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Women's volleyball: Jia Morado not bothered by exclusion from national team pool

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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/03/15/jia-morado-031517.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Ateneo setter Jia Morado says she respects the decision of the national team coaches to choose a different setter for their team. <cite>Arvin Lim, ABS-CBN Sports</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo de Manila University setter Jia Morado has no issues being left out of the pool of the national women&#x27;s volleyball team, even though she makes it clear she still wants to play for the country in the future.Morado was not part of the 25-member pool unveiled by head coach Francis Vicente on Tuesday, with La Salle&#x27;s Kim Fajardo, veteran Rhea Dimaculangan, and University of the East&#x27;s Roselle Baliton instead getting the nod as the squad&#x27;s setters.It was a decision that drew the ire of volleyball fans, as Morado was the setter of the team that went to the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, and she is widely considered as one of the best playmakers in the country right now.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2017/03/15/bulldogs-secure-least-semis-spot-playoff-23280">READ: Bulldogs secure at least a semis spot playoff</a></li></ul>Morado was unbothered, however.&quot;It&#x27;s not my decision to make,&quot; she told reporters after orchestrating Ateneo&#x27;s 25-10, 26-24, 28-26 win over University of Santo Tomas in the UAAP Season 79 tournament. &quot;Decision &#x27;yun ng coaching staff.&quot;&quot;They know what&#x27;s best naman for the team they want to form,&quot; she added. &quot;I respect their decision.&quot;Morado did not try out for the squad, as the schedule of the regular tryouts — January 28, 29 and 31 — was too close to the opening of the UAAP season. She also made it clear she did not receive an invitation to the &quot;special tryout&quot; scheduled this past Sunday.&quot;Medyo nagulat ako na may nangyari palang tryout [I was surprised that there was a tryout],&quot; she admitted. &quot;I&#x27;m not one to ignore an invite to represent the country. We didn&#x27;t receive any invite, personally or kahit sa office namin.&quot;Nevertheless, Morado expressed her confidence in the members of the pool, which includes former Ateneo teammates Alyssa Valdez and Denden Lazaro.&quot;I&#x27;m sure everyone in that pool is deserving, and anyone you put in that team naman, pare-pareho naman kami ng goal, which is to play for the country and represent the country,&quot; she added.Besides playing in the 2015 SEA Games, Morado was also the primary setter for the Philippine team that competed in the AVC Under-23 tournament in 2015. Though she did not make the pool this time, Morado says she won&#x27;t hesitate if called up to wear the national team colors again.&quot;Of course. Anyone would want to represent the country and help the country,&quot; she said.(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a>)

The Ateneo setter has no issues being left out of the pool of the national women's volleyball team, even though she makes it clear she wants to play for the country in the future.

The Ateneo setter has no issues being left out of the pool of the national women's volleyball team, even though she makes it clear she wants to play for the country in the future.

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Women's volleyball: Jia Morado not bothered by exclusion from national team pool

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Mar 15, 2017 08:28 PM PHT

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