GS Caltex has signed Choi Ga-eun (23) from Korea Expressway Corporation and Seo Chae-won (21) from Pepper Savings Bank as compensation for the departures of free agents Kang So-hui (27) and Handa Hye (29), respectively.
Choi, a 6-foot-4 middle blocker, began her professional career in the 2019-20 season with the fifth overall pick in the first round. She switched to Pepper Savings Bank’s rookie team as a specially designated player ahead of the 2021-22 season. In 2022-23, she was a key player for the team, ranking 10th in blocking. In the 2023-24 season, he joined Korea Expressway Corporation in a trade for setter Lee Ig-eun, 29, 메이저 토토사이트 and his potential was recognized.
Seo Chae-won is another middle blocker who stands at 6-foot-2. After graduating from Daegu Girls’ High School, Seo joined the upstart team Pepper Savings Bank with the third pick of the first round in the 2021-22 season. She has been gaining experience with Pepper Savings Bank by getting regular playing time.
“The addition of the two players, who boasted exceptional chemistry while playing together in the 2021~22 and 2022~23 seasons at Pepper Savings Bank, is expected to be a great addition to GS Caltex’s team strength, which is changing into a young and ambitious team with a generation change,” said GS Caltex.
“We chose Choi Ga-eun and Seo Chae-won as young and promising resources for the team’s present and future,” said Lee Young-taek. “I think they can play a big role in GS Caltex‘s middle blocker lineup in the future if they are systematically nurtured. We will definitely develop them.”
