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Morente shows off versatility in Ateneo's comeback win

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src=" http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/02/13/021317-ateneo.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Ateneo&#x27;s Michelle Morente receives the ball against FEU. Photo by Arvin Lim, <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/volleyball/photos" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports</a></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Jhoana Maraguinot was the team&#x27;s leading scorer, and Kim Gequillana was the hero off the bench, but Ateneo de Manila University&#x27;s five-set thriller over Far Eastern University (FEU) on Sunday was also a showcase for the versatility of Michelle Morente.Back in the Lady Eagles&#x27; line-up after sitting out Season 78 due to academic issues, Morente dropped the volleyball equivalent of a &quot;triple-double&quot; in Ateneo&#x27;s 25-19, 24-26, 19-25, 25-16, 15-11 win over the Lady Tamaraws that hiked their record to 2-1.The utility spiker had 17 points, 14 excellent digs, and 12 successful service receptions in the game. Even the source of her points showed Morente&#x27;s all-around game: she converted 12 of her 30 spike attempts, while adding two kill blocks and three service aces.&quot;For now, it was good,&quot; Morente said of her performance.&quot;(The service reception) was crucial, kasi wala kaming offense kung hindi kami makaka-receive,&quot; she also said. &quot;&#x27;Yun din talaga &#x27;yung nawala sa amin last game (a four-set loss to National University).&quot;[We can&#x27;t run our offense if we can&#x27;t receive. That&#x27;s what we lacked in our last game.]&quot;So everyone dug deep talaga to give (setter) Jia (Morado) the best chance to run our offense.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2017/02/12/lady-eagles-back-win-column-outlast-lady-tams-21779">READ: Lady Eagles back in win column, outlast Lady Tams</a></li></ul>Morente, who was a part of Ateneo&#x27;s title runs in Seasons 76 and 77, deflected credit for her performance to Morado, who had 53 excellent sets in the victory despite playing with pain.&quot;I give Jia credit kasi she really played great today, kahit may sakit siya,&quot; Morente said of their setter. &quot;She still pushed herself to do her best.&quot;After Sunday&#x27;s game, Morente is now fourth in the league&#x27;s scoring list with a total of 37 points through four games. She has the seventh best attack rate in the league, converting 34.21% of her attacks, while coming in sixth in serving (0.75 ace per set) and eighth in receiving (27.27% efficiency).More than her own all-around performance, however, Morente was happiest with how the Lady Eagles showed a &quot;heart strong&quot; character even as they went down 1-2 against a tough FEU team, while playing without head coach Tai Bundit to boot.&quot;Happy kami, kasi even though we were down, we pushed ourselves and we didn&#x27;t give up,&quot; she said. &quot;FEU is a tough opponent talaga.&quot;&quot;So parang kami, nagagamit namin &#x27;yung ginagawa naming sa training,&quot; she added.[We were able to use what we did during training.]The Lady Eagles are currently in fourth place in the league standings with a 2-1 slate, with a game against the woeful Adamson University Lady Falcons (0-3) coming up on Saturday.&quot;Every game is important,&quot; Morente stressed. &quot;As much as possible, we really want to win. We need to be at our best all the time.&quot;For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">Sports website.</a>

Ateneo's five-set thriller over Far Eastern University on Sunday was a showcase for the versatility of Michelle Morente.

Ateneo's five-set thriller over Far Eastern University on Sunday was a showcase for the versatility of Michelle Morente.

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Morente shows off versatility in Ateneo's comeback win

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Feb 14, 2017 12:10 AM PHT

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