Masan Girls' High School dramatically advanced to the King's match. Masan Girls' High School defeated Hwabong High School 80-69 in the final preliminary match of the women's high school league of the 2024 Korean middle and high school basketball weekend league held at Dong-A High School Gymnasium in Busan on Sunday. Masan Girls' High School, which recorded one win and two losses after winning the final game of the competition, managed to get on the last train bound for the King's match.
The process to advance to the match between Masan Girls' High School and Wangjung was rough. Bad news hit the ground running from the beginning of the game. Jung Ji-min (167 centimeters, G) sustained a knee injury while playing defense with 3:12 left in the first quarter. Han Yedam, who was sitting on the bench, is also unable to play due to his injury.
As a result, Masan Girls' High School had to run the rest of the time with four members. Hwabong High School was expected to dominate, but Masan Girls' High School did not give up until the end. They trailed 30-36 in the first half, but laughed at the start of the second half, gaining the upper hand in the firepower match. Masan Girls' High School, which won despite its numerical inferiority, wrote a miracle drama with Lee Seo-hyun (165cm, G, F) at the forefront.
"Thank you to the players," said Lee Yu-ri, coach of Masan Girls' High School. "I asked them to enjoy today's game when facing unexpected situations early in the game. Even if I lost, I told them to do everything they wanted to do on the court, but they didn't give up until the end," he said, praising his students.
Lee Seo-hyun is the hero of the team's victory. He played full-time with 37 points, 15 rebounds, two assists, and six steals, including six three-point shots. Notably, he swept 24 points in the second half alone, taking the lead in his team's victory.
Lee Seo-hyun, whom I met after the match, said, "I thought I could win before the match. However, I was embarrassed because (Jung) Ji-min had an unexpected injury in the early part of the match. Still, I think the result was good because all the rest of the players did well until the end."
Lee Seo-hyun, who spent most of the time with four players, said, "It was very difficult as four of us played the game. At first, I couldn't believe that situation. I was worried because I couldn't shoot in this competition, but today the shot exploded at an important moment. Thank you to all the team members who didn't give up until the end," giving credit to his teammates for the victory.
Finally, Lee Seo-hyun expressed his intention to participate in the WKBL Rookie Draft, which is scheduled to be held on August 20. 안전한 파워볼사이트
"I think outside shooting is my strength. I am confident in my defense. I want to appeal to the professional baseball team that they are mischievous compared to their height and have good sense of rebounding," he said, expressing his ambition ahead of the draft.