Xyza Gula–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
Name it a check of character for College of Santo Tomas, and name it Xyza Gula’s popping out get together.
Coming off the bench on the top of the Golden Tigresses’ struggles towards Far Japanese College (FEU) on Sunday night time, the diminutive Gula went on to hammer the Girl Tamaraws’ protection that stood like a wall within the first two units as Santo Tomas notched a fourth straight win in Season 86 of the UAAP girls’s volleyball match, a 22-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-7 escape act.
A great-sized Mall of Asia Area crowd made up principally of the Santo Tomas trustworthy noticed Gula in her breakout recreation, as she completed with 13 factors made up of 12 kills and an ace. She nailed the ultimate two factors that ignited a wild celebration within the gallery.
“I noticed within the first and second units that the group misplaced the enjoyable in taking part in,” Gula mentioned in Filipino. “I simply got here in and put that again within the group.”
It was the second straight five-set thriller that Santo Tomas survived because the Tigresses have now claimed victories over the hardest groups within the match, counting the champion of the final two seasons in Nationwide U and La Salle.
“It was a really powerful recreation,” Santo Tomas coach Kung Fu Reyes mentioned, additionally in Filipino. “Our rivalry with FEU has all the time been there and we’ve excessive respect for them. That’s why we ready very onerous for this recreation.”
The Tigresses nonetheless carved out the win regardless of ending with 40 errors in comparison with the 16 of Far Japanese.
Barbie Jamili was additionally one other one who got here out of the shadows of her group’s stars after lastly getting the chance to indicate what she is made from. And from the appears to be like of it, she might be a significant cog in Adamson’s marketing campaign.
‘I used to be nervous’
“I used to be nervous, in fact, as a result of it’s my first time and being contained in the court docket was overwhelming so I wanted to regulate,” the surface hitter instructed the Inquirer in Filipino after serving to Adamson to a 25-19, 25-19, 26-28, 29-27 victory towards College of the East (UE) earlier.
However there was no purpose to be apprehensive, as a result of she did simply high quality. Superior, truly.
The debuting Jamili poured in 20 factors constructed on 18 assaults and two blocks whereas lacing that with 15 wonderful digs to assist raise Adamson to a good 2-2 document.
“I wanted to be affected person with myself as a result of the time will finally come for me to play an even bigger function,” she mentioned.
Adamson additionally tried a special strategy in battling UE by deciding to shake up and restrict the taking part in minutes of its ordinary starters.
Jamili had a quick stint with FEU, suiting up for the Girl Tamaraws in preseason tournaments. She transferred to Adamson earlier than the Season 85 volleyball season began.
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And contemporary from ending her yr of residency, issues are wanting good for the 20-year-old, particularly after a powerful maiden outing towards the Casiey Dongallo-led UE crew that’s coping with inner issues of their very own. INQ
