IBK Altos win third straight, beating newcomers SOOP after an 8-14 comeback
Women's volleyball side IBK Altos came back from 8-14 down in a key third set to beat debutants SOOP 3-1 and stay perfect after three matches.
IBK Altos are off to a flying start under new coach Masayoshi Manabe. On Tuesday, the women's volleyball side beat newly founded SOOP 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 28-26, 25-13) in an away game in Jeonnam-Gwangju, the club's third win in three matches of the 2026-27 V-League (South Korea's top volleyball league).
The Altos had already beaten Hyundai E&C and GS Caltex. SOOP, coached by Kim Se-jin, are still waiting for their first win after three straight losses.
The third set decided it. IBK trailed 8-14, saved two set points and fought through a deuce. At 26-26, Victoria Danchak hit an open attack and SOOP made an attacking error, giving IBK the set.
Middle blockers Choi Jeong-min (19 points) and Lee Ju-ah (17) led the way. Miwako Osanai and Victoria added 15 each, and substitute Jeon Su-min chipped in 7. IBK then pulled away early in the fourth set to close it out 25-13.
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