UNIVERSITY of Sto. Tomas roared to a red-hot start in UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball over National University, 25-19, 25-23, 25-22, on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Cassie Carballo orchestrated the España side’s statement victory with 20 excellent sets and six points on four aces and two blocks.
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This is on top of an evenly-distributed scoring load from UST’s ace spikers in rookie hotshot Angeline Poyos (16 points), Reg Jurado (12 points), and Jonna Perdido (12 points).
"Du'n sa result ng laro, nagulat ako. Pero doon sa nilaro nila, hindi ako nagugulat du'n kasi ganun kami mag-ensayo. Talagang ano lang, maganda yung gising namin, A-game, kasi practice makes permanent eh. Ganun na yung nangyayari sa amin ngayon so again, du'n sa nilaro namin ‘di na ako nagulat, du'n lang sa resulta," said UST head coach Kungfu Reyes.
Poyos, the Tigresses' super rookie, was the top scorer for UST in a commanding debut. However, she was far from satisfied with her performance and hopes that UST's season will continue to improve from here on out.
"‘Yun nga, first UAAP game, andun pa rin ‘yung pressure, nangangapa. Pero for me, hindi ako satisfied sa nilaro ko ngayon and I know sa sarili ko na makakabawi ako and makaka-adjust ako sa mga susunod pang games," said Poyos.
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