UAAP: Angel Canino ‘feeling better,’ leads La Salle past Ateneo
La Salle’s Angel Canino leads the Lady Spikers to victory over the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament.– UAAP
MANILA, Philippines—Angel Canino showed she was feeling better than ever in La Salle’s latest win over rival Ateneo in the second round of the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament.
The Lady Spikers swept the Blue Eagles on Wednesday behind the efforts of Canino as if the former MVP wasn’t rushed to the hospital following their win over University of Santo Tomas just three days ago.
“I’m doing really good and I’m feeling better now,” said Canino after their 25-21, 25-17, 25-20 win over the Blue Eagles.
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“They already gave me a go signal and I just rested. Whatever needed to be done, I just followed.”
Canino finished with 16 points, following up her 27-point effort in a five-set victory over UST. Immediately after the game against the Golden Tigresses, Canino crumbled to the floor and had to be helped off the court after colliding with Shevana Laput in the fourth set.
Back to her old self, Canino praised La Salle’s offense, which also drew 14 from Shevana Laput and a combined 17 points from Amie Porvido and Katrina Del Castillo. Setter Mikole Reyes also had a solid game for La Salle with 19 excellent sets.
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“We’re more effective when everyone contributes, it confuses the other teams more and it’s a positive note for our team.”
The Lady Spikers hiked their record to 7-3 to keep a hold of the solo second seed.
