SOOP's attack has more than one route when its first pass reaches the setter. Audriana supplies the heavy opposite attack and service pressure, while Yi can turn clean reception into quick middle points. IBK brings steadier receiving and a broader group of finishers around Victoria, Miwa and its middles. First contact and the closing rallies of each set should shape this match.
In SOOP's last league match, Audriana, Yi and Ko Ye-rim all contributed as the team finished a set against Expressway. IBK's Lee So-young and Im Myung-ok give its setters a strong receiving base, and Choi Jeong-min's block is a direct test for SOOP's hitters. SOOP needs its outside receivers to feed Yi while Audriana applies pressure from attack and serve.
Audriana missed the earlier cup meeting with IBK but played and scored heavily in SOOP's latest league match. SOOP outside Park Eun-seo missed that match, leaving more of the supporting work to Ko Ye-rim and Go Eui-jeong. Lee So-young played and received for IBK in its latest match, helping its setters spread the ball across several attackers.
IBK can set the early pace through serving and blocking, but SOOP has already shown a full set built on Audriana's service turn and Yi's middle attack. IBK also gave up a set against GS and had tight sets against Hyundai. I expect SOOP's separate attacking routes to carry it through a set, which is why I'm siding with SOOP to take one.
