CHOCO Mucho beat Australia, 25-15, 25-23, 25-10, in the 2023 VTV Cup in Lao Cai, Vietnam on Monday.
READ: Choco Mucho loses to Vietnam 1 in 2023 VTV Cup
Fresh off its first loss to host Vietnam 1, the Flying Titans played much better against the Australian national team in a surprisingly breezy victory.
The Flying Titans improve to 2-1 (win-loss) with two matches left as the Aussies remain winless at 0-3.
The Aussies struggled to stop former UAAP MVP Sisi Rondina’s barrage of attacks alongside the likes of Caitlyn Viray, Cherry Nunag, and Maddie Madayag.
Despite a better showing from Australia in Set 2 which ended at 25-23 in favor of the PVL side, Choco Mucho wreaked havoc in the final frame with a 20-5 run to shut the door on a potential Aussie comeback.
For the third game running, Rondina posted a team-high 19-point output on 17 attacks and two aces.
“We just played our hearts there and we stuck to the plan and we just enjoyed the game earlier,” Rondina said.
“Our mindset last night [against Vietnam 1] was to win the game. But we just put out some words [to each other] and [expressed] our eagerness to win the next game and just really enjoy,” she added.
Viray and Nunag had seven markers each on top of Madayag and Des Cheng's five points apiece.
Choco Mucho will take on Vietnam 2 in the hunt for a third victory in four matches on Tuesday, 6 p.m. local time.
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