An unexpected hero for Ateneo | Inquirer Sports

An unexpected hero for Ateneo

By: - Reporter / @BLozadaINQ
/ 06:39 PM March 07, 2015

Ateneo setter Ish Polvorosa (left) is the Finals MVP. Photo by Bong Lozada/INQUIRER.net

Ateneo setter Ish Polvorosa (left) is the Finals MVP. Photo by Bong Lozada/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines-He worked the front lines as much as anybody on his team, but he usually stayed grounded and never aimed to score.

He was his team’s reliable setter.

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With his team riding a match-changing momentum swing, sophomore Ish Polvorosa rose up from the right flank then struck home an unlikely comet.

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Polvorosa capped Ateneo’s 9-2 run in the fourth set that put them up, 20-10.

They eventually beat defending champions National University to claim Ateneo’s first ever UAAP Men’s Volleyball title.

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The Finals MVP? The quiet and unassuming setter.

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“Expected? Not at all,” Polvorosa said as they claimed the title in Game 2 of the Finals, 23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-15.

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“As a setter, I’m dependent on the attackers that receive my sets. I had reliable spikers on my side.”

Polvorosa’s eyes grew wide as if he just saw the Kingdom come, but he only realized that he scored on a crosscourt spike that gave them the biggest lead of the championship set.

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