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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Super Liga, the country’s first commercial volleybal league, is back with the second conference of its debut season.
Opening the PSL Grand Prix with a bang, the Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns went on a tear to defeat the Petron Blaze Spikers in three straight sets – 25-20, 25-14, 25-22 – in the conference opener, Sunday, November 10 at the Arena in San Juan.
Placing fourth in the league’s inaugural Invitational Conference earlier this year, Cagayan showed poise coupled with grit early on to lead Petron, 2 sets to none.
Bannered by the likes of Aiza Maizo-Pontillas, Pau Soriano and Thai import Wanida Kotruang, Cagayan pulled away in the first set before Petron mounted a fight back led by Mic-Mic Laborte. They were able to cut the deficit to one, 15-16, but could not sustain their momentum.
Similar to the first set, the second saw Petron keeping it close in the early goings. But once the points hit double digits, Cagayan found ways to break free from Petron’s grasp and create some separation, as evidenced by their 13-9 and eventual 20-13 leads.
The third set became more competitive as Cagayan had trouble putting the game away with Petron stringing up some points to come close, 23-20, heading into the final stretch.
But the effort wasn’t enough for Petron as they suffered their first loss of the 12-day conference. Petron finished third in the previous Invitational Conference.
Pau Soriano was named player of the game with 11 points coming from 9 attacks and two blocks. – Rappler.com
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