{"id":145937,"date":"2025-11-02T03:24:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T03:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=145937"},"modified":"2025-11-02T03:24:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T03:24:04","slug":"japan-overcomes-spirited-philippines-fightback-in-avc-u16-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/japan-overcomes-spirited-philippines-fightback-in-avc-u16-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Overcomes Spirited Philippines Fightback in AVC U16 Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>AMMAN, Jordan \u2014 Defending champion Japan needed to stave off a gritty Philippines side, 25-17, 21-25, 25-16, 25-20, to kick off its Pool B campaign in the 2nd AVC Asian Women\u2019s U16 Volleyball Championship on Saturday evening at the Princess Sumaya Hall here.<\/p>\n<p>Japan had to weather a second set loss and a 9-12 deficit in the fourth as the trio of Ren Sugimoto, Miko Takahashi, and Rina Hayasaka stepped up to complete the win in a thrilling one-hour and 55-minute duel.<\/p>\n<p>Sugimoto and Takahashi unleashed 16 points each, while Hayasaka delivered the clutch attacks in the fourth to finish with 13 points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe played well in the defense, but we didn&#8217;t play well in the offense.&nbsp;&nbsp;We need to fix it in the next game,\u201d said Sugimoto.<\/p>\n<p>Kana Mizuno and Neiro Nozaki also stepped up with 11 and 10 points, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>It was a difficult game because the Philippines was so good,\u201d said Japan coach Daichi Saegusa. \u201cWe couldn&#8217;t play well, but this match is going to be good for us because we have more games. 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