Angel Canino (proper) will spearhead No. 1 La Salle’s cost. —UAAP MEDIA
A month and a day after Eya Laure pointed her proper index finger to the heavens and shouted “no sweep, no sweep,” the charismatic College of Santo Tomas star can be hoping to guide the Growling Tigresses to a minimum of one other taking part in day within the Closing 4 of the UAAP Season 85 girls’s volleyball event.
Normally, the highest seeded workforce—and never No. 4—will get prime billing in a schedule like this one, however Laure and the Tigresses have been the one ones to place a blemish on La Salle’s season, which the Woman Spikers hope to avenge within the 1 p.m. sport at Sensible Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon Metropolis.
Their two elimination spherical matches went a complete of 9 units, and the Tigresses have the psychological edge going into the match after they received the final of these video games, 25-19, 14-25, 25-18, 25-12, behind Laure’s 29 factors that additionally veered most useful participant (MVP) talks away from La Salle rookie Angel Canino.
“What I would like is a championship, to look on the rostrum,” Laure mentioned in Filipino, dismissing as secondary her chase of the coveted particular person award received final 12 months by Nationwide College’s (NU) Bella Belen as a rookie. “I’m in my senior 12 months, in order that (title) is the place all my consideration is.”
Belen and the defending champion Woman Bulldogs, in the meantime, take the ground at 3 p.m. towards No. 3 Adamson, additionally needing to beat the Woman Falcons simply as soon as to advance to the title sequence.
“We should be sturdy as a workforce,” Canino answered in Filipino when requested of the conflict with Santo Tomas. “Our mindset stays the identical—stick with the sport plan and take it one step at a time.”Spherical 2 of the La Salle-Santo Tomas sport was presumably the perfect of the event to date, as each squads performed their finest and the celebrities figured in a digital mano a mano.
“We’ve got an ongoing rivalry with La Salle and it’s fairly motivating,” Laure mentioned. “We all know that they are going to are available in ready.’’
All arms on deck
Santo Tomas is anticipated to come back in with all arms on deck within the battle it might probably’t afford to lose. The Tigresses have been with out Bernadett Pepito and Milena Alessandrini of their final elimination spherical sport, a five-set win towards lowly College of the Philippines.
Canino will nonetheless be La Salle’s primary gun, and the remainder of the Woman Spikers would need to make it possible for Laure doesn’t get to boost that finger once more after match level and be dragged right into a winner-take-all match.
That’s the identical factor that Belen has in thoughts for NU.
“We have to maintain enterprise immediately, not let this drag on,” Belen mentioned.
The Woman Bulldogs have all of the stress on them and the Woman Falcons none of it, as skipper Louie Romero mentioned after formalizing their No. 3 rating that “we by no means anticipated to be right here.”
“This is a chance for greatness,” mentioned Adamson coach Jerry Yee, who has some confidence after successful three complete units in two matches with the Woman Bulldogs this season. “Meaning we have now an opportunity.” INQ
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