Choco Mucho’s Sisi Rondina (18) throughout an important conflict with Cignal within the PVL Invitational Convention. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines — Sisi Rondina admitted it was heartbreaking to come back up brief in bringing Choco Mucho again within the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) semifinals.
Choco Mucho missed out on a semifinals berth for the fourth straight time after getting eradicated by Cignal 15-25, 21-25, 21-25, of their pivotal Pool B showdown within the Invitational Convention on Tuesday at Philsports Enviornment.
“Malungkot ako. Kasi ako hindi talaga ako sanay na natatalo so parang mabigat para sa akin kasi hindi ko ‘man lang natulungan yung mga kasama ko para i-angat sila pero I’m certain na I gave my greatest para sa kanila and para din sa crew namin at sa mga coaches namin,” mentioned Rondina after being restricted to 14 factors on an 11-of-40 attacking clip.
(I’m unhappy as a result of I’m actually not used to shedding so it’s a tough tablet to swallow for me after not having the ability to uplift my teammates. However I’m certain that I gave my greatest for my teammates and coaches.)
“Sama sama naman kami. Sabi ko nga sa kanila, sama sama tayong manalo, sama sama rin tayong matatalo.”
(At the least we’re all the time collectively. Like I informed them, we win as a crew, we lose as a crew.)
“[Ang] maganda doon pinilit pa rin namin na lumaban and joyful pa rin ako. It’s my first convention with them and andon na, sabi nga malayo pa pero malayo na,” she added.
(What’s vital is that we actually tried our greatest to battle and with that, I’m nonetheless joyful. It’s simply my first convention with them and we’re getting there. We’re nonetheless a protracted approach to go however we’ve come a great distance.)
Rondina, who returned from a four-year hiatus in indoor volleyball after committing as a full-time Philippine seaside volleyball participant, rued that they lacked within the reception division which led to a collection of gradual begins and a straight-set loss to the HD Spikers led by Jovelyn Gonzaga and Rachel Anne Daquis.
“Kanina kasi wala lang talaga siguro kaming obtain kanina. Aminado naman ako na off din ako nun e. ‘Di ko naman itatanggi talaga yun pero I attempted na makabalik and ipakita sa mga kasama ko na maglalaro pa rin kami sama-sama. Ayun, ang maganda doon kahit papanalo namin yung Cignal, kinakaya pa namin,” she mentioned.
(We’re simply not our greatest on the receiving finish. I admit I additionally had an off evening. I’m not denying that however I attempted to indicate my teammates that we’re nonetheless collectively taking part in. Despite the fact that Cignal gained, we tried.)
The 26-year-old Rondina, who topped the elimination spherical scoring with a complete of 104 factors in 5 video games, will now not qualify for a person award after Choco Mucho completed third in Pool B and was relegated to the battle for seventh place.
Rondina mentioned Choco Mucho coach Dante Alinsunurin, who politely refused to attend the postgame interview, wished them to nonetheless go all out within the classification sport and in some way construct momentum for the following convention.
“Again to the drafting board kami, ganun lang yung sinabi niya. Wala uncooked kaming dapat sisihin, sila uncooked. Kailangan lang namin pagtrabahuhan ulit yun,” she mentioned. “Coaching pa rin kami sa mga susunod na mga araw para sa [classification]. Magtitiwala pa rin kami sa coaches namin and sa teammates namin.”
(Coach informed us that it’s again to the drafting board. We don’t have anybody responsible however them (coaches). We simply have to proceed working arduous to get the place we need to go. We have to proceed to coach within the coming days for the classification. We’re holding our religion in our coaches and teammates.)
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