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Volleyball: Army, Navy conclude Spikers' Turf campaign with wins

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/07/08/20190708-vball-army.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Philippine Army celebrates its win over VNS VC. Photo courtesy of Sports Vision</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Philippine Army and Philippine Navy finished their campaigns in the 2019 Spikers&#x27; Turf Reinforced Conference on a high note.After being ousted from the Final 4 race, PJ Rojas and the rest of the Troopers still gave their campaign a fitting end as they survived the Volleyball Never Stops Volleyball Club (VNS VC) Griffins in a five-set nail-biter, 25-21, 22-25, 24-26, 25-23, 21-19, at the Paco Arena, Sunday.Rojas fired 19 points, 17 of which came from attacks, while Michael Reyes and Antonio Torres delivered 16 and 15 points, respectively, to secure Army a 6-5 finish.&quot;Makikita naman sa nilalaro namin, papasok kami sa momentum, tapos pagdating sa service area puputulin nila, parang sakit na namin na every game mangyayari yung ganun. &#x27;Yun [sana] &#x27;yung gusto kong mawala sa amin,&quot; said Army head coach Rico De Guzman.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pvl/news/2019/07/06/pvl-eyes-prize-cool-smashers-58776">READ: Eyes on the prize for the Cool Smashers</a></li></ul>Leading by only a point, 15-14, Rojas sparked a 3-0 run in the third set to break away from the Griffins, 18-14. Both teams exchanged points from there, but an off the block hit from Michael Reyes and a kill from Rojas tied the game at 2-2.In a tight fifth set, Jeremy Merat tied the game at 19-all, to keep VNS alive. However, a drop from Karl Ramirez followed by an off-the-block attack from Jaidal Abdulmajid clinched the victory for the troopers.French hitter Merat scored 19 points for the Griffins, while Pemmy Bagalay added 15.Playing in a no-bearing game, the Philippine Navy Sea Lions dismantled AFC Olympic rivals Philippine Coast Guard Dolphins in four sets, 25-16, 25-19, 18-25, 25-21, in the first game of the day.&quot;&#x27;Yung game na &#x27;yan, talagang nakaprepare kami diyan kasi matagal din kaming walang game, napaghandaan namin &#x27;yan. Kumbaga, target talaga namin na tatalunin namin sila nang maganda,&quot; said Navy head coach Edgardo Rusit.Greg Dolor scored a team-high 16 points built on 10 attacks, four aces, and two blocks while Dela Vega and Kurl Rosete added 14 points apiece for Navy who finished the tournament with a 5-6 standing.Meanwhile, Coast Guard, who finished its campaign winless, was led by Esmail Kasim with 16 markers.Earlier in the day, the IEM Phoenix Volley Masters outlasted Easytrip-Raimol in a four-set affair, 25-20, 21-25,25-20, 28-26.Razzel Palisoc fired 12 points while Joven Camagnakan chipped in 10 markers for the Volley Masters who won their fourth game in 11 outings.&quot;Thankful pa din [ako] kasi maganda &#x27;yung pinakita ng mga bata ngayon mula nung last game hanggang ngayon, nakuha namin kaya ayon, masaya,&quot; said IEM head coach Pathie Jamiri.Red Christensen finished with a game-high 16 points coming from 13 attacks, two blocks, and an ace. Yeshua Manliclic and Mardy Galang contributed 11 points each.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Philippine Army and Philippine Navy finished their campaigns in the 2019 Spikers' Turf Reinforced Conference on a high note.

Philippine Army and Philippine Navy finished their campaigns in the 2019 Spikers' Turf Reinforced Conference on a high note.