La Salle coach Ramil De Jesus throughout a recreation in opposition to Ateneo in UAAP Season 87 girls’s volleyball.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines — What was as soon as an intense rivalry in UAAP girls’s volleyball, has changed into predictable one-sided affairs with La Salle on the profitable finish.
Wednesday’s Ateneo-La Salle conflict was no totally different with the Woman Spikers rolling previous the Blue Eagles anew, 25-15, 25-14, 20-25, 25-19, within the UAAP Season 87 girls’s volleyball match at Mall of Asia Area.
Longtime La Salle coach Ramil De Jesus mentioned Ateneo’s lack of a surefire offensive weapon like Alyssa Valdez previously has been one of many essential explanation why the rivalry with the Blue Eagles died down.
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Coach Ramil De Jesus talks concerning the Ateneo-La Salle rivalry. #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/ITRIFnCTxr
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“Sa ngayon kasi parang hindi ko nakikita ‘yon (aggressive Ateneo-La Salle rivalry) kasi yung Ateneo parang walang go-to man, ‘yon yung nakikita ko kasi that point si Alyssa, bigay mo lahat kay Alyssa ‘eh, and bubuhayin na ni Alyssa ‘yon,” mentioned De Jesus after steering La Salle to its fifteenth consecutive win over Ateneo courting again to Recreation 1 of the UAAP Season 79 Finals in 2017.
Throughout her time with Ateneo, Valdez took the rivalry with La Salle to better heights. She led the Eagles to a pair of UAAP titles each on the expense of the Woman Spikers in Seasons 76 and 77 whereas profitable three Season MVP plums and one Finals MVP award.
Though La Salle dominated Ateneo, 25-15, 25-14, 20-25, 25-19, for its third straight victory, De Jesus mentioned the Blue Eagles’ balanced offense nonetheless makes them a harmful crew to play in opposition to.
“Ngayon, parang walang Alyssa doon sa Ateneo and even yung crew lang ng Ateneo kaya distributed lahat yung bola. Kaya hindi ko masasabi na yung Ateneo na hindi mo puwede balewalain kasi distributed yung bola. Earlier than kasi si Alyssa lang babantayan mo,” mentioned the 12-time UAAP champion mentor.
De Jesus additionally mentioned he didn’t put an excessive amount of thought into the rivalry as he merely targeted on tips on how to assist his crew win one other recreation.
“Hindi ko tinitignan ‘yon sa ngayon dahil ang importante sa amin ay makakuha ng panalo kasi malayo na masyado yung No. 1 and No. 2. Huwag lang dapat kami magpaiwan at sana maipilit namin maihabol hanggang sa high 4,” he mentioned.
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“Doon na lang siguro. ‘Yon na muna aim namin. Kahit sino pa kalaban namin, Ateneo ‘man yan or ibang groups, kailangan talaga paghandaan kasi nandoon na lahat ‘eh, wala ka nang pipiliin pang kalaban kasi lahat sila aggressive.”
De Jesus urged his wards, particularly rookie setter Mikole Reyes, to imagine in themselves.
“Each follow, ginagawa namin na maging pulido yung galaw. Throughout coaching, gusto namin maminimize yung error, after which mapolish yung assault then yung mga mixture play tsaka maperfect yung mga obtain. Sa follow namin, lumalabas naman ‘yon nasa 80 p.c na kaya gawin, pero pagdating sa recreation kasi could strain na,” mentioned De Jesus.
“Talagang doon mo malalaman yung medyo matibay yung dibdib ng gamers mo [at] kung kaya i-execute yung ginagawa sa coaching. Sa ngayon, could makikita kang ganoon na resulta sa coaching. Merong could makikita kang ganoong resulta sa coaching, inaantay ko na lang lumabas sa recreation at maging constant sa ganon.”
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De Jesus and La Salle shut out their first spherical marketing campaign with a duel in opposition to Far Jap College on Saturday at Good Araneta Coliseum.
“Lahat naman ng groups, nire-review namin at pinapagaaralan namin kung ano bang benefit ang pwede namin makuha sa kanila at bibigyan namin ng magandang laban ang FEU,” he mentioned.
