MANILA, Philippines–Chery Tiggo crossed to the quarterfinal spherical of the PVL Strengthened Convention after a swift 25-18, 25-18, 25-19 dismantling of also-ran ZUS Espresso on Saturday at Mall of Asia Area.
Khat Bell fueled the Crossovers with 28 factors from 24 assaults, with a 44 p.c assault effectivity, and 4 blocks to a 5-2 card.
“There’s nonetheless rather a lot to regulate. Though we gained, we nonetheless want to arrange the crew for the quarterfinals,” coach KungFu Reyes stated in Filipino.
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“Now we have performs that we executed effectively particularly on the web however the lapses that we’re correcting are nonetheless there so we nonetheless have to appropriate these throughout coaching,” he added.
Mylene Paat, stepping in for injured teammate and second-best scorer of Chery Tiggo Ara Galang, got here up with 11 factors to assist the Crossovers bounce again from a defeat to Choco Mucho beforehand.
“We had been capable of management ZUS Espresso however within the first set [the Thunderbelles’] rally was actually good however within the mid-game we lastly obtained our timing till the tip,” Reyes stated.
The Thunderbelles, who had been paced by Japanese import Asaka Tamaru’s 12 factors, had been left trying to find a breakthrough franchise win after dropping all of their seven video games.
With little resistance from ZUS Espresso, Chery Tiggo went on a 5-1 spurt for a 20-15 cushion within the deciding set.
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Bell stopped Mich Gamit, who had 9 factors, earlier than scoring the final 5 factors of the Crossovers on the best way to the win.
“I’m so pleased with my crew. I like their perspective and motivation to get again within the health club this week and actually work exhausting. They actually put some effort on this week,” Bell stated.
ZUS will get one final likelihood to get a win this convention in opposition to Creamline on Thursday.
Chery Tiggo can higher its place within the standings if it stays profitable in opposition to Petro Gazz on Thursday.