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Volleyball: Eya Laure, Angel Canino eager to prove worth in national team tryouts

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

MANILA, Philippines—While most of the attention was on the senior players during the women&#x27;s volleyball team tryouts on Wednesday, some up-and-coming youngsters also caught the eye of the coaches at the Arellano Law School Gym.National team mainstays such as Alyssa Valdez, Aby Maraño, Dawn Macandili, Jia Morado and Majoy Baron were among the more than the three dozen players who showed up at the gym, all looking to lock up their spots in the pool.Also turning up at the tryouts were several players who looked to earn their place in the under-23 squad, including University of Santo Tomas rookie Eya Laure and De La Salle-Zobel spiker Angel Canino. Laure is one of the most highly anticipated recruits to enter the collegiate ranks in recent years, a multi-positional marvel expected to make an immediate impact for the Golden Tigresses in the upcoming UAAP Season 81 tournament.Canino, meanwhile, is coming off a breakout year for the Junior Lady Spikers. The teenager was the Most Valuable Player of the Season 81 girls&#x27; tournament, and helped La Salle-Zobel win the championship.&quot;Siguro, siyempre as a player, malaking bagay na ma-experience itong pag-tryout din,&quot; said Laure, the younger sister of former UAAP co-rookie of the year EJ.The younger Laure has already represented the country in youth competitions abroad, and she has a fantastic chance of making it to the Under-23 team that will compete in the 3rd Asian Women’s U23 Women’s Volleyball Championship in Vietnam in July.The young UST star said she wants to prove herself worthy of her spot, if ever she is chosen to wear the national team colors again.&quot;Kapag andoon na ako, &#x27;pag natanggap po ako dito, siyempre po ipapakita ko po na parang deserving, parang kumbaga, ipapakita ko ang kaya kong i-contribute para sa national team,&quot; she said.&quot;Parang kung ano &#x27;yung kaya kong ibigay pa as a player na rin, na parang worth it ang pagpili nila sa akin. Na hindi ko sasayangin ang opportunity na binigay nila.&quot;Canino, meanwhile, was clearly giddy to be sharing the court with some of the top volleyball stars in the country. Both she and Laure got the chance to play with some of the members of the senior team during a scrimmage.&quot;Super laki ng opportunity na makarating dito, even tryouts lang po siya,&quot; Canino said ahead of the event. &quot;Ang sarap sa feeling na andito ka po sa tryouts, makikita po ang mga idol mo po, tapos makikita din nila kung ano kaya mo.&quot;Canino was among the young stars who made an impression during Day 1 of the tryouts, showing off her natural athleticism and power during the scrimmages. She also returned on Friday, although the players were required to attend just one day of the tryout.The Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc. (LVPI) intends to form a pool of at least 16 players for the under-23 team. LVPI president Peter Cayco has said that some members of the U23 squad may also be included in the pool for the senior team.&quot;The under-23 (team) . . . will serve as a farm team of the national team natin,&quot; he said.<div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</div>

Turning up at the tryouts were fresh faces that included UST rookie Eya Laure and La Salle-Zobel spiker Angel Canino.

Turning up at the tryouts were fresh faces that included UST rookie Eya Laure and La Salle-Zobel spiker Angel Canino.

Volleyball: Eya Laure, Angel Canino eager to prove worth in national team tryouts

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Volleyball: Eya Laure, Angel Canino eager to prove worth in national team tryouts

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published January 25, 2019 06:18 PM PHT

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