OK Financial Group and Woori Card pressed the trade button.
OK Financial Group announced on the 26th that it has agreed to a one-for-one trade with Woori Card to receive outside hitter Song Hee-chae (31) and exchange outside hitter Song Myung-geun (30).
Song Hee-chae was a founding member of the OK Financial Group volleyball team and played five seasons with the team from the 2013-2014 season to the 2017-2018 season. With her steady receiving, defence and attacking skills, Song helped the then OK Financial Group Volleyball Team win the championship for the second consecutive year in 2015 and 2016. In the 2022-2023 season with Woori Card Volleyball, she played in 31 matches and 104 sets, ranking 10th in receiving with a receiving efficiency of 36.42%, and helped the team reach the postseason with her defensive and receiving strengths.
Another founding member of the OK Financial Group Volleyball Team, Song Myung-geun played nine seasons with the OK Financial Group Volleyball Team until the 2022-2023 season, where she was named MVP of the 2015 championship match. In the 2022-2023 season, after leaving the military, he played 17 matches and 53 sets, recording a 51.87 per cent attack success rate.
OK Financial Group Volleyball and Woori Card Volleyball both feel that this trade fills a need in their respective teams. OK Financial Group Volleyball added stability to their team with the signing of the outside hitter. Woori Card Volleyball will be looking to upgrade their offence with the addition of Song Myung-geun.
A spokesperson for the two clubs said, “This trade fills a gap in the team, and we expect it to help us improve next season. We would like to thank the departing players for th스포츠토토eir dedication and wish them well in their new teams.”