted to watch the game, but this different time zone thing didn't allow me to do so because i work this morning.... sadly all I can do is watch reruns. But it was a much needed win

  • and thank you for always posting. can you also write you opinion on the goods and bads of both both teams regardless of winner. i just wanna know too. much thanks again

  • KOVO Dodram V-League 2017-2018, Round 2 - Match 19, 12th November 2017 - GS Caltex Seoul KIXX vs. Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders


    Highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkbST5X9-3s


    Full Match Replay: sports.news.naver.com/volleyball/...&id=369827&redirect=true (VPN required)


    www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9R9jbp9Vew


    GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 0 - 3 Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders ( 25 - 27, 20 - 25, 23 - 25 ) stats post match summary


    GS Caltex:
    19. Fatou DIOUCK 18pts (18s/42, 11d, 6e), 9. PYO Seung-Ju 14pts (12s/27, 1a, 1b, 7d, 5e), 10. KANG So-Hwi 11pts (11s/35, 7d, 6e), 18. KIM Yu-Ri 5pts (2s/7, 3b, 3d), 15. MOON Myoung-Hwa 5pts (2s/5, 3b, 1d), 6. LEE Na-Yeon 1pts (1b, 5d, 2e), 3. KIM Chae-Won 0pts (1d), 4. KIM Hyun-Jeong 0pts, 5. NA Hyun-Jung [Li] 0pts (21d),7. AN Hye-Jin 0pts (1d, 1e), 11. JEONG Da-Woun 0pts (1e), 16. HAN Da-Hye 0pts (1d). Total Points: 68, Score Points: 54, Attack: 45 (from 116 at 38.79%), Ace: 1, Block: 8, Dig: 58, Error: 21.


    Heungkuk Pink Spiders:
    17. LEE Jae-Yeong 25pts (22s/52, 3a, 9d, 5e), 16. LEE Han-Bi 11pts (10s/25, 1a, 11d, 4e), 1. JEONG Si-Young 7pts (6s/16, 1b, 4d, 1e), 9. Taylor SIMPSON 6pts (5s/14, 1b, 4d, 2e), 7. KIM Na-Hee 4pts (4s/11, 1d), 14. CHO Song-Hwa 2pts (0s/2, 2a, 11d, 1e), 11. DO Su-Been 1pts (1a), 3. SHIN Yeon-Gyeong 0pts (0s/3, 16d, 1e), 12. GONG Yun-Hui 0pts, 19. KIM Chae-Yeon 0pts, 5. KIM Hae-Ran [Li] 0pts (15d), 4. LIM Hae-Jung 0pts. Total Points: 77, Score Points: 56, Attack: 47 (from 123 at 38.21%), Ace: 7, Block: 2, Dig: 71, Error: 14.


    Match MVP: LEE Jae-Yeong (Heungkuk) www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjAP_lyqi-U, sports.news.naver.com/volleyball/...&id=369783&redirect=true


    - Heungkuk became the 1st team to achieved 18,000 successful sets with 47 from the match (currently with 18,004 successful sets).
    - Heungkuk JEONG Si-Young (84th) achieved 500 successful digs with 4 from the match (currently with 503 successful digs).


    - I feel like I put a jinx on Taylor in my post earlier yesterday. From the footage, Taylor SIMPSON's injury doesn't look like an ankle injury, it looks more likely to be an injury on the right side of her waist/hip. An earlier report stated it was an ankle injury but later another report mention hip injury. Depending on the recovering time required for the injury, Heungkuk might decide to replace Taylor with another player.


    - Also, prior to the match, GS Caltex announced that their rookie HAN Su-Jin suffered a hamstring injury from their previous match with Hyundai E&C and will be out for 4 weeks.


