BNK Blows Past Samsung Life to Secure Second Cup Win

Busan BNK of the Women's Korean Basketball League (WKBL) cruised to a dominant victory over Yongin Samsung Life at the 2026 Park Shin-ja Cup, claiming their second win in the group stage.

Led by Byeon So-jeong, who scored 16 points, and Vanessa de Jesus, who added 15, BNK defeated Samsung Life 91-56 in their Group A match held at Cheongju Gymnasium in North Chungcheong Province today (October 7).

With this win, BNK improved to a record of two wins and one loss, moving into a tie for second place in Group A alongside Cheongju KB.

BNK poured in a total of 13 three-pointers, with Jesus sinking three and Byeon hitting two.

They also dominated the rebound battle 38-24, with Kim So-nia grabbing nine boards.

For Samsung Life, only Lee Ye-na managed to score in double digits with 11 points, while the rest of the players were held to single-digit scores.

Samsung Life dropped to fourth place in the group with a record of one win and three losses.

In the earlier Group A match, Fujitsu of Japan comfortably defeated Carleton University of Canada 82-48 to claim their third consecutive win and maintain the top spot in the group.

In Group B, Victoria of Australia edged Ulaanbaatar of Mongolia 87-83 to improve to one win and two losses.

Ulaanbaatar suffered its third straight defeat.

◇ 2026 KB Kookmin Bank Park Shin-ja Cup Results ▲ Group A: Fujitsu (3 wins) 82 (21-11 25-15 12-12 24-10) 48 Carleton University (3 losses), BNK (2 wins, 1 loss) 91 (28-15 23-8 26-13 14-20) 56 Yongin Samsung Life (1 win, 3 losses) ▲ Group B: Victoria (1 win, 2 losses) 87 (21-23 17-20 30-11 19-29) 83 Ulaanbaatar (3 losses)

(Photo courtesy of WKBL, Yonhap News)
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