BY ABBY TORALBA
UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas promptly showed it is no pushover in the 86th UAAP women’s volleyball tournament.
In their first match of the season, the Golden Tigresses handed last year’s bridesmaids the National University Lady Bulldogs a stunning 25-19, 25-23, 25-22, loss two nights back.
Despite fielding a young team, mostly composed of rookies and sophomores and without former star Eya Laure along with Imee Hernandez and Milena Alessandrini, UST got the job done.
Veteran coach Kungfu Reyes admitted that although he wasn’t surprised with how the Golden Tigresses played, it was the sweep that shocked him.
“Doon sa result ng laro, nagulat ako, pero doon sa nilaro nila, hindi na ako nagulat kasi ganoon naman kami mag-ensayo. Siguro maganda lang iyong gising namin, A-game. Kasi practice makes permanent. Ganoon na iyong nangyayari sa amin ngayon,” Reyes said.
“Again, doon sa inilaro namin, hindi ako nagugulat, doon lang sa resulta. Kasi kung paano naglaro si NU, siguro masama lang iyong gising ngayong araw. Iyong result itself, iyon iyong medyo nakakagulat.
“Again iyong inilaro ng mga player namin na araw-araw naman namin nakikita iyong ganoong galawan namin. Masuwerte lang at nanalo kami,” he added.
The Tigresses aim for a back-to-back triumph when they battle the University of the East Lady Warriors tomorrow at 4 p.m. at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
