Akari Chargers MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
Akari grabbed a quarterfinal seat within the PVL All-Filipino Convention, however the best way the Chargers did it simply gained’t lower it in what is predicted to be a treacherous highway forward.
“[We’ll focus on how to handle] the essential occasions,” hitter Grethcel Soltones stated in Filipino. “In order that in the course of the essential occasions, anybody who’s contained in the courtroom can lead.”
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“[We’ll also] concentrate on find out how to react to the adjustment of our opponent,” she added after contributing 11 factors in her first sport again since a minor knee damage sidelined her in December final yr.
The Chargers moved on to the subsequent spherical after surviving Farm Contemporary, 25-11, 23-25, 18-25, 25-21, 15-9, on Tuesday at PhilSports Area in Pasig Metropolis.
What awaits them is giant-slaying Galeries Tower, which chopped down No. 3 Cignal on its solution to the playoffs.
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And that beautiful efficiency by the Highrisers put the Chargers on discover, particularly since they appeared to ease up in opposition to the Foxies throughout essential moments.
“[We lost] our aggressiveness and [the Foxies] adjusted so we wanted to do the identical within the sport,” Ivy Lacsina stated after main the cost with 22 factors, all however one from assaults.
“We had been a bit late to regulate; and in the long run sport we needed to remind ourselves to hold on as a result of we already labored onerous [to get a win],” Lacsina added.
Earlier than this victory, issues hadn’t been simple for the Chargers, who suffered two consecutive losses by the hands of additionally quarterfinals-bound Choco Mucho and the HD Spikers.
A lot-needed management
“[We talked about] the tradition we’re constructing within the group and the belief now we have with one another,” Lacsina stated. “We caught by it going into this sport as a result of we’re a younger group and so we nonetheless actually need to get to know one another extra.”
Michelle Cobb distributed 18 wonderful units that additionally allowed Eli Soyud to punch in 14 factors and Cams Victoria 10 factors, 4 coming from aces.
The return of Soltones additionally offered much-needed management for Akari, regardless of the damaging scorer taking part in in simply three units and coming off the bench within the second.
And she or he seems to be ahead to serving to information the remainder of her group transferring ahead.
“[I need] to remind them that in essential moments, we have to simply concentrate on fixing our actions to ship a degree correctly,” stated Soltones, who added that she notices how her teammates get rattled when issues flip tense within the match.
“I’ll additionally remind the group that we have to respect our opponents and have the mindset that everybody is a robust group right here,” she added. “…Understanding Galeries, [they have] good gamers and [a strong] protection so we are able to’t belittle them as a result of in addition they like the place they’re proper now after defeating Cignal.”
“Numerous issues can nonetheless occur.” INQ