    Next Match: Tuesday 14th November 2017 at 17:00 KST - Hyundai E&C Hillstate vs. Korea Expressway Corp. Hi-pass

  • KOVO Dodram V-League 2017-2018, Round 2 - Match 20, 14th November 2017 - Hyundai E&C Hillstate vs. Korea Expressway Corp. Hi-pass


    Highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM69p6_z1fI


    Full Match Replay: sports.news.naver.com/volleyball/...&id=370206&redirect=true (VPN required)


    www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q-P4lg-ShM


    Hyundai E&C Hillstate 3 - 1 Korea Expressway Corp. Hi-pass ( 25 - 21, 21 - 25, 25 - 13, 25 - 17 ) stats post match summary


    Hyundai E&C:
    14. YANG Hyo-Jin 22pts (11s/20, 4a, 7b, 2d, 1e), 17. Daniela Elizabeth CAMPBELL 18pts (13s/27, 4a, 1b, 7d, 3e), 4. HWANG Youn-Joo 15pts (13s/26, 2b, 7d, 5e), 15. HWANG Min-Kyoung 9pts (8s/20, 1a, 12d, 2e), 13. KIM Se-Young 9pts (7s/10, 2b, 3d, 1e), 19. LEE Da-Yeong 6pts (1s/3, 5b, 5d, 4e), 7. GO Yoo-Min 0pts (2d), 8. KIM Yeong-Yeon [Li] 0pts (16d). Total Points: 96, Score Points: 79, Attack: 53 (from 106 at 50.00%), Ace: 9, Block: 17, Dig: 54, Error: 16.


    KEC Hi-pass:
    17. Ivana NESOVIC 17pts (17s/42, 5d, 2e), 9. PARK Jeong-Ah 14pts (12s/39, 2b, 7d, 7e), 10. BAE Yoo-Na 12pts (10s/15, 1a, 1b, 3d, 1e), 13. JUNG Dae-Young 8pts (7s/15, 1b, 1d, 2e), 4. JEON Sae-Yan 3pts (3s/6, 2d, 1e), 11. JEONG Sun-Ah 3pts (2s/3, 1a, 1e), 12. MOON Jung-Won 2pts (2s/4, 7d, 1e), 7. CHOI Eun-Ji 1pts (1s/4, 2d, 1e), 18. YOO Seo-Yeun 0pts (1d), 3. LEE So-La 0pts, 19. LEE Won-Jeong 0pts, 5. LEE Hyo-Hee 0pts (9d, 1e), 8. YIM Myung-Ok [Li] 0pts (16d). Total Points: 76, Score Points: 60, Attack: 54 (from 128 at 42.19%), Ace: 2, Block: 4, Dig: 53, Error: 17.


    Match MVP: YANG Hyo-Jin (Hyundai E&C) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w98JgW3Q4E, sports.news.naver.com/volleyball/...&id=370191&redirect=true


    - Hyundai E&C became the 2nd team to achieved 1,700 successful service ace points with 9 aces from the match (currently with 1,707 successful service ace points).
    - Hyundai E&C YANG Hyo-Jin (1st player) achieved 950 successful block points with 7 from the match (currently on 950 successful block points).


    - YANG Hyo-Jin was doing everything in this match, I haven't seen her play this well since the 2014-15 season. With 4 aces and 7 blocks, its a shame that Hyo-Jin can't spike from the backcourt otherwise she might have possibly gotten herself a triple crown. Along with Hyo-jin, LEE Da-Yeong went blocks crazy too in this match. For a setter, LEE Da-Yeong is definitely the best blocker in the league (currently 5th in blocking). Also, Da-Yeong's distribution of the ball in the match was very good, everyone got roughly the same number of sets. As for work rate wise, this was definitely the easiest match for Elizabeth as she only had to spike the ball 27 times. Hyundai servicing was on point too. Hyo-Jin and Elizabeth simply battered Hi-pass receptions, with MOON Jung-Won suffering the brunt of it.


