UST’s Angeline Poyos. SSL PHOTO
College of Santo Tomas (UST) coach Kung Fu Reyes nonetheless needs to see extra from the Golden Tigresses with the cutthroat competitors nonetheless forward of them and regardless of asserting their dominance over acquainted foe Perpetual Assist System Dalta within the Shakey’s Tremendous League (SSL) Preseason Championship.
“We nonetheless see one thing in our practices that they don’t seem to be doing within the sport in order that’s nonetheless what we would like them to execute,” Reyes mentioned in Filipino after the Golden Tigresses shut down the Girl Altas, 25-12, 21-25, 25-15, 25-21, at FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan Metropolis.
The curtain-raiser reasserted UST’s bronze-medal triumph towards Perpetual Assist in the not too long ago concluded SSL Nationwide Invitationals the place the Golden Tigresses additionally overcame the Girl Altas in 4 units.
Welcoming a rookie bunch this 12 months, the Tigresses try to ascertain a strong chemistry between its newcomers and holdovers, one thing that Reyes needs to see extra from his wards.
“We’re [building] familiarity alongside the best way, day by day so [I hope] we may maximize our strengths extra with us collectively. We’re [trying] to execute what we’re doing in coaching so [in this tournament] we have to manifest it extra,” Reyes mentioned.
However UST at all times had its eyes set on the larger prize and refuses to be shortsighted of their goal as they purpose to see the Golden Tigresses carry out not solely within the ongoing SSL however particularly within the UAAP.
“We have to obtain larger. We have to overachieve no matter we did final time ranging from our coaching, we have to go approach past that,” Reyes mentioned. “Regardless that we gained, it’s a superb sport, a win is a win.”
Reyes is bracing for his or her subsequent sport on Monday the place the Golden Tigresses’ will meet Letran because the longtime UST coach finds options for the weaknesses that he sees in his wards.
UST began their opening sport with a 10-1 run with setter Cassie Carballo discovering the Tigresses’ hitters early within the first set and their flooring protection keeping off the Girl Altas’ makes an attempt.
Incoming Tigress rookie Angeline Poyos, who bagged the Greatest Outdoors Hitter award within the Nationwide Invitationals, continued her glorious play dealing 20 factors on 16 kills.
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