GS Caltex defeated Korea Expressway Corp. 3-1 (25-15, 19-25, 25-20, 25-20) in Game 3 of the 2025-2026 V-League women’s championship series at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul.
After winning Games 1 and 2 at Gimcheon Gymnasium, GS Caltex clinched the title in its first home match of the series, completing a three-game sweep over the regular-season champion.
It was GS Caltex’s fourth championship-series crown, following titles in 2007-2008, 2013-2014 and 2020-2021. The club returned to the top for the first time in five years, since the 2020-2021 season.
With the win, GS Caltex moved into second place on the league’s all-time championship list. Heungkuk Life has the most titles with five.
GS Caltex finished third in the regular season but went unbeaten in the postseason. It first eliminated Heungkuk Life in the league’s first-ever women’s semifinals (junior playoff), then swept Hyundai E&C 2-0 in the playoffs before going 3-0 against Korea Expressway Corp. in the finals. The run gave GS Caltex a 6-0 postseason record and an undefeated championship.
A third-place regular-season team has now won the championship series four times: GS Caltex in 2007-2008 (3-1), Heungkuk Life in 2008-2009 (3-1), Korea Expressway Corp. in 2022-2023 (3-2), and GS Caltex again this season.
GS Caltex also set several firsts in this postseason: the first third-place team to sweep the championship series 3-0, the first team to win the championship after playing in the junior playoff, and the first third-place team to win the finals without a loss.
Silva anchored the title run. She scored 42 points against Heungkuk Life in the junior playoff, then had 40 and 32 points in Games 1 and 2 of the playoffs against Hyundai E&C. In the finals, she posted 33 points in Game 1 and 35 in Game 2, then added 36 points in Game 3 while playing through an injury. She averaged 36.3 points over six postseason matches.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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