V-League: Air Force rallies late to win finals Game 1 over Pocari Sweat

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V-League: Air Force rallies late to win finals Game 1 over Pocari Sweat

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May Pantino leads the scoring for Air Force in the win

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Air Force showed enough maturity to overcome a fourth set breakdown and force a decider to win game one of their finals campaign against Pocari Sweat.

The Air Force Jet Spikers pulled off a come-from-behind win over the Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors, 17-25, 25-20, 15-25, 26-24, 15-11, putting them one win away from championship in the Shakey’s V-League Season 13 Open Conference, Wednesday night, July 13, at the PhilSports Arena.

Pocari Sweat gained an early lead and almost ran away with the victory in the fourth canto, but the Air Force fought hard to stay alive.

After a Lutgarda Malaluan service error, the Air Force turned the momentum over until Joy Cases extended the match, 26-24.

The Jet Spikers continued to capitalize on the errors of the Lady Warriors in the fifth set, trailing behind 10-6.

May Pantino continued to scatter sharp kills in the deciding frame and widened the gap to 13-9.

Pantino finished with 17 points, with Cases adding 14 markers.

Team Captain Wendy Semana recorded a season-high of 65 excellent sets.

Meanwhile, Michele Gumabao led the scoring for Pocari Sweat with 22 points. 

They will face each other for the second game of the finals showdown on Saturday, July 16, at the PhilSports Arena. – Rappler.com

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