FILE: Lyceum Girl Pirates.–NCAA PHOTO
Angelica Cruz knew that breaks don’t come too typically, particularly for a beginner like her.
Given the uncommon alternative to showcase her capacity, Lyceum’s rookie center blocker didn’t squander her alternative because the Girl Pirates pummeled the San Sebastian Girl Stags, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-15, within the NCAA Season 100 ladies’s volleyball match on Saturday.
“I used to be informed to play prolonged minutes previous to the sport. I do know I’ve to step up and as a rookie, I’ve to be mature on the market,” stated Cruz after a career-best 16 factors constructed round 12 assaults plus 4 blocks.
“I used to be shaky within the first set, so my teammates jogged my memory to focus and reset earlier than I got here again within the second set,” she added.
The Girl Pirates are out of the operating for a semifinal spot, however they’re nonetheless in it so far as ending the season with delight.
Down a set, Lyceum reversed the Girl Stags in Set 2 after climbing out of a five-point pit with Cruz firing at will close to the tip of the body.
It was one other fierce trade within the third set because the Girl Stags, led by hitters Juna Might Gonzales and Kristine Dionisio, poured it out earlier than Lyceum’s Joan Doguna, Johna Dolorito and Cruz silenced them in seizing the upperhand.
The Girl Stags uncharacteristically misplaced hearth within the fourth body, permitting the Lyceum scoring trio and Ashley Muchillas to impose themselves for good.
“We rejoice each time we rating as a result of it boosts our confidence and power,” stated Cruz, who celebrated her twentieth birthday together with the Girl Pirates’ eighth victory in 16 video games.
Doguna led the Girl Pirates with 17 assaults, Venice Puzon tossed in 27 glorious units, Dolorito added 14 factors and Muchillas had 12, together with a pair of energy projectiles that widened the hole, 21-11, within the deciding set.
“I owe my confidence to my veteran teammates. They by no means fail to remind me to concentrate on the duty every time I fumble,” stated Cruz.
Gonzales delivered 20 factors, 16 of them kills and 4 aces, Dionisio had 10 factors and three blocks for the Girl Stags, who dropped to 7-10 with a sport remaining within the second spherical.
Earlier, San Sebastian School toppled Lyceum in a protracted battle within the males’s aspect, 30-28, 21-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-8, with the Stags’ Rhenmart Alba erupting for 26 factors, 4 blocks and two aces.
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The Stags improved to 5-12 whereas the Pirates dropped to 2-14, each of them out of competition within the Ultimate 4.
