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Philippine Superliga: Klisura-Santiago duo dominates, leading Foton to semis, Cocolife upset Cignal

by WoV
source: Photo: facebook.com/Philippine Superliga

The defending champions Foton Tornadoes advanced to the playoff semifinals of the 2017 Philippine Superliga Grand Prix and will face fierce rivals for the berth in the finals.

Foton vs. Sta. Lucia

Foton vs. Sta. Lucia

No.3 Foton (7-1, 20 points) downed No.6 Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors (3-5, 9 points) in the playoff quarterfinals at the Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan, by a 3-1 (21-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-17). Thus, the reigning champions will meet No.2 Petron Blaze Spikers (7-1, 21 points) in the semis, on December 9.

The Serbian import Sara Klisura, nicknamed ‘Kill-sura’ by media in the Philippines, notched 23 points for Foton, while Alyja “Jaja” Santiago added 21 points. As for Sta. Lucia, the Ukrainian Bohdana Anisova delivered 21 points.

The fifth-seed Cocolife Asset Managers (3-5, 10 points) completed the semifinal bracket as they swept fourth-seed Cignal HD Spikers (4-4, 13 points). Cignal suffered an additional blow today as one of their key players, Jannine Marciano, was stretchered off the court in the third set due to an awkward landing, holding on to her left knee.

In the semis, on December 9, Cocolife will face top seed F2 Logistics Cargo Movers (7-1, 22 points).

Read the report on the quarterfinal matches from Day 1.

PHL National Championship 2017 ( Grand Prix ) – Female

PLAY OFF – QUARTERFINALS

DATE/TIME

TEAMS

SCORE

1

2

3

4

5

6

STATS

05.12.16:15

F2 LOGISTIC CARGO MOVERS (W)

IRIGA CITY ORAGONS (W)

3

0

25

19

25

12

25

17

       

05.12.19:00

PETRON BLAZE SPIKERS ( W )

GENERIKA-AYALA LIFESAVERS (W)

3

2

19

25

25

22

22

25

25

17

15

11

   

07.12.16:15

FOTON TORNADOES (W)

STA.LUCIA LADY RELATORS (W)

3

1

 21

 25

 25

 17

 25

 23

 25

 17

     

07.12.19:00

CIGNAL HD SPIKERS (W)

COCOLIFE ASSET MANAGERS (W)

0

3

 23

 25

 23

 25

 20

 25

   

 

 

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