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Petro Gazz middle blocker MJ Phillips. Photo from PVL Media Bureau

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Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1714296205658PVL 2024 Nxled vs. Petrogazz - MJ Phillips-9898.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/>Petro Gazz middle blocker MJ Phillips. Photo from PVL Media Bureau</div>MANILA – Star middle blocker MJ Phillips is finally back for Petro Gazz — and she&#x27;s prepared to put up a fight in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) semifinal round.Phillips made an emphatic return in the local scene, helping the Gazz Angels clinch top spot after the preliminaries of the 2024 All-Filipino Conference with a 9-2 win-loss card (28 points), edging Choco Mucho (26 points) and Chery Tiggo (25 points) despite having identical records.&quot;It feels good to be back, honestly. Seeing familiar faces but also seeing new faces as well. It&#x27;s been an adjustment, [given] like the new system and some new players like how to figure out how to work with them on the court,&quot; Phillips said after a 22-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-22 triumph over Nxled on Saturday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.The Gazz Angels fell to the gritty Chameleons in the first set but got their groove back to take the match.&quot;Our focus wasn&#x27;t there I would say today but we&#x27;re gonna come back stronger in the semis and give a good fight,&quot; she said further.When the dust settled, she logged 11 points on nine attacks, a block, and an ace.<div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/4/27/pvl-petro-gazz-passes-nxled-s-test-in-4-claims-top-seed-1839">READ: PVL: Petro Gazz passes Nxled&#x27;s test in 4, claims top seed</a></div>Phillips also bared that her entrance to the PVL taraflex again on Saturday was a trial run — to see how she fits into the system of Koji Tsuzurabara.&quot;This game was very important to me &#x27;cause I just needed a trial run to see how I work with the team and the system and everything. I was a little shaky, but we’re gonna get there with more practice,&quot;Phillips also addressed her availability amid the Korean Volleyball League (KOVO) draft.As Phillips already played with the Gwangju AI Peppers, she didn&#x27;t need to try out again, she said.<div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/4/15/tots-carlos-banners-pvl-hopefuls-in-2024-korean-v-league-women-s-asian-quota-draft-1823">READ: Tots Carlos banners PVL hopefuls in 2024 Korean V-League Women&#x27;s Asian Quota Draft</a></div>&quot;For the players that already played in the KOVO, we don&#x27;t need to go attend to the tryouts, only the players that are newcomers. So I&#x27;ll still be here.&quot;That means former PVL MVPs Mylene Paat and Tots Carlos might be out for their respective teams, Chery Tiggo and Creamline, in their first game in the semis.Phillips also said she has been bonding well with another Petro Gazz ace, Brooke Van Sickle, and acknowledged that it will help them in further matches.&quot;It&#x27;s great. It&#x27;s another person I could talk to [who] understands everything that&#x27;s going on. We just have a good time. We live in the same building so we get to hang out and do a bunch of stuff and form that bond and I think that will help us in the games as well.&quot;<div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/9/brooke-van-sickle-jonah-sabete-emerging-as-petro-gazz-aces-643">READ: PVL: Brooke Van Sickle, Jonah Sabete emerging as Petro Gazz aces</a></div>Asked about her mindset going into the postseason, Phillips said she wants Petro Gazz to be in attack mode.&quot;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);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:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">I say just go all out, put pressure on them from the beginning, and let&#x27;s not wait for them to make errors and stuff. We really have to attack them.&quot; Petro Gazz will face the Crossovers in the semis on Tuesday, April 30, at the PhilSports Arena.First serve is at 6 p.m.

"I say just go all out, put pressure on them from the beginning, and let's not wait for them to make errors and stuff. We really have to attack them."

"I say just go all out, put pressure on them from the beginning, and let's not wait for them to make errors and stuff. We really have to attack them."

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MJ Phillips ready to boost Petro Gazz in PVL semis

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Apr 28, 2024 06:23 PM PHT

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