The Tigresses (left picture) whoop it up as Angge Poyos is again to 100%. —PHOTOS BY AUGUST DELA CRUZ
College of Santo Tomas (UST) was on the dropping finish of two revenge video games within the UAAP Season 86 ladies’s volleyball event.
Nationwide College (NU) and Far Jap College bought the Golden Tigresses’ quantity within the second spherical, making them decided to not enable a 3rd aspect do this to them with the stakes now actually excessive.And as a substitute of feeling strain forward of their last preliminary spherical conflict in opposition to La Salle, the Tigresses are excited.
“They’ve watched La Salle play after they (among the Tigresses) have been in highschool, and that’s the reason they need to beat them extra,” coach KungFu Reyes instructed the Inquirer in Filipino on Sunday when requested of the group’s mindset heading into that pivotal conflict subsequent weekend, which may very well be for prime seeding within the Closing 4.
Santo Tomas had simply prevailed over eradicated College of the East, 25-19, 25-9, 25-17, at Sensible Araneta Coliseum to bounce again from a five-set loss by the hands of the Girl Tamaraws the final day out.
“It is a actually necessary sport, however our final sport is extra necessary as a result of the place we find yourself for the twice-to-beat benefit might be decided there,” Reyes added. “We’re the saling pusa (outsiders) in comparison with NU and La Salle, so we’d actually simply need to gate-crash their get together, and we’ll stand by what we’ve.”
The Tigresses are actually tied on the prime with the Girl Bulldogs and La Salle at 11-2 going into their rematch with the defending champion Girl Spikers, who demolished Ateneo, 25-12, 25-12, 25-18, within the second sport.
Presently third
Primarily based on the factors system, Santo Tomas is now working third when the triple tie is damaged, making the La Salle-Santo Tomas sport massive. Now absolutely recovered from dehydration, Angge Poyos, who missed a sport versus College of the Philippines and performed sparingly in that loss to the Girl Tamaraws, displayed her deadly kind as soon as once more with 25 factors constructed on a 45-percent assault effectivity. Her 21 complete assaults, three aces and a block in opposition to the Girl Purple Warriors took the all-time highest variety of factors for a rookie to 268, surpassing the 267 commonplace held by Ateneo’s Religion Nisperos in Season 82.
“I’m completely happy to be again 100%. We didn’t play for one week, so it gave me extra time to relaxation and recuperate,’’ mentioned Poyos in Filipino.
Though Santo Tomas dedicated extra errors than the Girl Warriors and even trailed at the beginning of the ultimate body, the Tigresses regained their composure to nonetheless give you the straight-sets victory.
“When the younger ones transfer higher, we win factors simpler so when we have to carry on doing that, we will even simply carry on getting factors till we get the lead or sustain. That’s the factor we’re searching for throughout video games,” Reyes mentioned.The Tigresses, who could have six days to chill their heels and handle the issues they should earlier than going through the Taft-based aspect, merely can not make the identical errors they’d of their first spherical conflict with La Salle the place they gave up the primary two units even when Angel Canino fits up or not.
“We have to clear up our act, particularly our service, it’s identical to a free throw shot,” Reyes mentioned. “We observe that, however possibly they doubt themselves after they step on the service space.
“The battle right here might be thoughts over matter.” INQ
