Although her performance is outstanding, it may seem that she lacks something to evaluate as overwhelming. Despite this, Kim Yeon-koung (37) was the only player selected by reporters and entered the interview alone. There was Willow Johnson (registered name Willow), who scored 25 points, but no one could disagree that the biggest contributor to her victory was Kim Yeon-koung.

Heungkuk Life Insurance came from behind to win the set score 3-1 (22-25, 25-13, 25-23, 25-23) with Kim Yeon-koung's strong performance in the first round of the postseason playoff (PO·two wins out of three games) between Daejeon Jeonggwanjang and Dodram 2023-2024 at Samsan Gymnasium in Incheon on the 22nd.

Out of 17 POs in women's history, all winning teams in the first round have won tickets to the championship game. Heungkuk Life Insurance has gained such an advantage.

Kim Yeon-koung, who was hit in the second set after giving up the first set, easily gave the team the second set by scoring seven points with an attack success rate of 66.67%.

Kim Yeon-koung's true value shone in the third set. The most outstanding figure in the third set was Willow. She scored 10 points alone. Nevertheless, the set could not be explained without Kim Yeon-koung.

With the team poised to lose 15-20, the team scored by sensibly pushing a tricky toss that was close to the net. Nearly the same scene was seen at 16-22, and Kim once again added points to her team. Since then, Heungkuk Life has begun to follow suit one by one with the atmosphere. Kim Soo-ji's decisive blocking was made to block Mega's open attack, and after Willow's quick opening, Jeong Kwan-jang's set became longer, and Kim scored a direct kick to close the gap to 21-23.

Later, Kim appeared as the server. With her keen serve, Jeong failed to create a proper attack opportunity, which later led to Willow's open attack and Raina's blocking, tying the game at 23-23. Kim continued serving, and Willow succeeded in the open attack once again. 24-23 set points. Kim, who served again, blew away both Jia's back attack and Mega's second consecutive open attacks. Kim's persistent defense led to Willow's open scoring, which ended the set.

Digg scored just three points in the third set, but made nine attempts, the most from both teams, and made eight serve as well. This proves that Kim Yeon-koung scored a lot of points when serving. This was possible because she shook the receiving line with her sharp serve.

Heungkuk Life Insurance gained momentum, and Kim Yeon-koung personally scored seven points in the fourth set to take the lead in defeating Jeonggwanjang. On the day, Kim was more than just an attack, and she also excelled in defense. She accurately received nine out of 17 receptions. The efficiency of receiving amounted to 52.94 percent. Kim is ranked fifth overall with 42.46 percent receiving efficiency. Excluding Libero, she stood out after Moon Jung-won (50.61 percent), who was ranked second, but the team showed efficiency far exceeding her average on the day. Dig made 28 attempts to clear off the opponent team's offense 25 times. She also served 19 times, the most on her serve.

"I had a difficult game. I was able to go easily in the early part of the season, but I led the game, grabbed the second set and handed over the flow in the third set, and I told the players to do it until the end," Kim said after the match. "Since we often flipped the game and won the game, we talked and pushed each other to do it, so we were able to catch him. The third set was crucial."

When Willow scored in the third set, Kim ran to her teammates in the warm-up zone and roared furiously. "With Willow coming, the overall atmosphere of the team is improving, and the tension disappears when we play well while enjoying each other's fun," Kim said. "I think Willow knows that and makes a lot of efforts. Knowing that all the players are watching him, he tries to raise the mood. I think it worked out well because I encouraged him." It was all the more meaningful because he focused on defense from the back, believing in Willow, and Willow himself tied the knot in the last minute.

Kim Yeon-koung, who had scored despite a long toss in three consecutive sets, asked back, "Did you see a lot of hard work?" and added, "The game was not easy. I practiced a lot when the ball was coming off the net a little bit, but my breathing was not good. There were some things that didn't go well during the training. We have one day left (until the second round) tomorrow, so we will train a little more."

Whenever Do Soo-bin was shaken from the back, she often showed a gesture to read and take responsibility for the formation. "The scope of the formation itself is broad for Do. Although it is called Libero, it is not easy for him to fill all the spots alone. As the opponent team is targeting Reyna, they also need to cover up," Kim said. "She is doing well, considering that she is playing a wide range. I hope she does better in the second round."

She is the ace, Kim Yeon-koung, who shines even more in a clutch situation. Do you have any special secret? "I look at my opponent's blocking or defense and train my image before the game (to target) where to target," he said. "I know my opponent is marking me. It is very difficult to reflect on such a situation in a short time and think about where to target. There will be many such situations in the second round as well. We need to prepare for such a situation."

She had two wins in the championship last year, but lost three in a row to keep her head down. "I need to stay alert and do my best until the end. I think the atmosphere in the beginning will be really important in an away match against Daejeon. The tide has passed on to us. We need to show what we can finish right away," she said. "I don't want to think about last year, but since you brought it up, I remember. I think last year is different from this year. The Korea Expressway Corporation did a great job last year, and some parts caused us to slow down from the third round. We acknowledge that we lost, but we must not do that again. We will prepare well for the second round."

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