Gerz Petallo and the FEU Woman Tamaraws throughout the UAAP Season 87 ladies’s volleyball match. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines — Gerz Petallo believes staff work will probably be Far Japanese College’s largest energy this UAAP Season 87 ladies’s volleyball match.
Petallo scattered eight kills, 5 blocks, and two aces to complete with 15 factors as FEU jumpstarted its marketing campaign with a rousing 25-19, 16-25, 25-14, 25-20 win on Saturday night time at Mall of Asia Enviornment.
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“It’s not only one or two gamers carrying the staff—all of us contribute. That’s the most important consider why we gained,” mentioned the third-year spiker.
Petallo attributed their confidence to setter Tin Ubaldo, who orchestrated the Woman Tamaraws balanced assault with 12 glorious units as 4 scored in double figures with Faida Bakanke topscoring with 16 factors and Jean Asis and Chenie Tagaod including 14 and 10 factors, respectively.
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“The stress is all the time there within the sport, so Tin’s setting actually helps,” she mentioned. “However I’ve to concentrate on myself first, then proceed contributing to the staff.”
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As coach Tina Salak urges them to ditch the underdog mentality and embrace larger expectations with their stacked roster, Petallo vows to proceed to mature of their quest to surpass final 12 months’s Remaining 4 end, falling a sport brief from the Finals.
“In fact, it’s all about character growth. Regardless of how far you go, it’s best to by no means cease rising. I simply wish to develop into extra mature within the sport,” Petallo mentioned.
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