Alas Pilipinas tops Indonesia to stick unbeaten in AVC Nations Cup

Alas Pilipinas celebrates some extent right through a sport in opposition to Indonesia on the AVC Women’s Nations Cup in Hanoi, Vietnam.–AVC PHOTO

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MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas discovered a powerful trio in Bella Belen, Alyssa Solomon, and Angel Canino to take down Indonesia, 22-25, 25-23, 25-13, 28-26, and keep unbeaten within the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Women’s Volleyball Nations Cup on Sunday in Hanoi, Vietnam.

After losing the outlet set, the Philippines’ adjustment on fielding Belen and Canino to enroll in Solomon and setter Jia De Guzman labored wonders en path to their 2nd win in Pool B.

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Solomon, who didn’t play within the campaign-opening sweep of Mongolia not up to 24 hours in the past, topscored with 17 issues off 10 kills, 4 blocks, and 3 aces, however she suffered from a left ankle sprain to start out the fourth set.

Alas used to be driven to the bounds within the fourth set, however UAAP Rookie of the Year Shaina Nitura effectively crammed within the large footwear of Solomon, nailing the an important hits that averted the Indonesians from forcing a 5th set together with the game-winning assault to stay her workforce unbeaten in two video games forward in their subsequent sport in opposition to Iran on Monday at 4 p.m.

Canino, the reigning event Best Opposite Spiker, sustained her superb shape matching Solomon’s offensive output with 17 issues off 11 kills, 3 aces, and a block, whilst Belen additionally supplied the activate the bench with 12 issues.

Belen will pass over the 2025 PVL Rookie Draft slated later at 8 p.m. at Novotel. She is anticipated to be the highest general pick out by way of Capital1.

With Indonesia taking a look to pressure a decider with a 20-18 lead, Nitura got here to the rescue scoring off a floating ball and nailing an off velocity that pressured 4 touches from the opposite facet to equalize the fourth set.

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Alas reached fit level off Fifi Sharma’s fast assault, just for Ersandrina Devega’s grasp assault and Canino’s assault error to ship Indonesia at set level, 25-24,

Canino refused to play any other set as she introduced again the benefit on their facet, 26-25, earlier than committing any other assault error. But she made up for her mistake with any other fit level benefit earlier than Nitura scored her 6th and the workforce’s successful level.

Fifi Sharma and Dell Palomata scored seven and 6 issues, respectively, and hosted the Philippines’ block celebration with a 10-0 disparity in kill blocks in the second one and 3rd units to place the momentum on their facet. Eya Laure and Vanie Gandler scored 5 issues every.

Despite falling brief within the opening set, Alas displayed resilience in the second one, recuperating from a torpid 3-9 get started and erasing Indonesia’s 23-21 lead.

Palomata ignited the Filipino Spikers’ 4 directly issues with a large block earlier than Bella Belen’s push that hardly landed at the line used to be deemed as a problem a success to tie the sport at 23-all.

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Canino, who didn’t get started, drilled a an important ace for the set level, adopted by way of Belen’s block to tie the sport at one set apiece.

Alas carried the momentum within the 3rd with a 6-1 get started earlier than Fifi Sharma stretched it to a 14-7 lead. 

The World No.50 Philippines fixed an 11-point lead as Belen scored any other block, 21-10, taking a 2-1 fit benefit after Solomon’s set-clinching ace — the workforce’s fourth within the body.

Indonesia dropped to a 0-2 document regardless of the efforts of Devega and Ajeng Viona Adelea, who had 22 and 21 issues, respectively.