The Qualifying Round of the 2024–25 PVL All-Filipino Conference continued on Saturday, with another double-header, also at the PhilSports Arena. Here’s a recap of the action:
Petro Gazz Sweeps Capital1 for 10 Straight Wins
The 2nd-seeded Petro Gazz Angels proved a class above the 11th-seeded Capital1 Solar Spikers, handling business with a 25-19, 25-23, 25-20 sweep to barge into the quarterfinals outright.
Brooke Van Sickle fired a team-high 19 points with 14 excellent digs, while Myla Pablo continued her superb conference by adding 17 big points. MJ Phillips and Aiza Pontillas chipped in 12 and 9, respectively, to help the Angels fend off the Solar Spikers’ gallant stand.
Leila Cruz paced a determined Capital1 squad with her team-high 16 points. However, only Jorelle Singh got to double-digits with her 10 points as she and Cruz’s efforts proved futile without the lack of firepower supper from the rest of the Solar Spikers. Their 15 unforced errors also proved costly, with Cruz’s service error at 23-20 in the third setting ending up to be the proverbial nail in the coffin.
With the win, Petro Gazz joins the Creamline Cool Smashers and Galeries Tower Highrisers in the quarterfinals. Capital1, meanwhile, drops to the play-ins with the Cignal HD Spikers and Nxled Chameleons.
Up next:
TBD
Choco Mucho Withstands Chery Tiggo in Tense Sweep
The 5th-seeded Choco Mucho Flying Titans barged into the quarterfinals with a 25-22, 25-22, 25-23 sweep of the 8th-seeded Chery Tiggo Crossovers. But it wasn’t that easy in a game marked by intense rallies and wild momentum shifts.
Sisi Rondina led the way for the Flying Titans with 18 points, including the final two points of the third set that capped Choco Mucho’s comeback from a 21-16 deficit. Dindin Manabat also played big for the Flying Titans with 13 markers, while Lorraine Pecana, Cherry Nunag, Isa Molde, Des Cheng, and Royse Tubino combined for 22 more.
Ara Galang’s 18 points paced the Crossovers. Shaya Adorador added 12, Cess Robles chipped in 9, and Pauline Gaston contributed 8 in Chery Tiggo’s second consecutive loss to Choco Mucho dating back to the conclusion of the preliminaries.
The win nudged Choco Mucho to the quarterfinals with Creamline, Galeries Tower, and Petro Gazz. The loss relegated Chery Tiggo to the play-ins along with Cignal, Nxled, and Capital1.
Up next:
TBD
2024–25 PVL All-Filipino Conference: The Qualifying Round Continues
The final double-header of the Qualifying Round of the 2024–25 PVL All-Filipino Conference will be on Tuesday at the PhilSports Arena. The sixth-seeded Farm Fresh Foxies take on the 7th-seeded Akari Chargers in the first game. The 4th-seeded PLDT High-Speed Hitters face off with the 9th-seeded Zus Coffee Thunderbelles in the second game.
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