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La Salle Lady Spikers rookie Angel Canino. – UAAP PHOTOS
MANILA, Philippines – Angel Canino showed maturity beyond her years to beat La Salle past University of Santo Tomas, 25-20, 16-25, 25-8, 15-25, 16-14, in the UAAP Season 85 women’s volleyball tournament in Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
The 19-year-old rookie led the way for the Lady Spikers with a team-high 18 points built on 16 attacks, one ace, and a block to go with 11 excellent receptions.
More than the numbers he posted, Canino’s will to win has led La Salle to pull away from UST, led by the returning Eya Laure and Milena Alessandrini.
“It’s just a fight, it’s our business. We know that Jehovah guides us when we are inside. We know we will fight. That’s why we told ourselves, hold on, hold on,” said Canino, who scored three points in the fifth set.
(I just keep thinking that we have to keep fighting and this game will be ours. We all know that God will guide us and we will keep fighting. We say this is ours and keep going.)
“We’re going to show the Lady Spikers who we are. What we can do. That’s really what made us win the fifth set because we also pushed ourselves and gave it our all,” she said.
(We wanted to show who the Lady Spikers are and what we can do. That led to us winning the fifth set. We just pushed ourselves and gave it our all.)
Canino, who hails from Bacolod, is excited to realize her dream of playing in UAAP women’s volleyball in the big arena. But he remained focused on his own game and his team, while playing in front of 6,849 fans.
“I just focus on what’s inside [the court] and what we can do as a team. So I can contribute as well as my friends,” he said in Filipino. “I am very happy because it is my dream to play in the UAAP at the MOA Arena. I did not expect that I will play like this and the result of our game.
La Salle interim coach Noel Orcullo, who was christened in the team’s first game without Ramil De Jesus in 25 seasons, was pleased with Canino’s debut performance, but he insisted there is still room for improvement.
“He’s fine, but he needs to do better, so we have to adjust the training. At least he got confidence from this intense game,” Orcullo said in Filipino. “It’s a confidence builder not only for him but for the whole team. Hopefully we can keep the momentum going from this win.”
After a debut to remember, the former UAAP girls’ MVP is determined to continue to improve and sustain La Salle’s momentum as they battle bounce-back-seeking University of the Philippines on Wednesday at the same venue in Pasay City.
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