June 14, 10:28 p.m. – The Lady Spikers will skip the second installment of V-League’s eighth season to concentrate on their studies and focus on training for the upcoming UAAP tournament, said new head coach Odjie Mamon.
Mamon said the players were still adjusting to his new system, since he was just assigned as the team’s chief tactician last April. He replaced coach Shaq Delos Santos, who left UST to coach the men’s national team.
“This is not the period that our team can compete in any tournament,” he said in Filipino.
Mamon said his players could not afford to miss classes because of the tight V-League schedule. He said they had to make sure that they would not be disqualified in the UAAP due to academic deficiency.
“I don’t want to sacrifice each player’s eligibility since V-League is demanding when it comes to time,” he said.
But he said the team would still see action in Unigames in Bacolod City and other pre-season tournaments.
The Lady Spikers missed the first tournament of Season 8 following injuries on a number of players, including team captain Maika Ortiz and open spiker Maruja Banaticla. Chenny V. Ramos
di po ba dapat “Lady Tigresses”?? haha
“tigresses” lng po….hindi “lady tigresses”
yung term po na ginagamit ninyo ay para sa women’s basketball. “Lady Spikers” po ang ginagamit sa women’s volleyball. Isa pa po, redundant ang “Lady Tigresses” dahil nasa feminine form na nga ang “tigresses,” lalagyan pa ng “lady”