GALERIES Tower won't end the 2023 PVL All-Filipino Conference empty-handed, putting away its very first league win, 18-25, 24-26, 25-23, 25-18, 15-11, at the expense of Gerflor on Thursday at the PhilSports Arena.
RJ Doromal led the Defenders back from a two-set deficit with 15 points on 10 attacks, three blocks and two aces in the first-year team's first win in 10 games.
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“I’m proud of these ladies kahit minsan may tampuhan kami ng mga ‘yan kasi siyempre bagong team lang at hindi pa gaano magkakakilala. ‘Yung dynamics ng pagbuo ng team, ‘yun ‘yung pinakamahalagang (aral) ko in my first pro team as a head coach.
“It takes time to build a competitive team. Hindi lang siya about skills, it’s about ‘yung disiplina, sistema, at pakikipagkapwa,” debuting Galeries Tower head coach Lerma Giron said.
It looked like it was all but finished for a skidding Gerflor side with a 23-22 lead, up two sets to none. But a last-gasp three-point spree sparked more than just a late rally as Doromal & Co. completed a reverse sweep to erase its nine-game skid.
Two clutch hits from Dimdim Pacres in sudden death which led the Defenders to a momentum-building win before the curtains fall on its league debut versus Creamline.
Not only did two more points for the win in Set 3 proved too far to reach for Gerflor, it also dropped to a tenth straight PVL loss (15 overall).
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