Lady Spikers resume quest for perfection, battle Lady Tamaraws


Jolina dela Cruz (right) is one of the offensive options of La Salle against Far Eastern. —UAAP PHOTO

Jolina dela Cruz (proper) is without doubt one of the offensive choices of La Salle towards Far Jap. —UAAP PHOTO

At this level, after each La Salle opponent bought ruthlessly blown away, the one precise menace left for the Girl Spikers, it appears, will come from inside.

Regardless of embarrassing defending champion Nationwide College (NU) in straight units two video games in a row, the Girl Spikers stay hungry as ever, at all times feeling the dire necessity to outperform their earlier selves every time.

And assistant coach Noel Orcullo was fast to level out that the hurdle would come from the errors that the Girl Spikers normally make.

“We’ve been engaged on minimizing our errors. Hopefully, we are able to lower it all the way down to single digits in [our] succeeding video games,’’ stated Orcullo after the Girl Spikers restricted their errors to only 12 towards the Girl Bulldogs to proceed setting the tempo in Season 85 of the UAAP ladies’s volleyball match with their eighth straight win.

They’ll be going through the Far Jap College Girl Tamaraws on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Mall of Asia Enviornment, and although pundits can’t assist however foresee one other La Salle victory, the Girl Spikers refuse to take dangers and would quite be on the secure facet.

“We simply have to stay to the system that our coaches have designed and proceed to consider in ourselves,’’ stated Angel Canino, the established massive distinction in La Salle’s unbeaten run and newfound swag.

Deflecting credit score

The ability-smashing outdoors hitter is on monitor to turn out to be one other Rookie-Most Invaluable Participant, simply the second in league historical past after NU’s Bella Belen final season, after main the stat sheets within the first spherical.

However Canino refused to take credit score and pointed to the efficient staff chemistry with outdoors hitter Jolina dela Cruz, center blockers Thea Gagate, Fifi Sharma, setter Mars Alba and Child Jyne Soreno all contributing.

“I don’t assume that it’s solely my efficiency. All of us assist one another out on the courtroom. It’s a complete staff effort why we’re successful,’’ stated Canino.

The Girl Tamaraws (4-4) are coming off a victory over the College of the Philippines Girl Maroons and would want their A-game to cope with the Girl Spikers.

Hitters Jovelyn Fernandez and Cherie Tagaod are going to spearhead the Girl Tamaraws, with assist anticipated from Alyzza Devosora, Jean Asis and setter Christine Ubaldo.

Reeling from a latest defeat by the hands of the Adamson Girl Falcons, the College of Santo Tomas Tigresses, in the meantime, attempt to get again on monitor once they battle the winless College of the East (UE) Girl Warriors within the 12 midday sport.

The Tigresses dropped to 5-3 with the loss, and would want each win they’ll get to guarantee a Ultimate 4 stint with Eya Laure and Regina Jurado main the cost along with Milena Alessandrini.

Although winless in eight video games, the Girl Warriors received’t be simple pickings for Santo Tomas, which was taken to 4 units by UE within the first spherical. INQ



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