Generika finishes fifth in PSL All-Filipino Conference

 

Generika defeated Cignal in five sets to finish at fifth spot in the Philippine Superliga All-Filipino Conference.

Generika gave everything they got in the deciding set to turn back the hard-fighting Cignal HD Spikers, 19-25, 25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 15-7, Sunday to salvage some sense of pride as the Lifesavers finish at fifth spot in the 2016 Philippine Superliga (PSL) All-Filipino Conference at The Arena in San Juan.
The Lifesavers raced to a huge lead, 11-4, in the fifth set to control fifth set as the HD Spikers, who clawed their way from a 2-1 match deficit with a strong showing in the fourth.  
"For a team that was formed for only two months, finishing 5th is already an achievement," said Generika coach Francis Vicente. "The players need to adapt to the pressure given by each and everyone to be able to perform at a higher level. That's something we need to overcome."
Former Far Eastern University middle Geneveve Casugod led four other Generika players in double figures with 20 points she collected from 17 kills and three kill blocks.
Chlodia Cortez got 16 markers, Marivic Meneses played a solid performance in front of the net with four kill blocks on her way to a 14-point game while Wensh Tiu and Shaya Adorador, who closed the two-hour, nine-minute match with a service ace, scored 12 markers each for the Lifesavers, who pounded Cignal with 62 attack points.        
After building a seven-point lead, Generika exchanged a couple of errors with the HD Spikers heading to the final stretch before Adorador scored the last of her three service winners. 
Meanwhile, Standard Insurance-Navy drowned listless Amy’s Kitchen-Perpetual, 25-13, 25-17, 19-25, 25-19, to finish its roller-coaster campaign at seventh place.
Veteran Pau Soriano led the charge as the former Adamson University star tallied 15 kills to finish with 18 points while Martinez and Acuna delivered 10 hits each for the Corvettes.
After Amy’s survived the third set, it was all Standard Insurance-Navy in the fourth set as it built a 16-6 lead entering the second technical timeout and never looked back
Lourdes Clemente and Jowie Verzosa finished with 11 and 10 markers, respectively, for the winless Spikers, whose core of Perpetual Help is expected to carry the valuable lessons gained heading to NCAA women’s volleyball tournament Season 92.
 
Source:http://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2016/08/07/generika-finishes-fifth-psl-all-filipino-conference-14093