Philip Gold captures bronze in PSL; Todorovic headed to Puerto Rico

Philips Gold Lady Slammers led by Bo Todorovic. INQUIRER.net FILE Photo/Tristan Tamayo

IMUS, Cavite — Philips Gold needed time to gather heat up, scorching Cignal, 23-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-17, Saturday and claiming third place in the Philippine Superliga Grand Prix women’s volleyball at Imus Sports Center.

It was a consolation prize for the Lady Slammers who stormed into the semifinals as the No. 1 team only to lose to No. 4 squad Foton in the do-or-die semis encounter last week.

Top import Bojana Todorovic led the Lady Slammers with her trademark booming attacks plus major effort in defense, which is right up her alley as a former libero for University of California-Los Angeles.

Alexis Olgard topscored with 25 points, while Todorovic finished with 23 points, 23 receives and eight digs.

The 24-year-old Todorovic discounted possibilities to come back for another tour of duty as she tied up with a stint in the Puerto Rico pro league. She also plans to take up masters degree in management after that.