Pamilar rues errors, praises team’s fighting spirit in loss to Pocari

Power Smashers coach Nes Pamillar. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net

Power Smashers head coach Nes Pamilar said Saturday that it was his team’s flurry of errors and poor reception that ultimately ended their comeback bid against Pocari Sweat in their semifinals series in the Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference.

The Lady Warriors upended the Power Smashers in five sets, 25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 22-25, 15-12, to take a 1-0 series lead.

“For most of the match, our first ball was really the problem and that caused us to go two sets down,” said Pamilar. “I just told my team to forget about the loss because we already know what our mistakes are.” 

Those mistakes are the 39 free points the Power Smashers gave the Lady Warriors in the form of errors.

The last one spelled disastrous for Pamilar’s team when guest player Kannika Tipachot, who had a game-high 20 points, hit a wide one to give Pocari the win.

Pamilar, however, couldn’t help but praise his team for showing the guts to drag the Lady Warriors to a thrilling fifth set.

The Power Smashers were still in the match, 10-10, in the fifth period before Pocari scored three straight points to put some distance between the two teams. 

“We hung on, we just couldn’t minimize the errors, but the willingness to win event though we were down two sets was there,” said Pamilar. “The heart is there.”