    Next Match: Wednesday 15th November 2017 at 17:00 KST - KGC Ginseng Corp. vs. Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders

  • KOVO Dodram V-League 2017-2018, Round 2 - Match 21, 15th November 2017 - KGC Ginseng Corp. vs. Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders


    Highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIzQapYgRx4


    Full Match Replay: sports.news.naver.com/volleyball/...&id=370402&redirect=true (VPN required)


    www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd_RjXreXZE


    KGC Ginseng Corp. 3 - 0 Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders ( 25 - 15, 25 - 16, 25 - 15 ) stats post match summary


    KGC Ginseng:
    2. Alaina BERGSMA 22pts (21s/42, 1b, 8d, 4e), 4. HAN Soo-Ji 12pts (6s/12, 2a, 4b, 4d, 2e), 12. HAN Song-Yi 8pts (6s/19, 1a, 1b, 12d, 1e), 10. CHOI Su-Bin 5pts (4s/16, 1a, 12d, 1e), 14. YOO Hee-Ok 5pts (2s/9, 2a, 1b, 3d), 13. LEE Jae-Eun 1pts (0s/2, 1a, 13d), 1. JI Min-Kyeong 1pts (1s/2, 1e), 3. KIM Hye-Won 1pts (1a), 8. PARK Sang-Mi 0pts, 9. Oh Ji-Young [Li] 0pts (14d). Total Points: 75, Score Points: 55, Attack: 40 (from 102 at 39.22%), Ace: 8, Block: 7, Dig: 66, Error: 9.


    Heungkuk Pink Spiders:
    16. LEE Han-Bi 11pts (11s/35, 7d, 3e), 17. LEE Jae-Yeong 10pts (7s/27, 2a, 1b, 9d, 8e), 7. KIM Na-Hee 7pts (6s/17, 1b, 2d, 1e), 1. JEONG Si-Young 6pts (6s/18, 3d, 2e), 12. GONG Yun-Hui 1pts (1s/5, 5d, 1e), 14. CHO Song-Hwa 1pts (0s/3, 1b, 3d, 3e), 19. KIM Chae-Yeon 1pts (1s/2, 1e), 3. SHIN Yeon-Gyeong 0pts (0s/2, 7d), 5. KIM Hae-Ran [Li] 0pts (18d), 20. NAM Jie-Youn 0pts, 4. LIM Hae-Jung 0pts, 13. HWANG Hyun-Jung 0pts. Total Points: 46, Score Points: 37, Attack: 32 (from 109 at 29.36%), Ace: 2, Block: 3, Dig: 54, Error: 20.


    Match MVP: Alaina BERGSMA (KGC Ginseng) www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5iS-GACe7o, sports.news.naver.com/volleyball/...&id=370379&redirect=true


    - It has been reported by News1 Korea that Taylor SIMPSON was diagnosis with "acetabular rupture of the hip" and was advised to rest for at least a month. Heungkuk only have 2 more matches for this round and month, one home game against Hyundai on 19th and one away game against IBK on 25th. If Taylor managed to recover as scheduled, at best she might only miss a total of 3~6 more matches (1 away game on Dec 2 - vs. IBK, and 3 home games on Dec 10 vs. KGC, Dec 14 vs. Hyundai, and Dec 17 vs. Hi-pass).


    Both options to play without Taylor or find a replacement for her are both difficult for Heungkuk. The former is difficult because they can't afford to drop more points and let the leading teams get further ahead. The latter option is also difficult as most players are already with other teams and Heungkuk are only allowed to replace Taylor with another player from the tryout (not entirely sure with this rule). On one article, some fans have even suggested getting Haley Spelman who play for KGC in 2014-15 and is now currently playing in France for ASPTT Mulhouse. Even if Heungkuk recruited another player to replace Taylor, they will have to fork out money for the transfer fee and who knows if the other club would want to release the player either. So according to the articles Heungkuk position is to wait and see how Taylor is recovering.


    - I haven't watched the match yet but it doesn't look like it was a great match for either LEE Jae-Yeong or Heungkuk. Unfortunately, Jae-Yeong did not play as well as she did in her previous match as she was only spiking with a success rate of 25.92% and had 5 hitting errors in this match. Beside doing very little damage with their spiking, servicing and blocking in this match, according to the stats Heungkuk receptions and errors also hurting them. Heungkuk reception was only 27.14% efficiency ( = (27 excellent receptions - 8 failure receptions) / 70 attempts) ) and they committed 20 errors versus KGC 9 errors.


