PLDT Excessive Pace Hitters throughout a PVL on Tour sport.—PVL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — PLDT despatched Nxled crashing with a rousing 25-11, 25-17, 25-21 sweep to earn an outright ticket to the PVL on Tour quarterfinals on Saturday at USJ-R Coliseum in Cebu Metropolis.
The Excessive Pace Hitters turned to Kiesha Bedonia, who continued to be a preseason revelation, and Majoy Baron, who erupted with eight of her 13 factors within the second set.
Bedonia unleashed a game-high 15 factors off 10 kills, three blocks, and two aces, whereas Baron had 11 spikes and two blocks to maintain PLDT because the lone unbeaten squad within the preseason with a 4-0 report.
PLDT’s Keisha Bedonia. —PVL PHOTO
“Our teamwork actually confirmed. We simply performed correctly and introduced out every part we’ve been engaged on in coaching. It’s good to see all our onerous work paying off,” mentioned Baron in Filipino.
Kianna Dy celebrated her thirtieth birthday in Cebu with 9 factors as PLDT turned the second squad to advance to the quarterfinals with Pool B chief Cignal (4-1). Mika Reyes additionally scored 9, whereas Jovy Prado added seven, with Kim Fajardo pacing them with 18 glorious units.
“That’s actually one thing we ready for, similar to in earlier video games. Not simply activating the middles on offense. When our blocking is on level, it flows easily from the ground protection to our counter-attack. I’m happy with how our middles stepped up,” mentioned PLDT coach Rald Ricafort after his staff nailed 13 blocks within the match.
Savi Davison additionally made her comeback from a break and checked in late within the third set, scoring two factors in her first two touches for a 22-15 unfold.
Nonetheless, PLDT dedicated a few errors that allowed Nxled to chop it all the way down to 4, 23-19, earlier than Kiesha Bedonia stopped the bleeding to succeed in match level. Lyann De Guzman and Jaycel Delos Reyes saved two factors, however Bedonia drilled the match-winning kill that landed contained in the Chameleons’ line.
“Situation-wise, (Savi) is okay. It’s simply the reintegration that’s ongoing. The system additionally modified a bit because of lineup matchups, however she’s slowly getting again. There’s nonetheless a little bit of eagerness in her sport, however as soon as she returns to being the scoring machine she was once, that’ll actually assist us so much,” mentioned Ricafort.
PLDT weapons for a pool stage sweep in opposition to Galeries Tower on Sunday at 4 p.m. to wrap up its Cebu journey.
After getting stranded after Monday’s observe because of a flood brought on by the inclement climate, PLDT got here out firing with a 15-2 begin off Baron’s block on Ebon en path to a 14-point domination to take the opening set.
Nxled took the early lead within the second set, however Baron took cost to drag away with an 18-13 unfold. Reyes placed on the ending touches with back-to-back factors for a two-set benefit.
The Chameleons absorbed their first loss, sliding to a 3-1 report, until hoping to seal the final outright quarterfinal berth from their group in opposition to the Farm Contemporary Foxies on Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
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EJ Cariño was the lone double-digit scorer for Nxled with 11 factors off the bench, whereas De Guzman had 9 factors.
