Chery Tiggo’s Khat Bell towards Lena Samoilenko and PLDT Excessive Pace Hitters .-MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines — Lena Samoilenko and Khat Bell shared a second after an epic showdown because the Chery Tiggo import’s 40-point explosion went for naught with the Russian spiker dropping 37 to guide PLDT to the 2024 PVL Strengthened Convention semifinals.
With Bell powering Chery Tiggo to a 2-1 lead of their knockout quarterfinal match, PLDT turned to Samoilenko and center blocker Majoy Baron to drag off a come-from-behind 25-23, 25-27, 15-25, 25-18, 15-9, to finish a year-long semifinal absence on Tuesday at FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
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Samoilenko had the final giggle with 32 kills, three blocks, and a pair of aces on prime of 15 glorious receptions to beat Bell’s finest PVL outing constructed on 39 spikes to go together with 15 glorious receptions and 9 digs.
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Regardless of their intense showdown, the 2 PVL imports have been seen in a video posted by Chery Tiggo hugging one another within the hallway of the venue and expressing their respect for one another’s sport.
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“You have been nice. Thanks a lot. Good luck to you although,” Bell instructed Samoilenko. The PLDT import returned the praise to the American spiker.
It was not the primary time that the hard-hitting spikers had an exhilarating showdown as Bell dropped her first PVL career-high of 39 factors of their five-set win over PLDT, led by Samoilenko’s 24 factors, within the first spherical final August 3.
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Identical to their first assembly, Samoilenko’s focus was not on Bell alone.
“My focus was not Khat Bell. My focus is on my group and our sport. We confirmed good volleyball and we received, it doesn’t matter if it’s Khat Bell or one other import. That’s all,” stated the Russian import.
PLDT Excessive Pace Hitters’ Elena Samoilenko. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
The 6-foot-4 spiker, who missed the semifinals in 2022 amid topping all scorers, is set to guide PLDT to the ultimate this yr, going through unbeaten No.1 Akari on Saturday at Mall of Asia Enviornment.
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“We received now, we’re joyful however we have now one other sport. Subsequent day we have to work. We wish to win medals [here],” stated Samoilenko, who had extra time to organize after Thursday’s semifinal video games have been postponed because of energy outage at Philsports Enviornment.
Bell, alternatively, will fly house to america to play skilled volleyball however she would like to return to Chery Tiggo subsequent yr after having fun with her first stint in Manila in 4 years.
