Alas Women showed off a glimpse of a promising future but eventually yielded to the volleyball queens of Southeast Asia.
Alas Pilipinas went off to a strong start before losing its momentum and bowed to reigning champion and host Thailand, 25-17, 24-26, 20-25, 20-25, on the opening day of the 5th SEA Women’s V.League Leg 1 in Nakhon Ratchasima Friday, Aug. 1.
The Nationals were playing an inspired game in the first two sets but was countered by the Thais who bared their fangs in the next two to strengthen their title defense bid with a hard-earned win.
With its loss, the Philippines tries to bounce back this Saturday, Aug. 2, at the same venue when it challenges No. 27 Vietnam, which is fresh off a dominant 25-11, 25-11, 25-22 win over No. 50 Indonesia.
Thailand, on the other hand, shoots for its back-to-back victory when it takes on the Indonesians.
Despite their loss, the Filipina hitters scored their first-ever set win against the Thai bets since the competition was relaunched as SEA V.League in 2023.
