Bacoor secured the last semifinal spot with a 25-14, 25-18, 25-22 win over also-ran Valenzuela in the 2024 Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA) Sunday night at the Bacoor Strike Gym in Cavite.
Cyrille Alemeniana fired 13 points for the Strikers, who in the process, bolstered their bid for a twice-to-beat incentive with a 10-3 card.
Bacoor joined No. 1 seed Quezon Tangerines (13-1), Rizal St. Gerrard Charity Foundation (10-4) and Biñan Tatak Gel (10-5) in the Final Four of the upstart league founded by former Senator and MPBL chairman Manny Pacquiao.
Jemalyn Menor and Camille Bustamante chipped in 10 and nine points, respectively as the Strikers were quick to avenge their 18-25, 25-23, 16-25 18-25 loss to Quezon before the long break that derailed their Final Four march.
Ranged against the lowly Valenzuela side though, Bacoor was not to be denied behind a crisp onslaught and lethal defense to bag the win in more than just an hour.
Meanwhile, AM Caloocan Air Force’s 25-15, 25-15, 28-26 win against also-ran ICC Negros went down the drain with Bacoor’s clinching 10th win.
Iari Yongco-Quimson and Jozza Mae Cabalsa had 14 and 12 points respectively for Caloocan, which improved to 6-7 but could get to only nine wins in the two-round, 16-game MPVA backed by Extreme One-Stop Shop Appliances, ASICS, Mikasa and Gerflor with MPTV and Outcomm as broadcast partners.
Only the top four teams with the top two gaining win-once bonuses will advance through the semis as the five squads get the boot in the MPVA organized by the Volleyball Masters of the Philippines.
Abegail Nuval scored 12 points for Valenzuela (2-12) while Andrea Caparal had 16 for Negros (4-10).
