Saints and Lattes-Letran bucked the odds, including a number of service miscues, as it stunned Sta. Rosa City, 25-21, 25-18, 25-16, to serve notice of its initial campaign in the Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference at the Paco Arena in Manila yesterday. The Saints Spikers leaned on the troika of Vince Himzon, John Bautista, and Steven
Louie Ramirez of Imus AJAA (left) in action during the Spikers' Turf Open Conference at the Paco Arena on Sunday (Jan. 22, 2023). (Photo courtesy of Philippine Volleyball League) MANILA - Louie Ramirez scored 17 points as the Imus AJAA Spikers outplayed the Sta. Rosa Lions, 25-22, 28-26, 29-31, 25-16, to begin its campaign in the Spikers' Turf Open Conference at Paco Arena on Sunday night. Kim Malabunga, a former member of the VNS Volleyball Club, had 14 points while Josh Villanueva chipped in 11 points for the Cavite-based team, which is supported by Ivy Tuason Photography. "Frankly, I'm not satisfied with the performance of my team. It's great we won but we still struggle trying to get all the players in training," said Imus head coach Sammy Acaylar during the post-match interview. He added: "Actually, we only had two days to prepare with eight players only. It's only now that we are complete. They are all good, I respect their skills so I just told
Foiled in its sweep bid in a wild third set endgame, Imus put its act together in the fourth and finished off Santo Rosa, 25-22, 28-26, 29-31, 25-16, to kickstart its maiden campaign in the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference at the Paco Arena in Manila last night.
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