Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Tiebreaker Times

News

Yee to keep stern hand on struggling Lady Maroons


The University of the Philippines Lady Maroons have looked far from their solid form in the Shakey’s V-League.

The young Lady Maroons made the UAAP Final Four for the first time in nearly a decade just a few months ago. So far, UP has faltered in their first two SVL matches, unable to win a single set against.

Head coach Jerry Yee attributes most of their struggles to a late lineup adjustment. A week before the tournament, UP’s starting setter Jewel Lai was removed from the lineup due to academic reasons. The Lady Maroons have had to adjust to backup setter Mae Basarte and, so far, Yee has liked how his team has accommodated to the new playmaker.

“Meron akong problema sa setter, so nangyari ang changes a few days before yung first game namin,” Yee rued. “After a week of practice, wala pa nga sa practice si Meanne (Basarte), sa Baguio namin pinag-practice, medyo bumilis naman kami as compared sa first game.”

Maganda naman yung kalaban, Air Force naman yun, kahit paano, di naman masyadong binugbog kami. Good na ako doon. I see improvements.”

Yee cited UAAP Rookie of the Year Isa Molde, who was seen crying out of the dugout after the loss, as an example.
SVL-2016-PAF-vs.-UP-Molde-7251 Yee to keep stern hand on struggling Lady Maroons News PVL UP Volleyball  - philippine sports news
“Pinagalitan ko eh. Di ako contented sa effort lately. Parang masyado kaming lax. We have no reason kasi tapos na yung exams. Siguro nag-low din kami,” Yee explained his team’s somber mood after the loss to the Jet Spikers.

“Ayokong ma-fall siya (Molde) sa complacency. Ayokong umakyat sa isip niya na lagi sya in-iinterview, laging nabibigyan ng gift ng fans, paborito siya ng lahat. Paminsan-minsan, may mga lessons na nakakaiyak probably. Ako na lang ang kontrabida,” Yee continued about Molde.

#ReadMore  UP Lady Maroons topple FEU for first time in five years

“Basically, walang sugarcoating, ayokong complacent siya, ayokong pa-star siya. Walang star dito. Wala pa naman kaming naa-achieve, pag na-fall siya sa trap na akala niya, ang galing niya at di siya dapat mapagalitan, ako na lang ang kontrabida.”

For a team favored to make a gigantic leap in the UAAP next season, Yee sees a plethora of areas the Lady Maroons need to improve onUAAP-78-Volleyball-UP-vs.-AdU-Bersola-Estranero-9200 Yee to keep stern hand on struggling Lady Maroons News PVL UP Volleyball  - philippine sports news.

“Malayo. Yung target natin sa UAAP, what we want to achieve is kung pa-top four lang ulit, walang iiyak, walang papagalitan, kuntento tayo sa mga kinikilos natin. Pero hindi, may gusto tayong habulin which is improvement from our last year’s finish,” Yee furthered. “Yun ang habol natin. Pag nag-finish kami ng maganda last year and this year, mas may pressure sa amin.”

“If we beat that, we have to beat that the next year, and so on. Progression ang gusto natin. Kung walang improvement, magagalit tayo. Ayaw natin yun.”

Written By

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.


You May Also Like

News

Sisi Rondina and Cherry Nunag stepped up when it mattered most, helping Choco Mucho rediscover its winning form after dropping the third and fourth...

News

Creamline dug deep to overcome a resurgent ZUS Coffee, eking out a grueling 25-22, 28-30, 26-24, 17-25, 15-13 victory in the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino...

News

Farm Fresh picked up where it left off, taking a four-set victory over ZUS Coffee, 26-24, 13-25, 25-21, 25-19, for its second straight win...

News

The ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles are brewing a winning streak in the 2024-25 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference. Fresh off their first franchise victory against...

MPVA

Quezon edged Biñan Tatak Gel 1-Pacman Partylist in a nail-biting series opener, 25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 21-25, 17-15, to move within a win of claiming...

ADMU

University of Santo Tomas women’s and men’s beach volleyball teams completed a flawless sweep of the elimination round on Sunday, asserting their dominance in...

ADMU

Adamson University joined the University of Santo Tomas and National University in the women’s Final Four after sweeping its Saturday matches in the UAAP...

ADMU

‘SEVEN-PEAT’ seeking University of Santo Tomas and National University continued their unbeaten run to secure the two Final Four slots in the UAAP Season...

Advertisement