WHY were two Finals MVPs crowned in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball?
In a surprise decision, National University head coach Sherwin Meneses selected outside hitter Vange Alinsug and libero Shaira Jardio as co-Finals MVPs in the school’s two-game sweep of La Salle.
Alinsug normed 15.5 points, 4.5 digs and 3.5 receptions while Jardio cleared the floor with 20 receptions and 19.5 digs.
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The rationale behind such a unique move was one the Lady Bulldogs coaches already planned behind closed doors.
"Actually, yung coaching staff naman ng NU yan. Pinag-usapan mabuti. Yun, happy naman ako,” Meneses said.
In the seven-time PVL champion and newly-crowned UAAP champion’s words, National U altogether is a team of MVPs anyways.
“Lahat naman sila MVP talaga para sa’kin. ‘Yung panalo ngayon pati sa Game 1, talagang sobrang team effort talaga yung nangyari.”
Both Alinsug and Jardio were visibly shocked when not one but two names were called as Finals MVPs.
Whether they had such distinctions or not to cap their most recent title run, the only thing that mattered for the MVP duo is championship gold and nothing more.
“Sobrang laki [nito para s’akin] kasi gusto ko rin i-lead yung team namin. ‘Yung finals na ‘to, na naging Finals MVP nga ako, tskaa si Vangie, siguro ito na yung time na i-lead namin yung team kasi mawawala yung mga seniors namin,” Jardio said.
Alinsug added: “May award man ako o wala, still, kami parin yung maglleader sa susunod kaya room for improvements lang talaga kasi mahaba-haba pa talaga.
“Pero ngayon, ieenjoy lang namin itong panalo with the senior citizens.”
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