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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/JT Marvelous.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The JT Marvelous volleyball team. Photo courtesy of JT Marvelous on X [@Marvelous_JT]"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The JT Marvelous volleyball team. <em><strong>Photo courtesy of JT Marvelous on X [@Marvelous_JT]</strong></em></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jaja Santiago and the JT Marvelous fell at the final hurdle in the V.League Division 1.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This, after they absorbed a heartbreaking 25-27, 30-32, 25-16, 17-25 loss to the NEC Red Rockets in the finals on Sunday at the Takasaki Arena.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This marked the second straight year that NEC has ruled the league, and it came after they settled for the second seed in the elimination round with their 18-4 win-loss slate.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">JT Marvelous had swept the regular season, winning all 22 of their matches, but will have to settle for the silver medal.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sarina Koga had 26 points built off 25 attacks to lead the way for the Red Rockets.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Santiago had 13 points in a losing effort, while American import Andrea Drews had 28, including 26 kills. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For Santiago, this marked her best finish in Division 1 after winding up in third place with the Saitama Ageo Medics in 2020.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meanwhile, Jia de Guzman and the Denso Airybees finished fifth after a 25-19, 25-23, 25-22 sweep of Hisamitsu Springs in their classification match last Saturday.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">De Guzman came off the bench in the first and second sets.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Though she missed out on the championship trophy, Santiago still emerged as the top attacker and blocker in the regular season, and was part of the Best Six as the Best Middle Blocker. </span></div>

<p>Jaja Santiago and the JT Marvelous fell at the final hurdle in the V.League Division 1.</p>

Jaja Santiago and the JT Marvelous fell at the final hurdle in the V.League Division 1.

Jaja, JT Marvelous fall to NEC in V.League Finals

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Jaja, JT Marvelous fall to NEC in V.League Finals

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Published March 04, 2024 03:55 PM PHT

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