Perlas-BanKo leaned on sheer guts and a big fighting heart to stun BaliPure, 24-26, 13-25, 25-13, 25-22, 15-11, on Saturday and stay in the semifinal hunt in the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan.

Kathy Bersola and Nicole Tiamzon supplied the firepower while Sue Roces, Ella de Jesus, Amanda Villanueva provided the experience and spunk as the Perlas Spikers rallied from two sets down and averted outright elimination in the mid-season conference of the league organized by Sports Vision.