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Unbeaten Army faces acid test vs Cagayan

The Philippine Star

Games tomorrow

2 p.m. – PLDT vs Air Force

4 p.m. – Cagayan vs Army

MANILA, Philippines - Army braces for what could its toughest test in its bid for a sweep of the Shakey’s V-League Season II Open Conference elims, facing the very same team that authored a record title sweep last year in today’s crucial match at The Arena in San Juan.

The Lady Troopers swept their first five games in smashing fashions, including a 3-0 rout of the fancied PLDT Home Telpad side last July 17. But the Season 8 champions are expected to encounter stiff resistance from the Cagayan Valley Rising Suns, who will be going all-out to foil their rivals’ bid to duplicate their feat.

Gametime is at 4 p.m.

Though Army is still miles away from even closing in on Cagayan’s amazing 16-0 romp last year, the Lady Troopers have proved they got what it takes to achieve such feat with a star-studded roster boosted by a slew of talented backups.

Rachel Ann Daquis and Jovelyn Gonzaga, who hardly saw action in Army’s 3-0 win over Philippine National Police last Tuesday, are again expected to lead the Lady Troopers’ bid for No. 6 along with Mary Jane Balse, Nene Bautista, Ginie Sabas and ace setter Tina Salak.

But the Rising Suns hope to ride the momentum of their 3-0 victories over National U and Air Force with coach Nes Pamilar confident of drawing the best from Aiza Maizo, Janine Marciano, Rose Vargas, Wenneth Eulalio and Pau Soriano and Angeli Tabaquero.

The 2 p.m. match between PLDT Home Telpad and Air Force also promises to be a slambang encounter with the Turbo Boosters seeking to firm up their hold of the No. 2 spot and the Raiders seeking to improve their 3-2 card heading to the carryover quarterfinal round of the mid-season conference of the league sponsored by Shakey’s.

The two matches can be viewed live on www.v-league.ph and will be shown on GMA News TV Channel on a delayed telecast tomorrow starting at 1 p.m.

The quarters cast is virtually complete with four playdates left in the single round elims although Ateneo (2-2) and National U (2-3) still have to win one more to formalize their entry.

UP, the only team with a mathematical chance to force a playoff for the last quarters berth, must sweep its last two games against Cagayan and PNP and hope that Ateneo and NU drop their remaining games to remain the hunt.

AIR FORCE

AIZA MAIZO

ATENEO

BUT THE RISING SUNS

BUT THE SEASON

CAGAYAN VALLEY RISING SUNS

GINIE SABAS

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