Mylene Paat. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines—Mylene Paat remained affected person with the progress of her rookie-laden workforce because the Chery Tiggo Crossovers missed the semifinals anew within the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).
Paat’s 29-point explosion wasn’t sufficient to deliver Chery Tiggo to the semis spherical after falling quick to PLDT in 5 units, 21-25, 25-16, 23-25, 27-25, 12-15, on Tuesday at Philsports Area.
However the Crossovers’ workforce captain graciously accepted their setback because the franchise missed the semis in 4 of the final 5 conferences since successful the maiden professional title in 2021.
“Though we fell quick, perhaps it’s not but our time. We nonetheless have a variety of issues to work out since now we have new teammates and most of them are rookies,” mentioned Paat, who dropped 22 assaults, 4 blocks, and three aces solely to complete third in Pool A with a 2-2 document.
“After all, now we have to remain collectively in the long term, as coach mentioned. That’s the brilliant facet,” she added.
Regardless of falling quick, the Philippine ladies’s volleyball workforce star has no regrets, searching for to proceed embracing her position for the revamped Crossovers, who signed Eya Laure, Imee Hernandez, Cess Robles Joyme Cagande, and Jennifer Nierva and shipped seven gamers to their sister workforce Foton Tornadoes.
“I must be a dependable chief for my younger teammates. If I gave up throughout that point, we’ll fall and gained’t be capable of drive a fifth set. I’m nonetheless grateful as a result of everybody held on and helped one another,” she mentioned.
Eya Laure was a marked spiker as she was held to simply eight factors on prime of 15 receptions and 5 digs.
Chery Tiggo coach Aaron Velez bared that Laure was coping with ankle points whereas most of his gamers are nonetheless going by means of rehab for his or her nagging accidents from the earlier UAAP season.
That’s why he tried totally different rotations throughout their do-or-die recreation however not making it an excuse for his or her loss to PLDT.
“She (Eya) is okay. However to say that she is 100%, she’s not. Really, all of them,” mentioned Velez, who can be the workforce supervisor. “I’m simply so pleased with the women, whatever the consequence… They’re nonetheless going by means of some rehabs after their tournaments that’s why we had a variety of gamers who performed out and in, not that we’re making an excuse.”
“As you noticed, they nonetheless gave their 101 % even most of them are rehabbing. We’re additionally educating them and guiding them to be extra skilled and disciplined in caring for their our bodies. And I simply need them, the followers, additionally to be affected person. Chery will all the time be on prime quickly,” he added.
Velez was happy with the exhibiting of his different rookies this convention as Hernandez put up a combat of their final pool part recreation with 12 markers, whereas Cagande paced the workforce with 22 glorious units and scored seven factors.
“We’re wanting on the lengthy haul. It is probably not as we speak, however we’ll proceed the constructing technique of this workforce. And we nonetheless have a recreation [this conference],” the Chery Tiggo coach mentioned as they finish their midseason marketing campaign towards Choco Mucho within the battle for seventh on Saturday.
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