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Gorayeb absence not an excuse, says Mabbayad


The Lady Bulldogs did not have Roger Gorayeb’s fiery presence against the Lady Maroons

The National University Lady Bulldogs looked out of sorts in their four-set loss to the University of the Philippines Lady Maroons, Sunday afternoon.

While faulty reception has been the Lady Bulldogs’ prevalent problem all season long, their fiery mentor Roger Gorayeb was not at the sidelines to refocus his team when crunch time came.UAAP-79-UP-vs.-NU-Valdez-5251 Gorayeb absence not an excuse, says Mabbayad News NU UAAP Volleyball  - philippine sports news

Gorayeb, who was attending his son’s high school graduation on Sunday afternoon, left assistant coach and former head coach Edjet Mabbayad in charge.

Although not as brash, Mabbayad was still dumbfounded by his team’s routine mistakes.

“Masyadong naging tight ‘yung mga bata. Sila pa nanggigil kanina kaya ang dami naming errors. ‘Yung prinactice namin dun naman pa kami nadali ng error,” Mabbayad shared after the game.

While Gorayeb’s absence could have been a factor, Mabbayad clarified that his players should not use that as an excuse since they knew the stakes of the match.UAAP-79-UP-vs.-NU-Sato-5218 Gorayeb absence not an excuse, says Mabbayad News NU UAAP Volleyball  - philippine sports news

“Meron din [effect ‘yung wala si coach Roger] pero, at the same time, dapat ‘di reason sa mga player ‘yun na wala si coach,” added Mabbayad.

“Ganoon talaga, may nananalo, may natatalo. Kailangan lang talaga mag-improve kami sa pagkatalo, and ‘di naman kailangan ma-low morale, kailangan lang i-motivate sila para sa upcoming games.”

At 7-5, NU’s campaignĀ is coming down to their last two matches against the Far Eastern University and University of Santo Tomas. Now more than ever, the Lady Bulldogs need to buckle down and find a way to survive the final stretch of the season.

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Miguel Luis Flores fell face first into sports writing in high sch9l and has never gotten up. He reluctantly stumbled into the volleyball beat when he started with Tiebreaker Times three years ago. Now, he has waded through everything volleyball - from its icky politics to the post-modern art that is Jia Morado's setting.


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