ALAS PILIPINAS missed out on a historic outright trip to the Round of 16 after Peru dealt the former a heartbreaking 26-28, 25-22, 25-23, 25-20 defeat last Monday in the FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U17 World Championship in San Felipe, Chile. But there is still hope though for the Nationals, assuming they beat the Venezuelans, currently at No. 3 in the group with a 2-2 mark, in their duel currently being played at press time. Or, the Alas girls would lose in five sets, rendering the match between Mexico (1-3) and eliminated Tunisia (0-4) on Tuesday as non-bearing. Alas appeared headed for another shocker after snatching the opening set, thanks to Caera Celis’ 10-point brilliance.