Kathmandu, Sept. 21 -- After winning the first set 25-21, Karnali Yashvis, the defending champions, reached set point on the second set of the first match of the second edition of the Everest Women's Volleyball League on September 5, with their opponent, Pokhara Ninjas, at 18. But the Ninjas grabbed two consecutive points and reached 20, holding Yashvis in need of one more point.

As Ninjas' Mina Sunar served to close the gap further, Yashvis' libero Rasmita Dura received it cleanly for the Brazilian setter Ana Flavia Galvao, who then set the ball behind for Safiya Pun. Pun jumped as if she was going to spike it hard, but as she saw Punam Chand jumping for the block, she adjusted mid-air to lightly tap the ball over Chand and get the seco...