Kim So-nia is in full swing BNK, Park Shin-ja Cup defending champion
Kim So-nia is in full swing BNK, Park Shin-ja Cup defending champion
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Busan BNK, the last-place team in the women's professional basketball league last season, defeated 'defending champion' Toyota (Japan) in the 2024 Woori Bank Park Shin-ja Cup.
In the second match of Group A of the Park Shin-Ja Cup group stage held at the Asan Yi Sun-shin Gymnasium in South Chungcheong Province on the 2nd, BNK defeated last year's tournament champion Toyota 74-71 with 'transfer student' Kim Sonia's outstanding performance.
BNK, which finished the 2023-2024 season in last place, ambitiously recruited Kim So-nia and Park Hye-jin ahead of the new season.
Park Hye-jin, who transferred from Asan Woori Bank, did not play that day, but Kim So-nia, who transferred from Incheon Shinhan Bank to BNK, scored 28 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, and delivered 4 assists.
Iijima (Japan), who is in the Asian quota, also did his part by 추천 scoring 14 points.
BNK won its first game after losing one game, keeping alive hopes of advancing to the semifinals, where the top two teams from each group advance. Toyota also has one win and one loss.
BNK played an equal match with Toyota thanks to the performance of Kim Sonia, who scored 13 points in the first half alone.
In the third quarter, they seemed to be leading 58-50 and winning easily, but were quickly caught up by Toyota led by Okamoto (15 points) and Tanaka (14 points).
The game, which was a close match, was not decided until the very end.
Kim Sonia, who displayed a fighting spirit that did not spare her body, eventually stepped forward as the problem solver.
Kim So-nia took advantage of a momentary gap in the opposing defense with 14 seconds left to score under the basket, making the score 74-71.
Toyota called a timeout and tried to tie the game with a three-pointer, but Tanaka's shot went wide of the rim.
Cheongju KB, in the same Group A, also defeated Hitachi (Japan) 77-65 in a previous match with the performance of national team super player Kang I-seul.
Kang Ee-seul, who was absent from the first game against Toyota, which KB lost, was brought in midway through the first quarter of the second game and scored 33 points, including 8 three-pointers, leading the team to its first victory in the tournament.
Nagata (Japan), who joined KB as an Asian quota player this season, also contributed to the victory by scoring 15 points and recording 4 interceptions that disrupted the opposing team's momentum.
KB recorded 1 win and 1 loss, while Hitachi recorded 2 losses.
KB, which had expected an easy victory after leading 20-7 in the first quarter, had a close match with Hitachi in the second quarter led by Onizuka (12 points) and Morioka (11 points).
KB, who had lost the points they had accumulated in the first half, allowed the score to be tied at 40-40 in the third quarter.
However, Kang Yi-seul regained control of the game by hitting five three-pointers in a row as if possessed.
Entering the fourth quarter with a 59-51 lead, KB was trailing by 3 points early in the quarter, but Nagata's fast break scores continued to widen the gap again.
With 1 minute and 59 seconds left, Yeom Yun-ah blocked the shot and Heo Ye-eun connected with Nagata's fast break layup, extending the lead to 73-61 and sealing the victory.
In Group B, Incheon Shinhan Bank lost to Cathay Life (Taiwan) 62-65, recording its second loss.
Shin Ji-hyun, who transferred from Hana Bank, scored 17 points but could not prevent the loss.
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