The Perlas Spikers finally barged into the win column of the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference after defeating the Cignal HD Spikers in four sets, 20-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-21, in Thursday action at the PCV Socio-Civic & Cultural Center in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte.
The trio of Cherry Nunag, Heather Guino-o and Nicole Tiamzon paced Perlas in the victory which saw them buck being a set down at the start. Each finished with 13 points.
It was the first victory for Perlas (1-2) in three tries in the ongoing PVL tournament.
Rookie setter Gel Cayuna also stepped for Perlas, finishing with 24 excellent sets.
For Cignal, it was Janine Marciano who led with 12 points, with Norielle Ipac and Roselyn Doria adding 11 and 10 points, respectively.
The defeat was the fourth straight for the HD Spikers, who now sport a 1-5 record and are now in danger of being eliminated from contention. — Michael Angelo S. Murillo
