Jeremy Pedrosa. Photo from Spikers’ Turf
MANILA, Philippines — VNS suffered another heartbreaking loss to defending champion National University-Archipelago, winning 25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 20-25, 17-15 in the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference 2023 on Sunday at Pacho Arena.
Griffins won the first two sets convincingly but they met disaster after letting the Builders, led by billiards members of the Philippines men’s volleyball team Rwenzmel Taguiboos and Mac Bandola, forced to make a decision. determined.
NU, who used their Team B to defend their crown in the tournament, were one point away from finishing three skates with Leo Ordiales blocking Pemie Bagalay’s attack to take a 14-13 lead in the set. Thursday.
But Bagalay forced down with a knockdown and put VNS 15-14 ahead, only to miss the next strike that resulted in another draw. However, Ordiales committed a costly serve error before Noy Pedrosa delivered a decisive finish of the match against NU’s savers to win the thrilling two-hour and 20-minute match.
“It’s hard because our attack isn’t that high, we’re 10th in attack but first in mines, so our goal is to convert all of our mines into mining pools. attack,” said VNS coach Ralph Ocampo. “I told the players to play bravely because we have nothing to lose against a strong opponent.”
Pedrosa stood out in front of VNS’s overall effort with 13 points, while Bagalay showed an all-round play with 11 points, 18 excellent tackles and 7 digs.
Russel Fronda provided five of his team’s eight blocks to finish with 10 points, while his teammate Rocky Motol’s mid-blocker also scored 10, including two as Griffins improved to volume 2-2.
NU, making 41 errors, remained undefeated in four games, in which they played three games of five sets.
Taguibolos leads the Builder with 19 points from 14 attacks, four saves and one trump card. Bandola scored 18 points, while Bryan Jaleco added 16 points.
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