PVL All-Filipino Conference Standings as of November 16
PHOTOS: Choco Mucho vs Petro Gazz
PVL: Choco Mucho thwarts Petro Gazz for 6 straight wins
Sisi Rondia and Thang Ponce pace Choco Mucho Flying Titans to a sixth straight win. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — Sisi Rondina continued to provide the firepower for Choco Mucho while libero Thang Ponce provided a steady presence in beating Petro Gazz, 18-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-16, and earning a sixth straight win in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) second All-Filipino Conference.
Rondina poured 17 points while Ponce helped the Flying Titans recover from a first-set loss–which marked the first time they dropped a set since sweeping their last five games–after starting on the wrong foot on Thursday with poor service and reception.
Video: Choco Mucho coach Dante Alinsunurin and Thang Ponce
Score: Choco Mucho Flying Titans vs Petro Gazz Angels
SIX WINS IN A ROW FOR CHOCO MUCHO!
FINAL: Choco Mucho (6-1) averts a slow start before beating Petro Gazz (4-4) in four sets. #PVL2023 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ pic.twitter.com/RYkvb0wg4E
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Video: F2 Logistics’ Jolina Dela Cruz after her 30-point explosion
PVL: Jolina Dela Cruz goes all out in losing effort for F2 Logistics
F2 Logistics’ Jolina dela Cruz (middle). –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — Jolina Dela Cruz played like it was her last and poured 30 points on Thursday but her career-best still wasn’t enough as F2 Logistics absorbed its second straight loss to drop to seventh place in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) second All-Filipino Conference.
After the Cargo Movers’ frustrating straight-set loss to Creamline two days ago, Dela Cruz heeded coach Regine Diego’s call to treat all the remaining games as their last as they enter the crucial stage of the elimination round.
Dela Cruz poured in 28 kills, one block, and an ace but it all was for naught as Cargo Movers still fell short to the Cignal HD Spikers, 23-25, 25-22, 24-26, 24-26, on Thursday.
How coach Taka Minowa, Jaja Santiago are making long distance work
Jaja Santiago and husband Taka Minowa. –JAJA SANTIAGO INSTAGRAM
MANILA, Philippines — They may be living thousands of miles apart, but Nxled Japanese coach Taka Minowa and volleyball player Jaja Santiago are finding all sorts of ways to make their long-distance relationship a little bit easier.
From getting a dog to constant calls, the volleyball couple is embracing their lives away from each other with Minowa plying his trade as a Premier Volleyball League (PVL) coach in Manila and Santiago shining as an import in Japan V.League, her husband’s home country.
Photos: Cignal vs F2 Logistics
PVL: Cignal overcomes F2 Logistics, Jolina Dela Cruz’s career best
Cignal HD Spikers celebrate tough win over F2 Logistics in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — Cignal displayed grace under pressure and overcame Jolina Dela Cruz’s 30-point explosion for F2 Logistics for the 25-23, 22-25, 26-24, 26-24 win–its fifth straight– in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) second All-Filipino Conference.
When the game was tied at one set apiece and the Cargo Movers were on the verge of bagging the third set with a 24-21 edge, the HD Spikers fought back behind Vanie Gandler and Ces Molina to reach set point, 25-24, before Jovelyn Gonzaga nailed the frame-clinching block on F2 rookie Jovelyn Fernandez.
Despite taking a 2-1 match advantage, F2 Logistics didn’t go down without a fight as Dela Cruz scored her 30th point to tie the fourth set at 22-all before Gonzaga’s down-the-line hit and Myla Pablo’s crucial attack error pushed Cignal at match point, 24-22.
Score: F2 Logistics Cargo Movers vs Cignal HD Spikers
FINAL: Cignal (6-2) takes down F2 Logistics (4-4) for its fifth straight win. #PVL2023 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ pic.twitter.com/iRXasi46z7
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END OF SET 2: F2 Logistics 25, Cignal 22
The Cargo Movers bounce back to tie the game to one set apiece. #PVL2023 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ
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Video: Nxled coach Taka Minowa and Krich Macaslang after earning their first winning streak
PHOTOS: Nxled vs Galeries Tower
PVL: Nxled wins back-to-back but coach Taka rues ‘tight’ showing
Nxled coach Taka Minowa and the Chameleons in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — Nxled may have earned its first franchise winning streak in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), but Japanese coach Taka Minowa wasn’t satisfied with the Chameleons’ performance on Thursday.
The Chameleons stayed in semifinal contention in the second All-Filipino Conference after ousting Galeries Tower, 25-22, 25-18, 25-17, on Thursday but Minowa rued his team’s lackadaisical showing in the first two sets.
Score: Nxled Chameleons vs Galeries Tower Highrisers
FINAL: Nxled (3-5) earns its first winning streak in the PVL after ousting the winless Galeries Tower (0-7) in straight sets. #PVL2023 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ pic.twitter.com/qgxORTIQL7
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PVL All-Filipino Conference Schedule of Games (November 16)
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2 p.m. – Nxled Chameleons vs Galeries Tower Highrisers
4 p.m. – F2 Logistics Cargo Movers vs Cignal HD Spikers
6 p.m. – PetroGazz Angels vs Choco Mucho Flying Titans
Flying Titans look to extend five-game winning streak
Sisi Rondina (center) easily stands out as a big reason for the rejuvenation of the Flying Titans. —PVL PHOTO
Choco Mucho coach Dante Alinsunurin swears that he doesn’t know what has made his Flying Titans click so far in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference.
All he knows is that he wants this trend to go on.
“We’re very happy, because after not being able to win (in the first two conferences), we are on this streak,” Alinsunurin said in Filipino on the eve of Choco Mucho’s match with dangerous Petro Gazz. “We just want to sustain this thing that we have and achieve our goals later.”