National University Lady Bulldogs outside hitter Evangeline Alinsug pointed to team chemistry as a key factor in their 25-17, 25-21, 13-25, 25-17 win over the De La Salle University Lady Spikers in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball Finals.
The Cebuana scorer stepped up in the finals opener, taking advantage of La Salle’s focus on NU star Alyssa Solomon to deliver a season-high 21 points.
“Actually, ‘yun nga, sabi ni ate Bella (Belen) na malaking factor sa amin na kilalang-kilala namin ‘yung isa’t isa kasi sa training din nagsisimula talaga,” said Alinsug in a post-game interview.
“Kung may lutang, madadala sa laro so ina-approach namin ‘yun and pinaguusapan namin ‘yun and alam namin kung paano mababawi ‘yun,” she added.
Lady Bulldogs head coach Sherwin Meneses echoed Alinsug’s sentiment, saying that the familiarity and trust among his players reduces the need for constant reminders, even during rough patches.
“Actually, ‘yung chemistry ng NU nandiyan naman pero sabi ko nga, kailangan pagpaguran kasi wala namang champion ngayon, defending champions so dapat mai-defend talaga namin ‘yung crown ng NU,” said Meneses.
“‘Yung competitiveness ng mga players talagang nandiyan na, sobrang taas. So, I hope, sa second game namin [ng Finals], talagang malagpasan pa namin ‘yung magandang laro nila,” he added.
NU will look to clinch back-to-back titles—and their third in the last four seasons—in Game 2 on Wednesday night at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
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