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Stalzer never doubted Foton’s chances vs first seed Philips Gold

By: - Reporter / @BLozadaINQ
/ 08:26 PM November 19, 2015

A jubilant Lindsay Stalzer. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net

A jubilant Lindsay Stalzer. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net

Chants of “isa na lang! (just one more)” rang inside San Juan Arena as Foton sat comfortably on a 2-0 set lead over Philips Gold in the semifinals of the Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix.

A win would take whichever team to the finals and Lindsay Stalzer’s Tornadoes were primed to take one of the slots.

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Disaster, however, happened in the following two sets.

The Lady Slammers, behind import Bojana Todorovic, stormed back to force a fifth set.

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Stalzer, the Tornadoes’ reliable import, would stage one of PSL’s most impressive single performances in a fifth set.

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She scored seven of her 29 points in the deciding frame to carry Foton to a 25-18, 26-24, 18-25, 20-25, 15-8 victory over Philips Gold.

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“We wanted this game so bad. We were never doubtful, we were confident,” Stalzer said.

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“You need a lot of fighting to get out of that hole that’s why we need to celebrate every point. We need that loudness, that volume.”

In a game where intensity enveloped the arena, trash talk was unavoidable and Stalzer was at the receiving end of one tirade.

Desiree Dadang managed a block in the fourth set to put the Lady Slammers up 12-9 and couldn’t help but direct her emotions to Stalzer who was in front of her.

Ever the professional, Stalzer knew the action was just a byproduct of the intense atmosphere.

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“Sometimes you do things out of intensity,” Stalzer said who didn’t mind Dadang’s actions. “But I just wanted the referee to know what happened.”

TAGS: Foton Tornadoes, Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix, Philips Gold Lady Slammers, Sports

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