Jeong Kwan-jang pulled off a dramatic victory at home.

 Jeong Kwan-jang pulled off a dramatic victory at home.

Jung Kwanjang defeated Heungkuk Saengsim 3-1 in three sets in the second round of the 2023-2024 V-League Women's Playoffs at Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon on April 24. After suffering a 1-3 reversal in the first round of the playoffs on April 22, Jung Kwanjang evened the series at 1-1 and forced the third round.

After dropping the first game, head coach Ko Hee-jin was determined to make amends at home. He told SBS Sports before the match, "Park Hye-min's performance is important, but we have to fight as a team. "We can only win if we score goals, and I'm looking forward to Mega and Jia," he said, emphasizing that the players must do their part.

"I ordered the players, 'Let's show a really different side of Jeong Kwan-jang as a one-man team,'" he said, adding, "I want them to fight without regrets so that they can hear that our team is awesome."

"The performance is important, but the most important thing is that we won," said Heungkuk Life head coach Marcello Avondanza, reflecting on the first game. "Today we prepared to put pressure on the serve, 토토사이트 which didn't work well in the last game. I hope the players will show more growth, but the most important thing is to win."

Chung fulfilled Ko Hee-jin's wishes, as Jia and Mega attacked vigorously to take the first set. In the second set, the team took another step towards the second game victory with a 25-23 win.

Heungkuk Saengsim's momentum was not overwhelming. They fought back in the third set, 25-20, thanks to a 10-point performance from Kim Yeon-kyung. However, Jeong Kwanjang clinched the match with a 25-15 victory in the fourth set.

Jia and Mega combined for 55 points, while Kim Se-in added nine. Heungkuk Life, on the other hand, was unable to carry over the momentum from the first set, despite struggles from Kim Yeon-kyung (22 points), Willow (11 points) and Reina (10 points).

Meanwhile, Jungkwanjang and Heungkuk Life will play for a spot in the championship finals at 7 p.m. on Nov. 26 at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon.