Philippines defeats Sri Lanka in Asian Women’s Volleyball

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CNN Philippines: The Philippines got their second win of the Asian Women’s Volleyball Championships (AVC) at the expense of Sri Lanka, 25-14, 19-25, 25-18, 25-17, on 24 May.

From the get-go, the Philippines was on a mission, starting out strongly with a 25-14 demolition of Sri Lanka in the first set.

Sri Lanka overcame an early deficit in the second set to win 25-19, and raced off to an 8-2 lead early in the third set before the Filipinas turned the tables to take a 25-18 third set victory.

There would be no late game fight back from Sri Lanka as the Philippines took the fourth set comfortably, 25-17.

This victory gives Philippines a chance to finish as high as 9th place in the classification stage of the tournament.

The Filipinas will face off against India in Tianjin on 26 May.