AVC: Brooke Van Sickle happy with Petro Gazz battle vs ‘Great Wall’

Petro Gazz Angels famous person Brooke Van Sickle within the AVC Champions League quarterfinals. -MARLO CEUTO/INQUIRER.web

MANILA, Philippines—Despite the tall process of dealing with powerhouse BAIC Motor Volleyball Club-China, Petro Gazz famous person Brooke Van Sickle savored the chance to move up towards a few of Asia’s perfect— and tallest–gamers.

Van Sickle felt the Chinese-based squad’s wrath within the quarterfinals of the AVC Champions League on Friday because the the Angels fell brief in a highly-competitive  29-31, 25-19, 25-20, 20-25, 12-15.

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Still, the 27-year-old spiker remained upbeat, even discovering humor within the mismatch.

“Being not so tall, I assumed they were the Great Wall of China today,” mentioned Van Sickle, nonetheless cracking jokes in spite of the five-setter loss.

“I figured I’ll just try my best in hitting while staying aggressive… There was a lot of grit and I felt that from everyone, I felt everyone was getting tips and taking balls.”

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Van Sickle than held her personal towards BAIC Motor’s towering lineup, completing with 17 issues constructed on 12 assaults, 3 aces, and two blocks.

Despite the loss, the Angels’ gallant stand — particularly at the defensive finish— was once one thing Van Sickle took pleasure in.

“I thought defensive-wise, this is probably one of our better games. It was a good fight and it was awesome to come out as a team and stick together to push against some of the top classes in the world,” she mentioned.

“Just to be able to go five-sets with them is super unreal so I’m just very happy with everyone’s fight.”