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FEU Lady Tamaraws trainer Tina Salas all the way through the UAAP Season 87 girls’s volleyball Final Four.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 87 volleyball event FINALS – NU vs La Salle
MANILA, Philippines — Far Eastern University trainer Tina Salak believes the longer term is brilliant for the Lady Tamaraws in spite of their Final Four go out within the UAAP Season 87 girls’s volleyball event.
FEU was once a suite clear of forcing a rubber fit towards National University however blew a two-set lead and allowed the protecting champion to flee with a 20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-14, 17-15 win within the semifinal spherical remaining week.
UAAP girls’s volleyball Finals preview: NU vs La Salle III
FEU trainer Tina Salak, Tin Ubaldo, Jean Asis, and Chenie Tagaod stay proud in spite of falling brief. #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/U07queJ8ZE
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“NU is a strong and championship-caliber team, with exceptional players across the board but still, we were right there with them. I’m proud of the program we’ve built over the last three years,” mentioned Salak, whose squad were given booted out by way of the Lady Bulldogs for the second one directly 12 months, in Filipino.
“I told the team they should be proud too. From finishing eighth, to fifth, and now two straight Final Four appearances. That’s huge progress. Maybe this year wasn’t the time, but next year? We’re more than capable.”
Salak sees a promising long run for her inexperienced persons in Karylle Miranda and Clarisse Loresco in addition to Love Lopez, who scored 9 issues and tallied seven superb receptions towards the two-time UAAP Champions.
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“When Love, Kaka, and Clarisse came in, we didn’t expect they’d perform the way they did. With rookies, there’s always that intimidation factor when playing with seniors. But the team stayed focused, and our seniors made sure to help bring out the rookies’ potential. It was about creating the environment for them to shine. And we’re so thankful they chose FEU,” the previous FEU setter mentioned.
FEU completed with a 9-5 report, sweeping University of Santo Tomas within the removing spherical and taking down eventual finalist La Salle in the second one spherical. The 3 groups have been tied however the Lady Tamaraws ended up with the fourth seed because of the FIVB tiebreak device.
Even after failing to barge into the finals, Salak and her Lady Tamaraws stay hungry to are living as much as FEU’s legacy of being the winningest UAAP volleyball group.
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“From the start, FEU has always been a powerhouse—we have the most championships, after all. That’s what motivates all of us coaches: to make the Final Four, and through hard work, get a shot at the Finals. Even though we might’ve struggled in the rankings at times, we still gave other teams a hard fight,” mentioned Salak.
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“FEU made a mark this season, and that alone is commendable. We may not have gotten the best possible result, but I’m incredibly proud of everything we achieved in Season 87.”
FEU has essentially the most choice of girls’s volleyball titles with 29. The Lady Tamaraws, then again, have now not received the crown since 2008 again when their program was once nonetheless led by way of Rachel Anne Daquis.
