Choco Mucho Flying Titans’ Lorraine Pecaña throughout a PVL All-Filipino Convention recreation. –PVL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Lorraine Pecaña proved that she will be able to rise to the event for Choco Mucho sans captain Maddie Madayag because the rookie performed her greatest recreation but, hitting seven blocks of their first win within the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Convention.
Pecaña connived with Kat Tolentino’s 27-point explosion because the towering pair mixed for 14 of the group’s 22 blocks to disclaim Galeries Tower’s gallant stand and escape with a 27-29, 25-20, 25-19, 17-25, 15-12 conquest on Thursday at FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan Metropolis.
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The lone choose of Choco Mucho within the first-ever Rookie Draft drilled three essential blocks within the fifth set to assist her group bounce again from the opening-day loss to Petro Gazz and enhance to a 1-1 file.
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“I simply listened to my coaches as a result of they already knew who can be getting the ball, and I trusted myself that once they hit it, I’d be capable to get the ball and block them,” stated Pecaña after the two-hour and 37-minute marathon.
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“I simply stayed robust. I knew it was going to a fifth set, so I needed to present much more power—stronger than within the fourth set, the place one mistake had me actually down,” she added.
The Arellano product has huge sneakers to fill with Madayag taking part in within the Japan SV.League. However she vows to not waste the belief and alternative given to her by coach Dante Alinsunurin.
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“Coach Dante gave me a giant position with this place within the beginning six. As a rookie, he already trusts me, so I additionally have to belief myself as a lot as my teammates belief me,” stated the No. 11 general choose. “My confidence and willpower in every day coaching—that’s what I have to convey into each recreation.”
Alinsunurin is happy with the progress of their lone rookie, who hardly noticed motion within the Strengthened Convention.
“His onerous work actually exhibits; even after coaching, he nonetheless places in additional effort in school. I hope he retains doing what he’s doing,” stated Alinsunurin. “Though there’s nonetheless a protracted approach to go, he ought to keep humble in conditions like this as a result of he’s positive to go even additional and ship much more nice performances.”
Though they nonetheless have loads to enhance, Alinsunurin lauded his group’s stable blocking, which he needs to be their power this season.
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“We’re reaching what we would like when it comes to blocking. There are nonetheless some areas we have to enhance, however as I advised my gamers, our power will actually be our blocking,” he stated.
