Shakey's V-League Championship

The third set was the real clincher. From then on, na-sense ko na definite nang matatalo ang UST. After around 20 dead locks, natapos din ang set with 30-28. LaSalle showed complete composure as UST gave up set points due to unnecessary errors! And when the UST squad started the fourth set, completely deflated, they brought with them a quiet resolve to easily hand over the championship to LaSalle.

The De LaSalle Lady Archers deserved every bit of their victory. I was really impressed by several of their players. I commend Maureen Penetrante. Grabe and depensa n'ya, ang galing n'ya mag-block and she led her team very well. Michelle Carolino, well, what can I say... feeling ko ang bigat bigat ng palo n'ya. Yun yung tipong maaalala mo yung feeling forever sakali mang maputo mo kahit isa lang sa mga M-9 spikes. Charmaine Peñano, the libero, iba s'ya, she's so fast and effective. Di talaga n'ya tinatantanan yung bola. Aside from these three, there were also their other reliable players, Desiree Hernandez and Manilla Santos. Si Santos, parang cute na cute ang lahat sa kanya kasi di s'ya kasing tangkad pero ang taas tumalon at ang lakas din pumalo. Their settter, Chi Saet, is definitely a talented setter; hindi s'ya flashy, but she distributes the ball very well.

As for UST, talagang na-disappoint ako. Sa totoo lang, sa UST talaga ako kampi.

I'm sorry, but I'm not truly impressed with the performance of Roxanne Pimentel. The announcers kept on putting her on a pedestal. Tuloy, it got so high that she landed so hard. Basang-basa ng mga LaSalle yung running spike n'ya, at wala s'yang depensa sa likod, kaya kailangan tuloy s'yang palitan ng libero. Okay lang naman yun kung magaling yung libero ng UST, e hindi gaano e! The last two points for LaSalle in the fourth and final set was due to Roxanne Pimentel's errors. And mind you, this was exatly like last season's championship match.

Masasabi ko pang tunay at malayong magaling si Mary Jean Balse kaysa kay Pimentel. Si Balse, may depensa at may variety and mga palo. Naiinis din ako sa UST dahil ang dami nilang errors, lalo na sa mga instances na hinding hindi pwede magkamali. RALLY POINT PO TAYO. Kapansin-pansin din na parang hindi sila all-out sa laro. Di sila nagda-dive at minsan naku-kuntento na lang sa pago-over ng bola. Nasayang tuloy ang efforts nila Joyce Pano at Venus Bernal. Hay... ganon talaga.

Oh well, anuman ang resulta, masaya pa rin ako sa V-League. Sana magtuloy-tuloy to sa isang professional volleyball league dito sa Pinas.

Sali!