MANILA, Philippines — The highway again to the Premier Volleyball League finals has been lengthy and laborious for Chery Tiggo.
However after they lastly arrived, the Crossovers made positive to relish each single second of it.
It got here through a 25-17, 16-25, 25-21, 25-23 victory over a feisty Cignal Tuesday on the Good Araneta Coliseum that propelled Chery Tiggo to the PVL on Tour finale, the franchise’s first after a protracted whereas.
It took the Crossovers 4 lengthy years to make it again to the finals.
The final time they did, they beat the mighty Creamline Cool Smashers within the Bacarra Bubble in Ilocos Norte that felt extra particular by the truth that it was their first crown within the PVL that additionally got here on their league debut.
“Lastly,” stated Chery Tiggo setter Jasmine Nabor, who was one of many few remnants of that historic title-winning squad.
“I instructed the opposite individuals who had been a part of that champion staff that we actually waited lengthy for this second and labored actually laborious for this,” added Nabor, who had 21 glorious units other than sneaking 5 hits.
Beneath Nabor’s weaving baton, Chery Tiggo’s offense hummed with Cess Robles and Ara Galang firing 15 factors apiece and Imee Hernandez and Renee Peñafiel chipping in 12 and 10 hits, respectively.
Whereas the Crossovers had a balanced assault, the HD Spikers had largely relied on Erika Santos, who exploded with a match-high 26 factors however ended up realizing she couldn’t do it alone.
The one-day finale is about Sunday on the Mall of Asia Enviornment.
