SAMPALOC, we have a problem.
Defending champion National University absorbed a second straight loss at the hands of La Salle 24-26, 24-26, 16-25 last Saturday that dropped it to 5-3 in a tie for third with University of Santo Tomas in the 85th UAAP women’s volleyball tournament– a far cry from the Lady Bulldogs’ perfect campaign last season.
NU coach Karl Dimaculangan, however, is unfazed.
“We remain positive pa rin naman kahit na anong mangyari, we know pa rin na babawi at babawi naman. Learning lang din sa amin para makapag-adjust din siguro,” Dimaculangan said.
“Kailangan naming mag-move forward na kaagad and prepare na kami sa next game namin kasi second round na, kailangan move on lang kami kaagad sa bawat game lang,” he added.
Dimaculangan maintained the Lady Bulldogs fared better three days ago during a 10-25, 15-25, 21-25 drubbing handed by La Salle last Wednesday at the end of the first round of the eliminations.
“It was a good game naman kaso kinulang lang talaga kami,” he said.
“Different story kasi iyong first game talaga as in all La Salle but now this game naman siguro iyong endgame lapses namin iyon ang malaking factor.”
Rookie Evangeline Alinsug vowed NU will regroup and bounce back.
“After po ng loss po namin last Wednesday may dalawang araw po kami para mag-training so pinag-usapan po naming lahat na iyong ginawa namin sa training, gagawin po namin ngayon,” Alinsug said.
“Naipakita naman po namin pero alam po namin na may kulang pa, alam ko na may kulang pa. Sa susunod alam namin na babawi talaga kami.”
