DASMARIÑAS — Helene Rousseaux erupted for 38 points in her PVL debut as Farm Fresh turned back Nxled, 22-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-21, in the 2025 Reinforced Conference on Thursday at the City of Dasmariñas Arena.
The 34-year-old Belgian spiker became the 40th member - and 22nd import - to enter the league’s 30-point club in the win that also gifted veteran aces Ces Molina and Riri Meneses winning debuts as Foxies after a near 10-month hiatus.
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Not to mention, Rousseaux was only a few months fresh off a freak left ankle injury she suffered last March in the championship series for her Turkish club Papara Göztepe.
Her explosive first game for the Foxies was also two digs shy of a triple-double as she had 15 receptions and eight digs, proving to be a two-way force for Farm Fresh.
"We actually started pretty well. We were serving very well but we did not take advantage of a couple opportunities we had in the first set and Nxled was better in the second part. I was a little bit hard on them and then they responded very well," said Farm Fresh head coach Alessandro Lodi.
"It’s a good group with good character and personality and once they get going, they can play some volleyball. We knew it could be difficult and it was but we had to say that in the second part of the game we were dominant and so I can only be happy and thankful for what my team did today."
Preseason best opposite spiker Trisha Tubu backed Rousseaux's red-hot offense with 10 points as Farm Fresh's newest veteran star in Ces Molina added nine markers in her debut for the orange shirts.
Alohi Robins-Hardy's 27 excellent sets helped activate the Foxies' three-woman scoring front.
Luck didn't swing the Chameleons' way tonight as its Spanish import Paola Martinez was held to just 15 points, behind captain Chiara Permentilla's team-best double-double of 18 points and 12 receptions.
Preseason standout Lyann de Guzman took over on the defensive end for Nxled with nine digs and eight receptions to atone for her rough five-point night.
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