“We still need to work out so many things with coach Babes [Castillo] especially on our conditioning,” said Santiago in Filipino.
The Lady Bulldogs go for a 2-0 start versus the Lady Eagles at 4 p.m., right after University of Santo Tomas and University of the East vie for a first win at 2 p.m. at Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
The Lady Bulldogs grounded Adamson on opening day, 25-15, 25-23, 16-25, 25-13, but looked spent by the third set.
“Our team performed well, but for me, I know that this isn’t still the best that we can play,” said Santiago.
Although Ateneo opened its campaign with a loss to Far Eastern University, 19-25, 25-21, 18-25, 25-20, 15-9, team captain Maddie Madayag thinks the experience will help the Lady Eagles.
“This was a learning experience for us because we knew what we still have things to improve and work on after this loss,” said Madayag. —BONG LOZADA, INQUIRER.NET