COACH Karl Dimaculangan and reigning MVP and Rookie of the Year Mhicaela Belen both admitted that defending champion National University had a shaky showing in the first round.
“Siguro itong first round medyo shaky talaga. Bawat game may mga performance, kami sa group, na hindi namin alam kung magiging okay ba iyong game namin o hindi,” Dimaculangan said. “Suwerte nananalo pa rin kami and then ito na nga La Salle na straight set kami. Talo kami.
“May mga games na hindi namin alam, like sa mga players po, kung makakapag-perform ba or what. I think, nag-start po iyon sa preparation namin palagi, sa training, sa kung anong ginagalaw namin, kung paano kami nagte-training kaya ganoon iyong nagiging outcome ng game,” Belen added.
The Lady Bulldogs can right the ship with a big bounce back win against unbeaten La Salle when they clash tomorrow, Saturday, as the second round of the 85th UAAP women’s volleyball tournament gets going at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig.
But that mission in the 5 p.m. duel will be easier said than done after the Lady Spikers blasted NU 25-10, 25-15, 25-21 two days ago that hiked their mark to 7-0.
