
Gerz Petallo and the FEU Woman Tamaraws in the course of the UAAP Season 87 ladies’s volleyball event. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines — Gerz Petallo believes staff work will likely be Far Japanese College’s greatest power this UAAP Season 87 ladies’s volleyball event.
Petallo scattered eight kills, 5 blocks, and two aces to complete with 15 factors as FEU jumpstarted its marketing campaign with a rousing 25-19, 16-25, 25-14, 25-20 win on Saturday evening at Mall of Asia Enviornment.
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“It’s not only one or two gamers carrying the staff—all of us contribute. That’s the largest consider why we received,” stated the third-year spiker.
Petallo attributed their confidence to setter Tin Ubaldo, who orchestrated the Woman Tamaraws balanced assault with 12 glorious units as 4 scored in double figures with Faida Bakanke topscoring with 16 factors and Jean Asis and Chenie Tagaod including 14 and 10 factors, respectively.
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“The stress is at all times there within the recreation, so Tin’s setting actually helps,” she stated. “However I’ve to give attention to myself first, then proceed contributing to the staff.”
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As coach Tina Salak urges them to ditch the underdog mentality and embrace larger expectations with their stacked roster, Petallo vows to proceed to mature of their quest to surpass final 12 months’s Last 4 end, falling a recreation quick from the Finals.
“After all, it’s all about character improvement. Irrespective of how far you go, you need to by no means cease rising. I simply need to develop into extra mature within the recreation,” Petallo stated.