La Salle’s Julia Coronel (rightmost) and Thea Gagate (leftmost) after receiving the Girl Archers’ bronze medal within the UAAP Season 86 ladies’s volleyball event. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines—La Salle’s Julia Coronel and Thea Gagate have numerous causes to smile on Wednesday and it goes past greater than being included within the Philippine nationwide ladies’s volleyball workforce.
Aside from being awarded the bronze medal of the UAAP Season 86 ladies’s volleyball event, Girl Spikers Coronel and Gagate had been introduced to be a part of the newly-monikered Alas Pilipinas earlier this morning.
They’re additionally ecstatic with the truth that they’ll be enjoying with one of many nation’s best in Jia De Guzman.
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“She’s an excellent skilled setter and I’m excited to be a setter for our workforce. It’s pressuring however it’s one thing to be completely satisfied about. It’ll be a great expertise,” mentioned Gagate in Filipino at Mall of Asia Enviornment.
“I’ve been wanting as much as her ever since and it’s actually thrilling. I can’t think about ever being teammates together with her. I’m actually wanting ahead to what I’ll get to study from her and the remainder of our Ates who’re within the workforce and are veterans,” added Coronel.
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Coronel and Gagate’s exemplary tandem work powered La Salle to a podium end within the UAAP with an 11-3 file.
Whereas the ability duo and La Salle fell quick by the hands of College of Santo Tomas within the Remaining 4, the Philippine Nationwide Volleyball Federation (PNVF) actually took discover and determined to incorporate them within the newest iteration of the nationwide workforce.
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“This has actually been a dream of mine ever since so I used to be actually completely satisfied after I heard that I’ll be a part of this pool or lineup. I actually wish to pursue this and get as a lot expertise as I can as a result of that’s actually a giant aim for myself and the remainder of us,” mentioned Coronel.
“We’ll get the chance and the expertise to enhance ourselves, we’ll get to know the place we lack and what else we are able to enhance on. It’s very thrilling to get to compete internationally with worldwide groups. It’s one thing that I’m wanting ahead to and I’m actually excited to play for the flag,” she added.
The Taft-bred setter and Gagate can even be joined by fellow La Salle spiker Angel Canino, UAAP stars Casiey Dongallo, Alyssa Solomon and Bella Belen, who additionally gained her second league MVP award on the identical day.
Becoming a member of De Guzman within the veterans’ listing, in the meantime, are Sisi Rondina, Cherry Nunag, Eya Laure, Jennifer Nierva, Vanie Gandler, Daybreak Macandili-Catindig, Dell Palomata, Religion Nisperos and Fifi Sharma.
Enjoying with these Premier Volleyball League (PVL) spikers is one thing Gagate can be wanting ahead to.
“I’m actually wanting ahead to the expertise as a result of that is our likelihood to go together with our different Ates who’s within the professionals and on the similar time, face the opposite worldwide groups,” mentioned the Season 86 1st Finest Center Blocker.
