Eya Laure and the Chery Tiggo Crossovers in a PVL All-Filipino Convention sport. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines–Chery Tiggo notched its seventh consecutive win within the PVL All-Filipino Convention and together with it a ticket to the semifinals.
The Crossovers survived the gallant stand of Galeries Tower, 26-24, 23-25, 19-25, 25-12, 15-9, on Thursday at PhilSports Area with Eya Laure main for her squad with 20 factors constructed on 15 assaults and 5 blocks.
“Mapapa-thank you Lord ka na lang sa sport kasi nga anyone’s sport. Kami nag-habol. Not less than sa dulo tumama yung adjustment namin,” coach KungFu Reyes stated. “Fortunately, could nag-step up. Unstable yung galaw ng wing spikers namin. Yung respeto na binigay namin sa Galeries, talagang binigay namin. Talagang nag-prepare kami para rito.”
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Ara Galang stood by Laure with 13 factors of her personal, 12 coming from assaults, as Alina Bicar helped Chery Tiggo’s offense hum like a well-oiled machine with 16 glorious units.
Libero Jennifer Nierva offered her protection with 11 glorious digs like Laure who additionally had 18 glorious receptions.
“It was really a problem that now we have to actually overcome collectively kasi could mga video games talaga na parang we’re not there eh. However now we have to be there and current and battle anyway. Diba?” Crossovers captain Aby Maraño stated.
Galeries Tower Excessive Risers. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
As Chery Tiggo certified for the semifinals and rose to the No. 2 spot behind high seed Petro Gazz, PLDT’s probability of coming into the Remaining 4 vanished even earlier than it battled defending champion Creamline within the nightcap.
“I preserve telling my teammates to simply take this as a problem, preserve the psychological toughness, yung battle dapat nandon and on the similar time, kailangan hindi talaga kami mawalan ng tiwala sa sarili namin, sa isa’t isa,” Maraño added.
The Highrisers confirmed what they’re fabricated from from the get-go however Laure refused to provide Galeries Tower a head begin and punched in three consecutive factors to assist the Crossovers declare the opening set.
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Chery Tiggo, nevertheless, performed with out rhythm which the eradicated Highrisers took benefit of for a 2-1 set lead.
However with loads on the road, Chery Tiggo discovered the fitting changes down the stretch to counter the shock ready by Galeries Tower.
Cza Carandang, who completed with seven factors like Maraño and Cess Robles, put up one in every of her pair of blocks on Ysa Jimenez to provide Chery Tiggo a five-point lead within the closing body.
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Carandang then unleashed back-to-back fast assaults to level the Crossovers to the fitting path, 13-6, as Andrea Marzan dedicated a vital web error to place Chery Tiggo at match level.
Marzan made up for it by blocking Carandang within the subsequent play as Shola Alvarez, who put up eight factors, focused Laure for a down the road hit and the anticlimactic service error to wrap up the match.
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“Hindi naging maganda talaga yung efficiency namin. We’re probably not really happy with how we performed as we speak however nonetheless on the finish of the day, we’re grateful na na-overcome namin yung problem na yun and we’re humbled by this type of sport,” Maraño stated after Chery Tiggo let up 36 errors.
France Ronquillo paced Galeries Tower in its closing sport this convention with 15 factors, Marzan 11 factors and Norielle Ipac 10 because the Highrisers dropped to a 3-8 standing.
