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–Chery Tiggo came back to life after being down two sets against Petro Gazz to revive its bronze medal campaign in the PVL All-Filipino Conference on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Eya Laure fueled the Crossovers with 26 points from 24 attacks and two blocks as Chery Tiggo rallied for a 16-25, 11-25, 25-13, 25-22, 18-16 victory over the Angels to even the best-of-three series at one game apiece.
“At first, medyo unstable yung first unit namin na hindi ganon nagmamaterialize yung galawan. Talagang nagbalasa na kami ng tao [kasi] kailangan namin sumubok na bigyan ng playing time yung second unit namin,” coach KungFu Reyes said.
“Ang maganda naman talagang maganda rin yung ginalaw nila so very thankful kami. At least maganda yung pinerform na sila naman yung nasandalan nung mga main gunner namin,” he added.
Laure had an all-around performance and on the defensive end, she also recorded 12 excellent digs and 11 excellent receptions. Mylene Paat produced 15 points from 12 attacks and three blocks.
Shaya Adorador was one of the reinforcements who stepped up and contributed 10 points as Jasmine Nabor, who started in the last three sets in place of playmaker Alina Bicar, had nine points and surprised Petro Gazz with devastating kills in the crucial moments of the decider.
