WHEN the stakes are at their highest, champions find a way.
Petro Gazz joined the rest of the three-team Philippine contingent to the 2025 AVC Women’s Champions League quarterfinals with a quick 25-8, 25-12, 25-12 sweep of Hong Kong’s Hip Hing on Tuesday at the Philsports Arena.
Petro Gazz’ newest American import in Gia Day bounced back big time with an 18-piece as reigning two-time PVL MVP Brooke Van Sickle was held to a rare single-digit scoring output with eight markers and MJ Phillips with just nine.
"I’m also a little disappointed with myself today. I did some messy things that I can clean up, I’m kind of always analyzing each day after and expecting the most out of myself," Day said.
"I appreciate my team, I think we really bonded last night over our loss and made the most of it. As a team, we were all really motivated to just enjoy a win together so that was kind of the difference from last night to today."
The newly-crowned 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference champions dodged an early exit by completing pool play with a 1-1 card to take the No. 2 seed in Pool B.
As such, the Angels will take on former Chinese Volleyball League champion Beijing BAIC Motor in the knockout quarterfinals.
It was a one-sided duel from the get-go as Petro Gazz went on a 13-4 blitz that held the Hong Kong champions to just eight total points in the first set.
From one lengthy blitz to another, an 11-4 Angels run capped another commanding set win before pulling the trigger once and for all in the final frame to secure their playoff entry.
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