Yongin Samsung Life Insurance met Bucheon Hana Bank in the preliminary round of the 2024 Woori Bank Park Shin-ja Cup held at Yi Sun-shin Gymnasium in Asan on the 1st and lost 64-71.
Samsung Life Insurance was dragged 2-8 in the early part of the game. However, Lee Hae-ran and Mitsuki Hirano led the team’s offense and narrowed the gap. They even tied the score. Park lost a point eight seconds before the end of the first quarter. The two teams continued their neck-and-neck race in the second quarter. Hana Bank was the first team to advance. However, Samsung Life put its veterans ahead. The team finished the first half 33-35.
In the third quarter, Samsung struggled under strong pressure from its opponents. It was pushed out of the speed fight, and the gap widened quickly. Lee Hae-ran worked hard, but it wasn’t enough. He finished the third quarter with a score of 42-56. However, Samsung Life did not rebound in the fourth quarter, either. It failed to break through the offensive end. The gap widened and the team lost the game.
“The situation was not good in the first half. I lost six points in a row when I came over the half court. I think I lost the flow then. I think I lost the game because I was pushed back then,” Samsung Life Insurance coach Ha Sang-yoon said after the game.
“(Kim) Su-in and (Lee) Ju-yeon failed to rotate. I had to rotate at the guard, but it was difficult for me to roll the players as a whole. Both (Lee) Hae-ran and (Kang) Yu-rim, who played for the national team, also had limited time to play. The rotation was difficult,” he said, expressing difficulties in running the game.토토사이트 순위
Ha then talked about the physical conditions of the injured. “Kiana wants to play. But she is not physically fit yet,” Ha said. “I am still considering the next match. I don’t know how many minutes it will be, but I am thinking about it. (Bae) Hye-yoon said, “I don’t think this tournament will be easy. It is the process of physical construction. I will start from the practice match in mid-September,” signaling that Kiana Smith will play in the upcoming event.