Four foreign players of the new season women’s professional volleyball who got tickets to Korea said, “I am honored and happy” and expressed their feelings ahead of their V-League debut.

At a foreign player tryout organized by the Korean Volleyball Federation (KOVO) in Turkiye on the 14th (Korean time), the coaches of the seven women’s clubs selected all foreign strikers to match their breathing in the 2023-2024 season.

There are four new faces, and two have changed uniforms. Heungkuk Life Insurance continues to accompany Yelena Mrazenovic (registered name Yelena), who was with her last season.

Yasmin Bedart (registered name Yasmin) will move from Hyundai E&C to Pepper Savings Bank, and Leticia Moma Basoko (registered name MoMA) will move from GS Caltex to Hyundai E&C.

Left-handed striker Brittany Abercrombie (dual citizenship of the U.S. and Puerto Rico), who wore the IBK Industrial Bank of Korea uniform as the first overall pick, said, “I feel very happy to have been selected.” I know you’re doing it,” he said.

Abercrombie signing a contract with IBK as the first overall ranking

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Industrial Bank of Korea coach Kim Ho-cheol said, “I was thinking of picking him before I came here,” and expressed satisfaction with the selection of Abercrombie, explaining, “I have a wide range of attacks and I have many advantages because I am left-handed.”

GS Caltex coach Cha Sang-hyun said, “It’s not that MoMA couldn’t do it, but I needed a change, so I chose another player.” good,” he said.

Ko Hee-jin, director of KGC Ginseng Corporation, who selected outside heater Giovanna Milana (USA), was delighted, saying, “I thought it was the first choice because I was satisfied with everything and the receiving ability was excellent.”

Kim Jong-min, head coach of Korea Expressway Corporation, who won the championship match last season, nominated a tall (198 cm) striker Banja Bukiric (Serbia) and said, “I saw blocking and attacking height as my strengths, and I chose them because of their great potential for growth.”

Silva and Cha Sang-hyun, coach of GS Caltex

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Manager Kim Pepper Savings Bank of Aachen, who welcomed Yasmin, who has been proven to be a new member of the family, said, “Yasmin is a 3-year-old V-League like us, so I thought it would be helpful to have a veteran on the team.” He hoped to be the focal point of the team.

Director Kim predicted that Yasmin has a professional mindset, and he can fully recover in about six months.안전놀이터

Due to Yasmin’s back injury, Hyundai Engineering & Construction coach Kang Seong-hyung, who finished in 3rd place after running first last season, chose Moma, which has excellent durability.

Director Kang said, “I remember that Moma missed about one while playing two seasons.” added.

Yelena, who is challenging to win again at Heungkuk Life Insurance, said, “The Heungkuk Life Insurance team members are like family and I am happy to be with them.”