
Joan Monares rises for a success in opposition to two FEU defenders to raise UP Combating Maroons within the UAAP Season 87 ladies’s volleyball match. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
College of the Philippines notched a second straight win within the UAAP Season 87 ladies’s volleyball match after taming Far Japanese College, 23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-23, Wednesday night time at FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan Metropolis.
The Combating Maroons improved to 2-0, with Joan Monares main the Combating Maroons once more with 19 factors from 17 assaults and two aces and rookie Kianne Olango including 17 factors constructed on 13 assaults, three blocks and an ace.
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“Up to now, it’s good. We tried one thing, and it labored. Let’s see if they’ll adapt extra to the defensive system, then we’ll go from there. We’ll take it step-by-step, relying on the groups’ changes,” coach Benson Bocboc mentioned.
Niña Ytang contributed 15 factors, 4 of which coming from her web protection, and Irah Jaboneta added 11 factors, other than 12 glorious receptions, due to Jaz Manguilimotan’s 17 glorious units to raise UP to a 2-0 begin.
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UP Combating Maroons within the UAAP Season 87 ladies’s volleyball match. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIREr.web
After a robust opening salvo, FEU did not capitalize on a gritty 8-3 run late within the second body because the Maroons leveled the match at one set apiece, due to a kill by Monares.
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The Tamaraws had an opportunity to pressure a fifth set after preserving UP trailing for a lot of the fourth body however a momentum-changing ace by the Maroons tied the sport at 19-all.
Mitzi Panangin introduced it to a different impasse earlier than the Maroons created some cushion with two consecutive hits, 22-20. Olango scored on a giant block of Chenie Tagaod for the match level and after a web error Ytang closed the cope with a fast hit.
Clarisse Loresco paced the Woman Tamaraws with 11 factors and Tagaod had 10 factors. Tin Ubaldo orchestrated Far Japanese U’s offense with solely a single hitter not scoring to no avail with 17 glorious units.
FEU absorbed a primary loss in its two video games after a giant opening victory in opposition to College of Santo Tomas over the opening weekend.
UP weapons for a 3rd consecutive victory when it faces Ateneo on Sunday at Mall of Asia Enviornment earlier than the Tamaraws look to bounce again in opposition to Nationwide College within the later sport.
“Yun nga, nasabi niyo nga na kulang po sila sa participant pero hindi dapat namin isipin namin na ganon. Kailangan ibigay parin ang lahat, labanan ng puso sa laro and lahat walang ititira,” Ytang mentioned.