Women’s handball SK Sugar Gliders defeated defending champion Samcheok City Hall and recorded six consecutive wins in the opening H-League season.SK defeated Samcheok City Hall 27-26 in the first round match of the Shinhan SOL Pay 2023-2024 Handball H League Women’s Division held at Gijang Gymnasium in Busan on the 18th .SK, which had accumulated 12 points with 6 consecutive wins in the opening game, maintained its lead, while Samcheok City Hall maintained 4th place (5 points) with 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses.SK was pushed back by Samcheok City Hall’s wing attack at the last minute and trailed by 27-25 with 2 minutes left in the game.
Here, Samcheok City Hall succeeded in a 7m throw with 30 seconds left, narrowing the gap to 1 point. SK did not concede any additional goals and ultimately narrowly won the game.SK led the attack with Kang Kyung-min scoring 9 goals and Kang Eun-hye scoring 6 goals, while goalkeeper Lee Min-ji made 8 saves .Kang Kyung-min, who also had four assists, was selected as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the game. At Samcheok City Hall, Kim Min-seo scored 10 goals and Kim Seon-hwa led the attack with 5 goals, while goalkeeper Park Sae-young made 14 saves In the following game, Gwangju City Corporation defeated Busan Facility 슬롯게이밍 Corporation 27-24.