Cignal seeks momentum
Games Today (Baliwag Star Arena, Bulacan) 5 p.m. – Cherrylume vs Cocolife 7 p.m. – Generika-Ayala vs Cignal
Powerhouse Cignal seeks to end its preliminaries campaign on a high note despite its quarterfinal seeding already set when it battles Generika-Ayala today in the Philippine Superliga All-Filipino Conference at the Baliwag Star Arena in Bulacan.
Match is at 7 p.m. with the HD Spikers aiming for their fifth victory in their sixth outing.
Though a win would tie them with Foton (5-1) on top of Pool C, Cignal will still settle for the No. 2 seeding in the next round due to a lower quotient.
Still, the HD Spikers are expected to go all out to strengthen their title bid.
The formidable trio of Jovelyn Gonzaga, Rachel Anne Daquis and Royse Tubino are slated to banner Cignal’s attack.
Gonzaga, Daquis, and Tubino’s allaround performances were evident in their hard-earned 11-25, 25-23, 29-27, 26-24 win to Petron last week where they conspired with 44 points.
In that match, Gonzaga and Tubino combined for 24 kills while Tubino and Daquis teamed up for seven of the team’s 12 blocks.
Help is also expected to come from fellow veteran Maica Morada, Cherry Vivas and setter Chie Saet.
But Generika-Ayala, which is seeded fourth in Pool C, would not give the victory to Cignal on a silver platter as it also aims to get the needed momentum going to the quarters.
Coach Francis Vicente, also the national women’s team mentor, casts his eyes on his own triumvirate in Patty Orendain, Fiola Ceballos, and Gen Casugod to destroy Cignal.
In the other match, winless Cherrylume and Cocolife clash at 5 p.m.