Sta. Lucia deals Petron first loss in Superliga

Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors’ Bohdana Anisova easily scores over the wide-open defense of Petron Blaze Spikers. SPIN.PH

MANILA – Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors took a huge scalp of Petron Blaze Spikers when it handed the latter its first defeat in the Philippine Superliga Grand Prix 25-18, 25-21, 25-17 at the San Juan Arena.

Ukrainian import Bohdana Anisova led the charge with 14 points, on 13 kills and an ace, while Marjana Philips and Marisa Field chipped in 13 and 10 markers, respectively, for Lady Realtors (4-5).

Thursday night’s victory gave Lady Realtors a slight chance of stealing one of the four twice-to-beat incentives in the quarterfinal round of the season-opening conference.

“Whatever happens, this win is a huge morale-booster for us,” said Lady Realtors head coach George Pascua. “I told them that all of you are volleyball players. Whoever has the desire will definitely get the victory.”

Lady Realtors caught Blaze Spikers flatfooted from the start, especially in the third set where they entered the second technical timeout with a huge 16-7 lead on hits from Anisova and Philips.

Anisova, Philips and Jonah Sabete continued the rout to put Lady Realtors at match point 24-14. Although Lindsay Stalzer tried to pump life into their flickering chances, Field connected a strong hit from the middle to essay the victory.

Stalzer and Hillary Hurley tallied 19 and 15 markers, respectively, for Blaze Spikers, which struggled with 28 errors all-game long. It was its first defeat in nine matches.

Meanwhile F2 Logistics Cargo Movers recovered from a cold start to clobber Cignal HD Spikers 23-25, 27-25, 25-16. Imports Kennedy Bryan and Maria Jose Perez led the balanced attack to tow Cargo Movers to one win away from sweeping the second round.

Bryan delivered 13 kills, two blocks and an ace for 16 points while Perez chipped in 14 markers for Cargo Movers, which banked on its solid blocking and the steady offensive performance of Ara Galang and Aby Maraño./PN

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