Laure delivered another sterling performance with a team-high 27 points while Hernandez exploded for a career-high 24 points on 19 attacks, three blocks and two aces as the Golden Tigresses climbed to an 8-3 win-loss record.
Jonah Sabete and MJ Phillips led the all-around plays with combined 26 kills and seven blocks to finish with 18 and 17 points, respectively, as the Angels took a 1-0 lead in their best-of-three semis duel.
Vietnam rode heavily on team captain Tran Thi Thanh Thuy in the fifth and deciding set to edge Chinese Taipei, 19-25, 25-17, 16-25, 25-18, 15-10, and advance to the semifinals of the Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City Saturday, Aug. 27.
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China and Japan bested their respective opponents to book semifinal berths in the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup for Women at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City Saturday, Aug. 27.
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China clobbered Australia, 25-13, 25-8, 25-8, while Japan bucked a third-set stumble and