    Sources: 1, 2


    Next Match: Thursday 16th November 2017 at 17:00 KST - IBK Altos vs. GS Caltex Seoul KIXX

  • KOVO Dodram V-League 2017-2018, Round 2 - Match 22, 16th November 2017 - IBK Altos vs. GS Caltex Seoul KIXX


    Highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YhRvb464Iw


    Full Match Replay: sports.news.naver.com/volleyball/...&id=370637&redirect=true (VPN required)


    www.youtube.com/watch?v=lonYF7X0-hw


    IBK Altos 2 - 3 GS Caltex Seoul KIXX ( 21 - 25, 25 - 19, 25 - 22, 20 - 25, 18 - 20 ) stats post match summary


    IBK Altos:
    19. Madison KINGDON RISHEL 38pts (34s/69, 1a, 3b, 18d, 7e), 4. KIM Hee-Jin 17pts (13s/34, 1a, 3b, 9d, 3e), 7. GO Ye-Rim 16pts (15s/39, 1b, 8d, 6e), 11. KIM Su-Ji 5pts (5s/15, 3d, 4e), 6. LEE Go-Eun 4pts (0s/3, 3a, 1b, 10d, 4e), 17. KIM Mi-Youn 3pts (3s/5, 1d), 20. KIM Hyun-Ji 2pts (1s/1, 1b, 7d, 1e), 3. YEOM Hye-Seon 1pts (1s/2, 2d, 1e), 15. KO Min-Ji 0pts (1d), 10. KIM Hye-Sun [Li] 0pts (9d), 5. NOH Ran 0pts (1d, 1e), 12. CHAE Seon-Ah [Li] 0pts (18d, 1e). Total Points: 109, Score Points: 86, Attack: 72 (from 168 at 42.86%), Ace: 5, Block: 9, Dig: 87, Error: 28.


    GS Caltex:
    19. Fatou DIOUCK 34pts (31s/74, 3b, 16d, 5e), 10. KANG So-Hwi 21pts (20s/50, 1b, 11d, 4e), 9. PYO Seung-Ju 9pts (7s/18, 1a, 1b, 9d, 1e), 18. KIM Yu-Ri 8pts (6s/12, 2a, 4d, 3e), 15. MOON Myoung-Hwa 6pts (4s/5, 2b, 1d, 2e), 17. KIM Jin-Hee 5pts (4s/6, 1b, 3d, 3e), 4. KIM Hyun-Jeong 0pts (0s/1, 1d, 1e), 6. LEE Na-Yeon 0pts (0s/1, 11d, 4e), 3. KIM Chae-Won 0pts (1d), 5. NA Hyun-Jung [Li] 0pts (22d), 7. AN Hye-Jin 0pts, 16. HAN Da-Hye 0pts (5d). Total Points: 111, Score Points: 83, Attack: 72 (from 167 at 43.11%), Ace: 3, Block: 8, Dig: 84, Error: 23.


    Match MVP: Fatou DIOUCK (GS Caltex) www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDFP0EAqnpw, sports.news.naver.com/volleyball/...&id=370589&redirect=true


    - IBK Altos became the 6th team to achieved 1,000 successful service ace points with 5 aces from the match (currently with 1,001 successful service ace points).


    - GS Caltex LEE Na-Yeon (10th player) achieved 3,000 successful sets with 57 from the match (currently with 3,013 successful sets).


    Next Match: Saturday 18th November 2017 at 16:00 KST - Korea Expressway Corp. Hi-pass vs. KGC Ginseng Corp.

  • KOVO Dodram V-League 2017-2018, Round 2 - Match 23, 18th November 2017 - Korea Expressway Corp. Hi-pass vs. KGC Ginseng Corp.


    Highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCZOjk5HUjY


    Full Match Replay: sports.news.naver.com/volleyball/...&id=371214&redirect=true (VPN required)


    www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEHlz3sm2ak


    Korea Expressway Corp. Hi-pass 3 - 2 KGC Ginseng Corp. ( 24 - 26, 25 - 21, 25 - 18, 15 - 25, 15 - 10 ) stats post match summary


    KEC Hi-pass:
    17. Ivana NESOVIC 27pts (23s/63, 1a, 3b, 13d, 6e), 9. PARK Jeong-Ah 20pts (18s/63, 2b, 8d, 5e), 10. BAE Yoo-Na 13pts (11s/28, 2b, 8d, 3e), 13. JUNG Dae-Young 11pts (5s/21, 2a, 4b, 8d, 4e), 12. MOON Jung-Won 6pts (1s/8, 3a, 2b, 20d, 4e), 18. YOO Seo-Yeun 1pts (1s/2, 5d, 2e), 5. LEE Hyo-Hee 1pts (0s/1, 1a, 17d), 7. CHOI Eun-Ji 0pts (0s/2, 2d), 19. LEE Won-Jeong 0pts, 8. YIM Myung-Ok [Li] 0pts (36d), 4. JEON Sae-Yan 0pts, 11. JEONG Sun-Ah 0pts. Total Points: 104, Score Points: 79, Attack: 59 (from 188 at 31.38%), Ace: 7, Block: 13, Dig: 117, Error: 24.


    KGC Ginseng:
    2. Alaina BERGSMA 32pts (29s/78, 3b, 14d, 9e), 12. HAN Song-Yi 15pts (12s/46, 3b, 16d, 5e), 4. HAN Soo-Ji 10pts (8s/23, 2b, 11d, 1e), 1. JI Min-Kyeong 6pts (4s/11, 1a, 1b, 8d, 4e), 10. CHOI Su-Bin 5pts (5s/13, 11d, 4e), 14. YOO Hee-Ok 4pts (3s/10, 1a, 6d), 3. KIM Hye-Won 2pts (1s/3, 1a, 4d, 2e), 13. LEE Jae-Eun 2pts (1a, 1b, 19d), 8. PARK Sang-Mi 0pts (1d),5. SI Eun-Mi 0pts, 9. Oh Ji-Young [Li] 0pts (36d). Total Points: 100, Score Points: 76, Attack: 62 (from 184 at 33.70%), Ace: 4, Block: 10, Dig: 126, Error: 25.


    Match MVP: Ivana NESOVIC (KEC Hi-pass) www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_z8qRSKhbU, sports.news.naver.com/volleyball/...&id=371200&redirect=true


    - KEC Hi-pass became the 3rd team to achieved 1,700 service ace points with 7 aces from the match (currently with 1,702 service ace points).
    - KEC Hi-pass YIM Myung-Ok (3rd player) achieved 6,000 successful digs with 36 from the match (currently with 6,009 successful digs).
    - KEC Hi-pass MOON Jung-Won (28th player) achieved 100 service ace points with 3 aces from the match (currently with 102 service ace points).


    - KGC Ginseng Alaina BERGSMA (36th player) achieved 1,000 successful spike points with 29 spikes from the match (currently with 1,016 successful spike points).
    - KGC GInseng HAN Soo-Ji (8th player) achieved 350 successful block points with 2 from the match (currently on 350 successful block points).


    Next Match: Sunday 19th November 2017 at 16:00 KST - Hyundai E&C Hillstate vs. Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders



    NEWS:


    - Heungkuk has confirmed Taylor Simpson has left Incheon Int'l Airport on 18th November. No other details provided but it's pretty obvious that Heungkuk is replacing Taylor. It must be disappointing for her that she couldn't finish the season again due to injuries. Source: 1

  • NEWS:


    - Heungkuk has confirmed Taylor Simpson has left Incheon Int'l Airport on 18th November. No other details provided but it's pretty obvious that Heungkuk is replacing Taylor. It must be disappointing for her that she couldn't finish the season again due to injuries. Source: 1


    That's very disappointing indeed. I guess proposing to someone in a public place does bring bad luck after all.


    But seriously, the next two matches could be vital to Heungkuk. Losing another 5 or 6 points might seal their fate in this season for good.


    PS.
    I bet posting this stuff on a bad day, might feel like shouting into the void. I really enjoy reading this summaries, those additianal links are also exceptionally helpful.
    Thanks very much sir.