ZUS Coffee brews five-set escape vs. Capital1 for first PVL On Tour win
The Thunderbelles did what it fell short of yesterday when they absorbed a five-set loss to Akari to open their campaign in the preseason tournament.
Veteran opposite spiker Jovelyn Gonzaga provided the finishing kick, converting a kill from the right side that fueled a 4-1 rampage that allowed ZUS Coffee to take the match point at 14-10.
Sydney Niegos tried to rally Capital1 by unleashing a strong hammer from the opposite side, but Gonzaga punished the single block of Shola Alvarez to unleash the final blow and tow the Thunderbelles to the win column.
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
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