UST Golden Tigers in UAAP Season 85. UAAP PHOTO
Receiving a wake-up call midway through the first qualifying round, University of Santo Tomas Kungfu coach Reyes knows exactly what his Golden Tigers don’t need to do from here on out.
“All teams are competitive. Some can’t end the game with a win,” Reyes said when asked for their thoughts on their final first-round quest to face Eastern University (UE) indecisively in the final. Section 85 of the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament. “You can’t play around with UE.”
One game after taking out the defending champions National University (NU) and losing their first Lady Bulldogs since 2020, the Tigresses have stumbled and need to bounce back in their last two games to keep the leader in sight.
“We want to finish the first round with a high score. At the very least, the morale of the whole team will be high at the start of the second round,” said Reyes, whose ward was entangled with the Lady Warriors during the 11 a.m. match at the FilOil EcoOil Center in San Juan, where the Lady Bulldogs took the floor. next at 3 p.m. against the Far East.
NU takes on La Salle on Wednesday, while the undefeated La Salle Lady Spikers will clash with Adamson Sunday ahead of that blockbuster clash with Lady Bulldogs at the Mall of Asia Arena.
happy rookie
rookie Regina Jurado stepped up belatedly to give Reyes a third attacking option behind Eya Laure and Melina Alessandrini along with another rookie in the arrangement Cassie Carballo called perfectly fine play for Santo Tomas in the last two games.
Laure praised Jurado, who scored a top 15 based on 12 attacks in 25-19, 25-23, 25: “With Reg, we can take care of the defense while she is at the same time. perform those attacks. -14 Ateneo Lady Blue Eagles conquests are on the decline last Wednesday.
“There are lessons along the way as the season progresses. I will do my best to maintain these expectations,” said Jurado.
The Tigers took the lead against their real opponents at the start of the first round, defeating the Lady Spikers and the Lady Falcons.
But their season so far has been marked by that sequence of 20 matches NU broken, and Laure says they continue to learn more from their mistakes.
“We always look at what we have learned from those losses and should have the right mindset after each game. These are the steps we’re taking to help us stay focused on our goals,” Laure said.
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