ILOCOS NORTE -- In a battle for pride, BaliPure held off Perlas, 24-26, 25-20, 25-17, 26-24, to close out its Premier Volleyball League Open Conference campaign on Saturday afternoon at the PCV Socio-Civic and Cultural Center here in Bacarra.
The Water Defenders ended its campaign with a 3-6 mark for eighth, behind tormentor PLDT, which also wound up with the same record.
"Yun naman sinabi naming sa players naming since wala na tayo pag asa sa final 4 might as well do our best and finish the season strong," said BaliPure head coach Rommel Abella.
The Spikers rallied from 17-21 down in the fourth to force an extension but Bernadette Flora came through with clutch hits to deliver the win for the Water Defenders.
Graze Bombita unleashed a game-high 19 points off 14 attacks and five booming aces in the win.
Flora, who played the singlehandedly fended off Perlas' rally, finished with 13 points and 12 excellent receptions while Satti Espiritu and Geneveve Casugod added 12 and 10, respectively.
Alina Bicar steered the offense with 24 excellent sets laced with 17 excellent digs and three points.
On the other hand, Sue Roces led Perlas with 13 points while Chery Nunag added 10 markers in the loss.
Perlas capped off its roller-coaster season with a 1-8 standing.
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