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UAAP volleyball: Pacres rounding into form for UST Tigresses

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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/2018/news/02/19/parces-021918.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>UST&#x27;s Dimdim Pacres. Richard Esguerra, <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/volleyball/photos">ABS-CBN Sports</a></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – By her own admission, Dimdim Pacres was &quot;missing&quot; for University of Santo Tomas (UST) in their first three games of the UAAP Season 80 women&#x27;s volleyball tournament.The hefty spiker scored a combined 20 points in their first three games, which saw the Tigresses go 1-2. Ordinarily, Pacres&#x27;s struggle would not be a major cause of concern for UST, but then again, this is no ordinary season for the España-based squad.They headed into the UAAP wars without one of their top best players in EJ Laure, then promptly lost the player who was supposed to replace her, Milena Alessandrini, to a shoulder injury. Sisi Rondina, as explosive and entertaining as she is, could not win games by herself.Simply put, the Tigresses needed more from Pacres than six points per game. She knew it, but her coaches and teammates nevertheless drilled the thought into her during training.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2018/02/18/nagigising-na-yung-taba-niya-reyes-pacres-37877">READ: Nagigising na &#x27;yung taba niya -- Reyes on Pacres</a></li></ul>&quot;Matagal na talaga ako pinapagalitan ni coach,&quot; Pacres admitted on Sunday after finally coming up with a breakout game. &quot;Nawawala ako. Isa din ako sa mga key players, tapos hindi ako nagpaparamdam.&quot;According to UST coach Kungfu Reyes, they challenged Pacres to play at a higher level in Season 80, especially after it was confirmed that Alessandrini will miss the rest of the first round.&quot;Pinatayo ko lang si Dimdim sa harapan ng mga player, &#x27;O Dimdim, ikaw na lang &#x27;yung missing.&#x27; Yung teammates niya, sabihan nila si Dimdim from their end,&quot; Reyes revealed.&quot;So suddenly may nagsalitang mas bata, kayong mga senior kailangan niyo mag-step up. Hindi namin kakayanin ito, kailangan natin magtulong-tulong, which is true,&quot; he added.Reyes commended Pacres for his response to the challenge. She had her best game of the season on Sunday, firing 13 points on 10 attacks and three aces as UST stunned Adamson University, 25-9, 31-29, 25-19, for their second win of the season.The Lady Falcons had no answer for the left-handed spiker, who shattered the Adamson net defense with her powerful attacks. Again and again, the arena barker at FilOil shouted &quot;Boom, Pacres&quot; to signal a point from the Tigress. Her every wallop at the ball drew raucous cheers from the packed crowd at the venue.&quot;At least &#x27;yung Dimdim Pacres, nagigising na &#x27;yung taba niya,&quot; Reyes said in jest after their triumph. &quot;Dati, natutulog. Masyadong malamig eh.&quot;&quot;Ngayon, meron na siyang extra (work) lagi, that&#x27;s why medyo nalusaw &#x27;yung taba, nagising na &#x27;yung taba niya. Dati talaga, parang ahas, napaka-lapot ng dugo. Ngayon, gumagalaw na,&quot; added the coach.Pacres made light of Reyes&#x27;s jokes about her weight, something that the player has gotten used to over the past three seasons.&quot;Lagi siyang ganyan. Love niya ako eh,&quot; said Pacres.Like her coach, Pacres is glad to have finally put together a good game, and hopes that she can do it on a consistent basis. &quot;(Sinasabi ko sa sarili ko na) kailangan makabalik ako,&quot; said Pacres, who first became a fan favorite last season. &quot;Inaantay ko lang bumalik ang laro ko, kasi ang pangit. Kulang-kulang na nga kami, tapos &#x27;di pa ako maka-ambag,&quot; she pointed out.Pacres and the rest of UST will get a weeklong break before taking on the league-leading National University on Sunday at the FilOil Flying V Centre. (For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a>)

By her own admission, Dimdim Pacres was "missing" for University of Santo Tomas in their first three games of the UAAP Season 80 women's volleyball tournament.

By her own admission, Dimdim Pacres was "missing" for University of Santo Tomas in their first three games of the UAAP Season 80 women's volleyball tournament.

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UAAP volleyball: Pacres rounding into form for UST Tigresses

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Feb 19, 2018 03:44 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 27, 2018 05:24 AM PHT

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