The return of Petro Gazz Angels star MJ Phillips in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –PVL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines – MJ Phillips emerged victorious in her return to the Premier Volleyball League, helping the Angels to their latest victory in the All-Filipino Conference at the Philsports Arena on Saturday.
Phillips powered Petro Gazz's 22-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-22 victory over Nxled, which also gave the Angels the No. 1 seed at the end of the knockout round.
The Korean V-League middle blocker recorded 11 points built on nine successful attacks, a block and an ace to give Petro Gazz a 9-2 record in her return from playing with the Gwangju AI Peppers in Korea.
SCHEDULE: 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference
“This game was very important for me because I just needed a test to see how I work with the team, the system and everything. I was a little shaky, but we’ll get there with more practice,” Phillips said.
Now that the Angels have their sights set on the semifinals, Phillips said he aims to help Petro Gazz perform better than they did in the round robin.
“I say give it your all, put pressure on them from the start and let’s not wait for them to make mistakes and stuff. We really have to attack them.”
Helping Phillips in the Petro Gazz attack were Brooke Van Sickle and Jonah Sabete, who scored 26 and 12 respectively.
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The Chameleons ended their all-Filipino campaign with a 4-7 record loss. Ivy Lacsina scored 28 points in the team's last conference game.
Meanwhile, Cignal triumphantly ended its campaign with a victory over Capital1, 25-19, 25-17, 25-20.
Ces Molina and Rose Doria powered the HD Spikers with 12 points each, giving Cignal a fitting send-off with a 7-4 record.
The Solar Spikers fell to an abysmal 1-10 card, but not without a 14-point outing from Jorelle Singh.
Akari denied Strong Group victory in his inaugural PVL season with a dominant 25-8, 25-15, 25-16 sweep.
Dindin Santiago-Manabat led the Chargers at 5-6 with a game-high 12 points, while Grethcel Soltones and Faith Nisperos also scored nine points each in the dub.
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