F2 Logistics win leaves Creamline stunned

Kim Dy anchored F2 Logistics' block party with six kill blocks to frustrate Creamline in the Cargo Movers' five-set come-from-behind win in the PVL Reinforced Conference. Photo courtesy of PVL
F2 Logistics hosted a block party and served service winners as head coach Benson Bocboc cooked up a surprise against Creamline in their first-ever encounter that turned into an instant classic.
The grand slam-seeking Final Four-bound Cool Smashers were stunned when the Cargo Movers scratched their erstwhile pristine record with solid net defense and superb service game in the much-anticipated Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference showdown witnessed by an 8,595-strong crowd inside the Smart Araneta Coliseum Tuesday night.
Kim Kianna Dy played the gracious host in frustrating the Creamline wingers with a defensive performance to remember in F2 Logistics' come-from-behind, 22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-19, 15-11, victory that extended its winning streak to three and more importantly boosted its chances of grabbing one of the remaining two semifinals seats.
The 5-foot-11 opposite hitter accounted for six of the eye-popping 14 kill blocks tallied by the Cargo Movers against the league leader in attacks and setting.
"Well, Coach Boc gave me that goal. He said that I need to cover their opens, so that's what I did. He said, 'This is your job to block these people', so I took it as a challenge, 'Okay, Coach Boc, I'll do my best,'" Dy said following her 18-point night.
Bocboc, a long-time deputy and statistician of on-leave mentor Ramil de Jesus, had the luxury of longer preparation time after the Cargo Movers' 29 October match against Petro Gazz was postponed due to severe tropical storm "Paeng".
He used the extra time to review Creamline's statistics and tendencies to plot an effective gameplan.
He gave his wards an assignment of reaching a certain number of blocks to counter Creamline's most effective weapon.
"We wanted a minimum of eight blocks because we did poorly, two and five in the first two games. We did eight and seven in the third and fourth games. So I said, if we put in 10 blocks, maybe that's already over our capacity," he explained.
