PLDT tossers too much for Sta. Lucia in PSL opener

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 09:27:31 +0000

Gretchel Soltones returned with a bang, powering PLDT Home Fibr to a 25-19, 25-19, 25-13 victory over Sta. Lucia in the Philippine Superliga Invitational Conference Saturday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.

The former San Sebastian College star fired from almost all angles to tow the Power Hitters to their first win in this prestigious women’s club tourney.

GRETCHEL Soltones fired 12 points.

She fired eight attacks, three aces, a block and eight excellent receptions for 12 points in her first taste of action this conference.

“Gretchel is really a huge factor to the team. Her absence last game created a huge void as we missed her leadership and skills both offensively and defensively,” said PLDT head coach Roger Gorayeb, adding that Soltones was forced to sit out in their previous game against Cignal due to illness.

“But overall, I’m happy with the performance of the whole team since we were able to bounce back from our previous setback.”

Unlike last game, where setters Jasmine Nabor and Gel Cayuna were the top scorers combining for 14 points, the Power Hitters bounced back with Jerrili Malabanan and Jorelle Singh putting up 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Nabor also made up for the team’
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