UP Preventing Maroons within the UAAP Season 87 girls’s volleyball event. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIREr.web
MANILA, Philippines — The brand new-look College of the Philippines has already surpassed its previous two forgettable 1-13 campaigns after profitable its first two video games within the UAAP Season 87 girls’s volleyball event.
Niña Ytang, a part of these cellar-dwelling seasons, attributed their spectacular 2-0 begin to the unity of the Preventing Maroons regardless of having a brand new system below coach Benson Bocboc and new gamers led by prized rookie Kianne Olango.
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“Our entire staff has the identical objective—to offer our greatest in each recreation. It hasn’t been too exhausting for us, particularly with the brand new coaches and gamers, as a result of additionally they wish to assist the staff,” mentioned Ytang, who had 15 factors off 9 kills, 4 blocks, and two aces of their 23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-23 win over Far Japanese College on Wednesday at FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan Metropolis.
The fourth-year center blocker likes their progress below Bocboc, who’s bringing his expertise from the teaching employees of La Salle coach Ramil De Jesus and within the PVL with Farm Recent.
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UP Preventing Maroons’ Nina Ytang. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
The Preventing Maroons discovered firepower from vastly improved Joan Monares, who emerged because the staff’s main scorer prior to now two video games, in addition to Olango and Irah Jaboneta, with their offense balanced by setter Jaz Manguilimotan.
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“They simply love taking part in volleyball, and that’s what’s nice concerning the youthful technology—they don’t care in the event that they get damage so long as they hold the ball in play. However for us, the objective is to remain constant. That protection, these blocks—we hold engaged on all of it,” Bocboc mentioned.
Ytang and the Preventing Maroons is not going to be contented by their league-leading 2-0 report tied with defending champion NU as they continue to be hungry for extra.
“It feels superb to begin the season with wins. We’ll do our greatest and provides it our all all through the season,” mentioned the previous UAAP Greatest Center Blocker.
Ytang and UP eye their third win towards short-handed Ateneo on Sunday at Mall of Asia Area, staying targeted on their staff’s personal progress amid dealing with an injury-riddled Blue Eagles.
“You talked about that they’re lacking gamers, however we shouldn’t suppose that approach. We nonetheless want to offer our all, play with coronary heart, and go away every little thing on the courtroom,” she mentioned.
