PLDT Excessive Pace Hitters throughout a PVL on Tour preseason match in opposition to Farm Contemporary Foxies.–PVL PHOTO
MANILA. Philippines — Kiesha Bedonia shone as a starter and led PLDT previous Farm Contemporary, 25-18, 25-21, 28-26, within the PVL on Tour on Tuesday at FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan Metropolis.
Bedonia stepped up for the depleted Excessive Pace Hitters, lacking Savi Davison, who’s in Canada however anticipated to come back again mid-July, in addition to Alas Pilipinas gamers Dell Palomata and first-round decide Alleiah Malaluan, to win their first Pool A sport.
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PLDT coach Rald Ricafort and Kiesha Bedonia after a robust #PVLonTour debut.#PVL2025 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/qvWtjbDwcU
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The younger exterior hitter completed with 10 kills, two blocks, and a pair of aces that ignited their third-set comeback.
“Proper from the beginning, after we received again, coach already informed me to organize myself mentally and bodily as a result of a whole lot of gamers had left the group. So I needed to double my effort in coaching and likewise work twice as onerous on my bodily and psychological preparation,” mentioned Bedonia in Filipino after tallying seven glorious receptions. “I simply adopted what Coach and the opposite coaches informed me, particularly when it got here to passing, protection, and offense.”
After dominating the primary two units, the Excessive Pace Hitters crawled again from a 19-23 deficit, as Bedonia’s back-to-back aces ignited their 5-0 run to succeed in the match level, 24-23, earlier than Riza Cruz blocked Shiela Kiseo’s assault to avoid wasting some extent.
Alohi Robins-Hardy scored a block and a 1-2 play to ship the Foxies to set level, 26-25, however Mika Reyes got here to the rescue with a fast assault, adopted by Lorene Toring’s assault error to regain the lead, 27-26.
Reyes drilled the game-winning block on Caitlin Viray to seal their first win and end with 10 factors off seven spikes and three blocks.
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Jov Prado had an all-around sport of 9 factors and 10 digs. Majoy Baron and Kianna Dy had seven and 6 factors, respectively. Angelica Alcantara paced her hitters with 20 glorious units, whereas Kath Arado had 20 digs and 13 receptions.
“We’re taking this convention as a giant problem for us, particularly since as soon as once more, we’re not full. For gamers like Kiesha, we wish to take this chance significantly as a result of all of us labored onerous in our preparations,” mentioned PLDT coach Rald Ricafort. “I simply informed them, ‘Let’s see how far we will go this convention.’ However we’re blissful that everybody carried out and that they had been prepared for conditions like these earlier. We’re actually blissful we had been capable of execute.”
PLDT’s subsequent cease might be in Ilagan Metropolis in opposition to Petro Gazz and Choco Mucho, who’re tied at 1-1, on July 12 and 13, respectively.
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Tubu led the Foxies with 14 factors. Cruz and Jolina Dela Cruz had 10 and 9 factors, respectively.
Farm Contemporary seeks to bounce again additionally in Ilagan in opposition to Choco Mucho and Petro Gazz.
