Choco Mucho Flying Titans’ Kat Tolentino throughout a PVL All-Filipino Convention recreation. –PVL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Choco Mucho coach Dante Alinsunurin is comfortable to see Kat Tolentino’s onerous work in follow translate to her resurgence in the beginning of the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Convention.
Tolentino unleashed a season-high 27 factors together with seven huge blocks to ship Choco Mucho’s first win, edging out Galeries Tower, 27-29, 25-20, 25-19, 17-25, 15-12, on Thursday at FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan Metropolis.
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Alinsunurin stated Tolentino has all the time been one in every of their most dependable gamers and that’s why he’s been turning to the star reverse spiker, who’s regaining her high situation regardless of her auditory situation, to date within the PVL.
SCHEDULE: PVL All-Filipino Convention 2024-2025
“At any time when Kat is within the lineup, I’ve full belief in her. I used to be actually saddened when she obtained sick, however I advised her that is the time for her to return again and totally get better,” Alinsunurin stated of Tolentino, who missed a number of video games within the first convention and performed sparingly within the Strengthened Convention as a consequence of well being points.
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For the Choco Mucho coach, there’s little doubt in regards to the onerous work the longtime Flying Titan has put in to regain her letahl kind.
“I’m very grateful as a result of even throughout each follow, I watch her and see what else she must work on. I even really feel a bit embarrassed due to how onerous she’s working regardless of recovering from an sickness. Each time she’s on the court docket, she’s giving her all,” he stated.
“In our final recreation, I made a mistake—I ought to have given her extra enjoying time. Perhaps we might’ve seen higher outcomes. However this can be a lengthy league, and it’s necessary that we keep wholesome till the top.”
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Regardless of her explosive outing, Tolentino believes she is “nonetheless not the place she needs to be.”
“There’s extra that I can provide for the workforce. It’s nonetheless an extended convention, and I consider there may be extra to provide, that is the start of the convention and I’m nonetheless studying to get again and play within the precise recreation,” she stated.
The previous Ateneo star continues d embrace a much bigger position because the lone Choco Mucho holdover from the 2019 workforce with Maddie Madayag enjoying in Japan.
“I feel it’s simply sticking to teach Dante’s blocking system, ever since, even final 12 months that’s what I’ve been attempting to work on. I’ve to stay to the method, and I feel sticking to the system and trusting the workforce is what obtained us there,” stated Tolentino.
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“I suppose since I’ve been right here the longest, I feel it’s about time to step up, and I’ve to additionally fill in that position. I’m additionally one of many older women, so I do know that it’s not about enjoying, however it’s also about main the workforce and I’m keen to take that and assist everybody else, Sisi (Rondina).”
