Tuguegarao mauls Nova Bolei in straight sets

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Dindin Santiago sparkled as Tuguegarao manhandled Nova Bolei in straight sets.

TOO MUCH. Santiago anchored a dominant Tuguegarao attack. Photo by Rappler/Roy Secretario.

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines — Too strong, too tough.

The lethal frontcourt combination of Dindin Santiago and Fille Cainglet proved to be too much for Nova Bolei as Tuguegarao crushed them in straight sets in Day 2 of the 5th Gov. Alvaro T. Antonio Friendship Games Tuesday, June 25, at the jampacked People’s Gymnasium here.

Santiago, the V-League MVP, hammered in 11 points in a dominant second set while Cainglet delivered the crucial blows in the first and last sets to complete a 25-20, 25-5, 25-13 annihilation of the Urdaneta-based squad.

“This may not be a big league like the UAAP, but we still want to win this tournament,” Ateneo head coach Roger Gorayeb, who is mentoring the star-studded Tuguegarao side for this tournament, said.

Tuguegarao had a shaky start however as they squandered point after point early on to give their opposition an 8-3 lead but Jem Ferrer and Charo Soriano sparked their squad midway in the opening set to win, 25-20.

It was a different story, though, in the second set as Santiago and Tuguegarao’s Thai duo in Jang Bualee and Utaiwan Kaensing erected an impenetrable stonewall defense to register a huge 23-2 lead and secure the second frame, 25-5

With their backs against the wall, Nova Bolei tried their best to grab at least a set from the favorites but Gretchel Soltones and Bualee terrorized their defense with booming services and clever drop shots.

Soriano and Cainglet then completed the rout by spoiling every Nova Bolei attempt to make a run, 25-13.

“Para kayong mga patay. Hindi na kayo gumagalaw,” Nova’s coach Giovanni Vargas told her girls at the final whistle. – Rappler.com

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