2nd place for surprise shot by Legendary MB...I was happy to leave alone I'll survive well alone

Sep 08, 2025

2nd place for surprise shot by Legendary MB...I was happy to leave alone I'll survive well alone
Sehwa Girls' High School middle blocker Kim Seo-young, who wore a pepper savings bank uniform. Photo courtesy =KOVO



2nd place for surprise shot by Legendary MB...I was happy to leave alone I'll survive well alone
Photo courtesy=KOVO
The moment the name was called, the hall was in turmoil. However, the head coach had a firm belief.

The 2025-2026 KOVO Women's Rookie Draft held at Mayfield Hotel in Ovalsan-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the 5th.

Middle blocker Lee Ji-yoon of Jungang Girls' High School was considered the biggest fish, and the Korea Expressway Corporation was lucky to win the first place nomination right by beating a 20% chance. The Korea Expressway Corporation did not hesitate to call out Lee Ji-yoon's name.




Pepper Savings Bank is the second most nominated bank. Cho Ji-yeon, director of Pepper Savings Bank, called Kim Seo-young, a middle blocker at Sehwa Girls' High School. At the moment, there was a buzz in the hall.

It's a rather surprising choice. With a height of 1m81, it is smaller than the middle blocker Hayeji (1m85), who was nominated by the third-ranked IBK Industrial Bank. It is said that height is not everything, but it was also a surprising nomination.

Kim Seo-young also "I think she was chosen earlier than I thought. I didn't expect to be selected for the high round, but I was surprised and on the other hand, I felt good"I wanted to show you a lot of brightening and cheering parts on the court, but I think they liked it" he said.




2nd place for surprise shot by Legendary MB...I was happy to leave alone I'll survive well alone
Director of Pepper Savings Bank, Jang Soo-yeon. Photo courtesy =KOVO
Coach Jang, who played as a middle blocker during his time as an active player, was confident in his choice. Jang said "We needed a middle blocker. It was Kim Seo-young that we thought of as the next priority. The middle is not very tall, but it has long arms. "Style like Bae Yuna. "I've seen a lot of moving attacks in the play itself. I like the basics. He also had good ability to cope with difficult balls."

In the coach's belief, he was honored as the second overall pick. Kim Seo-young also welcomed wearing a Pepper Savings Bank uniform. He said, `Pepper Savings Bank is a team that smiles brightly and works hard" smiled.

In this draft, a total of four former Sehwa Girls' High School graduates came out. Kim Hae-eun, Moon Da-hye, and Shin Da-sol were all trainees and were nominated by Heungkuk Life Insurance. A position where you have to be alone with your friends who you played with. Kim Seo-young said, "There were four students from my school, and I think it was nice to be able to go to a professional school"He said "I'm trying to survive alone."




Pepper Savings Bank is a foreign player in the Asian quarter, with Haruyo Shimamura and Ha Hye-jin. 'Rookie'Kim Seo-young needs to break through the competition to increase her playing time. Kim Seo-young is always ready. I think I need to work hard to improve my skills while exercising"He expressed his determination.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.