Heungkuk Life Insurance’s Raina, Who Showed Surprising Performance

Heungkuk Life Insurance’s Raina, Who Showed Surprising Performance with ‘3 Months of Experience as a Middle Blocker’

Appeared as a middle blocker against GS Caltex and scored 8 points, including 2 blocks.

An unexpected new middle blocker has appeared in Heungkuk Life Women's Volleyball, where a 'hole' has opened in the middle of the court due to Lee Joo-ah's finger and Kim Chae-yeon's elbow injuries.

The main character is Reina Tokoku (Japan, registered name Reina), who joined the Asia Quarter this season.

Raina, who is 177cm tall and originally plays as an outside hitter and aposite spiker, replaced Nahee Kim at the end of the first set in the GS Caltex match held at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 31st of last month and took on the middle blocker position.

Her performance exceeded expectations. 카지노사이트위키

Although he is not very tall for a middle blocker, he used his outstanding athletic ability to make two blocks and scored 8 points, helping to win the set 3-0.

The attack success rate was also respectable at 75%.

Because it was an unfamiliar position, he never showed the attacks that middle blockers usually attempt, such as fast breaks and moving attacks, but Heungkuk Life Insurance coach Marcello Abondanza gave him a passing grade.

Coach Abondanza said after the game, “Sending Raina out as a middle blocker was something we had prepared for.

It may still take time to show her full potential, but she made two blocks at important moments and had a high attack success rate, he said.

He continued, "It will not take long for Lee Joo-ah to return, and it will likely take Kim Chae-yeon a little longer.

“Until then, she has no reason not to use Raina (she is a middle blocker),” she added.

Raina, who had mainly been in the 'warm-up zone' since the opening game and scored the most points in a single game against GS Caltex, said after the game, "I did not think I had to play as a starter.

All the coach asked me to do was to fill in the missing positions in the team. “

Even though I was surprised to play as a middle blocker, I’m happy that I was able to help the team.”

Reina, born in 1999, played for Denso Airibiz in the Japanese league and played in the Finnish league for a year last year.

This is his first time playing as a middle blocker on the professional stage.

Raina Tokoku said, “I only played middle blocker for about 3 months in high school.”

Kim Yeon-kyung also gave a thumbs up to Raina's surprising performance.

Kim Yeon-kyung hugged Raina and shared her joy after Raina ended the set with a block in the second set deuce match.

Kim Yeon-kyung said, "Raina's attack power and jumping ability are really good.

I think he will be able to show even better attack power in the future.

I think he will get better in the future."

Raina has said that Kim Yeon-kyung is her idol since she joined Heungkuk Life Insurance.

Kim Yeon-kyung showed great success in the Japanese league in the past, and she used this as a stepping stone to advance to the European stage.

Although Raina has not been able to have much conversation with Kim Yeon-kyung yet due to her shy personality, she is thrilled by this moment of playing with her idol.

Raina laughed, saying, “She usually hears Senior Kim Yeon-kyung say, ‘You don’t have to be nervous.’”