Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Tiebreaker Times

News

Air Force stretches streak to four, quells Carlos, Motolite


Coming off a rousing sweep of PacificTown–Army last Saturday, the Air Force Jet Spikers continued to soar high as they quelled Motolite, 25-22, 25-23, 25-20, in the 2019 PVL Open Conference, Wednesday at the FilOil Flying V Centre.

“Biniro ko nga yung ano kanina eh, biro lang. Sabi ko, ‘straight set yan.’ Siguro nagkataon lang. Malaking ano rin sa amin na nawala si Myla [Pablo],” Air Force head coach Jasper Jimenez. “Wala masyadong leader sa kanila, isang beterano na superstar pa. Malaking bagay yung leadership ni Myla sa loob. Doon tumaas lalo ang kompiyansa namin.”

The Lady Jet Spikers churned out a balanced offensive thrust to negate the outburst of Tots Carlos, who took the bulk of the scoring for Motolite.

Dell Palomata and May Ann Pantino spearheaded Air Force with nine points apiece. The former pummeled eight attacks and a kill block, while the latter also had eight spikes on top of a service ace.

Joy Cases supplied eight markers for the Lady Jet Spikers, who also strung solid contribution from Judy Anne Caballejo. She chimed in seven points, including a drop shot that incited a crucial 3-0 run in the third set to widen a 19-17 gap to a commanding 22-17 spread.

Meanwhile, Abegail Nuval finished with three markers, including the match-clinching blow that stretched Air Force’s surge to four for a 4-5 card.

Air Force playmaker Wendy Semana dished out 13 excellent sets to go along with three points.

Motolite surrendered 30 errors in the loss that snapped its two-game streak.

Carlos was the sole twin-digit scorer in the match with 21 points. She hammered down 18 attacks and three service aces in a losing cause as Motolite dropped to 6-3.

#ReadMore  ASEAN GP: Galanza, Philippines put up brave stand, still dealt sweep by Thailand

Bern Flora managed eight markers laced with 14 excellent digs. Isa Molde was limited to just six points and eight excellent receptions.

Air Force shall face the BanKo Perlas Spikers on Sunday, September 22. Meanwhile, Motolite takes on the Chef’s Classics Lady Red Spikers on Wednesday, September 25. Both matches will be played at the same venue.

Written By


You May Also Like

News

SANTA ROSA — Galeries Tower crawled back from a 1-2 deficit to turn back Capital1 in five sets, 17-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-19, 15-10, and...

News

Creamline dispatched Galeries Tower in straight sets, 25-22, 25-17, 25-15, to extend its winning streak to 18 games, Thursday in the 2024 Premier Volleyball...

News

Tots Carlos is quickly shifting her focus to Creamline’s next assignments following her career-best performance in the Cool Smashers’ closely contested four-set victory over...

News

Tots Carlos delivered her best performance as a pro. Carlos dropped a career-high, powering Creamline to a tight four-set, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 25-18, win...

News

Three-time PVL Most Valuable Player Tots Carlos tipped her hat to the hard-fighting Farm Fresh after the latter gave defending champion Creamline a run...

News

Defending champion Creamline needed to fight off a tough challenge from Farm Fresh to open its title-retention bid. Still, the Cool Smashers showcased their...

News

With three former MVPs on board, a Filipino-Canadian scoring machine as a sophomore, and a pool of reliable standouts as holdovers, expect a much...

News

Rising talent Alex Eala and star player Diana Mae ‘Tots’ Carlos will share the spotlight at the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards...

Advertisement