Pocari Swear nears PVL semis | Inquirer Sports

Pocari Swear nears PVL semis

/ 07:37 PM June 20, 2018

Pocari Sweat-Air Force strengthened its bid for a semifinals berth after a 29-27, 20-25, 19-25, 26-24, 15-13 thriller over BaliPure-NU in the Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference Wednesday at Filoil Flying V Centre.

Lady Warriors import Madeline Palmer’s crosscourt kill sealed the outcome.

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“The team woke up after I said in the fourth set that we are facing a team mainly composed of high school players, who are just banking on two imports,” Pocari Sweat head coach Jasper Jimenez told reporters in Filipino.

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Pocari Sweat came back from four points down to win the fourth set, 26-24, and extend the game to a deciding frame.

The trio of Myla Pablo, Arielle Love, and Palmer combined for 57 points for Pocari Sweat, which needs one more win to formalize its entry.

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Lady Warriors need to win their next game against Tacloban Fighting Warays on Saturday to book a spot in the semis.

Janisa Johnson’s 35 points went for naught for BaliPure. Justin Robert Valencia

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