Lady Warriors repel Jet Spikers, bolster semis bid

Pocari Sweat cranked up its offense in the fourth then withstood Air Force’s fightback in the decider to pound out a come-from-behind 21-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-14, 15-10 victory at the start of the quarterfinal round of the Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference on Saturday.

Michelle Strizak took over midway in the fourth and went on to fire 24 hits while Myla Pablo, back in harness after missing the team’s last two games due to back injury, sizzled with 28 points as the defending champions gained the head-start in the short quarters phase among four teams disputing the last two semis berths in the season-opening conference of the league organized by Sports Vision.