Veteran Bautista delivers as Adamson defeats Letran in V-League | Inquirer Sports

Veteran Bautista delivers as Adamson defeats Letran in V-League

/ 08:14 PM May 10, 2012

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MANILA, Philippines — With a masterful effort, veteran Nerisa Bautista lifted Adamson in a 25-18, 25-16, 14-25, 25-22 triumph over Letran to secure a spot in the playoffs Thursday in the 9th Shakey’s V-League First Conference at the Arena in San Juan.

Bautista, a national team member, delivered down the stretch with two resounding hits for the Lady Falcons to fend off a dangerous mounting rally of the Lady Knights for the crucial win.

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Finishing with 22 points, Bautista scored off the block to give Adamson the match point before going for game winner with a the kill.

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Pau Soriano, another veteran in the bunch, added 16 points for The Lady Falcons.

It would have been a lopsided affair all throughout, but the Lady Falcons eased up on the gas pedal and yielded the third set to the Lady Knights.

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“We lost our reception and the girls relaxed in third set. I think it’s really our team’s weakness. We have to practice,” said assistant coach Sherwin Meneses.

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Adamson, with a 2-2 record, nailed a quarterfinals spot and eliminated the winless Letran, which lost its fourth game.

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But the Lady Knights didn’t go down without swinging, nearly forging a winner-take-all fifth set by trimming the deficit down to a point, 22-23, on an ace from guest player Patcharee Sangmuang.

Sangmuang scored 16 points, three off service aces, while Joy Cases added 10 points.

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Letran stunned Adamson in the third set, limiting the squad to just 14 points but was unable to sustain the tenacity to recover from a 0-2 set deficit.

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