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Pocari Sweat’s new number 7 providing much-needed boost


Two-time V-League champions Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors were bound to lose a huge chunk of their winning foundations when former team captain Michele Gumabao bolted to a different league.

But the Lady Warriors found an apt replacement in Jeanette Panaga.

The former College of Saint Benilde Lady Blazer does not want to be considered a replacement to Gumabao — they play different positions and have totally different personalities.PVL-Women-Power-Smashers-vs.-Pocari-Panaga-3825 Pocari Sweat's new number 7 providing much-needed boost News PVL Volleyball  - philippine sports news

But even she can’t deny that her addition has buoyed Pocari Sweat in several matches in the on-going PVL Reinforced Conference.

Panaga, who led Saint Benilde to their first and only NCAA title in Season 91, averages nearly 12 points a match alongside two blocks and an ace. Her consistent play was pivotal in Pocari Sweat salvaging their 0-2 start to a 3-2 first round record.

The 22-year-old knows she can’t replace Gumabao’s leadership (she wears Gumabao’s former number 7 because there’s no other number available); she is simply trying to produce what the Lady Warriors need to win another title.SVL-2016-Pocari-vs.-Bali-Pure-Gumabao-4935 Pocari Sweat's new number 7 providing much-needed boost News PVL Volleyball  - philippine sports news

“Ang gusto ko lang naman talaga is matulungan ang team namin na mag-champion ulet. ‘Yun ‘yung dahilan kung bakit ako pumunta dito para makapag-champion,” the 5-foot-11 middle blocker told Tiebreaker Times.

“Very thankful ako kasi madali akong nakasama sa mga teammates ko. Hopefully, mag-tuloy-tuloy na ‘to para sa amin.”

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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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