BNK took second place, holding Shinhan Bank in last place… Sonia Kim’s outstanding performance with 27 points and 17 rebounds
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ahn Hong-seok = Bucheon Hana Bank, the leader in women’s professional basketball, won its first game in the second half of the year and won four games in a row.
Hana Bank defeated Yongin Samsung Life Insurance 75-57 in the BNK Financial 2025-2026 Women’s Professional Basketball Regular League away game held at Yongin Indoor Stadium on the 10th.
Hana Bank ran away from the first quarter with the twin guns of Jinan and Jeonghyeon and took the victory without giving up the lead even once.
Two Hana Bank players recorded double-doubles.
Jinan scored 21 points, the most for both teams, and grabbed 12 rebounds.
Also, Sohee Park posted 12 points and 10 assists.
Park So-hee set a personal record for the most assists by surpassing the 7 assists she recorded in the game against Cheongju KB on the 28th of last month.
Jeong Hyeon, who won with 20 points, also set a personal record for most points. It surpassed the 17 points recorded in the KB game on the 27th of last month.
Hana Bank veteran Kim Jong-un, who decided to retire at the end of this season, became the sixth player in history to reach 3,000 career rebounds.
Hana Bank further solidified its sole lead with 11 wins and 3 losses, while Samsung Life Insurance remained in 5th place (6 wins and 8 losses).
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At Incheon Dowon Gymnasium, Busan BNK defeated the home team, Incheon Shinhan Bank, 74-61, moving up from tied for second place with Cheongju KB to sole second place (8 wins, 6 losses).
BNK took a huge lead of 25-7 in the second quarter and finished the first half with a double score of 41-19, signaling an early victory.
Shinhan Bank, which did not give up, pursued fiercely in the second half, but the victory was sealed when BNK Sonia Kim threw a 3-pointer from the left while chasing the shot clock two minutes after the end of the 4th quarter, creating a 13-point gap.
Sonia Kim scored 27 points, the most for both teams, and grabbed 17 rebounds.
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