Chery Tiggo’s Khat Bell during a game against PLDT in the PVL Reinforced Conference.–PVL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines–Chery Tiggo returned to its winning ways in the PVL Reinforced Conference Pool A after a marathon 25-19, 20-25, 25-20, 21-25, 15-10 victory over PLDT on Saturday at PhilSports Arena.
Coming from a loss against Creamline previously, Kath Bell came back stronger for Chery Tiggo with 39 points on 33 attacks, five blocks and an ace.
The American import tied the overall scoring record of Tess Rountree, who previously played for the defunct PayMaya Highflyers.
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“Ang maganda nanalo kami, pero ‘yung adjustment namin lumabas na ulit. Very unfortunate lang may nararamdaman na si Ara dun sa calf niya pero again, a win is a win,’ coach KungFu Reyes said.
“Luckily, si Mylene [Paat is okay now as we] preserve ng tao kasi medyo mahaba-haba pa yung liga. Ito, nakuha namin yung panalo, it’s a big win for us kasi nga dun sa standing at least nandoon kami sa top three. I think tie na kami sa score ni PLDT,” he added.
Despite suffering cramps down the stretch, Ara Galang still finished with 23 points from 19 attacks, two aces and a block. Jasmine Nabor activated her spikers with 14 excellent sets.
The Crossovers’ liberos were all over the floor as Karen Verdeflor caught 12 excellent digs and Buding Duremdes 11 excellent digs. Bell did her part on that end as well with 11 excellent receptions.
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The Crossovers improved to a 3-1 standing after handing the High Speed Hitters their first loss in four games.
“We’re all looking forward to getting back in practice and just keep getting better. We just have a lot of things that we need to talk about and clean up a little bit,” Bell said.
“I think the further along we get, the better we’ll be. We don’t need to peak right now, there’s still a lot of games left so I’m looking forward to us making our way,” she added as Chery Tiggo looks to complete its first round schedule against Galeries Tower next.