Philippine women's volley team dominates Malaysia at SEA Games
Jaja Santiago, Alyssa Valdez and Aby Marano celebrate a point during a dominant win over Malaysia. Screenshot from YouTube
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine women’s volleyball bounced back confidently, defeating Malaysia in straight sets, 25-15, 25-18, 25-16, in the Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.
Reigning UAAP MVP Alyssa Valdez led the way with 13 points while Dindin Santiago-Manabat contributed 8 and Rachel Anne Daquis and Jovelyn Gonzaga contributed 7 each.
The fans came out in numbers to support the Philippine women's volleyball team. Screenshot from live stream
The team composed of former and present Philippine collegiate stars suffered a three-set loss to Indonesia on Wednesday, but appeared to have fun throughout as Valdez and Santiago-Manabat dominated with their power game and libero Denden Lazaro kept matters under control in the middle.
Filipino supporters made their way out to the OCBC Arena to root on the popular squad. Fans in the Philippines were able to watch the action live via stream and on AksyonTV, after they were left disgruntled by the lack of coverage of yesterday's game.
The road doesn’t get easier for the Philippine women as they face the 7-time defending Vietnam on Saturday, June 13 in their final game of the group stage. The must-win game begins at 10 am local time. - Rappler.com
