Tubu's 30 pts not enough as win remains elusive for Foxies

MANILA (UPDATED) – Ivy Lacsina and Jolina Dela Cruz's career performances propelled the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers past the Farm Fresh Foxies in a thriller, 28-26, 20-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-8 in the 2023 PVL All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.

Lacsina and Dela Cruz combined for 54 points -- enough to offset a career-best 30-point outing from Farm Fresh's Trisha Tubu, the league's leading scorer.

Tubu and Dela Cruz faced off late in Set 4, where they traded points. A Dela Cruz attack gave Cargo Movers the lead at 22-21, but Tubu answered back with a hit to even the score.

Tubu later on scored two consecutive points for the Foxies, propelling them to set point, 24-22. Another attack from Dela Cruz inched them closer 24-23, but Tubu took the set for the Foxies.

It was Lacsina's turn to duel Tubu in the decider, but Cargo Movers got away with little opposition from the Foxies, starting with a 4-0 lead.

Lacsina, who scored 7 of her 27 markers in the fifth set including the game-winning kill, said that she gave it all to win.

"Siyempre, alam naman natin na 'yung fifth set is hanggang 15 lang, so sabi ko wala namang mawawala sa 'kin kung ibibigay ko lahat," the former La Salle star said.

"Tapos si Coach Reg (Diego) po, nasa tabi ko, sabi niya ilaban ko lang daw nang ilaban," she added, who also had 10 excellent digs and receptions under her belt.

F2 head coach Regine Diego said the coaching staff is there to help develop their young stars.

"This team... they need more reminders, they need more guidance because they are younger. That's part of it... para siyang part of growing up dito sa pro, and hopefully they really learn from that. Kasi may mga moments na kami 'yung nagtatapon ng puntos, eh. 'Di talaga pwede 'yon," Diego said.

The Cargo Movers improved to 3-2, while Foxies remain winless at 0-7.

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