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Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img class="fr-fic fr-dib" src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/PVL 2024 Akari vs. Farm Fresh - Michelle Cobb-0322.jpg" style="width:950px"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Akari skipper Michelle Cobb. <em style="text-align:left">Photo from PVL Media Bureau</em></span></span></span></div><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">MANILA – The Akari Chargers made short work of Farm Fresh Foxies, 25-19, 25-15, 25-22, to enter the win column of the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.</span></div><div><span id="isPasted">Skipper Michelle Cobb steered her team to victory with 16 excellent sets, while hard-hitting Grethcel Soltones and Eli Soyud dropped 16 and 14 points to lead the offense of the Chargers.</span></div><p>Cobb said &quot;having the same goal&quot; reflected today as they notched t<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">heir first victory in the conference.</span></p><p>&quot;At the end of the day, depende rin &#x27;yun sa kung same ba kami ng pupuntahan, same ba kami ng goal. Lumabas naman siya and I guess &#x27;yun, marami pa kami matututunan sa bawat isa na pwede naming maayos pa and para mas manalo pa kami in the future games,&quot; the Akari team captain said during the postgame press conference.</p><p>It was all Akari in the first two sets, but the Foxies asserted themselves in Set 3 and even had a 20-18 lead.</p><p>However, Fifi Sharma sparked a mini-run off a running attack as the Chargers established a 21-20 cushion late in the frame.</p><p>Soltones&#x27; net defense then worked wonders to give Akari match point, and then Soyud concluded her double-digit scoring night with an off-speed hit that secured the victory for the Chargers.</p><p>Cobb said she is still learning from her new teammates and wishes they would peak at the right time.</p><p>&quot;Hindi ko rin kasi itinatanim sa isip ko na okay na kami, kasi every training kasi may natutunan akong bago lalo na sa mga new players namin,&quot; said Cobb.</p><p>&quot;So for me, ongoing process &#x27;yan all the time and sana &#x27;yung peak namin hindi ngayon kundi sa dulo,&quot; she added.</p><p>Meanwhile, interim coach Raffy Mosuela said they focused on improving their defense on the net. The team had a total of 11 block points compared to Farm Fresh&#x27;s underwhelming three.</p><p>&quot;Yes po kasi after ng previous two games (namin) talagang nag-focus din ako sa pattern ng blockings kasi &#x27;yun ang kailangan namin. Bonus nalang &#x27;yung ma-block point o ma-rebound,&quot; he said when asked about their net defense.</p><p>The Chargers will play again this week. They will face Soltones&#x27; former team Petro Gazz on Saturday at the Filoil EcoOil Arena in San Juan.</p><div> </div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WzO5X5CDbes?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>The Akari Chargers made short work of Farm Fresh Foxies, 25-19, 25-15, 25-22, to enter the win column of the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.</p>

The Akari Chargers made short work of Farm Fresh Foxies, 25-19, 25-15, 25-22, to enter the win column of the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.

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PVL: Michelle Cobb steers Akari past Farm Fresh to enter win column

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Mar 05, 2024 09:08 PM PHT

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Updated Mar 06, 2024 12:28 AM PHT

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