John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

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PVL AFC 25 Zus vs. Petrogazz - -0738

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1742635373102PVL AFC 25 Zus vs. Petrogazz - -0738.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Petro Gazz Angels. <em>PVL Media Bureau</em></span></span></span></div><p>ANTIPOLO <strong>(UPDATED) </strong>– Petro Gazz avenged its upset loss in the opener.</p><p>The Angels thwarted Zus Coffee in Game 2, 25-19, 25-13, 28-26, to level the playing field in the 2024-25 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference best-of-three Quarterfinals on Saturday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, Rizal.</p><p>They completed the sweep despite the Thunderbelles&#x27; gallant stand in the final period.</p><p>Holding a 23-20 cushion late in the match, the Brooke Van Sickle-led squad eventually squandered that lead as it saw itself in a race to 28; the Thunderbelles were even a point away from securing the set at 25-24.</p><p>From there, Aiza Maizo-Pontillas and Jonah Sabete managed to score through their attacks, but Zus&#x27;s Jov Gonzaga was there to keep her team alive for a 26-all count.</p><p>Van Sickle fired a spike to reach match point, and an overreach from the other side gifted the three-set win to the Angels.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/3/18/pvl-thunderbelles-rewarding-gonzagas-faith-in-cinderella-run-2307"><strong>READ: PVL: Gonzaga always believed Zus Coffee had potential. The Thunderbelles are showing it now.</strong></a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/3/18/pvl-zus-coffee-pulls-off-massive-upset-vs-petro-gazz-in-game-1-of-quarters-2033"><strong>READ: PVL: Zus Coffee pulls off massive upset vs Petro Gazz in Game 1 of quarters</strong></a></div><p>The opening chapter was a game of runs, as the Thunderbelles managed to close within one, 18-19, after letting loose four unanswered points midway through the period.</p><p>But the Angels made sure to get back on track, uncorking a 6-1 finishing kick built on MJ Phillips&#x27; hit, Myla Pablo&#x27;s block point, a couple of errors from Jerry Yee&#x27;s wards, and Van Sickle&#x27;s set-clinching attack for a 1-0 lead.</p><p>The Angels held the lead for good in Set 2 after a 6-0 rally from the 5-all count for a 11-5 spread, as the separation eventually ballooned to double digits at the 21-11 markers.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/3/13/pvl-zus-coffee-moves-past-capital1-arranges-qf-clash-with-petro-gazz-2127"><strong>READ: PVL: Zus Coffee moves past Capital1, arranges QF clash with Petro Gazz</strong></a></div><p>Notably, they didn&#x27;t commit a single error that frame, while clinching five block points.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m just proud of the team. We came out flat last game, and I thought, this one, we had a goal just to have fun, and to come out energized, and I thought we did a really good job at that,&quot; said Van Sickle during the postgame press conference.</p><p>Van Sickle led all scorers with 17 points anchored mostly on attacks, while three other Angels were also in twin-digit scoring.</p><p>Phillips, Pablo, and Jonah Sabete registered 11 points each, completing the supporting cast. Playmaker Chie Saet enabled that offense, listing 18 excellent sets in total.</p><p>Chinnie Arroyo was the lone bright spot in Zus Coffee, being the only Thunderbelle in double digits with 10 points.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QRzwg58Ij4E?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Petro Gazz forces a winner-take-all match <i>against Zus Coffee </i>in the <i>#PVLQuarterfinals.</i> #PVL2025</p>

Petro Gazz forces a winner-take-all match against Zus Coffee in the #PVLQuarterfinals. #PVL2025

PVL: Petro Gazz avenges upset loss vs Zus Coffee in QF opener, forces decider

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PVL: Petro Gazz avenges upset loss vs Zus Coffee in QF opener, forces decider

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published March 22, 2025 05:54 PM PHT

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Updated March 22, 2025 07:49 PM PHT

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