UP Preventing Maroons throughout a recreation towards UE Girl Warriors in UAAP Season 87 ladies’s volleyball.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines–College of the Philippines (UP) survived a gritty fightback from College of the East (UE), 25-18, 26-24, 24-26, 13-25, 15-13, to open the UAAP Season 87 ladies’s volleyball match on Saturday at Mall of Asia Area in Pasay Metropolis.
“First recreation of the season, after all, coming into this season, excited yung mga gamers, hindi pa nila alam what to anticipate. Hindi rin natin alam kung ano yung adjustments ng UE since nawalan sila ng gamers, kung ano yung gagalawin nila,” new UP head coach Benson Bocboc mentioned.
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“So, afterward, later half lumaban sila tapos medyo kami yung na-off so buti naman nakuha namin sa dulo, in 5 units,” he added.
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UP coach Benson Bocboc, Joan Monares, and Kianne Olango after surviving UE. #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/ul2gHUcD9E
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Joan Monares greatest confirmed the character of the new-look Preventing Maroons with a 17-point effort, all however one from assaults aside from 11 wonderful digs as rookie Kianne Olango delivered a stable debut with 15 factors constructed on 11 kills and 4 blocks.
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“Siguro it’s the coaching. Each time na nagte-training kami we give our greatest. Kailangan namin i-work yung particular person expertise namin in addition to group work and connection to one another. Sa win at the moment it’s everybody, it’s teamwork, and in addition sa tulong ng mga coaches,” Monares mentioned.
“Sa first recreation ko po, talagang naramdaman ko yung kaba kasi iba yung venue na ganto kalaki tapos maraming viewers, and siguro sa mga subsequent video games, kailangan ko po maging matapang at matalino,” Olango mentioned.
Irah Jaboneta additionally pitched in 12 factors and Nina Ytang 11 factors to right away give Bocboc his first win.
Each groups struggled limiting their errors as UP dedicated 37 and UE 31 errors.
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UE got here alive within the third and fourth frames to increase the match to an all-or-nothing fifth set.
The Maroons regrouped and zoomed to a 5-0 begin within the decider however the Girl Warriors refused to wilt and nonetheless saved it shut at 13-all earlier than the UP duo of Nica Celis and Ytang unleashed fast assaults to finish the two-hour and 21 minute match.
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Khy Cepada, taking up the scoring duties left by Casiey Dongallo who jumped ship to UP within the offseason, completed with 24 factors within the dropping stand. Vanessa Bangayan contributed 17 factors whereas Kayce Balingit had 12 factors and Angelica Reyes dished out 25 wonderful digs and 11 wonderful receptions.
UP tries to construct on the robust begin when it battles Far Japanese College on Wednesday at Filoil EcoOil Centre whereas UE goals for a bounce again towards College of Santo Tomas.