FEU coach, George Pascua. UAAP PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines – Far Eastern University coach George Pascua remains proud of his young Lady Tamaraws despite bombing out of Final Four in the UAAP Season 84 women’s volleyball tournament.
Lady Tamaraws will not have to compete after the season for the first time since 2014 after receiving her ninth defeat in 10 games at the hands of Adamson Lady Falcons, 17-25, 17-25, 16-25, on Thursday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Pascua, who led the FEU to the final in his first season in 2018, accepts their fate, sticking to lessons that will hone his youth team for the next seasons. follow.
“I am still proud of these girls. They gave their best. The veteran coach of the FEU in the Philippines said. “We are looking forward to the recovery. From our performance in this tournament, we will learn a lot. Hopefully in God’s time our team will come back to life.”
“Our progress does not stop this season. What we learned this year will be the driving force for us to move forward next season,” he added.
The Lady Tamaraws is gone Lycha Ebon and Martha Mora According to sporting director Mark Molina, after the first round, the two parted ways with the team to pursue other opportunities.
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Shiela Kiseo, who was named interim captain in place of Ebon, is saddened by her senior’s early departure, but the responsibility she has to shoulder makes her more motivated to become a leader. good for this young team.
“We are very sad after what happened while eating Lycha because she was our leader. But it also motivates me to lead and make my team proud even when they are no longer with us,” Kiseo, who had eight points and 11 excellent digs, told reporters by Filipino language.
“When the coach appointed me captain. I really want to help my team and embrace the responsibility assigned to me. We all have to do our best for the team as well.”
Mutant rookie Chenie Tagaod also had her chance to make it to the FEU, emerging as the team’s top scorer and top scorer in the first round, where she averaged 10.85 points. in the first seven games.
“We are not that tall. But we all know that we will keep fighting. I think we just lacked hard work inside the pitch that led to this (disqualification),” said Tagaod after dropping 14 points. “We will work harder in training and braver in our remaining matches.”
With four games remaining to begin against the University of the Philippines on Thursday, Pascua is looking to unleash the potential of its teams even if they are out of contention.
“We will try to exploit the potential of the players so that we can see our best options for next season,” he said. “I still give two thumbs up without doubt and regret. I trust them one hundred percent.”
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