F2’s Kim Kianna Dy (No 13) increases for a kill.
Regine Diego, the first and also just female coach in a female professional organization, obtained her baptism of fire on Tuesday evening in F2’s high-wire gain PLDT.
She additionally understands that the job will certainly be harder for her and also the Cargo Movers as the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference drags along after she saw whatever that requires renovation in an unsteady 25-22, 25-21, 14-25, 20-25, 16-14 victory over PLDT at PhilSports Arena in Pasig.
“It felt like a championship but yeah, it was a good game,” claimed Diego when asked of a her fees’ near fold from 2-0 establish and also being dragged right into a decider. “At least, we saw what we need to train [on] more, where we failed and where we’re good at, so that in the next game, we can adjust.”
The Cargo Movers resembled they were gone to a wind after resisting the High Speed Hitters in the first 2 collections, just to generate the following 2 prior to signing up with opening up day victors Creamline and also Choco Mucho for the very early lead.
And unlike the straight-sets success of the Cool Smashers and also the Flying Titans, F2 required every one of 2 hrs and also 31 mins to take this win, enabled by a Kim Kianna Dy backrow eliminate that foraged the block of Mika Reyes at video game factor.
Myla Pablo, gotten from Petro Gazz in the active off-season, led the Cargo Movers with 21 factors– the majority of them coming early– prior to overall teamwork assisted take down the stubborn stand of the High Speed Hitters.
The skilled Aby Mara ño additionally supplied, damaging the video game’s last connection at 14 with an exterminate Reyes.
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Dy ended up with 17 factors in a great trip, while Mara ño, a professional of lots of Philippine Teams that has actually been the leader of the Cargo Movers, spread 11 factors, with 3 of them coming off blocks.
The High Speed Hitters, being managed by brand-new coach Rald Ricafort, additionally revealed their personality with that rally– and also confirmed their worth as title faves.
Jovie Prado led PLDT with 17 factors and also Dell Palomata was a strong protective pressure for Ricafort, that left the Angels after guiding them to the Reinforced Conference crown to assist the High Speed Hitters recognize their real capacity.
Reyes completed with 15 factors for PLDT and also Palomata 16.Pablo released a wide array of shots that had actually been her hallmark given that making her red stripes as a National U Lady Bulldog in the UAAP and also V-League in 2013, leaving with power blasts, crosscourt hits, off-speed and also decline shots that typically strike their targets.
Dy, nonetheless, took control of when it mattered with 2 clutch hits, the last on a combination play that compelled a connection at 13.
