Petro Gazz Angels’ MJ Phillips throughout Sport 1 of the PVL All-Filipino Convention Finals towards Creamline Cool Smashers. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines —After Creamline got here storming again to power a decider, MJ Phillips got here to the rescue for Petro Gazz in Sport 1 of the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Convention.
With the Angels blowing a 2-0 lead, Phillips gave her group a well timed enhance scoring six straight factors to maintain the Cool Smashers at bay within the fifth set and pushing them nearer to the coveted title.
HIGHLIGHTS: PVL All-Filipino Finals Sport 1 – Creamline vs Petro Gazz
“I simply stored wanting [my teammates] within the eye, and I used to be like, ‘You guys acquired me, I acquired you,’ the entire total time. It’s 15 factors, however I took each level prefer it was my final. My group has my again, and that’s why I used to be capable of do what I needed to do on the court docket,” mentioned Phillips, who completed with 16 factors together with three blocks.
Phillips was a part of Petro Gazz’s final try and win an All-Filipino in 2023 the place the Angeles took Sport 1 however misplaced two consecutive video games and settled for runner-up end.
The Filipino-American center blocker is raring to rewrite their story this time, hoping to ship the elusive All-Filipino crown for Petro Gazz.
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“We simply don’t take into consideration that point,” she mentioned earlier than correcting herself. “No, we keep in mind that and we’re gonna take that as gasoline. We’re not gonna have that repeat [of] the previous.”
“Like I mentioned, One sport at a time, one level at a time, we’re gonna attempt our greatest to not have that third set like how we lacked power and stuff. We’re simply gonna come proper off the bat and end it.”
Phillips and the Angels attempt to shut out the sequence on Thursday in Sport 2 with only a day to arrange.
“We will fine-tune the blocking for certain and the power is crucial. We all know they’re gonna maintain preventing and push us to the wall. So we’re simply gonna must push again,” Phillips mentioned.
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