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The Pepper Savings Bank AI Peppers fell into a 13-game losing streak.

The Pepper Savings Bank AI Peppers fell into a 13-game losing streak.

Pepper Savings Bank lost to GS Caltex KIXX in the fourth round of the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League with a set score of 0-3 (11-25, 17-25, 21-25) at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on April 2.

With the loss, Pepper Savings Bank suffered its 13th consecutive defeat and is now at the bottom of the league with a 2-18 record and 7 points. Yasmin struggled with 18 kills (58.6% attack percentage) but could not prevent her team from losing. The offense was also shaky, as the team gave up seven unforced errors. Her receiving efficiency was just 14.7%.

Pepperdine head coach Joe Trinzi said in a pregame interview, "I think it's going to be hard to get the players to play the system I'm trying to get them to play. I wanted to try something different from what they're used to defensively. I wanted to get them back to what they're used to defensively and take the pressure off of them and let the offense take over." As it turned out, neither the defense nor the offense worked well.

In its inaugural season in 2021-2022, Pepper Savings Bank finished last in the league with a record of 3 wins, 28 losses, and 11 points. In the second season, the team only improved by two wins, finishing at the bottom of the league with 5 wins, 31 losses, and 14 points.

In its third season, Pepper Savings Bank decided to shake things up by hiring a foreign coach. Despite the sudden resignation of Aachen's Kim before the season, the team didn't change its mind about having a foreign coach with the appointment of Trinzi. In the offseason, the team added Park Jung-ah and Yasmin to its roster.

This season, however, Pepper Savings Bank has yet to turn things around. At the start of the fourth round, they still have only two wins. The team's overall record since its inception is a dismal 10 wins and 77 losses. In this match, GS Caltex experimented with using high school rookie Lee Yoon-shin as the starting setter, but the team was still helplessly defeated.

In a post-match interview, Coach Trinzi said, "We need to play as a team and show our hard work, and that was lacking. We were disorganized in transition. Our attacking efficiency was low and our setter and attacker were not in sync. There were a lot of balls that were blocked and unhittable, or balls that were too tight and just went to the other court."

On the pressure of a 13-game losing streak, Trinzi said, "I don't think there's any pressure on the players. They just have to do what I ask them to do and work hard, because that's their job. "I think it's important to start with small things and make small changes one by one, rather than trying to solve a big problem at once," he said.

"The most important thing is to ensure teamwork and cohesion," emphasized Coach Trinzi, "The technical part will follow naturally once the teamwork and cohesion are organized. I think we need to make sure we have that."

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