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MANILA, Philippines – After missing the 2015 UAAP women’s volleyball finals due to ACL and MCL tears in her left knee, Ara Galang’s return to the championship round ended ideally with her DLSU Lady Spikers beating the Ateneo Lady Eagles in Game 3 to reclaim the title.
Galang, who scored 9 points in the clincher, said after the match that she used the painful injury as motivation to bounce back and help La Salle become champion after a two-year absence from the top.
“Oo, ginawa ko siyang motivation para umangat ako,” she said at the press room of the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday, April 30.
(Yes, I used it as a motivation so that I could raise my game.)
“Hindi ko na talaga siya iniisip na [nor] gusto ko mawala na siya totally sa isip ko para hindi ako ma apektuhan,” she added.
(I don’t really think about it much nor do I want it totally out of my mind so that I won’t be affected.)
The 21-year-old Galang, however, also said that as the season went by, she started to let go of the memory, which saw her crash during the final set of her team’s Final Four match against NU.
“Sa start, ginawa kong motivation, then afterwards, kinalimutan ko nalang.”
(At the start, I used it as motivation, then afterwards, I just forgot about it.)
Galang leaves DLSU with 3 championships, a Rookie of the Year award (Season 74), a season MVP award (shared with Aby Marano in Season 75), and two more finals appearances (one she couldn’t play in due to the injury).
(IN PHOTOS: Smiles, tears as La Salle wins UAAP volleyball title)
When asked how important it was to finish her collegiate career with another title, Galang said “Siguro syempre yung parang maiiwan namin sa team [yun] eh. And yun na yung magiging mark.”
(Of course, I wanted to leave something with the team. And that was going to be my mark.)
Her sentiment was shared by another of La Salle’s departing players, Mika Reyes, who mentioned how leaving her teammates with a title to celebrate is similar to what she felt as a rookie with her seniors at that time.
“Parang ang sarap din kasi nung first namin. Rookie year kami. Eh yun yung iniwanan samin nang seniors.
(Our first title was really nice. We were rookies. That’s what was left to us by our seniors.)
“Syempre now na seniors kami, hindi namin hahayaan na hindi rin namin magagawa yun sa mga bata.”
(Of course, now that we’re seniors, we wouldn’t leave our young players without the same feeling.)
While some of La Salle’s departing players still have a term or a few more subjects to pass before graduating, Reyes is already done.
When asked what her upcoming plans are, the Bulacan native said she had an open schedule.
“As of now, wala. As of now, I’ll try or I’ll check if kaya mag masters. Then, working job, ganoon.”
(As of now, no plans yet. As of now, I’ll try or I’ll check if I can take masters. Then, a working job, like that.) – Rappler.com
“Win or lose, it’s really the school we choose,” she smiled. – Rappler.com
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