V-League: Adamson easily routs St. Louis

The Adamson Lady Falcons tallied their first win of the 11th season of the Shakey’s V-League with a three-set beatdown of the St. Louis Lady Navigators, 25-10, 25-10 25-20, Thursday at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan.

The Lady Falcon’s line-up of multiple scorers sparked the opening set with an immediate 8-3 start by the first technical timeout. From Pacharee Sangmuang’s towering presence, to Shiela Pineda’s explosive spikes, the Lady Falcons oozed with confidence throughout the match. Behind Mylene Paat and Pau Soriano commanding the front-row with deceptive tips and well-timed attacks, Adamson tallied a double-digit advantage at 16-6. With a couple of cerebral second ball tips by Mae Macatuno and a series of unforced errors by the Lady Navigators, Adamson finished the opening set via a 25-10 drubbing.

The second set had a similar story as Adamson, continued to shine in every aspect on the court. The duo of Sangmuang and Soriano found time on the bench, given how stellar the rest of their team carried themselves. The athletic Jessica Galanza dominated with a variety of down-the-line and cross-court winners. Despite a slight offensive push by Krissian Tsuchiya for the Lady Navigators, St. Louis was unable to contain the offensive onslaught of the Lady Falcons. Adamson repeated the first set score, 25-10.

The Lady Navigators were able to adjust by the third set as they managed several points from their serves early against the Lady Falcons. Sparked by Allysa Aquino’s back-to-back service aces and a Colleen Rossi swipe, the Lady Navigators managed to gain a 13-12 advantage. It was however short-lived as their unforced errors prevented them from maintaining the lead. Adamson regained their composure care of Marleen Cortel’s efficiency and a slight boost from Amanda Villanueva, pulling through with the score of 25-20.

It was a well-distributed stat sheet for the Lady Falcons as 12 players were able to tally at least a point. Mylene Paat scored the most for Adamson with 11, followed by Jessica Galanza’s nine and Shiela Pineda’s eight. Former UAAP standout and current guest player, Pau Soriano chipped in with seven points.

St Louis struggled throughout the match to find any offensive groove as their highest scorer, Florence Madulid, only managed to tally six markers. Krissian Tsuchiya followed it up with 5 points.

The overwhelming performance of the Lady Falcons led to a 45-13 dominance in points won via attacks against the Lady Navigators. - AMD, GMA News