Akari Chargers’ Ivy Lacsina within the PVL All-Filipino Convention battle for third in opposition to Choco Mucho Flying Titans. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines — After averaging simply eight factors within the semifinals, Ivy Lacsina broke out of her scoring droop to guide Akari a win nearer to a bronze medal end within the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Convention.
Lacsina, who struggled in three semifinals video games, regained her deadly attacking kind with 20 factors to guide Akari’s reverse sweep of Choco Mucho, 24-26, 21-25, 25-15, 25-18, 15-11, on Tuesday at Good Araneta Coliseum.
PVL: Akari pulls off reverse sweep vs Choco Mucho, nears bronze
Admitting that stress bought the higher of her, the younger exterior spiker performed free in her hope of propelling the Chargers to the PVL podium.
“I didn’t overthink the sport as we speak. What I modified in my mindset is simply specializing in the current second after I’m on the courtroom so I can keep mentally recent. Up to now few video games, I pressured myself an excessive amount of and frightened an excessive amount of concerning the end result. Now, I simply play with a transparent thoughts.”
Even they went down, 0-2, Lacsina and the Chargers remained affected person till they compelled a decider and finally earned their second straight win in opposition to the Flying Titans, following their semis duel.
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“Really, even after we dropped the primary two units, we didn’t let frustration take over. Our mindset was, ‘no room for frustration as we speak.’ We simply wanted to reset, assist one another out, and belief each other.”
Lacsina credited their win to staying united, expressing hope that they will preserve their robust connection and shut out the sequence in Sport 2 on Thursday on the identical venue.
“I feel the important thing was actually working collectively as a crew through the sport and our eagerness to win. We knew Choco Mucho was actually keen too, so we simply needed to keep robust and present who actually wished to win,” she mentioned.
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