Pasay city: Import Oleksandra Bytsenko delivered 35 points in leading Capital1 to victory, 12-25, 29-27, 25-19, 25-18, over Galeries Tower in the PVL Reinforced Conference at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Thursday.
According to Philippines News Agency, the Ukrainian outside hitter joined hands with Bella Belen and Sydney Mae Niegos as the Solar Spikers rallied from 21-24 to claim the second set, 29-27. Capital1 dominated the next two sets, wrapping up the match after one hour and 57 minutes.
Belen scored 14 points, 12 on attacks, while Niegos added seven points, including four blocks and one ace. Capital1 finished the preliminary round with a 4-4 record, climbing to No. 7 in the standings.
Yandoc, who earned her first-ever Best Player of the Game for orchestrating Capital1's offense with 19 excellent sets, expressed gratitude towards her teammates. "My teammates just trusted me. They said they would find a way as long as I just gave them the ball," she said.
Jelena Cvijovic led Galeries Tower with 18 points, followed by France Ronquillo with 17 points, Jean Asis with 12, and Ysabel Jamie Jimenez with 11.
